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• First clinical review confirms BAME and COVID-19 link

  Date: 2 Jun 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/bame-covid-clinical-review

  Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) individuals are at an increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and adverse clinical outcomes, according to...

• Trial success for less invasive life-saving cardiac procedure

  Date: 28 May 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/may/tavi

  A nationwide study led by Leicester academics has shown that a less invasive procedure to treat a common heart problem is just as effective as...

• Dr Pratik Choudhary to join world-leading Leicester Diabetes Centre

  Date: 20 May 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/may/pratik-choudhary

  The world-leading Leicester Diabetes Centre has announced that Dr Pratik Choudhary is to join its team of experts as a Professor in type 1...

• Making mental health a priority

  Date: 17 May 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/may/mental-health-week

  To mark the start of Mental Health Awareness Week, Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Nishan Canagarajah, has reaffirmed the University of...

• Public transport use may lead to major COVID-19 outbreak

  Date: 13 May 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/may/public-transport-covid

  A leading academic at the University of Leicester has warned of major COVID-19 outbreaks amongst passengers using public transport if precautions...

• New tool launched to reduce frontline NHS staff deaths from COVID-19

  Date: 12 May 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/may/new-tool

  A new tool to reduce the number of frontline NHS staff deaths from COVID-19 has been launched across the health service today.

• Patients at higher risk of developing ME after COVID-19 diagnosis

  Date: 11 May 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/may/coronavirus-me-risk

  On ME Awareness day today (Tuesday 12 May) researchers at the University of Leicester have warned that up to one in ten patients who have had...

• 180 new medics graduate early to join fight against COVID-19

  Date: 6 May 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/may/medics-graduate

  Medicine students from the University of Leicester will graduate early today, to join the NHS in the fight against coronavirus.

• Call for guidance after BAME COVID-19 death figures released

  Date: 6 May 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/may/call-for-guidance

  Urgent guidance on how the NHS will seek to minimise risk to those people from BAME backgrounds who are receiving care and serving on the...

• Mythbusting coronavirus from Amazon to Zoflora: cleaning facts and fiction

  Date: 23 Apr 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/24-mythbusting-coronavirus

  How long can coronavirus survive on your Amazon parcels, and should you disinfect your shopping trolly when going to the supermarket? According Dr...