Science - https://dudleylive.co.uk Your Dudley. Your News. Fri, 04 Nov 2022 15:53:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://dudleylive.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/cropped-DUDLEY-32x32.jpg Science - https://dudleylive.co.uk 32 32 England’s new Covid variant: should we be worried? https://dudleylive.co.uk/englands-new-covid-variant-should-we-be-worried/ Mon, 14 Dec 2020 22:58:51 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=15894 Dr Zania Stamataki sets out the key factors … and says there is no need to panic

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]]> Seventeen teachers at Dundee school contract Covid-19 https://dudleylive.co.uk/seventeen-teachers-at-dundee-school-contract-covid-19/ Mon, 24 Aug 2020 13:29:49 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=7690 Contact tracing under way as staff and pupils at Kingspark special school told to self-isolate

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]]> Do face coverings reduce risk and spread of coronavirus? https://dudleylive.co.uk/do-face-coverings-reduce-risk-and-spread-of-coronavirus/ Thu, 04 Jun 2020 21:20:44 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=2877 As UK announces compulsory face coverings on public transport, what is scientific evidence behind measure?

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]]> How will No 10 decide to reopen schools without risking second wave? https://dudleylive.co.uk/how-will-no-10-decide-to-reopen-schools-without-risking-second-wave/ Thu, 28 May 2020 10:49:12 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=2363 Analysis of rate of transmission, NHS 111 calls and Google location data will inform next steps

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]]> Coronavirus antibody tests: what they are and how they work https://dudleylive.co.uk/coronavirus-antibody-tests-what-they-are-and-how-they-work/ Wed, 06 May 2020 17:13:40 +0000 http://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=2201 Tests have been hailed as key to helping end the UK lockdown. But what can they tell us?

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]]> Why No 10’s Covid-19 death toll slides don’t tell the whole story https://dudleylive.co.uk/why-no-10s-covid-19-death-toll-slides-dont-tell-the-whole-story/ Tue, 05 May 2020 21:25:43 +0000 http://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=2120 Charts are regular feature of daily press briefing but there is little scrutiny of data

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]]> The UK was a global leader in preparing for pandemics. What went wrong with coronavirus? https://dudleylive.co.uk/the-uk-was-a-global-leader-in-preparing-for-pandemics-what-went-wrong-with-coronavirus/ Fri, 01 May 2020 15:18:42 +0000 http://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=1913 The Covid-19 crisis has exposed the effects of government neglect on Britain’s once-trailblazing public health strategies

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]]> Responding to smell good sign in unconscious patients, scientists find https://dudleylive.co.uk/responding-to-smell-good-sign-in-unconscious-patients-scientists-find/ Fri, 01 May 2020 10:12:20 +0000 http://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=1882 Research may lead to simple tool to make prognoses for people with brain injuries

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