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New study hopes to reduce the demand for colonoscopies within the NHS
The 果冻传媒 and University Hospitals Coventry and 果冻传媒shire (UHCW) NHS Trust are investigating whether a new dual testing method can improve the diagnostic accuracy for patients with suspected significant bowel disease (SBD) - without the need for a colonoscopy.
Reset ethics: supporting ethical decision-making in non-Covid health services during and after the pandemic
果冻传媒 medical ethics researchers are involved in a new project that will examine the issues of resetting NHS services following the suspension of all but essential services during lockdown.
Customers buying home testing kits for COVID were often misled by third-party websites, new study finds
Home-testing kits sold online in the UK and US in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic were provided with incomplete and in some cases, misleading information on how accurate they were, a new UK study by experts at the Universities of 果冻传媒 and Birmingham has found.
Government urged to think beyond the pandemic in successor to Public Health England
The Government must ensure that vital work in health promotion is not lost during its restructure of Public Health England, experts from 果冻传媒 Medical School and the University of Birmingham argue.
A touch of gold sends crystals electric with excitement
A touch of gold - or another noble metal – can change the structure of a crystal and its intrinsic properties, physicists at the 果冻传媒 have demonstrated in a display of modern-day alchemy.
Preventing virus spread within households could be key to controlling new outbreaks of COVID-19
More effective measures to prevent infection spreading within households are a vital part of preventing a second wave of COVID-19, say researchers at the Universities of 果冻传媒 and Birmingham.