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Applied Health Babies born to Black mothers in rich countries twice as likely to die in first weeks of life Largest analysis of perinatal outcomes finds disparities in outcomes based on race and ethnicity in high and upper-middle income countries.
06 October 2020 University of Birmingham academic awarded grant for rapid COVID research A University of Birmingham academic is one of three UK scientists awarded a share of £50,000 to develop innovative research to improve the care of COVID-19 patients.
01 October 2020 Government COVID-19 testing lab to open at the University of Birmingham As part of the drive to expand COVID-19 testing capacity across the UK, The University of Birmingham has been announced today as one of the first academic sector lab partnerships to come online.
30 September 2020 Lockdown school closures may have increased risk of abuse for vulnerable children, new UK study finds The closure of schools as a result of COVID-19 lockdown measures may have harmed children as child abuse was not reported, a new study has found.
30 September 2020 Researchers develop guidelines for gender-based violence in Low and Middle Income Countries A collaborative team from across the University of Birmingham has developed the 'Ensure No 'Grab And Go Exploitative' guidelines as best practice in relation to gender-based violence research.
25 September 2020 Operation Moonshot proposals are scientifically unsound, experts argue Proposals 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.
25 September 2020 Dried blood spot sampling offers an inexpensive way to widen access to antibody testing for COVID-19 Using dried blood spot samples (DBS) is an accurate alternative to venous blood in detecting SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests, a new study by immunology experts at the University of Birmingham has found.
15 September 2020 Birmingham scientists discover the earliest steps in the development of an immune response The process of white blood cells responding to infections begins earlier than previously thought, according to a new study by scientists at the University of Birmingham.
11 September 2020 Behind the mask: Study shows COVID-19 exposure and viral carriage in health care workers 2.4% of asymptomatic health care workers at work in Birmingham were carriers of the SARS-CoV-2 virus a new study by the University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has found.
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
02 September 2020 Pregnant women with COVID-19 are less likely to show common symptoms, may be at higher risk of intensive care admission and could give birth early, new international study finds Pregnant women hospitalised with COVID-19 are less likely to manifest common virus symptoms and may be at an increased risk of intensive care admission, a new study into the impacts of COVID-19 on pregnancy has found.
28 August 2020 University of Birmingham immunologist to lead major UK study to search for answers on COVID-19 A major new project, led by a University of Birmingham immunologist, is one of three new UK-wide studies that will receive funding from UKRI and NIHR to understand immune responses to the novel coronavirus.