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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
06 June 2019 Perspective – 'Forged by Fire': burns injury and identity in Britain, 1800-2000 Professor Jonathan Reinarz, Director of the Social Studies in Medicine, writes for Perspective on how burns disasters have shaped group identities.
08 May 2019 Progesterone could increase live births in women with early pregnancy bleeding and a history of miscarriage Research led by the University of Birmingham suggests that giving progesterone to pregnant women with early pregnancy bleeding and a history of miscarriage could increase their chances of having a baby.
17 April 2019 Birmingham experts join Indian medics to counter surgical infection threat University of Birmingham experts joined medical professionals in India to set up an innovative research centre that will help to improve care for surgical patients.
23 March 2019 Levothyroxine treatment in women with thyroid antibodies may not increase live birth rate Treating women with thyroid antibodies but a normal thyroid function with a medicine called Levothyroxine does not make them more likely to deliver a live baby, new research led by the University of Birmingham suggests.
13 March 2019 High quality evidence helps clinicians worldwide understand how to prevent infection after miscarriage surgery New international guidelines on how to provide treatment for women having miscarriage surgery are needed after a large-scale international trial led by the University of Birmingham.
28 February 2019 Junior doctor has finger on the pulse as WMP Special Dr Joht Chandan regularly swaps his stethoscope for solving crime after helping to break new ground as a West Midlands Police Special Constable – and qualify as a detective!
15 February 2019 Young babies given a general anaesthetic experience no lasting impacts, new study finds New research carried out in collaboration with the University of Birmingham has found that giving young babies a general anaesthetic has no lasting impact on their brain development or behaviour.
15 February 2019 Researchers call for further investment in UK heart failure services Survival after a diagnosis of heart failure in the United Kingdom has shown only modest improvement in the 21st century finds a study carried out by the Universities of Birmingham and Oxford
11 December 2018 Simple tips to curb overindulgence can help stop pounds piling on at Christmas A study by the University of Birmingham and Loughborough University has shown that regular weighing at home and simple tips to curb excess eating and drinking can prevent people from piling on the pounds at Christmas.
10 December 2018 The naked eye alone is not enough to ensure the accurate diagnosis of skin cancer, say experts The visual inspection of a suspicious skin lesion using the naked eye alone is not enough to ensure the accurate diagnosis of skin cancer, a group of experts have concluded.
10 December 2018 Birmingham to lead ground-breaking research into patient experience of cell therapies Birmingham health researchers have been awarded £1.1 million by UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)'s Innovate UK, to investigate patients' experience of cell and gene therapies.
28 November 2018 New Chair of Global Health appointed in the Institute of Applied Health Research Professor Justine Davies joins the University of Birmingham from Kings College London. With a keen interest in non-communicable diseases and their necessary health system structures, Professor Davies is also working towards improved data collection for health system planning.