BHP founder-member the University of Birmingham has been awarded a £500k Pathfinder Award from the medical research charity LifeArc which will support early-stage projects with a focus on translational development … Continue reading “Funding boost for Birmingham rare disease research”
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BHP invests £300k in innovative service improvement projects
Birmingham Health Partners (BHP), the second city’s University-NHS partnership, has announced the inaugural recipients of its Seed Fund programme, awarding more than £300,000 to four projects across physiotherapy, drug delivery, … Continue reading “BHP invests £300k in innovative service improvement projects”
Review of 25 years reveals AI healthtech is beginning to listen to patients
Patients experiences of their health conditions are slowly being integrated into AI studies, a review of 25 years of healthcare publications has found. Published in the Lancet Digital Health, the … Continue reading “Review of 25 years reveals AI healthtech is beginning to listen to patients”
Birmingham adrenal tumour service awarded five-star status for research and care
The cross-BHP endocrine service at University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) NHS Foundation Trust which works in collaboration with the academic adrenal tumour research team at the Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR), … Continue reading “Birmingham adrenal tumour service awarded five-star status for research and care”
Leukaemia trial tests Covid vaccine strategies to combat immune suppression
Patients with the most common form of leukaemia – Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL) – are being invited to take part in a trial that could help them build Covid-19 antibodies … Continue reading “Leukaemia trial tests Covid vaccine strategies to combat immune suppression”