A pioneering lung cancer study, led by the University of Birmingham’s Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, has highlighted important factors that will need to be considered in the next … Continue reading “Flagship Cancer Research UK precision medicine trial highlights the need for a new approach in treating genomically complicated cancers”
Month: July 2020
First nationwide insight into new paediatric condition related to COVID-19
A UK study into critically ill children admitted to paediatric intensive care units with symptoms of a rare, new inflammatory syndrome, has combined data from units across the country to … Continue reading “First nationwide insight into new paediatric condition related to COVID-19”
Regulation matters: major report launched by Birmingham Health Partners
Experts in regulatory science from Birmingham Health Partners (BHP) have called for a coherent and specific national strategy for regulatory science – including training, funding and cross-disciplinary working – in … Continue reading “Regulation matters: major report launched by Birmingham Health Partners”
Birmingham patient among first to receive COVID-19 convalescent plasma
One of the first people to receive COVID-19 convalescent plasma has spoken about their experience and urged people to donate. Ahmed Bhayat from Handsworth in Birmingham, was one of the … Continue reading “Birmingham patient among first to receive COVID-19 convalescent plasma”
Grant awarded for trial into respiratory disease
Alice Turner, Professor of Respiratory Medicine in the Institute of Applied Health Research, and her team have been successfully awarded a £650,000 NIHR Health Technology Assessment trial grant to test ambulatory … Continue reading “Grant awarded for trial into respiratory disease”