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Study to shed light on youth vaping

By Liz Wells 19 February 2025

A £62m research project is to investigate long-term health effects of vaping on young people's health and wellbeing, alongside wider influences on adolescent health.

TECHNOLOGY

AI trial to tackle breast cancer launched

By Liz Wells 04 February 2025

Nearly 700,000 women across the country will take part in a trial to test how AI tools can be used to catch breast cancer cases earlier, the DHSC has announced.

PREVENTION

AI model can predict high blood pressure and related complications from ECGs

By Liz Wells 09 January 2025

An AI model can be used to predict both the risk of high blood pressure and which patients may go on to experience complications from high blood pressure using an ECG, new research reveals.

BACK PAIN

Researchers secure funding to evaluate self-management app for low back pain

By Liz Wells 04 December 2024

Researchers from the University of Bristol, UWE Bristol and St George’s University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with the Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire ICB and ge...

SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South London trust secures £1.3m for research equipment and technology

By Liz Wells 19 November 2024

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has secured £1.3m funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to pay for new research equipment and technology.

PREVENTION

Bradford's clean air initiative 'reducing demand' on GPs

By Liz Wells 18 November 2024

Bradford’s Clean Air Zone has reduced visits to GPs in ever-increasing numbers, saving the NHS tens of thousands of pounds every month, new research reveals.

TECHNOLOGY

Lightbulb moment - predicting patients' risk of developing and worsening disease

11 November 2024

Each issue we ask NHS trust and ICB workers to share their great ideas and moments of inspiration which boost care outcomes and productivity

PREVENTION

NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre awarded over £1m for research equipment

By Liz Wells 22 October 2024

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Imperial Biomedical Research Centre has been awarded more than £1m by the NIHR for equipment that will support vital translational research.

TECHNOLOGY