Latest news Back to 'Institute of Applied Health Research' Fatal health threat to young African children reduced by innovative artistic intervention - study DescriptionThe fatal threat from diarrhoea and pneumonia to young children in the world's poorer countries can be reduced by using traditional performing arts to encourage mothers to provide youngsters with safe food and water.Date:19/01/2021 Birmingham maternity experts call for urgent action on pregnancy 'drug drought' DescriptionLeaders in maternal healthcare have called for lifesaving research into pharmaceuticals for use during pregnancy, in a new report which highlights the challenges of pregnancy-related complications.Date:18/01/2021 Mali health project aims to save children from diarrhoea death DescriptionUniversity of Birmingham experts are leading a new project in Mali to reduce the fatal threat from diarrhoea to young children and help to improve their growth.Date:12/01/2021 Major award for a new national approach to improving clinical research in the NHS to benefit patient care DescriptionFunded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and the Department of Health & Social Care, DaRe2THINK will develop an entirely new way to run large clinical trials for patient benefit in the NHS.Date:15/12/2020 Better education needed to give patients improved understanding of gene therapies, new review highlights DescriptionA new review of research bringing together patient, carer and public views of cell and gene therapies has highlighted a need for appropriate education to better inform patients.Date:08/12/2020 Death and the 'Spanish Lady': Suicide in Pandemic Times DescriptionIn 1918-19, the 'Spanish Flu', (or Spanish Lady'), is estimated to have killed over 50M people. What is less well-known is that many others succumbed to its effects on mental wellbeing and died by suicide as a result.Date:16/11/2020 Inadequate healthcare measurement puts patients at risk in Global South DescriptionPeople across the Global South living with cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors may be missing potentially life-saving treatments because measures used to gauge their quality of healthcare are inadequate.Date:12/11/2020 University receives two awards to mark gender equality DescriptionThe College of Medical and Dental Sciences has achieved the Athena SWAN Silver award from the Athena SWAN Foundation, recognising the College's commitment to gender equality.Date:15/10/2020 Pregnancy complications are linked to heightened risk of heart disease and stroke in later life, new study reports DescriptionPregnancy complications are linked to heightened risk of heart disease and stroke in later life, new study reports.Date:13/10/2020 Operation Moonshot proposals are scientifically unsound, experts argue DescriptionProposals made by the government as part of Operation Moonshot could do more harm than good, a group of UK experts have argued in a new article published by the BMJ.Date:25/09/2020 Displaying 1 to 10 of 120 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … Next