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• Children with multiple long-term conditions hospitalised with COVID are almost three times more likely to die, new study shows.

  Date: 17 Oct 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/covid-children

  Individuals with multiple long-term conditions are two and a half times more likely to die following COVID-19 infection than others.

• University researcher awarded prize for work with the World Health Organization on protecting ethnic minority groups from future pandemics

  Date: 14 Oct 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/dan-pan

  A University of Leicester researcher in infectious diseases has won a prestigious award for research he conducted into health inequalities.

• Long-term cognitive and psychiatric effects of COVID-19 revealed in new study

  Date: 30 Jul 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/brain-health

  Many people who were hospitalised with COVID-19 continue to have cognitive and psychiatric problems even two to three years post-infection,...

• Ethnic minority groups underrepresented in long COVID research, study demonstrates

  Date: 28 Jun 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/covid-minorities

  Leicester academics have highlighted that ethnic minorities are underrepresented in long COVID research.

• Leicester team behind major study into the long-term impacts of COVID-19 is highly commended

  Date: 25 Jun 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/covid-award

  A Leicester team behind a major UK study into the long-term health impacts of COVID-19 on hospitalised patients has been recognised by the Medical...

• Children exposed to SARS-CoV-2 in womb or as newborns may face increased social and respiratory problems, new study finds

  Date: 22 May 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/covid-children

  University of Leicester researcher contributes to study on SARS-CoV-2 exposure during pregnancy and impact on child development and respiratory health

• Study seeking to find first medication for Long COVID welcomes first participant

  Date: 1 May 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/covid-medication

  Researchers in Leicester have welcomed the first patient living with inflammatory Long COVID onto a study testing the effectiveness of tocilizumab...

• Leicester-led study finds long-COVID leaves tell-tale traces in the blood

  Date: 8 Apr 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/long-covid

  A study into the long-term health impacts of coronavirus, led by experts from the University of Leicester, has found long-COVID leaves tell-tale...

• Thousands of people may not be working due to Long COVID, new research shows

  Date: 7 Mar 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/covid-working

  Nearly 30,000 people in the UK may be unable to work because of Long COVID, a new study led by Leicester researchers has revealed.

• COVID-19 study team recognised for outstanding impact in medical research

  Date: 1 Mar 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/phosp-covid

  A Leicester team behind a major UK study into the long-term health impacts of COVID-19 on hospitalised patients has been recognised for its...