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2024
27
March
2024
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01:49
Europe/London
There is no evidence that locum doctors are less clinically competent or practice less safely than permanent doctors, a study in England led by University of Manchester researchers has shown.
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21
February
2024
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15:35
Europe/London
A review has shed light on the groundbreaking advancements in the simulation of blood flow within the intricate vascular system that could transform medical treatment and device innovation for vascular diseases.
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2023
14
September
2023
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09:14
Europe/London
Researchers have developed the first reliable test for dementia in people with hearing loss, following an international study led by The University of Manchester scientists.
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12
September
2023
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15:12
Europe/London
UK-Med, the UK’s official Emergency Medical Team based at The University of Manchester, has deployed a specialist team of humanitarian workers to Morocco following the recent earthquake.
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03
August
2023
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09:00
Europe/London
An Optometry team from The University of Manchester has been awarded the University’s first-ever Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence by Advance HE, alongside two academics who have received National Teaching Fellowships in recognition of …
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23
May
2023
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10:14
Europe/London
New analysis of the government’s Community Renewal Fund allocation has found that the North missed out on funding to the tune of £21 million.
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12
May
2023
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10:59
Europe/London
The founder of a frontline medical aid charity based at The University of Manchester who spent 35 years responding to wars and major disasters around the world is to deliver this year’s Cockcroft Rutherford Lecture on Tuesday 16 May.
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24
January
2023
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09:35
Europe/London
A new study by University of Manchester researchers has revealed the stark impact that high turnover of GPs has on patients’ health outcomes and the service they receive in England.
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03
January
2023
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11:28
Europe/London
UK-Med, the frontline medical aid charity based at The University of Manchester, has announced that founder Professor Tony Redmond OBE has stepped down as Chair after 29 years in the role, to be replaced by former GP and advisor on quality and …
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2022
08
September
2022
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13:40
Europe/London
Since becoming a research platform at The University of Manchester, Creative Manchester has witnessed immense growth, nurturing exciting research and delivering outstanding workshops and events. The platform’s research is centred on three key …
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01
September
2022
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08:07
Europe/London
Psoriasis may be underdiagnosed in UK primary care settings, according to research led by researchers from The University of Manchester.
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22
August
2022
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15:55
Europe/London
Healthcare professionals may be unconsciously assigning lower clinical priority to patients from poorer areas compared to patients who live in more affluent areas, a study of English Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments by The University of …
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01
August
2022
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16:56
Europe/London
Hospitals must start using “smart” intravenous (IV) infusion technology to its full potential if they are to prevent dangerous drug errors, University of Manchester researchers have found.
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08
February
2022
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11:48
Europe/London
We owe a vote of thanks to our ancestors for inventing some of the most important measures to keep us safe during the Covid 19 pandemic, argues a University of Manchester scientist in a new book.
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01
February
2022
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06:23
Europe/London
A study led by University of Manchester and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) researchers has revealed that obesity is likely to cause an increased risk of kidney disease.
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13
January
2022
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13:46
Europe/London
The journey to a pig-heart transplant began 60 years agoOn Friday, January 7 2022, David Bennett became the world’s first person to successfully receive a transplant of a pig’s heart. The eight-hour-long operation by surgeons at the University …
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13
January
2022
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12:16
Europe/London
The University of Manchester, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Link Biologics Limited today announced that promising preclinical data on the treatment of Dry Eye Disease using a novel protein biological drug, Link_TSG6, have been …
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11
January
2022
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15:54
Europe/London
New research led by University of Manchester researchers published today (11/01/22) in the British Journal of General Practice has thrown new light on the use and characteristics of locum GPs in England.
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07
January
2022
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12:21
Europe/London
If you ate too much over the festive season, you may well be thinking about a healthy diet plan for 2022. But as anyone who has ever dieted knows, there are countless options out there. Right now, we’re in the midst of a revolutionary time for …
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2021
03
November
2021
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08:50
Europe/London
Manchester-based researchers have taken an important step towards making it safer for people in prison who are prescribed medication.
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01
November
2021
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16:52
Europe/London
The number of people seeking help for self-harm in primary care (for example from their GP), dropped sharply during the first UK lockdown in 2020. By May 2021 this deficit had not returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to new research that …
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20
October
2021
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10:58
Europe/London
Our body clock allows bodily processes to occur at certain times of the day, like eating, sleeping and body temperature.
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20
September
2021
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16:00
Europe/London
A parent-led intervention that supports the social development of babies displaying early signs of autism has significantly reduced the likelihood of an autism diagnosis being made in early childhood, according University of Manchester scientists, …
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14
June
2021
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16:07
Europe/London
Patients with a common respiratory disease had more flare-ups linked to activities that put them at risk of being exposed to mould in a study by University of Manchester and NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) researchers.
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21
April
2021
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16:28
Europe/London
Social media is used extensively to seek antibiotics, avoid dental treatment and provide support to people with toothache, according to new research.
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29
March
2021
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10:14
Europe/London
A collaboration between two Barcelona institutions and the Nanomedicine Lab at The University of Manchester - aimed at treating brain disorders such as epilepsy and Parkinson’s Disease - has secured £12m in funding.
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2020
05
October
2020
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12:28
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has announced today a groundbreaking gene therapy partnership to ease the lifelong suffering of people with Hunter syndrome.
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27
August
2020
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16:00
Europe/London
Up to a-third of older adults with hearing loss in England could be undetected and untreated , according to a new study by University of Manchester researchers.
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20
August
2020
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12:50
Europe/London
A study, led by researchers at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, the University of Manchester and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), has found that young women are most vulnerable to postpartum mental illness.
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09
July
2020
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14:46
Europe/London
Placebo pain-relief is reproducible in patients with chronic pain compared to healthy volunteers according to a unique University of Manchester study.
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