Heart Failure (HF) continues to be a major global health-care problem. Despite some recent advances  in therapy it still has an unacceptably high mortality rate. It is estimated that, to date, more than 38 million people suffer from HF world-wide. Read more

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK government instituted a shielding policy for vulnerable groups, assuming that shielding would protect them from severe illness and/or death from COVID-19. However, recent research found worse COVID-19 outcomes amongst vulnerable groups… Read more

Over the last 24 months, evidence has consistently reported that certain long-term diseases, such as diabetes,  are very common in people with COVID-19. Diabetes has also been linked with an increased risk of severity (i.e. worsened symptoms) and mortality (i.e. Read more

Diabetes is a condition affecting approximately 4 million people in the UK. People with diabetes have high levels of blood glucose, which if unmanaged, can lead to serious damage to the heart, feet, eyes and kidneys. Previous research has shown… Read more

Mass rollout of several highly-effective Covid-19 vaccines has helped prevent severe cases of Covid-19, protecting against hospitalisation and death. However, uptake of Covid-19 vaccination has not been equal across the population, potentially exacerbating existing health inequalities and leaving some communities… Read more

Despite advances in modern medicine, a significant proportion of those admitted to intensive care will unfortunately not survive. The reasons why certain patients do better or worse are complex and remain poorly understood, but include the interplay between a patient’s… Read more

This research project is awarded through a funding call by Health Data Research UK and the Alan Turing Institute as part of the wider Data and Connectivity National Core Study. Further details on this project are available here. Outputs Ethnicity… Read more

This research project is awarded through a funding call by Health Data Research UK and the Alan Turing Institute as part of the wider Data and Connectivity National Core Study. Further details on this project are available here. Outputs COVID-19… Read more