Press Releases
NHS highlights new back pain advice featuring Warwick expertise
The NHS website NHS Choices has published details of recommended changes to treatment of low back pain following a series of papers which featured expertise from the ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ’s Medical School
Warwick Medical School hosts Thai health delegation
A delegation from Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health has visited the ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ to learn about healthcare in the UK.
Warwick contributes to new global research into low back pain
Low back pain affects 540 million people worldwide, but too many patients receive the wrong care. Worldwide, overuse of inappropriate tests and treatments such as imaging, opioids and surgery means patients are not receiving the right care, and resources are wasted. Low back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting an estimated 540 million people at any one time.
How to build a better railway - in (almost) every cell in your body -
New work from the ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ shows how a microscopic ‘railway’ system in our cells can optimise its structure to better suit bodies’ needs.
New study to help people with long-term pain conditions back into work
The ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ is leading a project to help unemployed people with long term pain conditions back into work.
Drug-producing bacteria possible with synthetic biology breakthrough
Bacteria could be programmed to efficiently produce drugs, thanks to breakthrough research into synthetic biology using engineering principles, from the ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ and the University of Surrey.