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Leicester medical students win national competition on social media safety
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)...
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Increasing diversity among patients provides opportunity for empathy muscle workout
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.
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International type 2 diabetes prevention drive suggested by COVID-19 review
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/diabetes-covid
An international drive to highlight to the importance of prevention of diabetes has been proposed following a review in the wake of the pandemic.
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Leicester’s pharmacist prescribing programme is a national first
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/pharmacy
Employer demand has led to the University of Leicester launching the UK’s first independent pharmacist prescribing programme.
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New study shows the heart health benefits of more intense physical activity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/heart-study
Study shows there is a greater reduction in cardiovascular disease risk when more of that activity is of at least moderate intensity.
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University of Leicester awarded £10m for research into non-communicable diseases in India and Nepal
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/india-nepal-nihr
Funding to help improve the care outcomes of people living with multiple long-term health conditions or multimorbidity in India and Nepal
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Time of day matters for breast cancer treatment: new study
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.
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Leicester team secures funding for research collaboration to improve patient safety
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/psrc-funding
A team involving University of Leicester researchers is one of just six to be awarded a share of £25 million.
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Multi-million pound boost for University of Leicester’s ability to improve and save lives
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/brc-funding
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) has been funded for £26 million over the...
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£8.8 million to speed up gene discoveries for lung conditions
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.