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Safely linking big datasets to help find medical answers
Professor Serena Nik-Zainal is leading a Cambridge trial to find ways to analyse data across more than one secure research hub to help speed up advances in science and knowledge.
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Trust backs trial into treatment for severe hearing loss
Addenbrooke’s Hospital is to support a national study into the best treatment options for adults living with severe hearing loss.
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80 new air filter machines to help reduce hospital infection
Pioneering research by Addenbrooke's has resulted in air filter machines being installed across the Trust to help reduce the risk of Covid infection for patients and staff.
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Ground-breaking cancer study wins cash injection
A research team based at Addenbrooke’s Hospital has won a £140,000 cash boost towards a ground-breaking study aimed at finding new treatments for a rare cancer that affects children and young people.
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Professor Sharon Peacock awarded the MRC Millennium Medal
Sharon Peacock, Non-Executive Director at Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH), has been awarded the Medical Research Council's most prestigious prize for her pioneering work and leadership in tracking Covid variants during the pandemic.
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You Made a Difference - December 2021
December's You Made a Difference winners are a carpenter and a ward manager for the Charles Wolfson ward.
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Safely linking big datasets to help find medical answers
Professor Serena Nik-Zainal is leading a Cambridge trial to find ways to analyse data across more than one secure research hub to help speed up advances in science and knowledge.
Trust backs trial into treatment for severe hearing loss
Addenbrooke’s Hospital is to support a national study into the best treatment options for adults living with severe hearing loss.
80 new air filter machines to help reduce hospital infection
Pioneering research by Addenbrooke's has resulted in air filter machines being installed across the Trust to help reduce the risk of Covid infection for patients and staff.
Ground-breaking cancer study wins cash injection
A research team based at Addenbrooke’s Hospital has won a £140,000 cash boost towards a ground-breaking study aimed at finding new treatments for a rare cancer that affects children and young people.
Professor Sharon Peacock awarded the MRC Millennium Medal
Sharon Peacock, Non-Executive Director at Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH), has been awarded the Medical Research Council's most prestigious prize for her pioneering work and leadership in tracking Covid variants during the pandemic.
You Made a Difference - December 2021
December's You Made a Difference winners are a carpenter and a ward manager for the Charles Wolfson ward.
Hologram patients to help train future doctors and nurses
Health professionals of the future could soon be training on holograms of patients, thanks to a new partnership launched in Los Angeles and Cambridge and involving Addenbrooke's Hospital.
New Year Honour for children's dietitian
A children’s dietitian whose work at Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) has spanned more than three decades has been awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours.
Artificial pancreas helps babies with type 1 diabetes
Babies with type 1 diabetes can be successfully treated using an ‘artificial pancreas’, preventing dangerous consequences of very high or very low glucose levels in their blood.
You Made a Difference - November 2021
November's You Made a Difference winners are a staff nurse from the Ely day surgery unit and a consultant in the emergency department.
NICE prostate guidelines updated based on Cambridge research
A Cambridge developed model to categorise the risk of prostate cancer has been added to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines and adopted as standard practice in the NHS.
Getting your vaccine at the Deakin Centre at Addenbrooke’s Hospital?
You can now get your Covid-19 vaccine at the Deakin Centre based on the Addenbrooke’s Hospital site.
Friendly gut bacteria speeds long Covid recovery
Two capsules a day containing a scientifically chosen blend of natural ingredients could help patients suffering from long Covid, says a major UK study.
Christmas with Quentin Blake at the Rosie
Quentin Blake and his artwork at the Rosie Hospital is featuring in a BBC Two documentary on Christmas Day at 4.10pm.
Patient story: Covid vaccine saved my life
Andrew Lingham was days away from having his third booster jab when he fell seriously ill with Covid and had to be admitted to Addenbrooke's Hospital.
Two new wards open to ease winter pressures
2 newly build wards with a total of 36 beds have opened at Addenbrooke's, as part of a large-scale development to increase the hospital's capacity.
Surgeons’ last episode is rare insight into trauma care
Viewers who tune into BBC Two’s ‘Surgeons: At the Edge of Life’ at 9pm on Thursday (16 Dec) will get a rare glimpse behind the scenes of Addenbrooke’s busy emergency department.
Covid antiviral treatment trial starts in the East of England
A ground-breaking Covid trial is enrolling participants from across the region to investigate the effectiveness of new oral antiviral treatments, which can be safely taken at home.
Children’s service to monitor Omicron impact
The impact of the new Covid variant Omicron is being monitored by a new service at Addenbrooke’s Hospital helping with the treatment of children in the region with long Covid.
Surgeons face life-changing challenges in episode five
The penultimate episode of BBC Two’s ‘Surgeons: At the Edge of Life’ show theatre teams taking on two life changing challenges – one that will enable a pensioner to swallow again, and another to save a young mother’s sight.