News in the College Back to 'Medical and Dental Sciences' Latest news from the College of Medical and Dental Sciences Study screening young people for diabetes expanded across Europe Description:Parth Narendran, Professor of Diabetes Medicine, has been awarded £860K funding towards type 1 diabetes general population screening of young people in Europe.Date:02 August 2023 University of Birmingham partners on reproductive health research Description:University of Birmingham experts will collaborate on researching policy for reproductive health provision, as part of a new Policy Research Unit.Date:01 August 2023 New partnership to advance research into IBD Description:Researchers from the University of Birmingham will work with Roche to identify new avenues for treatment for Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Date:31 July 2023 UK and Ireland-wide network to advance ‘urgently needed’ congenital heart disease clinical research Description:A new national strategy document, released today, should help aid progress in congenital heart disease research through greater collaboration between centres.Date:31 July 2023 Government acknowledges need for earlier access to care after miscarriage, in response to review Description:Long-awaited independent report on NHS miscarriage care and improvement ideas was published earlier this week alongside government response to calls for change.Date:28 July 2023 Vaccine rollout cut Covid deaths for cancer patients by 84% Description:New two year UK-wide study finds Covid-19 risk for cancer patients still higher than general population, but fell following availability of vaccinations in 2021Date:25 July 2023 New resources to improve patient and public involvement in health research Description:Patients and members of the public will be able to more easily take part in research thanks to a new tool developed by Birmingham’s work on Long COVID.Date:21 July 2023 Researchers aim for rapid biomarker diagnostic test for stroke, using saliva Description:The study aims to identify biomarkers in blood, urine, or saliva, for rapid diagnosis so patients are routed directly to the most appropriate treatment centre. Date:20 July 2023 Nearly half of modern slavery survivors not getting adequate psychological assistance Description:New report on experiences of survivors accessing wellbeing support in England and WalesDate:17 July 2023 Birmingham Professor appointed new Chair of the Medical Research Foundation Description:Professor Paul Moss has been appointed as the new Chair of the Medical Research Foundation’s Board of Trustees, with effect from October 2023.Date:14 July 2023 Minister and MP visit Tommy’s miscarriage research centre Description:Visitors shown the pilot of new system of miscarriage care for the UKDate:13 July 2023 Tip of the iceberg: research to understand experiences and needs of people with eating disorders Description:New project to bring anthropological approach to understand lived experience of people with eating disordersDate:10 July 2023 Previous11121314151617Next