Experts today call for more value to be given to patients’ ‘lived experiences’ as a study of over 1,000 patients and clinicians found multiple examples of patient reports being under-valued.
Meet the winner of the Vice-Chancellor's Awards 2023 for Research Impact and Engagement and learn more about their projects.
̽»¨Ö±²¥joint winner of the Early Career Researcher 2023 is Dr Barry Coughlan.
An individual diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at age 30 years could see their life expectancy fall by as much as 14 years, an international team of researchers has warned.
A large-scale international collaboration has identified new genes associated with breast cancer that could eventually be included in tests to identify women at increased risk of the disease.
More than half of patients with auto-immune conditions experience mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety, yet the majority are rarely or never asked in clinic about mental health symptoms, according to new research from the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge and King’s College London.
A reduction in the amount of time spent physically active when adults are over 60 years old is linked to lower quality of life, a Cambridge study of almost 1,500 adults has shown.
A clinical academic community nurse at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge has been named as one of the top 75 nurses and midwives who have contributed in a significant way to the National Health Service since its creation.
Cambridge scientists have set out principles for how computational science – which powers discoveries from unveiling the mysteries of the universe to developing treatments to fight cancer to improving our understanding of the human genome, but can have a substantial carbon footprint – can be made more environmentally sustainable.
Efforts to tackle major issues facing the UK, including the nation’s health and climate change, are being hampered because politicians often ignore the existing evidence when setting policies, according to Dame Theresa Marteau, a public health expert at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge.
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