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News University of Birmingham research shapes new miscarriage guidelines Research led by the University of Birmingham has helped to shape guidelines which could mean thousands of women with prior miscarriage, and bleeding in early pregnancy, could be eligible for treatment with progesterone.
News A third of leukaemia patients do not generate any antibody response to two doses of COVID-19 vaccination, study shows
News Study aims to identify best remote support services for domestic violence and abuse survivors in COVID-19 pandemic
14 July 2017 University of Birmingham launches £2 million global research project The University of Birmingham has secured £2 million from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to launch a research group aimed at improving healthcare for patients with lung diseases around the world.
12 June 2017 Study reveals treatment gap in patients suffering from an irregular heartbeat leaving them at an increased risk of stroke A study by the University of Birmingham has revealed a treatment gap in patients suffering from a heart condition that causes an irregular or abnormally fast heartbeat.
19 May 2017 'Healthy obesity' is a myth, study suggests A study by scientists at the University of Birmingham suggests that 'healthy' obese people are still at higher risk of heart failure or stroke than the general population.
01 April 2017 New NIHR Biomedical Research Centre opens in Birmingham The NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre opened on 1 April 2017 with the aim of accelerating the access to, and adoption of, drugs, devices and diagnostics tests for patients.
21 March 2017 An epidemic of epipens Researchers at the University of Birmingham have found that prescriptions of adrenaline autoinjectors (commonly called 'epipens') for children with allergies have increased markedly in the last decade.
21 March 2017 Birmingham scientists win Excellence in Patient Care Award for Innovation University of Birmingham Professors Ronan Ryan and Tom Marshall are celebrating their recent win of a Royal College of Physicians' (RCP) Excellence in Patient Care Award, presented at Medicine 2017.
27 February 2017 Birmingham research identifies blocks to South Asian diabetes treatment The social stigma associated with diabetes and a fear of being poisoned by medical drugs may contribute to patients of South Asian origin failing to take their medication, a new study shows.