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A wounded man from Zeebrugge having his wounds dressed by naval and Red Cross nurses at Chatham. Credit: Wellcome Collection

What can war teach today’s nurses about wound care?

Published
7 November 2017
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Health
Arts & Culture

A recreated First World War field hospital and groundbreaking research into wound care will be combined as part of an innovative event partnering history with healthcare next week.

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Children’s intensive care under increased pressure

Published
2 November 2017
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Health

Children's intensive care units were operating under increased pressure as they coped with rising numbers of patients and a lack of specialist nurses, according to the latest audit.

The image shows four human colon cancer cells magnified and dyed to reveal cell structures.

Identifying a test to target cancer drug

Published
27 October 2017
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Science
Health

Doctors are developing a more personalised approach to the treatment of bowel cancer, thanks to research which has found a way of screening tumours for their susceptibility to drug therapy.

Picture shows people in a hospital in rural China attached to antibiotic drips

Preventing inappropriate antibiotic use

Published
26 October 2017
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Global
Health

A collaboration between scientists has helped reduce the prescription of unneeded antibiotics to children in rural China.

Child writing in a school text book. She has a pencil in her hand.

Lack of sleep damaging for children

Published
11 October 2017
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Health

More than a third of primary school children are failing to get sufficient sleep, according to research presented at the British Sleep Society conference.

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Novel material keeps itself germ-free

Published
5 October 2017
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Technology
Health

Scientists have developed a novel weapon in the battle against deadly hospital-acquired infections – a textile that disinfects itself.

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Championing medtech in the Leeds City Region

Published
21 September 2017
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Health
Technology

The University has led a Science and Innovation Audit, commissioned by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to highlight investment opportunities for medical technologies.