Latest news Back to 'Institute of Applied Health Research' The Conversation: A new global health pattern: longer life for the poor, with more ailments DescriptionProfessor 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.Date:22/05/2020 Three Birmingham Professors announced as Academy of Medical Sciences Fellows DescriptionThree 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.Date:14/05/2020 Birmingham experts deliver remote training to make maternity triage safer during COVID-19 DescriptionBirmingham experts are delivering remote training for maternity units on how to make triage safer during the COVID-19 pandemic.Date:05/05/2020 Birmingham Brief: Altruism and solidarity - An argument for wearing face masks in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic DescriptionProfessor KK Cheng, Director of the Institute of Applied Health Research, writes on the much debated issue of the use of face masks during the COVID-19 crisis.Date:23/04/2020 Birmingham Brief: Coordinating the fight against epidemics DescriptionProfessor Jonathan Reinarz, Director of the University's History of Medicine Unit, writes for the Birmingham Brief on the history of epidemics and pandemics as the impact of COVID-19 continues to grow.Date:13/03/2020 Birmingham named one of just six new Life Sciences Opportunity Zones DescriptionThe Birmingham Health Partners ecosystem has been awarded Life Sciences Opportunity Zone status by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.Date:20/02/2020 Mortality from all causes over 40 per cent higher in female domestic abuse survivors DescriptionWomen who have experienced domestic abuse appear to be more than 40 per cent more likely to die from any cause compared to the general population, research has found.Date:17/02/2020 Esteemed clinician and researcher Professor Richard Lilford CBE returns to the University of Birmingham DescriptionThe Institute of Applied Health Research recently welcomed Professor Richard Lilford back to the University to lead the NIHR ARCWest Midlands project.Date:14/02/2020 Skin cancer diagnosis apps are unreliable and poorly regulated, study shows DescriptionSmartphone apps used as 'early warning systems' for skin cancer are poorly regulated and frequently cannot be relied upon to produce accurate results, according to new analysis by experts at the University of Birmingham.Date:12/02/2020 Perspective: Can The Daily Mile™ help prevent childhood obesity? DescriptionProfessor Emma Frew talks through the results of a study that evaluated the effectiveness of the widely used 'Daily Mile' intervention in schools to tackle childhood obesity.Date:06/02/2020 Displaying 1 to 10 of 100 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … Next