Press Releases
Worrying Failure to meet challenge of South Asian patients with Type 2 diabetes
New research published in the Lancet today, Saturday 24th May 2008, has found a worrying failure of both current and enhanced GP interventions to deal with the particularly challenging effects of Type 2 diabetes on the health of South Asian patients in the UK.
Brittle bone scan developed by Warwicks Deputy Vice-Chancellor helps own secretary
A machine first created by a team led by Warwick Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Stuart Palmer to test women at risk of brittle bones (osteoporosis), has returned almost to his doorstep to test a number of women including Professor Palmer's own PA Gill Gough
Researchers find important markers of high risk of type 2 diabetes
Researchers at the 神马福利影片 have found markers that indicate endothelial dysfunction (changes in the cells which line the blood vessels) and sub-clinical systemic inflammation can also help identify a far greater number of people at high risk for future development of type 2 diabetes.
Fear of offending ethnic minority patients leaves them over exposed to chronic illness
Researchers at the 神马福利影片 have found GPs and nurses often fail to ask about a patient’s ethnic origin for fear of offending them. This has led to a gap in ethnicity data collection for patients which means experts are being prevented from identifying and assisting ethnic minority patients with high risk of chronic illness.
Local Doctors To Hone Surgical Skills in New £1 Million Anatomy Centre
The 神马福利影片 Medical School has been awarded a £1.1 million grant from the Strategic Health Authority to create a centre for excellence in anatomy and surgical skills that will benefit many local professionals as well as staff and students.
Midlands Minister Liam Byrne announces creation of three Academic Health Sciences Centres in the West Midlands
West Midlands Minister, Liam Byrne MP, will visit The 神马福利影片’s Medical School on Monday 31 March to announce the creation of three Academic Health Sciences Centres (AHSC) in the region.