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The clinical significance of lymphopenia in older patients who presented with suspected symptoms of Covid-19 was evaluated in a retrospective study to determine its potential to be used as a reliable marker for early diagnosis and its prognostic value in older patients.

Probiotics alone or combined with prebiotics may help ease depression but their role in lessening anxiety is less clear, according a research review. 

An "incredible hurdle" lies ahead for GPs and their teams as it prepares for an influx of patients with longer-lasting symptoms of Covid-19 such as respiratory difficulties, cognitive impairment and chronic fatigue.

Some adults with suspected coeliac disease can now be diagnosed based on blood test results alone, cutting out the long wait for an endoscopy with biopsy, according to interim guidance from The British Society of Gastroenterology.

The pandemic has been a 'game changer' for the way clinicians conduct their consultations. Prior to the outbreak, 90% of GP consultations were face to face, and in the space of two months since lockdown, now 90% are done remotely.

Covid-19 patients who have long-term problems with breathing, mental health problems or other complications from the virus will be able to access an on-demand rehabilitation service.

Asthma does not appear to increase the risk for a person contracting Covid-19 or influence its severity, according to a team of Rutgers researchers.

The BMA says the Government needs to start being more open and transparent with local Covid-19 data and has criticised the lack of timely data made available to to local authority and health leaders.

Major weaknesses exist in the evidence base for Covid-19 antibody tests and evidence does not support continued use of existing point-of-care tests for Covid-19.

The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a renewed focus on how to deliver quality palliative care within the long-term care facility.

The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) is calling on the UK Government to give clarity about its plans for a robust and independent lessons-learned exercise into the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Viral load is comparable between symptomatic and asymptomatic carriers of SARS-CoV-2 suggesting asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic people are an important factor in the transmission of Covid-19.

Long-term intakes of added sugar and sugar-sweetened beverages were associated with higher pericardial adipose tissue, visceral adipose tissue, and subcutaneous adipose tissue volumes leading to higher risks of heart disease and diabetes

A 95% drop in new patients entering clinical trials has left people with cancer with fewer options for treatment, according to a report to the Scottish Parliament's Cross Party Group on Cancer.

Large scale antibody testing is risking inefficient use of scarce resources, according to a group of senior clinical academics and physicians who are concerned about the rapid roll out of Covid-19 antibody testing in England.