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23 November 2018
Final families recruited to genomics project before move into routine NHS care
Thousands of people across the West Midlands have taken part in a pioneering NHS research project. The 100,000 Genomes Project could provide genetic diagnoses for some people, and could lead to personalised treatments in the…
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22 November 2018
QEHB research manager braves Everest trek in aid of charity
Flying the flag for the QEHB Charity, Charlotte Radovanovic, Ophthalmology Research Project Manager at UHB, and her partner James Webley, recently completed a challenge of a lifetime, culminating in an Armistice Day service at the…
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22 November 2018
Research Changes Lives event was a success – want to be involved next time?
An event at Birmingham’s Central Library last month marked the first such NIHR (National Institute for Health Research) PPIE (Patient and Public Involvement/Engagement) event in the city. Organiser, Laura Chapman, NIHR PPIE Manager, explained what…
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21 November 2018
Integrated-COPD study sees hospitals and GP practices working together
Hundreds of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have been recruited to a pioneering study featuring collaboration between primary and secondary care. Led by Heartlands Hospital, part of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust…
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20 November 2018
World’s First Specialist Conflict Wound Research Centre aims to eliminate scarring within a generation
The first military and civilian wound research centre of its kind in the world was officially opened at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham on November 13, aiming to minimise the psychological and physical impact of…
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20 November 2018
Birmingham-led study shows standard chemotherapy treatment for HPV-positive throat cancer remains the most effective.
A new study funded by Cancer Research UK and led by QEHB consultant Professor Hisham Mehanna has found that the standard chemotherapy used to treat a specific type of throat cancer remains the most effective.…
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19 November 2018
MW-ATTC team speak at Advanced Therapy Adoption workshop
Key members of the Midlands-Wales Advanced Therapy Treatment Centre (MW-ATTC) recently attended a national event exploring how the ATTC network can drive the adoption of advanced cell and gene therapies into the NHS for the…
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14 November 2018
Inspiring research nurse – Dr Liz Lees-Deutsch
Dr Liz Lees-Deutsch, Consultant Nurse in acute medicine at Heartlands Hospital was the first nurse from the then, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust to receive a Doctoral Research Fellowship from the National Institute Healthcare…
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13 November 2018
University Hospitals Birmingham becomes part of the National NIHR BioResource network
QEHB’s Centre for Rare Diseases has this week become part of the NIHR (National Institute for Health Research) BioResource network. The BioResource team at will be led by Dr Graham Lipkin and Humeira Hafsa, research…
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11 November 2018
Research paper boosts understanding of rare disease
A team of researchers at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB), alongside national and international collaborators, have published one of the first papers focusing on how a rare disorder affects the kidneys. Alström Syndrome…