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Research reveals striking inequalities in NHS heart care

Published
Thursday 5th October, 2023
Categories
Research and innovation
Health
Research

Stark inequalities in diagnosis and treatment of four of the most common heart conditions in the UK have been revealed in new research.

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Leeds defibrillator research used in parliamentary Bill

Published
Wednesday 20th September, 2023
Categories
Society & Politics
Research
Health
Research and innovation

Research co-authored by a University of Leeds academic into the inequalities in access to life saving community defibrillators was used in parliament during the first reading of a Bill. 

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Tackling inequalities for northern pupils

Published
Wednesday 13th September, 2023
Categories
Society & Politics
Health

Northern schools are losing out on hundreds of pounds of funding per pupil compared to those in London, according to a new report co-led by the University of Leeds. 

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Half as many AF patients dying of heart attacks and strokes

Published
Friday 25th August, 2023
Categories
Health
Science
Research

Patients living with one of the UK’s most common heart rhythm conditions are 50% less likely to die from a heart attack or stroke than they were at the start of the millennium, new research has found.

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Raising awareness of Long Covid blue legs symptom

Published
Wednesday 16th August, 2023
Categories
Health
Coronavirus
Science
Research

An unusual case of a Long Covid patient’s legs turning blue after 10 minutes of standing highlights the need for greater awareness of this symptom among people with the condition, new research shows.

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Tackling inequalities in end-of-life care 

Published
Wednesday 26th July, 2023
Categories
Health

Language barriers are resulting in people from South Asian communities experiencing more pain at the end of life, new research has found.

Loubna El Saboni in a graduation gown, with her young daughter, on campus. She is smiling and holding her degree.

Syrian refugee achieves long-awaited graduation

Published
Wednesday 26th July, 2023
Categories
Health
University

A Syrian refugee has told of her elation after finally graduating as a doctor with the University of Leeds – ten years after she first began studying in her home country.