Open all hours?
Changing GP opening hours unlikely to ease rising burden of A&E visits
A new study has found no correlation between satisfaction with GP opening hours and the number of visits to A&E in England.
Stories tagged with 'Public health'
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Lung love
Natural lung bacteria offer clues on treating airway infections, says expert
Further research on the lung microbiome could uncover new, more effective approaches to managing lung infections, according to an Imperial researcher.
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Mutations causing obesity
Severe obesity linked to newly identified gene mutations
Researchers have discovered mutations in a gene related to obesity, offering new treatment possibilities in the fight against the global epidemic.
Valuing vaccines
Increasing vaccine coverage in developing countries focus of new Imperial hub
A 10 million pound Future Vaccine Manufacturing Hub led by Imperial College London has officially launched.
Prof Riboli to step down
Professor Riboli to step down as Head of School of Public Health
Professor Elio Riboli has announced that he will step down from his role as Head of the School of Public Health at the end of 2017.
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On air
Podcast: Up in the air, a walk in the park and a hopeful New Year
In this edition: How the busy city and green parks around us affect our health, and what Imperial scientists are looking forward to in 2018.
AMR Studentships
UK's first PhD programme to tackle antimicrobial resistance offers studentships
A first of its kind programme to train new scientists to fight the threat of drug resistant bugs has awarded a number of studentships to Imperial.
Top 100 research papers
Seven School of Public Health publications feature in top 100 papers of 2017
Staff from Imperial College London's School of Public Health authored or contributed to seven of the top 100 papers of 2017 as measured by Altmetric.
Walking in the Air
In pictures: Imperial Fringe took visitors on a walk through air
Hundreds of visitors took shelter from the cold to breathe in a festive evening and investigate the invisible gases that flow around us.
Road traffic Health risk
Air pollution from London traffic is affecting the health of unborn babies
Exhaust fumes, soot and dust spewed out from road traffic in the UK capital may be putting the health of thousands of unborn babies at risk.
