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Training a new breed of clinical triallist

03 Feb 2022

Cambridge's Experimental Medicine Initiative, working with AstraZeneca and GSK, is training specialists who can work out at an earlier stage of...

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Zetta Genomics

Cambridge spin-out aims to realise the power of genomic data in precision medicine

02 Feb 2022

Cambridge spin-out Zetta Genomics has raised £2.5 million in new seed funding from Nina Capital, APEX Medical and Cambridge Enterprise to advance its...

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Concerns over medical consultations by phone and video – study

02 Nov 2021

A study of rheumatology patients and clinicians has found that while the majority found phone or video consultations more convenient than face-to-...

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One man, three companies, tens of thousands of lives...

22 Oct 2021

Professor Steve Jackson talks about drug discovery, serial entrepreneurship and the enterprising mindset.

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Coronavirus

Hospital-acquired COVID-19 tends to be picked up from other patients, not from healthcare workers

24 Aug 2021

The majority of patients who contracted COVID-19 while in hospital did so from other patients rather than from healthcare workers, concludes a new...

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Healthcare worker wearing FFP3 mask

Upgrading PPE for staff working on COVID-19 wards cut hospital-acquired infections dramatically

29 Jun 2021

When Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge upgraded its face masks for staff working on COVID-19 wards to filtering face piece 3 (FFP3) respirators, it...

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Doctor wearing face mask

Proper fit of face masks is more important than material, study suggests

11 Feb 2021

A team of researchers studying the effectiveness of different types of face masks has found that in order to provide the best protection against...

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Medical workers in Syria

Syrian refugee health workers can help Europe cope with COVID-19

16 Sep 2020

Employing displaced Syrian healthcare workers is a 'win-win' for both host communities and refugees as it would strengthen national health services...

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Research nurse from the NIHR Clinical Research Facility processing patient samples using SAMBA machines at Adden brooke’s Hospital in Cambridge

Rapid coronavirus test speeds up access to urgent care and will free up beds ahead of winter

03 Jun 2020

Researchers say faster tests helped expedite access to life-saving treatments such as organ transplants – and might make all the difference later...

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Blood pressure measurement - close-up

Stroke survivors and caregivers feel abandoned by health services, study finds

21 Feb 2018

A systematic review of studies focused on stroke survivors’ and carers’ experiences of primary care and community healthcare services has found that...

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Syrian refugee in a hospital in Lebanon

Targeting of Syrian healthcare as ‘weapon of war’ sets dangerous precedent, say researchers

15 Mar 2017

As new estimates of death toll for health workers are published, experts say the deliberate and systematic attacks on the healthcare infrastructure...

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Sierra Leonean Junior Doctor, Marina Kamara, follows up on a suspected kidney infection.

IMF lending conditions curb healthcare investment in West Africa, study finds

11 Jan 2017

Research shows budget reduction targets and public sector caps, insisted on by the IMF as loan conditions, result in reduced health spending and...

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