Dr Juliet Usher-Smith will become University Lecturer in General Practice next year at the Primary Care Unit. She will establish and lead her own programme of research in primary care and collaborate with researchers across the Clinical School and the wider University. Within the teaching part of the role, she will lead the MPhil in […]
Research Alert: Treatment for moderately high blood pressure may be best saved for those at high risk
The largest study yet of people with mild hypertension shows that medical treatment may not be worthwhile in those at low risk of heart attack and stroke. Download this Research Alert as a pdf, for printing. Key messages This study provided no evidence to suggest that new US hypertension guidelines will reduce CVD events in […]
Paid Internship for a Cambridge medical student funded by National School of Primary Care (NSPCR)
Applications are invited from second year Cambridge medical students for a paid Internship in the University of Cambridge Primary Care Unit in the Department of Public Health & Primary Care. The Internship will be two months in duration during the summer of 2019, with a flexible start-date, and the selected intern will be paid £1,500. […]
Could screening for a common heart condition called atrial fibrillation help prevent strokes?
Could screening for atrial fibrillation – an underdiagnosed heart condition – help prevent strokes? Researchers from the University of Cambridge, leading a consortium of academic partners, are beginning work this month in East Anglia on the largest trial to date of screening for atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a heart condition that causes an […]
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