Bedside Tweeting
Patients' Twitter messages give useful insights into NHS hospital care
Patient tweets to NHS hospitals provide valuable insight into their experiences of care, according to new research.
Stories tagged with 'Public health'
Vitamin B3 Hope
New clinical trial reveals early promise for treatment for Friedreich's ataxia
Researchers have discovered Vitamin B3 may hold the key for treating the childhood degenerative disease Friedreich's ataxia
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Full on Fibre
Discovery of anti-appetite molecule released by fibre could help tackle obesity
New research has helped unpick a long-standing mystery about how dietary fibre supresses appetite.
Putting health on the map
New high-detail atlas offers tool to explore local environment and health
Researchers have launched a detailed atlas with environment and health maps at a fine scale across England and Wales.
Lung Surgery Rethink
Study suggests more patients with emphysema could benefit from surgery
A procedure called lung volume reduction surgery could be performed effectively in more patients, according to new research.
Helping Hep B vaccination
Supermarket vouchers improve completion of Hep B vaccination with drug users
The first UK trial of incentivising drug users to complete a hepatitis B vaccination course has had promising results.
LARCs on the rise
GP incentive scheme increases long-term reversible contraceptive prescriptions
A UK policy to increase long-term contraceptive methods has boosted prescriptions by about 110,000 over three years.
Prescribing problems
Research shows children's penicillin prescriptions are below recommended doses
Penicillin prescriptions for millions of children over the age of five could be below the recommended doses.
Health hotspots
Southeast England most at risk of rising deaths due to climate change
Warmer summers brought on by climate change will cause more deaths in London and southeast England than the rest of the country, scientists predict.
Medicine on film
Faculty of Medicine gives insight into its exceptional translational research
A snapshot of our world-class translational medical research captured through 13 videos.
