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COPD patients' quality of life improved by socialising and regular exercise
6 July 2018
Regular contact with healthcare professionals, support from peers and engaging in organised exercise could help people with chronic lung conditions to lead more active - and generally better lives, according to new research.
Reducing the need for 24-hour blood pressure monitors in general practice
4 July 2018
A simple computer algorithm is shown to correctly classify patients with hypertension in 97% of cases.
BMC Medicine series on understanding complexity in health systems
20 June 2018
Professor Trish Greenhalgh and Dr Chrysanthi Papoutsi have edited a new article collection proposing a complexity-informed paradigm in researching health services and systems.
Department awarded for sustainability efforts
15 June 2018
Primary Care Health Sciences receives a Green Impact Silver Award at the Sustainability Showcase.
Patients to set agenda for heart failure research
15 June 2018
People with advanced heart failure, their carers, families and friends are being asked to help set the priorities for future research into the condition.
Support for parents losing a baby before 24 weeks of pregnancy
15 June 2018
A new, free information resource is launched to improve support for parents losing a baby before 24 weeks of pregnancy.
No clear evidence that nicotine “preloading” helps smokers to quit
14 June 2018
Any beneficial effect may have been masked by reduction in use of smoking cessation drug.
Supermarket swaps support healthy diets
6 June 2018
Supermarket interventions could play role in public health strategies, study finds
The Big Crash Diet Experiment
30 May 2018
Professors Susan Jebb and Paul Aveyard team up with the BBC to put the latest research on “crash dieting” to the test.
Prescription costs increase for low-value treatments
23 May 2018
Prescription costs increase for low-value treatments despite reduction in numbers
Can screening for atrial fibrillation prevent stroke?
16 May 2018
Upcoming trial involving 120,000 patients to investigate screening for stroke prevention
Developing personalised care for shoulder pain
3 May 2018
New £2.7 million study to personalise care for people with shoulder pain
Alison Chapple (1946–2018)
2 May 2018