Do you always stifle a sneeze in public? Student doctor reveals what social anxiety really looks like – and how to spot it in a friend or family member Student doctor Zachery Dereniowski revealed the telltale signs of social anxiety He said it can be as subtle as avoiding eye contact during a conversation Others … Read more
One in ten people who had mild COVID-19 STILL have lingering symptoms like fatigue and loss of smell EIGHT months later Researchers compared about 300 healthcare workers who had been infected with COVID-19 to about 1,000 who hadn’t been A total of 26% of survivors had at least one symptom that lasted more than two … Read more
More than HALF of people who test positive for Covid have no symptoms – but fatigue is still most common sign, official data shows Office for National Statistics found 53 per cent suffered no symptoms Fatigue, headache and cough were the most common warning signs, they said NHS only lists a temperature, cough and loss … Read more
Just one in five with Covid symptoms ask for a test and more than half fail to self-isolate, study suggests Only 52% could identify coronavirus symptoms of cough, fever and loss of smell Scientists found 18% of those with symptoms had requested a test Only 43% of people with symptoms followed full self-isolation guidelines By … Read more
‘Covid shame’ is stopping people reporting symptoms or even properly social distancing, new report warns Researchers from the University of Kent and Leeds Beckett University Study found a link between feelings of shame and absence of cooperation Those who felt stigmatised were less likely to warn others they tested positive By Emer Scully For Mailonline … Read more
SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, infects saliva and cells in the mouth, a new study shows. US researchers have found evidence that salivary glands are one area in the mouth where the deadly virus infects our cells. SARS-CoV-2 infection in the mouth accounts for the oral symptoms people with Covid-19 have been experiencing, such … Read more
Number of people in England with Covid symptoms rises by just 0.6% in a week – but expert behind app tracking outbreak insists slight spike from schools reopening is ‘well under control’ Covid Symptom Study app estimated there were 3,245 daily symptomatic infections in week to March 21 Professor Tim Spector, who leads the app, … Read more
Seven in 10 patients hospitalised by coronavirus still suffer debilitating ‘long Covid’ symptoms five months after being discharged, scientists say. Research laying bare the toll of the condition revealed survivors were plagued with problems including breathlessness, fatigue and muscle pain. University of Leicester experts, who quizzed 1,077 long-haulers, found two in five had reduced their workload … Read more
One in ten coronavirus survivors suffer ‘long Covid’ symptoms such as fatigue three months after beating the illness, government-funded review claims National Institute for Health Research reviewed more than 300 scientific papers Analysis found 10% of all survivors suffer lingering symptoms three months later Most common issue was fatigue, followed by breathlessness and ‘brain fog’ … Read more
More than HALF of adults who have been infected with COVID-19 have symptoms of depression, new study finds Researchers surveyed 3,904 individuals who had been infected with COVID-19 in the past but had since recovered Of the total, 2,046 patients, or 54.2%, met criteria that considered them to have symptoms of depression Many reported difficulty sleeping … Read more