In this guest blog, Laragh Harvey-Kelly, a final-year medical student at the University of Cambridge, explains her recently published work on public attitudes to kidney cancer screening. She undertook this research as part of a Student Selected Component supervised by Dr Juliet Usher-Smith. Kidney cancer is on the rise and is projected to increase over […]
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150,000 downloads for open access book on attachment research by Dr Robbie Duschinsky
Dr Robbie Duschinsky’s Cornerstones of Attachment Research, a widely accessible introduction to the field of attachment research, has been downloaded 150, 000 times in less than two months. Attachment theory is among the most popular theories of human socioemotional development, with a global research community and widespread interest from clinicians, child welfare professionals, educationalists and […]
Lack of understanding of common heart condition leads to missed treatment opportunities, study suggests
Poor awareness of a condition known as Heart Failure with preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) – the cause of a half of all cases of heart failure in England – could be hindering opportunities to improve care for patients, say researchers from the Universities of Cambridge, Manchester, and Keele. We heard some clinicians asking: what’s the […]
‘But you don’t look sick’: A qualitative analysis of the LUPUS UK forum
Online health forums and relationships with empowering clinicians reduce the isolation from living with a systemic autoimmune disease and can improve medical knowledge and resilience. This in-depth analysis of the LUPUS UK forum, led by Melanie Sloan from the BSG and involving forum members, LUPUS UK, psychologists and leading rheumatologists, found ‘Invalidation’ was the key […]
Blood test predicts ovarian cancer better than previously thought
A blood test already available to GPs in the UK is more predictive of ovarian cancer than previously thought and could also help pick up other forms of cancer, according to new research published in PLOS Medicine and funded by Cancer Research UK and NIHR. This study was led by Dr Garth Funston at the […]
Medical students based at home can be trusted to consult remotely with patients: qualitative evaluation of pilot at the University of Cambridge
Research by the University of Cambridge shows how medical students can engage in remote consultations and keep learning directly from patients even during the pandemic. Medical teachers can enable their students to successfully gain clinical experience even during lockdown periods, via supervised remote consultations with patients, according to a study carried out in June 2020 […]
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