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• Using data in research

  How UCLH uses clinical data in research.

• Loss of smell a ‘highly specific’ indicator of Covid-19, finds UCLH and UCL research

  Acute loss of sense of smell should be considered globally as a criterion for self-isolation, testing, and contact tracing for Covid-19 infection according to researchers at UCLH and UCL.

• Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, Gray's Inn Road - closure of site

  Update about our hospital on Gray's Inn Road

• Age no criterion for decisions on heart attack treatment, new research finds

  Elderly patients suffering the most common type of heart attack may benefit from more invasive treatment, new research involving UCLH has shown.

• Single-dose radiotherapy as effective for treating breast cancer, long-term study finds

  A pioneering breast cancer therapy developed by UCLH and UCL, which requires just one shot of radiotherapy rather than conventional weeks-long treatment, has proven to be as effective for most women in treating the disease.

• UCLH patient thanks amazing staff after recovering from COVID-19

  One of our patients who is recovering from COVID-19 has been appearing across national media as she recounts her story and thanks the staff who saved her life.

• New national study on long-term health impacts of COVID-19 launched

  UCLH will be part of a major UK research study looking at the long-term health impacts of COVID-19.

• Cystic fibrosis drug tested to fight inflammation in COVID-19

  Patients with COVID-19 will be given the cystic fibrosis drug ‘Dornase alfa’ to determine if it can help improve survival by reducing excess inflammation in the lungs in a trial at UCLH.

• UCLH coordinates cancer care for north and east London patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

  UCLH is managing one of the three cancer hubs across London, so that during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic cancer surgery is available for patients with the most immediate needs.

• Increase in delirium, rare brain inflammation and stroke linked to COVID-19

  Neurological complications of COVID-19 can include delirium, brain inflammation, stroke and nerve damage, finds a new UCL and UCLH-led study.