The University of Birmingham has received £2.2m in government funding to improve the treatment, causes and symptoms of so-called Long COVID in non-hospitalised patients.
18 August 2021 Over one in 10 COVID-19 patients caught the virus while in hospital during first wave, study finds More than one in 10 COVID-19 patients in 314 UK hospitals caught the infection in hospital during the first wave of the pandemic, finds a new study carried out in collaboration with the University of Birmingham.
16 August 2021 New clinical risk management tools are needed to prevent COVID-19 deaths, say experts A new study exposes the dire need for new clinical risk management tools to help hospital healthcare workers prevent the deaths and intensive care admissions of BAME COVID-19 patients with pneumoni.
10 August 2021 Patients who isolate before surgery are 20% more likely to develop post-operative lung complications, finds study Patients isolating before surgery - mainly to avoid COVID-19 and its complications – are at a 20% increased risk of developing post-operative lung complications compared with patients who do not isolate.
06 August 2021 Licensed drug could reduce SARS-CoV-2 infection by up to 70 per cent, reveals study A licensed drug normally used to treat abnormal levels of fatty substances in the blood could reduce infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus by up to 70%.
23 July 2021 Longer interval between the first and second Pfizer vaccine boosts antibody levels and 'helper' T cells A new study carried out in collaboration with the University of Birmingham shows both short and long dosing schedules of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine generate strong antibody and T cell immune responses.
23 July 2021 People with five or more symptoms in first week of infection more likely to develop long COVID The presence of more than five symptoms of COVID-19 in the first week of infection is significantly associated with the development of long COVID.
09 July 2021 COVID:19: Scientists condemn government's 'dangerous & unethical COVID-19 experiment' University of Birmingham scientists are among more than 100 experts who have signed a letter published in The Lancet urging the UK Government to reconsider its plans to abandon all COVID-19 restrictions.
25 June 2021 Congress focuses on impact of COVID-19 on global liver disease University of Birmingham experts are leading discussions at the 2021 International Liver Congress citing the effects of COVID-19 on people with liver disease.
14 June 2021 Professor awarded MBE in 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours The University of Birmingham's Professor Tom Clutton-Brock has been awarded an MBE for services to the NHS during the COVID-19 pandemic.
04 June 2021 Study of UK dental professionals reveals extent of occupational risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection A University of Birmingham-led study of dental professionals has shown their increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection during the first wave of the pandemic.
04 June 2021 Study finds patients with COVID-19 produce immune responses against the body's own tissues or organs A University of Birmingham-led study has found that many patients with COVID-19 produce immune responses against their body's own tissues or organs.
14 May 2021 Study finds delaying second Pfizer vaccine to 12 weeks increases antibody responses in older people New study finds antibody responses in people over 80 is three-and-a-half times greater in those who have the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine after 12 weeks.