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Participatory Action Research in Health Systems: A Methods Reader
Participatory Action Research in Health Systems: A Methods Reader has been published by the Regional Network for Equity in Health in East and Southern Africa (EQUINET), Training and Research Support Centre (TARSC), the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (AHPSR), World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Development Research Centre...
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Lung disease patients needed for new treatment study to use an old drug in a new way
People with lung disease are required by researchers at the University of Aberdeen and Aberdeen Royal Infirmary to help with a £2 million UK wide study to see if an old drug can help a relatively new drug work better as a treatment for a common lung condition.
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Essentials of Epidemiology in Reproductive Health course 2014
The inaugural “Essentials of Epidemiology in Reproductive Health” course was held 6th-9th October 2014 at the Sir Duncan Rice Library. This unique course attracted 19 students from 8 countries and 3 continents and provided them with tuition in Study Design, Disease Measurement, Statistics and Methodology. The faculty involved in the course...
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Visitors from the University of Bristol
We welcome Dr Athene Lane and Sia Gravani of the School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol who are visiting HSRU on 27 and 28 October 2014.
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Moderate delays in cancer treatment may have no effect on patient outcomes
Delays between a patient presenting with symptoms of colorectal cancer to their GP and receiving treatment may have no impact on survival rates, according to a study by academics at the University of Aberdeen.
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Non-smokers exposed to three times above safe levels of particles when living with smokers
Non-smokers who live in a house with smokers are exposed to three times the officially recommend safe levels of damaging air particles, according to a study published online in the journal Tobacco Control.
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Pharmacists could save the NHS £1billion by treating common ailments
New research from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) shows that common ailments such as coughs and sore throats cost the NHS an extra £1.1 billion a year when patients are treated at A&E or GP surgeries rather than at community pharmacies.
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PhD studentship opportunity
Professor Shaun Treweek, Chair in Health Services Research, has a PhD Studentship available to work on Trial Forge.
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Melanoma study wins top award
Melanoma sufferers who receive their first treatment from a GP are no worse off than patients referred directly to hospital, according award-winning research from the University of Aberdeen.
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Inverness event to provide insights into the childhood roots of adult health and mortality
The second series of the increasingly popular Café Scientifique in Inverness draws to a close with an informal talk outlining how illness in childhood may affect health and mortality in adulthood.
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University signs historic partnership agreement in Ethiopia
Scotland and Ethiopia may be separated by over 6000 kilometres and by differences in such matters as geography and income, but they share a common goal - investing in medical education.
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Aberdeen team aiming to improve global standards for detection of leading cause of blindness
Diabetic retinopathy - a common complication of diabetes which occurs when high blood sugar levels damage the cells at the back of the eye - is the biggest cause of blindness in the working population globally.
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Maternal, Newborn and Child Health: Messages from Malawi
Video highlights from a seminar hosted by Immpact at the University of Aberdeen.
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University continues to climb world rankings
Following-on from success in the QS rankings published in mid-September, The University of Aberdeen has risen 10 places in The Times Higher Education World University Rankings published yesterday evening (October 1).
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Research provides new understanding of emotional impact of stroke
The physical challenges associated with recovery from a stroke are well documented however the impact of a stroke on emotion is less well understood.