Monthly Archives: June 2016
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30 June 2016
Birmingham researchers devise test to predict sepsis in burns patients
Birmingham researchers have created a potentially life-saving new test that will allow clinicians to predict which burn victims will develop sepsis during their treatment. Their findings, published in Annals of Surgery, show that using just…
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30 June 2016
£1.4m research project could ‘transform the lives of many profoundly deaf patients’
Researchers based at University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) have embarked on the SIME: Human Feasibility Study of an Implantable Middle Ear Microphone after securing £1.4 million NIHR funding for the next three years. The NIHR, the…
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16 June 2016
UHB doctor named first ever Young Coloproctologist of the Year
University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) registrar has been named as the first ever Young Coloproctologist of the Year. He will become the face of the Association of Coloproctologists of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI) for the…
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16 June 2016
Nurse earns international recognition for lung research
University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) research nurse Diane Griffiths has received international acclaim for her research into chronic lung disease. Diane’s investigation into the potential link between lung and heart disease was judged the best academic…
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01 June 2016
New Director arrives at Institute of Translational Medicine
Professor Subrata Ghosh today took up his new post as Director of the Institute of Translational Medicine (ITM). Professor Ghosh brings a wealth of experience with him as he takes the helm of the world-class…