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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…
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…
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…
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…
29 September 2020

Patients set to benefit from new guidelines on Artificial Intelligence health solutions

Patients could benefit from faster and more effective introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to diagnose and treat disease – thanks to a new regulatory framework aiming to improve the quality and transparency of studies…
29 September 2020

Study shows COVID-19 exposure and viral carriage in health care workers

2.4% of asymptomatic health care workers at work in Birmingham were carriers of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and over a third of those individuals subsequently became unwell with symptoms of COVID-19, a new cross-sectional study by…
29 September 2020

Advanced Therapy Treatment Centre network awarded £9.5m further investment

The Advanced Therapy Treatment Centre (ATTC) network has been awarded a total of £9.5 million to fund an additional 12 months of the programme. £6.5 million has been granted from the Government’s Department for Business,…
02 September 2020

HDR-UK supported health data research helps explain worse Covid-19 outcomes in certain ethnic groups

Data collated and made accessible for research via the PIONEER Hub has allowed researchers to better understand the link between ethnicity, severity of illness and outcomes for hospitalised COVID-19 patients. The study, due to be…
18 August 2020

Regulation matters: BHP expert appointed to UK’s new Regulatory Horizon Council

Professor Alastair Denniston, Lead for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare at Birmingham Health Partners’ Centre for Regulatory Science and Innovation, has been appointed to the UK government’s new Regulatory Horizon Council. The Regulatory Horizon Council is…
14 August 2020

Trial innovation helps recruitment

A UK trial into the effectiveness of giving blood to trauma patients before they come to hospital has recently introduced an innovation that, if proven to be successful, could be adopted across the country. Previously,…