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• Cancer immunotherapy treatment

  This page is for patients receiving steroids for immunotherapy toxicity.

• Study reveals limitations of drug proposed for lung cancer treatment

  Researchers at UCLH and UCL have completed the first and only randomised trial to explore a new approach to treating aggressive lung cancer.

• Robotic surgery for bladder cancer improves patient recovery time

  Robot-assisted surgery used to perform bladder cancer removal and reconstruction enables patients to recover far more quickly and spend significantly less time in hospital, concludes a trial led by UCLH, UCL and the University of Sheffield.

• UCLH to lead data initiative to improve care for myeloma patients

  UCLH is to lead an initiative to improve care for myeloma patients alongside Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS).

• Meet Matthew and Lillyanne

  Matthew Fielden and Lillyanne Tran volunteer in the cognitive disorders outpatients’ clinic at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.

• Prime Minister visits UCLH vaccination centre

  Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited the vaccination centre at the Islington Business Design Centre yesterday. 

• COVID-19 NHS vaccination centre to reopen at Islington Business Design Centre

  UCLH NHS Foundation Trust has once again formed a partnership with the Business Design Centre in Islington to reopen a large-scale COVID-19 vaccination centre on site from Saturday 18 December.

• New surgical technique preserves continence in men after prostate removal

  A new surgical technique could remove the risk of urinary incontinence after surgery to remove the prostate for men with prostate cancer.

• BBC documentary featuring UCLH clinicians highlights harms of ultra-processed food

  A BBC One documentary featuring clinicians at UCLH which airs this Thursday highlights the harm to the body and brain caused by ultra-processed food.

• Autolab - routine haemostasis/haematology

  A number of tests are carried out by the routine haemostasis/haematology laboratories. These include full blood count, ESR, sickle cell and glandular fever screening, malaria antigen testing, blood films and acanthocytes, coagulation screens (INR/heparin monitoring), fibrinogen and D-dimers (DIC screening).