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Cambridgeshire boy takes part in brain tumour drug trial
A Cambridgeshire boy who is living with an inoperable brain tumour is taking part in a global clinical trial, comparing an investigational treatment to standard chemotherapy. This comes days after plans for Cambridge Children's Hospital, with its 5000sqm research institute, were given the go ahead by government.
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Krish scoops coveted research award
Addenbrooke's professor Krish Chatterjee has been awarded the 2025 Gerald D. Aurbach Award for Outstanding Translational Research by the Endocrine Society.
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Football match is most important in decades
An event billed as “the most important game of football since 1863” and supported by clinicians at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, will take place at Cambridge’s Parker’s Piece on Sunday, 1 September 2024.
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You Made a Difference - July 2024
A clinical technician who has given a voice back to patients often feeling on the edges of family life is one of our winners of the July You Made a Difference awards.
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Royal Society award for childhood cancer research
Congratulations to Professor Sam Behjati, who has been recognised by the Royal Society for his research into childhood cancers.
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Cambridge Children’s Hospital moves ahead as plans approved by ministers
Major milestone for first specialist children’s hospital in the East of England.
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Global spotlight on Cambridge heart trial
A landmark trial undertaken by Cambridge researchers, which may help prevent patients from having repeat heart attacks, will be presented at the largest cardiology conference globally.
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Study finds coma patients can perform cognitive tasks
Around one in four patients with severe brain injury who cannot move or speak – because they are in a prolonged coma, vegetative or minimally conscious state – is still able to perform complex mental tasks, a major international study has concluded in confirmation of much smaller previous studies.
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Trust named as top employer for apprentices
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been listed as one of the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers 2024
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A message for our patients and communities
The NHS relies on staff from all over the world who are skilled at what they do.
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Advanced MRI scans help identify one in three concussion patients with ‘hidden disease’
Offering patients with concussion a particular type of brain scan known as diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) could help identify the one in three people who will experience persistent symptoms that can be life changing, say Cambridge researchers.
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Local NHS Trusts launch campaign to accelerate medical breakthroughs
Three leading NHS trusts in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are joining forces to launch the ‘Love Research’ campaign.
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You Made A Difference team award - June 2024
The June You Made a Difference team award goes to a team whose professionalism and easy rapport reminded a patient of the good in people in his last days – our physiotherapy team.
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High-tech tool could change eye treatment worldwide
Addenbrooke’s eye specialists have developed a new high-tech tool that could change the way glaucoma patients are treated worldwide.
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You Made a Difference - June 2024
A senior sister who had a profound impact on a colleague’s life is one of our winners of the June You Made a Difference awards.
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Research breakthrough in inflammatory bowel disease
A ground-breaking study, published today, has identified a new disease-inducing mechanism for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in which the immune system attacks its own regulatory function.
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Cambridge hosts international neurotrauma event
Cambridge is to host the largest international brain and spine injury conference, which is expected to draw more than 600 delegates from across the globe.
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Patients’ fun day to become annual event
A family fun day for young Addenbrooke’s patients was such a success it is to become an annual event, it was announced today.
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Regional experts step up fight against hepatitis C
A team which is on a mission to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV/Hep-C) from the East of England by 2025 is launching another awareness campaign.
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New partnership aims to accelerate the path to more sustainable healthcare
CUH is one of five healthcare Trusts across England that have come together to form the Circular Economy Healthcare Alliance, demonstrating their commitment to a greener and more sustainable NHS.