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Washing hands alone may not protect you from the Coronavirus, with the drying process reportedly also being critical to staying infection-free.
SWANSEA STUDENT’S ROLE HELPING TO ENSURE HOSPITAL STAFF STAY PROTECTED
COVID-19: ‘HOW LOCKDOWN STOPPED ME FROM BREASTFEEDING’ Like a lot of new mums, Leonie Williams wanted to breastfeed her baby as the advice she had was “breast is best”. But like many newborn babies, little Marley found it tough and Leonie “struggled” to get professional support as the COVID-19 crisis gripped the UK. FIRST WOMAN CONSULTANT CARDIAC SURGEON IN WALES MADE OBE IN NEW YEAR HONOURS Professor Farah Bhatti, who was born in Birmingham, brought up in South London, has been honoured for services to diversity in the NHS in Wales. She was the first British woman of Pakistani heritage to be appointed as a Consultant Cardiac Surgeon in the UK and the first female Cardiac Surgeon and first Muslim woman to be elected as a council member of the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) England. She dedicated the honour to her parents, describing them as ‘the real heroes’ of her story.
A DOCTOR’S INSIGHT: WHY BAME PEOPLE CAN BE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS Over the course of the
UNIVERSITY EXPERTS LEADING THE WAY ON PANDEMIC RESEARCH Four Swansea University academics are part of major new research project investigating COVID-19 and what it can teach us about coping with future pandemics. Mathematical modelling of infectious disease transmission is an important tool in forecasting future trends of pandemics. However different models tend to give different results.
Coronavirus pandemic, it has become increasingly clear that people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds are more susceptible to falling seriously ill and dying from the disease.
PEMBROKESHIRE STUDENT NURSES RAISE £1,000 TO BUY IPADS FOR SUNDERLAND WARD A Swansea University student is playing a key role in managing supplies of PPE at one of the hospitals hit hardest by the pandemic. The Applied Medical Sciences student is now COVID-19 PPE Coordinator at KFM at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
RESEARCHERS LAUNCH SURVEY TO EXAMINE FACE MASK USAGE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC A team of Swansea researchers are calling on members of the public to complete a survey about their experiences of wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Funded by Sêr Cymru, the findings will provide evidence-based advice to the Welsh Government on the use of face masks and raise awareness of potential inequalities. TRUST US, YOUR LOCKDOWN-INDUCED ANXIETY DREAMS AREN’T ALL BAD Researchers have now suggested that dreams can be used as a form of therapy for anxiety disorders. After waking from a bad dream, participants were better equipped to deal with fears and frightening situations than those who hadn’t had one.
HALF OF TEENS `UNABLE TO STOP WORRYING´ AT TIMES DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC The majority of young people have also felt alone,
worried and believe the virus will damage their future, a study by the Mental Health Foundation and Swansea University found.
RECOVERING FROM CORONAVIRUS: NEW VENTILATOR CAN SAVE LIVES AND CREATE JOBS A team of Swansea doctors and engineers has designed a new ventilator that can be built quickly from local parts and used even for patients with severe Coronavirus. The new design can be built easily from generic parts and plastic panels.
Seven student nurses are on a mission to help a community hospital ward’s patients stay connected to family and friends. Since COVID-19, iPads are a vital tool for patients on a long stay in hospital to talk to and see their family and loved ones.
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