Study highlights risks of prescribing or monitoring errors in UK general...
Around one in 100 patients in a study of over 500 UK general practices are at risk of receiving an inappropriate prescription and around one in 250 have no record of monitoring within the recommended...
View ArticleSchoolgirl cancer vaccination encourages mothers to attend screening
Manchester researchers have shown that the introduction of the HPV vaccination programme for girls has increased uptake for cervical cancer screening by their mothers.
View ArticleInfants under 12 months most at risk of physical abuse
Infants under the age of 12 months are most at risk of serious physical abuse, reveals a large study of severely injured children published online in Emergency Medicine Journal.
View ArticleMedical Research Council (MRC) grant awarded to Global Health Researchers
Researchers from the Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences have been awarded a 3-year grant from the MRC with a value of £700,000 to investigate clinical and cost-effectiveness of a culturally adapted...
View ArticleTracks laid for international collaboration between Harvard Medical School...
Manchester Integrating Medicine and Innovative Technology (MIMIT) recently held a high-profile meeting that aimed to explore opportunities for collaboration and identify current unmet health problems...
View ArticleSecond opinions: Positive stories of GP work revealed
The often under-reported positive aspects of a GP’s working life have been uncovered by a University of Manchester researcher in a series of in-depth interviews with experienced doctors.
View ArticleLooking to lose weight in 2016? Step on the weighing scales
Using the latest connected-health technology, research from The University of Manchester indicates that the more often people engage with digital weighing scales, the more weight they lose.
View ArticleCloudy with a chance of pain!
It’s a mystery that’s perplexed people for over 2,000 years, but now University of Manchester scientists are on the verge of working out if the weather affects pain in people with arthritis and other...
View ArticleMinister measures health for Manchester’s digital health revolution
Life Sciences Minister George Freeman will today open the new home to the Health eResearch Centre of the Farr Institute at the University of Manchester, creating a North of England hub for some of the...
View ArticleCitizens’ jury says “share my data” following the UK’s first ever health...
Policymakers from across UK health services will on Thursday (10 March) be presented with the results of two independent citizens’ juries, both indicating support for the use of electronic health...
View ArticleHundreds of lives lost due to variations in common heart procedure
Despite the successful adoption of modern techniques, new research from the Universities of Keele and Manchester suggests more can be done to reduce fatalities following a non-surgical treatment for...
View ArticleDevo Manc -a health check: Experts explore Greater Manchester’s devolution...
The University of Manchester today shines the spotlight on Greater Manchester’s trailblazing devolution journey with a raft of expert articles and blogs providing new analysis of Devo Manc - from...
View ArticleHeRC Director named as Mbassador – a Global Ambassador for Manchester
The Director of the Faculty's Health eResearch Centre, Professor Iain Buchan, has been selected as one of 14 high-profile industry leaders chosen to maximise their global networks and help advance...
View ArticleNIHR Senior Investigator appointments awarded to Manchester academics
Five academics from the Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences have received the National Institute for Health Research’s (NIHR) prestigious Senior Investigator status in the March 2016 round of...
View ArticleNational study casts doubt on higher weekend death rate and proposals for...
A University of Manchester analysis of all patients across England receiving emergency hospital care has shown that, contrary to popular belief, fewer patients die after being admitted to hospital at...
View ArticleNew research shows that financially incentivising GPs does not extend life...
By comparing UK mortality data with that of other high-income countries, researchers from The University of Manchester’s Health eResearch Centre have shown that a £10 billion incentive programme has no...
View ArticlePioneering Salford Lung Study achieves world first
COPD patients treated with Relvar® Ellipta® achieve superior reduction in exacerbations compared with ‘usual care’.
View ArticleWhen reality bites: procedures meet practice in community pharmacies
High workload, rigid rules, and conflicting pressures from their employers are all leading to community pharmacy staff deviating from standard procedures at times to ensure patients receive the...
View ArticleNew collaboration will implement the latest public health research in the North
The University of Manchester has announced the launch of a major new initiative as part of the Well North project, designed to improve the health of communities in the north of England.
View ArticleStatins controversy linked to rise in UK patients stopping the treatment
New research highlights potential public health impact of high profile health stories in the media.
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