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Cancer and Genomics India hospital network launched to initiate life-saving colon cancer trial Twelve hospitals across the country will be part of the network which will support the trial in India.
Patient Reported Outcomes After 25 years of AI health tech research computers are slowly beginning to listen to patients
Patient Reported Outcomes Remote symptom reporting for patients may reduce times for 7 million on elective-care waiting lists
28 March 2023 Ageing: is it driven by our genetic coding? New research asks the question of why ageing happens in a uniform way when current models work on the basis of randomly accumulated damage
23 March 2023 2022 heatwave struck off surgery in fifth of UK hospitals As Britain sweltered in the heatwave of 2022, the impact on NHS elective surgery was serious with hospitals cancelling operations.
15 March 2023 Postcode lottery for FGM provision in largest UK study of survivor experiences of healthcare Research with 141 participants across multiple perspectives found few examples of excellent care, and significant social and cultural barriers to accessing care
14 March 2023 Birmingham researchers receive funding to study veteran brain injury Scientists at the University of Birmingham awarded almost £200,000 by the Office for Veterans’ Affairs to better understand traumatic brain injury in veterans.
13 March 2023 New drug to lower brain pressure could treat blinding IIH headaches, trial finds Phase two trial saw significant reduction in pressure in the brain and monthly headaches
09 March 2023 Naturally occurring peptide may tackle the ‘root cause’ of obesity-related conditions Research shows the peptide called PEPITEM could provide a revolutionary approach to reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes and other obesity-related diseases
03 March 2023 New research to understand immune responses against COVID-19 vaccination Study received £2.8m of Department of Health and Social Care funding to find out if testing can identify which immunosuppressed people remain at greatest risk.
03 March 2023 AI used to predict future flares of ulcerative colitis activity Ulcerative colitis assessment could be improved after new research shows that an AI model could predict flare-ups and complications after reading biopsies.
24 February 2023 India hospital network launched to initiate life-saving colon cancer trial Twelve hospitals across country will be part of the network which will support the trial in India
22 February 2023 After 25 years of AI health tech research computers are slowly beginning to listen to patients Mental health and other chronic conditions leading way in combining AI potential with patient reported outcomes
21 February 2023 £1 million award for BactiVac Network to continue supporting development of bacterial vaccines Bacterial infections kill over 7 million people each year and the development of new and better vaccines will reduce this devastating burden of disease.