Blog by Dr Yin Zhou, Clinical Research Fellow, Cancer Group Patterns of events before the diagnosis of cancer may reveal ‘signals’ for missed diagnostic opportunities for patients. Earlier research, including from our CanTest collaborators in Denmark, has shown that increase in background rate of consultations, prescriptions and laboratory test use occur long before cancer diagnosis. […]
Archives for April 2020
Family caregivers need support to administer end of life medications for patients dying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic
Doctors, nurses, and family caregivers worldwide are facing tough decisions concerning the supply and administration of medications to manage symptoms when patients are dying from COVID-19 or other conditions at home and in care homes. In many countries around the world, family caregivers are increasingly being asked to administer medications to relieve distressing symptoms for […]
COVID-19 research in progress at the Primary Care Unit
During the COVID-19 pandemic, our members are developing research to address COVID-19 related challenges. New projects are described in summary here. Further details will be published as soon as possible. Meanwhile our staff have taken on extended clinical roles. See this post for details. New COVID-19-related research at the Unit 1. Using linked primary care […]
Understanding multimorbidity to improve patient care
One of the greatest challenges for healthcare is multimorbidity: the presence in one person of multiple long-term diseases. At least a quarter of the UK population have more than one long-term disease, and those that do are more frequent users of NHS services. The specific diseases an individual has affects how they interact with the […]
Primary Care Unit response to COVID-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic, our members have taken on new clinical roles and brought our teaching and training activities online. See this post for a summary of new research at the Unit. New roles taken on by PCU staff during the pandemic Many Unit staff have taken on new or extended clinical roles and are […]
Smaller wine bottles mean lower consumption of wine, say researchers in first study to look at impact of bottle size on wine consumption
The size of a wine bottle can influence the amount of wine drunk at home, according to the first study to examine this, which was led from the University of Cambridge. The study found that when people drank wine at home from 50cl bottles rather than the usual 75cl bottles, they drank about 4.5% less. […]