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Image copyright Getty Images Are people having fewer heart attacks? And should hospitals protect black, Asian and minority ethnic healthcare workers by taking them off the front line? Dr John Wright of Bradford Royal Infirmary considers these questions in his latest diary. 4 May 2020 One of the intriguing observations …

Antibodies test A medical test that can show if a person has had the coronavirus and now has some immunity. The test detects antibodies in the blood, which are produced by the body to fight off the disease. Asymptomatic Someone who has a disease but does not have any of …

Image copyright Getty Images More than one million people around the world are known to have recovered from coronavirus, according to Johns Hopkins University. But the road back to full health is not the same for everyone. Recovery time will depend on how sick you became in the first place. …

Image copyright St George’s Hospital Image caption Dr Nigel Kennea trained as a doctor for newborn babies and is now focused on helping the bereaved When Dr Nigel Kennea talks of the “unexpectedness and awfulness” of deaths in his hospital in the past six weeks, he tempers it with a …

Image copyright John Wright Planned surgery has been cancelled at hospitals across the UK, leaving much work to be done once the Covid-19 emergency is over. But two colorectal surgeons at Bradford Royal Infirmary also believe that the surgical world will be permanently changed – as Dr John Wright discovers …

Image caption Simon is one of many autistic people left isolated by coronavirus For most people the Covid-19 crisis is an unsettling, confusing time. But for hundreds of thousands of adults with autism in the UK the problems are acute. Families and charities say this vulnerable group has been forgotten …

Image copyright Phil Rossall Phil Rossall, a 67-year-old retired teacher and charity worker from Kent, was first diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in 2016. At the time, doctors told him he had just “one or two” years left to live. Four years have passed since his diagnosis, and he …

Image copyright Getty Images Millions of people around the world will be observing the Muslim holy month of Ramadan under lockdown this year. Each year, many practising Muslims fast from dawn to sunset for the whole of the lunar month – either 29 or 30 days – as part of …

Image caption Elizabeth faces a recovery period of up to six months – but feels she has been given a second chance Elizabeth, 49, knows she is lucky to be alive. After falling seriously ill with Covid-19, she was admitted to hospital earlier this month. This is her story, which …

Image copyright Getty Images Researchers have begun trials of drugs which could prevent vulnerable groups developing severe coronavirus symptoms. The Oxford University team plans to test pre-existing drugs on patients once they show the first signs of the disease. They will look to see if any can reduce the need …