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Maternal Health Government acknowledges need for earlier access to care after miscarriage, in response to review Long-awaited independent report on NHS miscarriage care and improvement ideas was published earlier this week alongside government response to calls for change.
14 April 2021 Over-80s show similar antibody responses following either one Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine Latest study finds over-80's receiving a dose of either the Pfizer or AstraZeneca COVID vaccine show equivalent antibody responses five weeks post vaccination.
12 April 2021 COVID-19 lateral flow testing survey is launched for the city of Birmingham The University of Birmingham and Birmingham City Council have set up a research project to improve people's experiences of Lateral Flow Testing in Birmingham.
09 April 2021 Traumatic brain injuries can increase risk of stroke for up to five years, finds study New study finds long-term stroke risk for patients with traumatic brain injuries in the four months after injury and is significant for up to five years.
01 April 2021 Dual dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine elicits strong antibody immune responses in older people A University of Birmingham-led study has found that 98% of over-80's who had two doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine had a strong antibody immune response.
31 March 2021 Machine learning and AI for early detection of atrial fibrillation and stroke A new EU-funded collaborative research project will develop the first integrative digital platform for diagnosing atrial cardiomyopathy.
24 March 2021 Updated Cochrane review assesses how accurate rapid tests are for detecting COVID-19 Review shows rapid antigen tests are better at correctly identifying cases of COVID-19 in people with symptoms than in people without symptoms.
23 March 2021 Rugby study identifies new method to diagnose concussion using saliva A study of UK rugby players has found an accurate diagnosis method for concussion using saliva, paving the way for non-invasive clinical tests for concussion.
17 March 2021 £1.1m research project aims to improve uptake of home kidney dialysis treatments A new study being carried out in collaboration with the University of Birmingham could save the NHS up to £45m over three years through home dialysis treatment
15 March 2021 Drug dosing technology to improve children's cancer treatment A new project has been launched in collaboration with the University of Birmingham aimed at aiding more precise drug dosing in children with cancer.
11 March 2021 COVID positive patients should delay surgery to reduce death risk Surgery should be delayed for seven weeks after a patient tests positive for COVID-19 – as operations taking place up to six weeks after diagnosis are associated with increased risk of death.
11 March 2021 COVID-19 risks to pregnant women and their babies outlined in global research review Pregnant women are at higher risk of severe COVID-19, and their risk of going into intensive care is higher than non-pregnant women with COVID-19.