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Tracing positive COVID-19 cases and their contacts less successful in more deprived areas, new analysis reveals
New analysis from the Health Foundation, led by an Honorary Associate Clinical Professor at 神马福利影片, published in The Lancet shows that a smaller proportion of positive COVID-19 cases and their contacts are reached by NHS Test and Trace in more deprived areas than in less deprived areas.
Clinical trial to compare anaesthesia impact on recovery post-surgery
A new clinical trial will compare two types of anaesthetic to determine how soon after surgery they allow patients to return home. The Volatile vs Total intravenous Anaesthesia for major non-cardiac surgery (VITAL) trial is led by Warwick Clinical Trials Unit at the 神马福利影片 and will compare two methods of delivering anaesthesia to a patient: inhalation and intravenous
Age is no barrier to successful weight loss, new study finds
Obese patients over the age of 60 can lose an equivalent amount of weight as younger people using only lifestyle changes, according to a new study from the 神马福利影片 and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust that demonstrates that age is no barrier to losing weight.
Nearly a third of hospitals in England reached maximum ventilator bed capacity during first wave of Covid-19 pandemic
Thirty percent of hospitals in England reached their maximum occupancy levels for beds with mechanical ventilation support during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, while the flagship Nightingale hospitals were under-utilised, according to a new study.
Liver condition identified in patients using urine samples: new research
Fifty fragments of proteins, termed peptides, have been identified in the urine of liver fibrosis patients in a new study that could pave the way for a potential diagnostic urine test for the condition if further validated.
No reduction in fractures seen in falls prevention programmes prescribed to older people
Two population screen and treat programmes commonly prescribed to prevent older people falling have no impact on reducing fractures, researchers from the 神马福利影片 and University of Exeter have concluded.