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Media Release
1 April 2021
Telemedicine Clinic UK joins NHS Targeted Lung Health Check programme
London, 1 April 2021: Telemedicine Clinic, in Partnership with Alliance Medical and Doncaster Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), has started providing reporting services for low dose CT scans as part of the UK NHS’s Targeted National Lung Health Check programme.
Blog
16 March 2021
Three steps to bounce back from Covid-19
One of the most common symptoms of Covid-19 is severe fatigue. People feel drained, out of energy, sluggish. Studies are not conclusive yet, but there is concern that these symptoms may persist even after the patient “recovers”.
In the News
12 March 2021
Tracking the British Covid-19 variant
Unilabs work featured in the ECDC journal.
Media Release
19 February 2021
Unilabs launches custom-made Covid-19 test that also identifies the new “hotspot” coronavirus variants
Unilabs, the leading European diagnostic group, has developed an innovative test kit that not only detects Covid-19, but also the most prevalent “hotspot” variants of the virus, simplifying the diagnostic process, delivering faster results, and adding another weapon in the fight against the virus. The kit is currently only in use at Unilabs, Switzerland.
Media Release
18 February 2021
Unilabs starts supporting Covid-19 vaccination programs
Unilabs, the leading European diagnostic group, has started to support ongoing Covid-19 vaccination programs and helped create the first vaccination drive-through in Portugal - one of the first in Europe. Initial vaccination services are already up and running in Portugal, and other countries are likely to follow suit.
Blog
28 January 2021
Covid-19: lessons from disaster psychology
People’s emotional reactions to disasters follow predictable patterns. The Covid-19 pandemic is no exception. And that helps us prepare for what’s coming. In addition to diagnostics and medical care, we also need to focus on mental health, post-Covid care – and lifestyle. All this can be done digitally.
Blog
7 January 2021
“Women’s problems” – tackling the menopause taboo
“I have a cold.” “I have a headache.” “I have a bad stomach.” You will have heard your colleagues say this sort of thing at work. But when it comes to menstrual cramps or menopausal hot flushes, the mood changes. These are not seen as “acceptable” topics for public discussion. There is still a real taboo around women’s fertility.
Blog
4 January 2021
The future is digital
Back in the last century, we backpacked through Southeast Asia carrying nothing but worn-out backpacks, our return tickets, and a stash of tatty traveller cheques. No one had heard of online bookings, mobile phones didn’t exist, and we had to struggle through life without Grumpy Cat.
Media Release
15 December 2020
Unilabs says PCR testing remains the most reliable way to test for Covid-19 and expresses concern about the indiscriminate use of antigen tests
Unilabs, the leading European diagnostic provider, says PCR testing remains the most reliable way to test for Covid-19 and expresses concern about the indiscriminate use of antigen tests.
Blog
14 December 2020
Five tips to fight the festive flab
Even though Christmas is a bit unusual this year due to Covid-19, it’s safe to say that most of us will be embarking on an eating and drinking marathon over the festive period.
Media Release
10 December 2020
Unilabs hits five million Covid-19 tests
Unilabs, the leading European diagnostic provider, today hit an important milestone in its fight against Covid-19, surpassing five million Covid-19 tests across its seventeen countries.