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A large global trial designed to test the theory that the widely used BCG vaccine might help protect against COVID-19 amongst healthcare staff and care home workers in the UK continues to recruit participants.
The Exeter study site started recruitment in October and is ongoing in the UK and globally. Now, the University of Exeter has partnered with the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Trust (RD&E) to recruit staff, and has opened new clinics in Teignmouth and North Devon
Researchers in the trial said that as well as finding out if the BCG vaccine reduced COVID-19 disease severity, they would also be testing whether it could boost the effect of specific COVID-19 vaccines by training the body’s immune system.
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Study: Blood pressure often differs widely between two arms
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Blood pressure readings between the two arms can be different, and that disparity can sometimes be a warning sign of heart trouble down the road.
That s the finding of an analysis of 24 past studies: When people have at least a 5-point difference in blood pressure between the two arms, their risk of heart attack, stroke or premature death inches up. And the greater the difference, the more those risks climb.
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Experts said the findings give more support to something that s been advocated, but not commonly done by doctors and nurses: Checking patients blood pressure in both arms.
By Amy Norton
HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Dec. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) Blood pressure readings between the two arms can be different, and that disparity can sometimes be a warning sign of heart trouble down the road.
That s the finding of an analysis of 24 past studies: When people have at least a 5-point difference in blood pressure between the two arms, their risk of heart attack, stroke or premature death inches up. And the greater the difference, the more those risks climb.
Experts said the findings give more support to something that s been advocated, but not commonly done by doctors and nurses: Checking patients blood pressure in both arms.