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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
25 September 2020 Lockdown could have lasting effect on survivors of sexual violence and the services that support them, experts argue The lack of public acknowledgement of sexual violence against women and children during lockdown could have long-term implications not only for individuals but for support services, Birmingham experts argue.
09 September 2020 Patients set to benefit from new guidelines on artificial intelligence health solutions Patients could benefit from more effective introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) innovations to diagnose and treat disease thanks to the first international standards for reporting of clinical trials for AI.
09 September 2020 Preparing for the unthinkable: New paper reveals how lessons learned during COVID-19 could prepare us for nuclear attack Preparing for the unthinkable: New paper reveals how lessons learned during COVID-19 could prepare us for nuclear attack
21 August 2020 Customers buying home testing kits for COVID were often misled by third-party websites, new study finds Home-testing kits sold online in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic were provided with incomplete and in some cases, misleading information on how accurate they were, a new UK study has found.
17 August 2020 Preventing virus spread within households could be key to controlling new outbreaks of COVID-19 More effective measures to prevent infection spreading within households are a vital part of preventing a second wave of COVID-19, say researchers at the Universities of Birmingham and Warwick.
10 July 2020 Professor Melanie Calvert receives prestigious award for achievement in Patient-Reported Outcomes Professor Melanie Calvert has been awarded the prestigious Health Assessment Lab/Medical Outcomes Trust John Ware and Alvin Tarlov Career Achievement Prize in Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures.
01 July 2020 High levels of PPE prevented transmission of COVID-19 for frontline healthcare workers in China, new study finds High levels of personal protective equipment provided to frontline healthcare workers in China treating patients with COVID-19, prevented the transmission of the infection, a new international study has found.
01 July 2020 Grant awarded for trial into respiratory disease Researchers have been successful in securing a £650,000 NIHR Health Technology Assessment trial grant to test ambulatory oxygen in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
25 June 2020 Antibody tests may help detect COVID-19 infection - if used at right time Scientists have analysed data from around the world to examine the accuracy of antibody tests for COVID-19 - discovering that timing of testing is critical.
10 June 2020 The Conversation: Lockdown: crimes in the home are on the up – new measures are needed to alert the authorities Dr Joht Singh Chandan writes for The Conversation on how domestic violence and child maltreatment are widely under-reported under lockdown.
22 May 2020 The Conversation: A new global health pattern: longer life for the poor, with more ailments Professor Justine Davies and Maria Odland write for The Conversation on how the number of older people in lower income countries is growing and how these countries' health systems might not be able to cope.
14 May 2020 Three Birmingham Professors announced as Academy of Medical Sciences Fellows Three professors from the University of Birmingham have been named among the UK's most prominent biomedical and health scientists by the Academy of Medical Sciences in its prestigious list of Fellows.