Patients with lupus – and related systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases, (or SARDs) – have experienced the UK’s shielding guidance as inconsistent, and many who felt they should have shielded were not advised to do so, according to new research on the experiences of patients with SARDs during the pandemic. Patients with Lupus and related diseases […]
Archives for January 2021
Prolonged diagnostic intervals as marker of missed diagnostic opportunities in bladder and kidney cancer patients
A new study, recently published in Cancers, found that over one-quarter of bladder and kidney cancer patients who met NICE fast-track referral guidelines did not receive a timely diagnosis, suggesting that opportunities exist to improve timely referral. In England, patients with alarm features (symptoms and/or test results) of cancer should be assessed by a specialist […]
NIHR awards for Dr Hannah Harrison and Dr Juliet Usher-Smith
Dr Hannah Harrison was awarded an NIHR Development and Skills Enhancement Award in October 2020 Hannah, Research Associate at the Prevention Group, aims to use her Fellowship to further develop her skills in risk model development and public health modelling. Building on previous work identifying and validating risk models for the development of kidney cancer, […]
33% of women who have gestational diabetes will develop type 2 diabetes within 15 years, new research shows
A third of women who get diabetes while pregnant – a common condition called gestational diabetes mellitus or GDM – will go on to develop type 2 diabetes within 15 years of their pregnancy. The figures, in new research from the University of Cambridge, show that the risk of developing type 2 diabetes after a pregnancy […]
End-of-life care during COVID-19: opportunities and challenges for community nursing
Community nursing teams have acquired extended roles in palliative and end-of-life care during the pandemic. Despite increased caseloads, they have continued to provide face to face care for dying people at home and in care homes, say researchers in an article published in the British Journal of Community Nursing. Ben Bowers at the University of […]