Cambridge leads national drug trial to prevent deaths after COVID-19 patients leave hospital

A UK-wide study is being launched to reduce the number of people who die in the months following a stay in hospital with COVID-19.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 25, 2021 ~3 min

DNA test can quickly identify pneumonia in patients with severe COVID-19, aiding faster treatment

Researchers have developed a DNA test to quickly identify secondary infections in COVID-19 patients, who have double the risk of developing pneumonia while on

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 15, 2021 ~5 min


Intensive care units in England could run out of beds within two weeks, study finds

Intensive care unit (ICU) occupancy is likely to increase dramatically over the next few weeks, suggests research published by a team at the University of Cambridge. Their work suggests that if the current exponential growth of COVID-19 infections continues, then within two weeks, five out of seven commissioning regions in England will have more critically ill COVID-19 patients than can be accommodated with ICU beds normally available. 

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 24, 2020 ~5 min

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