Monthly Archives: October 2020
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14 October 2020
UHB recruits first patient in world to a pioneering gene therapy trial
The first person to take part in a industry-sponsored BMN 307 gene therapy study for Phenylketonuria (PKU) has been recruited at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB). The PHEARLESS study aims to investigate if…
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13 October 2020
Birmingham researchers develop new device for head injury patients
A team of researchers at the NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC) have developed a device that could improve the recovery of and treatment for patients who have suffered significant brain injury. Patients…
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13 October 2020
UHB surgeon recognised in 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours
Professor Dion Morton, Barling Professor of Surgery, colorectal surgeon and joint-lead of the NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s 2020 Birthday Honours for services to Innovation…
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08 October 2020
Vitamin D deficiency increased risk of COVID in healthcare workers, new UK study shows
Healthcare workers who self-isolated after developing symptoms of COVID-19 were more likely to have a vitamin D deficiency, with workers from Black, Asian or ethnic minority backgrounds particularly affected, a new study by experts at…