Category: Health and Wellbeing
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Coronavirus is changing funerals and how we deal with the dead
Given the wide-ranging impact of the current COVID-19 pandemic, how we deal with our dead will inevitably change says Professor Heather Conway.
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This is what an emergency looks like !
Professor John Barry looks at what lessons can be learned from the pandemic for addressing our planetary emergency.
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Additional Crematoria for Northern Ireland: ‘Not If but When’?
Northern Ireland has a much lower cremation rate than the rest of the UK – due in part to having only one crematorium. Professor Heather Conway argues the current crisis might focus the minds of local government, politicians and the public on the need for additional crematoria in NI.
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The Threat Posed by COVID-19: Talk by Professor Stuart Elborn
Professor Elborn discusses the current threat posed by Covid-19 and recent relevant research.
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Work in the Time of COVID
Dr John Moriarty looks at the challenges as well as the opportunities of working from home through this unprecedented and historic period.
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Coronavirus: why young and old must pull together to survive this
Thinking and acting in terms of solidarity and cooperation is going to be increasingly important as the virus spreads and more social and economic consequences are felt says Dr Gemma Carney.
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Coronavirus and Spanish flu: economic lessons to learn from the last truly global pandemic
The economic consequences of 1918 could offer important lessons for policy measures to deal with the new coronavirus. Dr Eoin McLaughlin of University College Cork and Dr Chris Colvin explore the lessons from the past.
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Urinary catheters – not just uncomfortable but dangerous too
A new antimicrobial coating for urinary catheters could significantly reduce pain and lower the risk of infection for its users. Dr Michael Bryant of the University of Leeds, Dr Nicola Irwin and Professor Colin McCoy explain their research on the coating.
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Coronavirus shows how UK must act quickly before being shut out of Europe’s health protection systems
The threat posed by 2019-nCoV and the fragmentation of existing health protection systems caused by Brexit call for urgent assessment of cross Europe cooperation, say Professor Anniek de Ruijter of the University of Amsterdam, Professor Martin McKee of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and QUB’s Dr Mark Flear.
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Mystery China pneumonia outbreak likely caused by new human coronavirus
More than 50 cases of pneumonia have been reported in Wuhan, eastern China since December last year. Dr Connor Bamford explains the situation and puts it in context of other viruses.