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Posted 22 May 2020 The Conversation: A new global health pattern: longer life for the poor, with more ailments Professor Justine Davies and Maria Odland write for The Conversation on how the number of older people in lower income countries is growing and how these countries' health systems might not be able to cope.
Posted 21 May 2020 University of Birmingham secures funding for critical UK clinical trial for children diagnosed with rare childhood cancer A team will coordinate the UK arm of a critical European clinical trial which could lead to the development of more effective and kinder treatments for children diagnosed with a rare and aggressive childhood cancer.
Posted 21 May 2020 High doses of vitamin D supplementation has no benefit in preventing or treating COVID-19 Scientists from the UK, Europe and the USA, including experts from the University of Birmingham, have published a vitamin D consensus paper warning against high doses of vitamin D supplementation.