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Record enrolment of Southampton ICU patients helps find two more drugs for critical COVID-19 patient

Risk of death in critically ill patients is reduced by two anti-inflammatory drugs, according to new results from a global trial...

Call for volunteers to open a new front on coronavirus through vaccine trial

Southampton doctors are calling on the city and region’s adults to join trials of a vaccine using tried and tested technology to tackle...

Antiviral COVID-19 drug prospects boosted by discovery of short form coronavirus 'entry point' prote

A shadow over the promising inhaled interferon beta COVID-19 therapy has been cleared with the discovery that although it appears to...

Southampton researchers' COVID-19 responses recognised in New Year Honours

Professor Keith Godfrey, Dr Katrina Cathie and Dr Nisreen Alwan have all been awarded MBEs in the Queen’s New Year Honours list for 2021...

Oxford COVID-19 vaccine trial results confirm it is safe and effective

The interim analysis data for the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine trial for COVID-19 has been published in The Lancet, following a press...

Point of care testing can improve the detection and treatment of influenza

Southampton-led research has shown that implementing point-of-care testing in hospitals to diagnose influenza (flu) can lead to better...

Southampton volunteers help demonstrate up to 90% protection from Oxford COVID-19 vaccine

The people of Southampton made a major contribution to data showing that a University of Oxford-developed COVID-19 vaccine could protect...

First COVID-19 patient given inhaled surfactant in Southampton-led trial

The first COVID-19 patient has been treated with nebulised (inhaled) surfactant – a substance which makes it easier to breathe – as part...

COVID-19 vaccine trial starts in Southampton

Southampton’s Professor Saul Faust is leading the UK trial of a new COVID-19 vaccine, aiming to recruit 6,000 volunteers from across the...

Point of care COVID-19 tests can reduce transmission in hospitals

Southampton researchers have shown that implementing point of care testing in hospitals to rapidly diagnose COVID-19 in patients is...

Southampton team developing prototype protective equipment for frontline healthcare staff

Southampton researchers are testing a prototype of a personal respirator they have developed for frontline healthcare staff tackling the...