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News Launch of new international medical code for presymptomatic type 1 diabetes University of Birmingham and NHS England researchers have created a diagnostic code for presymptomatic type 1 diabetes to enhance healthcare treatment.
15 March 2024 Birmingham researchers receive prestigious NIHR award Professors Melanie Calvert and Richard Riley have been recognised with a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Senior Investigator Award.
29 February 2024 New recommendations make it easier for patients to feed back on their health A new resource may help minimise respondent burden in the collection of patient-reported outcomes.
14 February 2024 Further funding for new device to improve treatment of anal fistula The award will fund a clinical study across 10 UK hospitals to demonstrate clinical safety and healing endpoints in over 100 patients.
13 February 2024 Cost-effective to routinely change surgical gloves and instruments as well as being safer Results of economic analysis of ChEETAh trial looks at evidence from seven low and middle-income countries