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Cheap portable air filters could cut Covid-19 transmission in hospitals and be a simple way to reduce hospital waiting times as a result of the pandemic, according to UCL and UCLH research.

People who were hospitalised with COVID-19 and continued to experience symptoms at five months show limited further recovery one year after hospital discharge, according to the latest results of the PHOSP (Post-Hospitalisation) COVID study.

A framework for quantifying the equity of access to healthcare research has been developed at UCLH and UCL.

Six COVID-19 vaccines are safe and boost immunity for people who have had two doses of AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech, results from the UK-wide COV-BOOST trial show.

Innovative technology to help older people with balance disorders can significantly improve patients’ balance, their ability to perform everyday tasks and their social wellbeing.

UCL academic Professor Brian Hutton has been awarded the prestigious Peter Mansfield Medal and Prize by the Institute of Physics (IOP) for his distinguished contributions to the field of medical physics.

UCL researchers have for the first time found evidence that cross-sex hormone treatment – given to people who are transitioning genders – induces changes in fat metabolism that require further exploration.

A world-first study at UCLH and UCL has shown that whole genome sequencing (WGS) can uncover new diagnoses for people across the broadest range of rare diseases investigated to date and could deliver enormous benefits for the NHS.

UCLH and UCL clinician scientist Professor Charles Swanton has been awarded the prestigious Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s 2021 Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research.

Next generation vaccines for Covid-19 should aim to induce an immune response against ‘replication proteins’, essential for the very earliest stages of the viral cycle, according to new UCL research.

Rates of middle ear infection in children fell dramatically during the pandemic, according to a new study.

An oral treatment may reduce the need for oxygen therapy and speed recovery of hospitalised COVID-19 patients.

UCLH researchers have helped to develop a major new Science Museum exhibition.

UCLH and UCL researchers have set out how artificial intelligence (AI) can and should be harnessed to transform hearing healthcare and research.

UCLH consultant Professor Sir Ali Zumla been awarded the prestigious EU-EDCTP Pascoal Mocumbi Prize for outstanding scientific research, health services capacity building, training and advocacy achievements in Africa.