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• Infectious disease update during COVID-19

  All GPs are now welcome to use our national Infectious & Tropical Disease Advice and Guidance function on the e-referral system (NHS e-RS)

• UCLH recruits first participant internationally for new trial in Frontotemporal dementia

  UCLH has recruited the first participant to an international trial in frontotemporal dementia (FTD), one of the most common causes of early-onset dementia.

• Bright new look for UCLH postnatal ward

  Swapping the standard blue curtains for sunny yellow ones has made our postnatal ward feel brighter and less clinical.

• Study sheds light on accidental awareness during pregnancy-related surgery and how to prevent it

  Around 1 in 250 women may experience consciousness during pregnancy-related surgery under general anaesthesia, according to a national study which sheds light on why this occurs.

• Research seeking greater understanding of rare blood cancer and how to treat it

  A new research study at UCLH and UCL will investigate how a rare type of blood cancer develops and what types of treatment may be effective for patients.

• National leadership award for UCLH research practitioner

  UCLH research manager Sarah Taylor has won a national leadership award for her work to develop and train research staff.

• Immunotherapy significantly increases the number of patients free from bowel cancer

  An immunotherapy drug given before surgery instead of chemotherapy meant that significantly more patients with a certain genetic profile were cancer free after surgery, according to clinical trial results presented by researchers at UCL and UCLH.

• Women’s mental agility is better during menstruation

  Participants reacted quicker and made fewer errors during menstruation, despite believing their performance would be worse, according to new research from UCL and the Institute of Sport, Exercise & Health (ISEH).

• National dementia research role for UCLH clinician

  UCLH consultant neurologist Dr Catherine Mummery has been announced as the new Chair of the NIHR Dementia Translational Research Collaboration.

• Dietary advice for patients with an ileostomy

  This page provides information about food and drink which may affect your ileostomy output.