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Industrial action
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has confirmed that their members will be taking part in national industrial action, in the form of a strike, on Thursday 15 December and Tuesday 20 December, 08:00-20:00.
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New hope for kidney cancer treatment
Cambridge researchers have discovered that a drug used to treat lung cancer could potentially help patients with a type of kidney cancer called renal cell carcinoma.
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Two top awards for Professor Ravi Gupta
Addenbrooke's doctor and University of Cambridge professor Ravindra Gupta has won the prestigious Translational Microbiology Prize as well as being named as one of the world's most influential researchers of 2022.
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Cancer patients to help trial ‘life saving’ home testing kit
Addenbrooke’s hospital is helping to trial a new home-testing device to check if cancer patients are at risk from a serious side effect of chemotherapy.
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Waiting times update
We are currently undertaking a review of all patients on our waiting list for tests or procedures.
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Green Takeover Week: helping tackle climate change
CUH is hosting a ‘Green Takeover’ this week to push forward its commitment to tackle climate change.
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Industrial action
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has confirmed that their members will be taking part in national industrial action, in the form of a strike, on Thursday 15 December and Tuesday 20 December, 08:00-20:00.
Call for wider genetic testing for children with brain tumours
A team of doctors at Addenbrooke’s have highlighted how a simple genetic screening test improved the diagnosis and treatment of a little 17-month old girl with a brain tumour – caused by a rare condition.
New hope for kidney cancer treatment
Cambridge researchers have discovered that a drug used to treat lung cancer could potentially help patients with a type of kidney cancer called renal cell carcinoma.
Two top awards for Professor Ravi Gupta
Addenbrooke's doctor and University of Cambridge professor Ravindra Gupta has won the prestigious Translational Microbiology Prize as well as being named as one of the world's most influential researchers of 2022.
Cancer patients to help trial ‘life saving’ home testing kit
Addenbrooke’s hospital is helping to trial a new home-testing device to check if cancer patients are at risk from a serious side effect of chemotherapy.
Waiting times update
We are currently undertaking a review of all patients on our waiting list for tests or procedures.
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Green Takeover Week: helping tackle climate change
CUH is hosting a ‘Green Takeover’ this week to push forward its commitment to tackle climate change.
Best inventions of 2022: Hologram patients
Medical training developed at Addenbrooke's using hologram patients has been included in Time Magazine's 200 Best Inventions of 2022.
Meet the Genetic Counsellors
For Genetic Counsellor Awareness Day (Thursday 10 November) we caught up with two Genetic Counsellors at a couple of our partner NHS Trusts to discuss their role, the impact on patients and families and some of the reasons they find their roles so rewarding.
High blood pressure is directly linked to severe Covid
A study led by Addenbrooke’s and the University of Cambridge has shown that people with high blood pressure are more likely to be admitted to hospital and die from Covid, regardless of other factors such as age, sex, ethnicity or BMI.
Lab grown blood given to people in world-first clinical trial
An Addenbrooke's team is involved in a pioneering clinical trial, growing red blood cells in a lab and tranfusing them into another person.
Making prostate cancer diagnosis simple, safe and affordable
A new medical device developed at Addenbrooke's hopes to transform the process of diagnosing prostate cancer, making it safer for patients.
Awake surgery gives instant results for painful nerve condition
New techniques in awake surgery are being offered to Addenbrooke’s patients to treat a debilitating nerve condition affecting the arms, with almost instant results.
Drive to reduce the environmental impact of medical gases
A team from CUH is leading efforts to reduce the environmental impact of gases used to give pain relief and anaesthesia to hospital patients.
Chimney illuminated to mark festival of light
Addenbrooke’s Hospital has illuminated it’s 220ft chimney to celebrate Diwali.
Trial could ‘transform’ Parkinson’s treatment
Addenbrooke’s will play a key role in clinical trials of a new treatment that involves transplanting healthy nerve cells into the brains of patients with Parkinson’s disease.
Cambridge joins UK team to fight monkeypox
An Addenbrooke's infectious diseases expert is part of a UK wide team helping in the fight against monkeypox, by developing better testing and treatments.
Pride of Britain: Emergency team nomination
Congratulations to Andy Bates and Nathan Howes from East Anglian Air Ambulance and Addenbrooke's for their nomination in ITV's Pride of Britain Awards - for helping to save the life of Jonathan Willis, impaled by a forklift truck.
In loving memory: Anna's Award
An Addenbrooke’s physiotherapist has won a special award, in memory of 22 year old Anna Garratt-Quinton, a colleague who died a year ago in a traffic accident, just outside the hospital.