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Drop-in sessions to raise awareness of hepatitis will take place at the Library of Birmingham this month, ahead of the building’s iconic façade being illuminated in purple to mark World Hepatitis Day. Hepatitis is the term...

One in five UK healthcare workers may not be fully immunised against measles, new research has found. In a letter published in The Lancet, a team of immunology experts led by Professor Alex Richter at the University...

A start-up business that aims to improve the lives of the elderly has won the Ingenuity Impact Entrepreneur of the Year award from Nuffield Health in the Ingenuity Impact Showcase 2024. Run by the University of...

A new suicide prevention intervention developed specifically for autistic adults has been trialled as part of a programme of research to identify ways to reduce suicide and self-harm amongst autistic people. The trial has been carried...

New research, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that teachers may be attributing signs of age-related immaturity in children, to conditions such as Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The...

An analysis of data from over 16,700 patients has revealed that ethnic minority patients with heart failure are at much higher risk of death than White patients.   According to the study, supported by the British...

Cancer waiting times are set to fall thanks to new AI technology that locates cancer cells 2.5 times quicker than doctors alone. Game-changing AI will start being rolled out to every NHS radiotherapy department in England...

A package of up to £85 million to support the international community in tackling the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance, a global issue that makes infections difficult or impossible to treat, will be announced today by...

Having both pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing, Mandip Sidhu (47) of Littleover, Derby was sentenced to two years imprisonment on each of five counts of supplying Class C drugs and four months for forgery, all...

Pilots to commence from autumn offering patients a choice of where they receive out-of-hospital care Patient choice expansion will be tested in new areas across the country Increased choice stands to offer patients better outcomes, greater...