News in the College Back to 'Medical and Dental Sciences' NewsRSS FeedAtom Feed 20/01/2022 Lack of trust in public figures linked to COVID vaccine hesitancy says new research DescriptionNew research says lack of trust in public sector officials has played a key role in low uptake of COVID-19 vaccinations among groups termed 'high risk'.Date:20/01/2022 14/01/2022 New ethnicity report highlights variation in health outcomes in rheumatology practice DescriptionDr Kanta Kumar together with rheumatology teams across the UK has played a key role in the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership report.Date:14/01/2022Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences, Research 06/01/2022 Parasitic roundworm poses lung health threat to European men DescriptionYoung men exposed to parasitic roundworm may be at increased risk of developing asthma and serious lung damage, a new study reveals.Date:06/01/2022Categories: International, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research 04/01/2022 University of Birmingham professor awarded Damehood for services to general practice DescriptionProfessor Helen Stokes-Lampard, Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Professor of GP Education at the University of Birmingham, has been awarded a Damehood in the 2022 New Year Honours.Date:04/01/2022Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences University of Birmingham professor awarded MBE for services to oral and dental health DescriptionProfessor Iain Chapple, Professor of Periodontology and former Head of the School of Dentistry at the University of Birmingham, has been awarded an MBE in the 2022 New Year Honours.Date:04/01/2022Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences Researchers reveal scale of prevalence of a condition that can cause type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure DescriptionScientists are calling for changes to healthcare policy following research showing the scale of the impact of a condition associated with benign tumours that can lead to type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.Date:04/01/2022Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences, Research 22/12/2021 Booster vaccination strongly enhances COVID-19 immunity in care home residents and staff – study DescriptionA COVID-19 booster vaccination markedly increases immune response in residents and staff within care homes, making it vital that people living and working in these settings get their third 'jab', a new study reveals.Date:22/12/2021 21/12/2021 China-wide study will boost understanding of fatal surgical complication DescriptionOlder patients in hospitals across China took part in a major multi-centre open-label randomised clinical trial that showed there was no difference in post-operative delirium in older people with a hip fracture.Date:21/12/2021Categories: International, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research 20/12/2021 Birmingham Perspective: How might Omicron impact potential future COVID-19 variants? DescriptionAdam Cunningham, Professor of Functional Immunity, speculates on how might the Omicron variant might affect future COVID-19 variants.Date:20/12/2021Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences Gum disease increases risk of other illness such as mental health and heart conditions, study finds DescriptionA University of Birmingham-led study shows an increased risk of patients developing illnesses including mental ill-health and heart conditions if they have a GP-inputted medical history of gum disease.Date:20/12/2021Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences, Research Displaying 1 to 10 of 988 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … Next