Doctors may be missing signs of serious and potentially fatal brain disorders triggered by coronavirus, as they emerge in mildly affected or recovering patients, scientists have warned. From a report: Neurologists are on Wednesday publishing details of more than 40 UK Covid-19 patients whose complications ranged from brain inflammation and delirium to nerve damage and stroke. In some cases, the neurological…
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‘No Clear Evidence’ Hydroxychloroquine Works Against COVID-19
This week the Washington Post asked their “business of health care” reporter to explain the true status in the scientific community of hydroxychloroquine, an already-approved malaria drug also used to control inflammation in lupus and rheumatoid arthritis patients. “There is no clear evidence that the drugs work against the coronavirus,” he writes, “despite their use by hospitals and doctors in the…
Can video games help reduce symptoms of mental health conditions?
Video game developer Ninja Theory has previously worked with scientists to portray psychosis and now plans to create games to aid mental health Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2221269-can-video-games-help-reduce-symptoms-of-mental-health-conditions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
A man’s acute pyschosis appears to have been triggered by Brexit
A case of a man who appears to have experienced acute psychosis triggered by the UK’s 2016 European Union referendum result has been described in a medical journal Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2218173-a-mans-acute-pyschosis-appears-to-have-been-triggered-by-brexit/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
A man’s acute psychosis appears to have been triggered by Brexit
A case of a man who appears to have experienced acute psychosis triggered by the UK’s 2016 European Union referendum result has been described in a medical journal Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2218173-a-mans-acute-psychosis-appears-to-have-been-triggered-by-brexit/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…