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Rapid 90-minute COVID-19 test shown to be highly accurate

The blue circular CovidNudge cartridge inside the NudgeBox analyser

QUICK COVID-19 TEST

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17 September 2020: Rapid 90-minute COVID-19 test shown to be highly accurate

A 90-minute COVID-19 test has been shown to have over 94 per cent sensitivity, and 100 per cent specificity in a new study. 0

Paying GPs to provide contraception information linked to reduced abortions

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CONTRACEPTION ADVICE

14 September 2020: Paying GPs to provide contraception information linked to reduced abortions 0

Landmark coronavirus study to trial inhaled Imperial and Oxford vaccines

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Vaccine delivery

14 September 2020: Landmark coronavirus study to trial inhaled Imperial and Oxford vaccines 0

COVID-19 testing study

11 September 2020: Largest COVID-19 testing study shows cases are rising across England 0

Trust in vaccines

10 September 2020: Largest global vaccine confidence survey reveals hesitancy hotspots 0

Scaling up testing

09 September 2020: Robotic testing platform helps to scale up COVID-19 testing capacity 0

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COVID-19 hotspots projected with new website

COVID-19 projections

03 September 2020: COVID-19 hotspots projected with new website 10

Many nations falling behind on global efforts to cut chronic disease deaths

Falling short

03 September 2020: Many nations falling behind on global efforts to cut chronic disease deaths 0

COVID-19 less deadly and causes milder symptoms in children

COVID and children

02 September 2020: COVID-19 less deadly and causes milder symptoms in children 1

Cholesterol drug combinations could cut health risk for European patients

Cutting Cholesterol

28 August 2020: Cholesterol drug combinations could cut health risk for European patients 0

Age no criterion for decisions on heart attack treatment, new research finds

Healthy hearts

27 August 2020: Age no criterion for decisions on heart attack treatment, new research finds 0

Blood clots and lung injuries found in patients who have died of COVID-19

COVID-19 insights

20 August 2020: Blood clots and lung injuries found in patients who have died of COVID-19 0

Studying coronavirus transmission in children could help cut COVID spread

Back to school

11 September 2020: Studying coronavirus transmission in children could help cut COVID spread 0

T cell immunity: What is it and how does it help to protect us from COVID-19?

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COVID IMMUNITY

12 August 2020: T cell immunity: What is it and how does it help to protect us from COVID-19? 1

Everything you need to know about Imperial’s COVID-19 vaccine trial

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Vaccine video

01 July 2020: Everything you need to know about Imperial’s COVID-19 vaccine trial 9

Top London NHS hospital trust joins Imperial’s Academic Health Science Centre

New partnership

31 July 2020: Top London NHS hospital trust joins Imperial’s Academic Health Science Centre 0

Imperial’s COVID-19 vaccine trial: how will it work?

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COVID-19 VACCINE TRIAL

24 June 2020: Imperial’s COVID-19 vaccine trial: how will it work? 4

How Imperial’s animal research facilities have fared during the pandemic

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Animal care

16 July 2020: How Imperial’s animal research facilities have fared during the pandemic 0

17 September 2020: US COVID-19 transmission driven by ages 20-49, research finds

15 September 2020: Majority of COVID-19 deaths in Damascus, Syria are unreported

14 September 2020: Does place-based care matter to primary care in the post-COVID-19 digital age?

13 September 2020: Funding to assess the impact of digital sepsis monitoring system on saving lives

08 September 2020: EPSRC grant award to work on Semiconductor lasers on a graph

08 September 2020: Collaboration to identify novel treatments for alcoholic hepatitis

04 September 2020: COVID-19 numbers and plant growth insights: News from the College

02 September 2020: Steroid found to improve survival of critically ill COVID-19 patients

01 September 2020: A Guide of Tetrapolar Bioimpedance Sensor Measurement for Healthcare Application

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26 August 2020: Hip fracture risk linked to nanoscale bone inflexibility

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26 August 2020: Syrian conflict the focus of redesigned global health degree

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