New clinical risk tool could help GPs reduce COPD hospital admissions
The tool is the most accurate prognostic score of its kind and has the potential to improve COPD patient care whilst easing pressure on the NHS.
- Published: 23 March 2026
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Ambulance use delays care for Global South injured patients
In Ghana, Pakistan, Rwanda, and South Africa over half of seriously injured patients fail to reach medical care within an hour of injury
- Published: 23 March 2026
University of Birmingham academic appointed Chair of NIHR Programme Funding Committee
Professor Richard Riley has been appointed as Chair of the NIHR Evidence Synthesis Programme Funding Committee.
- Published: 20 March 2026
Exhibition marks 200 years of the Medical School
A new exhibition marks 200 years of the University Medical School. Medical historian Jonathan Reinarz introduces the collection highlights.
- Published: 19 March 2026
E. coli infections in neonates and infants not driven by AMR
Long-term genomic study of E. coli infections in newborns shows immune system rather than antibiotic resistance influences.
- Published: 19 March 2026
Birmingham Professor elected as prestigious Fellow of the European Academy of Microbiology
Peer-recognised honour highlights Professor Lindsay Hall’s international leadership in microbiome research and contributions to microbiology.
- Published: 19 March 2026
Immunology expert answers Meningitis questions
Dr Rebecca Drummond writes for The Conversation about meningitis infections, how it spreads and who is most at risk
- Published: 19 March 2026
Birmingham-led team selected to tackle national health inequalities in heart disease
Birmingham and its partners will work as part of a national collaboration to create solutions for the disparities in cardiovascular health across the nation.
- Published: 18 March 2026
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