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Study finds possible link between Covid-19 and thyroid dysfunction
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A link between thyroid dysfunction and previous infection from Covid-19 has been discovered by scientists from the University of Milan. The research team studied 120 patients admitted to hospital with severe Covid-19 and analysed their levels of thyroid stimulating hormone as well as other indictors of thyroid dysfunction. All patients included in the study had […]

Is pre-emptive practice the future of pandemic health care?

As we head into 2022, health is once again, for the third year in a row, the biggest issue facing the world. As this modern pandemic continues to play out, those of us in the health sector are left wondering what the future will hold for health care. There’s no doubt vaccines and new drug […]

New study finds ‘Cell Fitness’ determines outcome for Covid Patients

New research conducted by the University of Queensland (UQ) in conjunction with the University of Copenhagen has found that an individual’s ‘cell fitness’ is a significantly more accurate way to predict how a patient will respond to Covid-19 infection than traditional methods. As part of the study, UQ’s Dr Arutha Kulasinghe and his team conducted […]

Micronutrient deficiency linked to poor immune response to viruses

A review of current research, conducted by a team of German scientists has concluded that deficiencies in certain micronutrients may contribute to poor immune response in the body and promote the morbidity of certain viral infections. The researchers examined hundreds of studies conducted into the role of micronutrients in immune response to viral infection and […]

Why scientists are excited by first trial of new Covid vaccine

A U.S company specialising in vaccines has released results from the first stage of human trials of their new Covid-19 vaccine, showing early trial participants have the same neutralising antibody in their blood as those who have contracted and recovered from the coronavirus. In a press release issued on May 18, pharmaceutical giant, Moderna, said […]

The future of pharmacy in a post Covid Australia

The Covid-19 crisis has taken Australia’s pharmacy sector on a roller coaster ride in recent months with no one able to say for sure what the future of the industry will look like. However what is almost certain is that pharmacy will not simply go ‘back to normal’ once the coronavirus pandemic is declared contained. […]

Are you suffering from Isolation Skin Neglect? It’s a thing…

Every cloud has a silver lining and for many women the silver lining of Covid isolation has been to reduce (or completely drop!) hair, make-up and all-round primping from our daily routines. Go on admit it – it HAS been nice to have a break from the daily grind of looking fabulous. At least for […]

Dry skin from all that hand-washing? Here’s what will help:

If you’ve been regularly washing your hands for the government-endorsed 20 seconds throughout the day – keep up the good work! You can pat yourself on the back knowing you have, in your own small way, contributed to the flattening of the coronavirus curve. No good deed goes unpunished however – you will have noticed […]

Read the ingredients in your hand sanitiser – it may not work.

There are many products now on the market that claim to be hand sanitiser, however how effective are they really at killing the germs that  make us sick? As our supermarket and pharmacy shelves are being emptied of hand sanitiser, alternative ‘natural’ versions have started appearing in online shops, Facebook ads and at market stalls. […]

How the world’s scientists are working together to beat Covid-19

Promising new Covid-19 treatments on the horizon While we’re all doing our bit to flatten the curve by severely curbing our social and work activities, scientists and medical researchers around the world are hard at work developing new treatments and vaccines that will potentially prevent deaths and serious illness as well as help us emerge […]

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