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Professor Kamlesh Khunti awarded CBE in New Year Honours 2022
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/kamlesh-khunti-cbe
Professor Kamlesh Khunti, Professor of Primary Care Diabetes and Vascular Medicine at the University of Leicester, has been made a Commander of...
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Biology unlikely to drive ethnic differences in COVID-19 risk for healthcare workers, study finds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/covid-biology
The differences in COVID-19 infection risk between ethnic minority healthcare workers and their White colleagues is likely due to home and work...
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Race and Health Observatory to work with UK academic team to explore impact of long-COVID on UK healthcare workers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/reach-out
The NHS Race and Health Observatory has today announced the start of a three-year study to investigate the long-term impact of COVID on NHS...
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New research could help detect early signs of heart failure in diabetic patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/diabetes-heart-failure
New research in Leicester, which has been funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF), could help understand how heart failure can develop in...
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Leicester researcher wins prize for COVID-19 research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/manish-pareek
A researcher from Leicester has been awarded the Graham Bull Prize from the Royal College of Physicians, after he was amongst the first scientists...
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New £2.9 million project to develop rehabilitation programme for people with multiple long-term conditions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/july/perform
Researchers in Leicester are developing a new programme to provide exercise-based rehabilitation to people living with multiple long-term health...
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Address misinformation and mistrust to help tackle COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in healthcare workers, study suggests
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/april/uk-reach-vaccine-hesitancy
Addressing misinformation and mistrust, inclusive communication, involving healthcare workers in the vaccine rollout, and promoting vaccination...
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Genetics expert solves family mysteries for new TV series
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/dna-family-secrets
A leading genetics expert from the University of Leicester is part of team seeking to solve ‘DNA Family Secrets’ for a new primetime programme on...
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‘Urgent help’ is required to drive down COVID-19 death rates among ethnic minority communities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/covid-19-among-ethnic-minorities
The disproportionate rates of COVID-19 related deaths among people from ethnic minorities is ‘alarming’ and requires ‘urgent attention’...
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Recruitment begins for ethnic minority healthcare staff COVID research study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/recruitment-begins-for-ethnic-minority-healthcare-staff
A drive to encourage ethnic minority healthcare workers to participate in a Government-backed study investigating the risks of COVID-19 to their...