Patients with recent onset diabetes fast-tracked more effectively for pancreatic cancer screening
A recent study, funded by Pancreatic Cancer UK and conducted by researchers at BHP’s University of Birmingham, in collaboration with University of Oxford, University of Nottingham and fellow BHP fo…
Lower risk of caesarean births after COVID vaccination
Pregnant women who have received a Covid-19 vaccination are less likely to require a caesarean section or experience hypertension, according to new research.
A meta-analysis – funded by the NIHR…
Clinical trials programme kicks off with pulse survey
As part of our ‘Reducing Bureaucracy in Clinical Trials’ programme, Birmingham Health Partners is seeking the views of research-active colleagues from across the research partnership to help inform…
Children’s brain tumours could be diagnosed with 10-minute scan
Children with the most common malignant form of brain cancer could see diagnostic wait times dramatically reduced thanks to new research that trialled a quicker and less invasive way of determining…
Statisticians call for rigour and transparency in the evaluation of diagnostic tests
Recommendations – developed by a working group of statisticians – on reframing the evaluation of in vitro diagnostic tests have been published today by the Royal Statistical Society in its Series A…
World-first colorectal cancer vaccine trial treats first UK patient in Birmingham
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB), operated by BHP founder-member University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, has treated its first patient in England with a personalised vac…