When is a cough a sign of acid reflux? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions I was diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica in 2016. I have been taking the steroid prednisolone for five years, and have had a chronic cough…
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DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions
Could my hot flushes actually be long Covid? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions I started being woken up by hot flushes three months ago, but I don’t sweat. I had a blood test that came back normal. Last…
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Coronavirus new variant: Genomics researcher answers key questions
A new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, is thought to be driving increased transmission of the disease in parts of the UK. The government has placed some regions including London under new, stricter coronavirus restrictions, known as…
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DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions
‘Will this spot on my face ever clear up?’: DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions For the past year, I have had an open wound on my left cheek which refuses to heal. It began as a small spot….
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Improved neural probe can pose precise questions without losing parts of the answers
A technique for studying individual circuits in the brains of mice has been hampered because the light needed to stimulate neural activity briefly overwhelms the electrodes “listening” for the response. Now, improved shielding within the neural probe enables those lost…
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Mayo Clinic expert answers questions about COVID-19 testing
There has been a lot of attention given to COVID-19 testing. Mayo Clinic Laboratories has developed two different kinds of tests: one to determine if someone is actively infected with COVID-19, and another to determine if someone recently had COVID-19…
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Video: Infectious disease specialist answers common questions about COVID-19
Assoc. Prof. Emily Landon specializes in infectious disease, and serves as medical director of antimicrobial stewardship and infection control at University of Chicago Medicine. A contagious respiratory disease that was first detected in China in December 2019 has spread worldwide….
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