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• Ever thought about donating your body?

  Date: 26/05/2023 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/body-donation

  “Donating your body for medical education isn’t everyone’s cup of tea but you’d be surprised how many people consider it."

• Midwifery lecturer shines at national award ceremony

  Date: 23/05/2023 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/maxine-chapman

  Midwifery lecturer Maxine Chapman has triumphed at a national award ceremony for her efforts to ensure culturally sensitive working practices.

• Breast cancer treatment could benefit from Artificial Intelligence

  Date: 04/05/2023 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/talbot

  Artificial Intelligence could identify patients at increased risk of side effects from radiation treatment for breast cancer

• Professor receives Honorary Fellowship for his outstanding work in pain management

  Date: 04/04/2023 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/honorary-fellowship

  Professor David Lambert, Professor of Anaesthetic Pharmacology, has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the...

• Major funding for Leicester will help find new cancer treatments

  Date: 19/01/2023 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/cancer-research-funding

  The search for new cancer treatments in Leicester is to receive a major funding investment of up to £2 million, providing future hope for people...

• Leicester medical students win national competition on social media safety

  Date: 07/12/2022 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/medical-students-social-media-safety

  Four medical students from Leicester Medical School have won a UK-wide competition on professionalism held by the General Medical Council (GMC)...

• Increasing diversity among patients provides opportunity for empathy muscle workout

  Date: 16/11/2022 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/diversity-and-empathy

  New paper by University of Leicester researcher encourages health professionals to see diversity as an opportunity as a facilitator of empathy.

• Time of day matters for breast cancer treatment: new study

  Date: 18/10/2022 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/chronoradiotherapy

  Risk of developing breast shrinkage (atrophy) after radiotherapy can be affected by the time of day the patient is treated and their genetics.

• £8.8 million to speed up gene discoveries for lung conditions

  Date: 10/10/2022 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/wellcome-funding-lung-health

  New project aims to speed up process of finding treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma and pulmonary fibrosis.

• University of Leicester expert’s report fuels pharmacy industry improvements

  Date: 02/08/2022 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/pharmacy-david-wright

  University of Leicester health expert fuels pharmacy improvements