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• Serious asthma attacks reduced by temporary quadrupling of steroid inhaler

  Date: 12 Mar 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/serious-asthma-attacks-reduced-by-temporary-quadrupling-of-steroid-inhaler

  Serious asthma attacks in adults can be reduced by a temporary but significant increase in the dose of inhaled steroids during asthma worsenings,...

• Training Doctors in Iraq

  Date: 6 Mar 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/training-doctors-in-iraq

  The future of medical education in Iraq is being shaped by experts at Leicester.

• Kidney disease patients can benefit from lifting weights

  Date: 5 Mar 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/kidney-disease-patients-can-benefit-from-lifting-weights

  Lifting weights can provide significant health benefits to patients suffering from kidney disease.

• Diabetes action plan to tackle huge rise in Leicester

  Date: 1 Mar 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/diabetes-2018action-plan2019-to-tackle-huge-rise-in-leicester

  Leicester has become the first UK city to launch a dedicated diabetes action plan as part of a global drive to combat an alarming rise in...

• Leicester part of partnership bringing world-class expertise to benefit patients and populations

  Date: 7 Feb 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/leicester-part-of-partnership-bringing-world-class-expertise-to-benefit-patients-and-populations

  Health Data Research UK is awarding £30 million funding to six sites across the UK - including our University - to address challenging healthcare...

• Leicester type 2 diabetes programme significantly improves health outcomes

  Date: 6 Feb 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/leicester-type-2-diabetes-programme-2018significantly2019-improves-health-outcomes

  People who take part in a type 2 diabetes education programme developed in Leicester say it makes them feel “empowered” to manage their condition...

• Challenge of multimorbidity faced at national conference

  Date: 29 Jan 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/challenge-of-multimorbidity-faced-at-national-conference

  Multimorbidity is a 'complex phenomenon' representing one of the key challenges facing healthcare systems globally, according to Professor Kamlesh...

• Leicesters social media superstar welcomes robot to the medical school

  Date: 26 Jan 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/leicester2019s-2018social-media-superstar2019-welcomes-robot-to-the-medical-school

  The winner of a national competition to find education’s social media superstars has welcomed a robot named Sanbot Elf to our medical school.

• Leicester Professor goes platinum for clinical research excellence

  Date: 24 Jan 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/leicester-professor-goes-platinum-for-clinical-research-excellence

  A Leicester Professor has been recognised with a Platinum Clinical Excellence Award by the Department of Health and Social Care.

• Leicester scientist to feature in upcoming BBC programme on antimicrobial resistance

  Date: 18 Jan 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/leicester-scientist-to-feature-in-upcoming-bbc-programme-on-antimicrobial-resistance

  Professor Martha Clokie (pictured) from our Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation will be discussing antimicrobial resistance on BBC...