Stories from 2021
Birmingham research team scoops NHS surgical oncology prize
The General Surgery Research Team, based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, were presented with the Cancer Research Excellence in Surgical Trials (CREST) award
Project to use AI to improve AI systems
UHB and partners awarded funding for a project to address health inequalities using artificial intelligence
Redesigned study restarts recruitment
A clinical trial that was significantly changed as a result of COVID-19 has now begun recruiting patients.
National researchers present first findings on blood clotting after COVID-19 vaccination
Researchers have published the first findings on the diagnosis of patients with vaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (VITT), a new thrombotic syndrome associated with the COVID-19 vaccine.
West Midlands-led trial finds continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) reduces need for invasive ventilation in hospitalised COVID-19 patients
Results from the RECOVERY-RS trial, which assessed different ways to provide oxygen support for patients in hospital with COVID-19, have found that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) reduced the need for invasive mechanical ventilation.
COVID-19 vaccine study for pregnant women launches in the West Midlands
A new clinical study, investigating the best gap between first and second COVID-19 vaccine doses for pregnant women, is now open to recruitment.