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Cutting-edge genomic test can improve care of children with cancer
Cambridge researchers say a genetic test offered by the NHS improved clinical care of children with cancer, and should be provided to all children with cancer.
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You Made a Difference - May 2024
A calm and confident clinical nurse specialist who made a huge difference to a patient’s breast cancer journey and a remarkable patient outcomes coordinator who has twice walked the circumference of the world for charity are our winners of the May You Mad
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Brave crash patient Emily is focus of final episode
The eighth and final episode of The Face Doctors filmed at Addenbrooke’s Hospital will air on Really at 9pm on Wednesday (3 July), with the full series available to stream on discovery+.
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Industrial action – 27 June – 02 July 2024
The British Medical Association (BMA) has confirmed further industrial action during June and July.
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Skull surgery offers hope for horror fall patient
The amazing story of a young man who fell from a hotel balcony causing a massive head injury is told in the seventh episode of The Face Doctors at 9pm this Wednesday (26 June), and available to stream via discovery+.
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You Made A Difference team award - March 2024
The March You Made a Difference team award goes to a team who go the extra mile to help patients and colleagues – our portering services team.
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Technique to prevent relapse in breast cancer patients
Cambridge scientists have managed to identify and kill breast cancer cells that evade standard treatments in a new study.
Hospitals’ foodbank collections are Christmas crackers!
Christmas will be a little brighter for visitors to two foodbanks in Cambridgeshire thanks to the generosity of staff at Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie hospitals.
Rosie leads research to tackle domestic abuse
The Rosie is one of three hospitals in the UK taking part in research to assess how specialist maternity support can help those experiencing domestic violence and abuse.
Drive-through blood tests – hours reduced
Addenbrooke’s Hospital is advising that its drive-through blood testing service at Cambridge’s Newmarket Road park and ride will be operating to reduced hours tomorrow (Friday 16 Dec).
Millions pledged for newborn genetic testing
The government has announced £105 million in funding to speed up diagnosis of rare genetic diseases in newborns, potentially resulting in life-saving interventions for thousands of babies.
Online platform to check for prostate cancer risk
Cambridge scientists have created an online tool for predicting an individual’s risk of developing prostate cancer, to enable more targeted testing, treatment and early diagnosis.
Rise in patients cared for at home on ‘virtual’ wards
More than 40 Addenbrooke’s patients have swapped a stay in hospital in the last month, for care at home - provided by a new virtual ward with 24hr, 7 days a week remote medical monitoring and supported by a dedicated nursing team.
Drug to treat liver disease could prevent Covid
Using lab grown 'mini-organs' and donated human organs, researchers in Cambridge have found that a common drug used to treat liver disease could prevent Covid infection.
Life-saving ambulance service marks birthday
A life-saving service for critically ill and injured hospital patients celebrates its first birthday today.
You Made a Difference - November 2022
Our winners of You Made a Difference for November 2022 are a staff nurse and a ward manager.
Blood thinning drug does not help patients recover from Covid
A UK-wide trial, led by Addenbrooke’s and the University of Cambridge, has found that a blood thinning drug does not help patients recovering from moderate and severe Covid – despite this approach being offered to patients.
Call for wider genetic testing for children with brain tumours
A team of doctors at Addenbrooke’s have highlighted how a simple genetic screening test improved the diagnosis and treatment of a little 17-month old girl with a brain tumour – caused by a rare condition.
New hope for kidney cancer treatment
Cambridge researchers have discovered that a drug used to treat lung cancer could potentially help patients with a type of kidney cancer called renal cell carcinoma.
Two top awards for Professor Ravi Gupta
Addenbrooke's doctor and University of Cambridge professor Ravindra Gupta has won the prestigious Translational Microbiology Prize as well as being named as one of the world's most influential researchers of 2022.
Cancer patients to help trial ‘life saving’ home testing kit
Addenbrooke’s hospital is helping to trial a new home-testing device to check if cancer patients are at risk from a serious side effect of chemotherapy.
Pledge your support for the East of England’s first dedicated children’s hospital
Sign our form to back Cambridge Children’s Hospital and its unique vision to bring mental and physical healthcare together, with research.
Green Takeover Week: helping tackle climate change
CUH is hosting a ‘Green Takeover’ this week to push forward its commitment to tackle climate change.
Best inventions of 2022: Hologram patients
Medical training developed at Addenbrooke's using hologram patients has been included in Time Magazine's 200 Best Inventions of 2022.
High blood pressure is directly linked to severe Covid
A study led by Addenbrooke’s and the University of Cambridge has shown that people with high blood pressure are more likely to be admitted to hospital and die from Covid, regardless of other factors such as age, sex, ethnicity or BMI.
Lab grown blood given to people in world-first clinical trial
An Addenbrooke's team is involved in a pioneering clinical trial, growing red blood cells in a lab and transfusing them into another person.