Weight loss medications: UK towns and cities
The UK towns and cities most interested in weight loss medications – Bolton ranks top New data has revealed the UK areas most interested in...
Schools: More support to improve health and wellbeing in children
New report calls for more support for schools to improve health and wellbeing in children and young people Northumbria University academics have contributed to a...
“If this training can work in Gaza, it can work anywhere else.”
Dr Israar Ul-Haq joined our HEST-UK (Hostile Environment Surgical Training-UK) course in Bolton to improve his trauma surgery skills before entering the heart of Palestine’s crisis...
Kidney transplantation: New therapy proven effective
Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) is one of the most common causes of kidney transplant failure. To date, however, no treatment has proven effective in combating this...
Diabetes – Signs and symptoms and how to help
Diabetes – The Facts - One in 15 people in the UK have diabetes. This includes one million people who have Type 2 but haven’t...
Diabetes: Vital information family and friends should know
What is diabetes? It is a condition where someone either doesn’t produce enough insulin, or their insulin isn’t working as it should and so they...
New catheter coating stops bacteria cells from swarming
Harmful bacteria that cause UTIs can change their shape into ‘swarmer cells’ to rapidly colonise the inside of catheters. They do this by moving as...
AI-designed catheters could dramatically reduce urinary tract infections
AI-designed catheters could dramatically reduce urinary tract infection rates among hospital patients, without the need for chemicals or antibiotics. Around one in five people who...
Biomedical Scientists Benefit NHS Up to £571M in Bowel Cancer Care
A new Oxera report has found that the NHS benefits by up to £571 million annually in bowel cancer care alone thanks to biomedical scientists,...
Kitchen spice inspired wound dressings
Kitchen spices such as turmeric and black pepper could revolutionise wound dressings: Nano-fibres made from everyday kitchen spices are being spun in the biomedical and...
