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Read more at: CanRisk-GP Protocol: A Feasibility Study of Incorporating Proactive Multifactorial Breast Cancer Risk Assessment into General Practice

CanRisk-GP Protocol: A Feasibility Study of Incorporating Proactive Multifactorial Breast Cancer Risk Assessment into General Practice

2 December 2025

Francisca Stutzin Donoso PhD, Department of Public Health and Primary Care CanRisk is a risk assessment tool that uses the multifactorial BOADICEA breast cancer risk model. This model is recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for use in secondary and tertiary care settings across...

Read more at: The Evolving Nature of Hospital Palliative Care: An Electronic Health Record Study to Describe and Project Changes in Caseloads

The Evolving Nature of Hospital Palliative Care: An Electronic Health Record Study to Describe and Project Changes in Caseloads

2 December 2025

Dr Rosanna Fennessy and Dr Simon Noah Etkind PELiCam Research Group, Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care Led by Dr Rosanna Fennessy and Dr Simon Noah Etkind (PELiCam research group, Primary Care Unit,) and funded by Addenbrookes Charitable Trust (ACT). Working with colleagues at CUH and Kings...

Read more at: Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases in England (2020-24): A National Cohort Using Electronic Health Records Data

Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases in England (2020-24): A National Cohort Using Electronic Health Records Data

2 December 2025

Dr. Elias Allara, Dr. Wen Shi and Prof Angela Wood, Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care Dr. Elias Allara , Dr. Wen Shi and Professor Angela Wood published a paper in the Lancet Public Health with collaborators on the patterns of heart diseases before, during and after the Covid 19...

Read more at: Research Finds Higher Rare Risk of Heart Complications in Children After COVID-19 Infection Than After Vaccination

Research Finds Higher Rare Risk of Heart Complications in Children After COVID-19 Infection Than After Vaccination

2 December 2025

Alexia Sampri and Professor Angela Wood, Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care A new study shows children and young people faced long-lasting and higher risks of rare heart and inflammatory complications after COVID-19 infection, compared to before or without an infection. Meanwhile...

Read more at: Measuring the Cost and Effectiveness of Peer-Supported Social Care in Prisons

Measuring the Cost and Effectiveness of Peer-Supported Social Care in Prisons

2 December 2025

Professor Stephen Morris and Lina Masou, Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care Steve Morris and Lina Massou have co-authored a study examining how to monitor and measure the effectiveness and cost of peer-support schemes for social care in prisons. The research, published in Public Health...

Read more at: Feasibility Study Finds Psychosocial and Exercise Interventions Show Promise in Improving the Lives of Patients with Lupus

Feasibility Study Finds Psychosocial and Exercise Interventions Show Promise in Improving the Lives of Patients with Lupus

3 November 2025

Researchers from the Long-Term Conditions Research Group at the University of Cambridge, Primary Care Unit, tested three different interventions (delivered remotely over 8-12 weeks) aimed at improving quality of life in patients with lupus: Listening support: provided by The Wren Project Online Pilates classes: provided by...

Read more at: PHPC Colleagues Contribute to Important Policy Reports on Environmentally Sustainable Health Research

PHPC Colleagues Contribute to Important Policy Reports on Environmentally Sustainable Health Research

3 November 2025

Professor Michael Inouye and Dr Loïc Lannelongue Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit (CEU), Department of Public Health and Primary Care An important environmentally sustainable health policy report has just been published by the UK Academy of Medical Sciences and the US National Academy of Medicine. The goal of the ‘For...

Read more at: Perinatal Outcomes and Uptake of RSV Vaccine During Pregnancy

Perinatal Outcomes and Uptake of RSV Vaccine During Pregnancy

3 November 2025

BMJ Open, 2025 Dr Mohammad Sharif Razai NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Primary Care This is the first UK study to report uptake of the newly introduced maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine and its association with sociodemographic and perinatal outcomes. Led by researchers from University of Cambridge and City St...

Read more at: “My world has shrunk”: study reveals the wide-reaching and life-changing impacts of autoimmune diseases on patients’ lives

“My world has shrunk”: study reveals the wide-reaching and life-changing impacts of autoimmune diseases on patients’ lives

31 October 2025

Autoimmune diseases, such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, can affect all aspects of patients’ lives, from physical and mental health to work, relationships and sense of identity, say researchers from the University of Cambridge and King’s College London. In a study published in Rheumatology International , researchers...

Read more at: Launch event for Robbie Duschinsky’s new book, Developments in Attachment Research 

Launch event for Robbie Duschinsky’s new book, Developments in Attachment Research 

22 October 2025

On 14 October, Professor Robbie Duschinsky held a special event to mark the launch of Developments in Attachment Research . Hosted by CoramBAAF, the UK's leading membership organisation for professionals working across adoption, fostering and kinship care, the session brought together leading voices in psychiatry...

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