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• BBC news returns to intensive care one month on

  The huge impact the COVID-19 crisis is having on our patients and staff was the focus of a BBC News report broadcast tonight (Sunday).

• Share your feedback on temporary changes to children and young people’s services

  The NHS in North Central London is inviting the public to take part in a survey about temporary changes made to children and young people’s services in autumn/winter 2020/21.

• Letters To Loved Ones

  During this time of visiting restrictions, we have introduced "Letters To Loved Ones" at UCLH.

• Cough medicine offers hope of new treatment to slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease

  A large trial at UCLH and UCL will investigate whether a drug currently in use to treat respiratory conditions can slow the progress of Parkinson’s disease.

• Designs for life-saving breathing aid to be made freely available

  The designs of a new breathing aid developed by engineers at UCL and Formula One working with clinicians at UCLH have been made freely available to support the global response to Covid-19.

• Immune cell discovery opens door to new powerful cancer therapies

  A UCLH and UCL study has identified how a subset of immune cells are activated to kill cancerous cells, a finding in mice which could hold the key to new powerful therapies against cancer.

• UCLH patient first in world to receive a new investigational drug in a phase 1 trial

  A UCLH patient with a rare hormonal condition is the first in the world to receive a new investigational drug in a first-in-human trial.

• UCLH researchers find way to reduce side effects of treatment for adrenal disorder

  A research team involving UCLH clinicians has found a way to reduce the side effects of treatment for a disorder of the adrenal glands.

• High blood pressure and its drug treatment unlikely to increase entry of COVID-19 virus into cells

  Fears that people with high blood pressure are more at risk from severe Covid-19 because it is easier for the virus to enter their cells and tissues have been laid to rest, thanks to research involving UCLH.

• Transforming the everyday into something beautiful: How origami can help encourage self-care – by Lizzie Burns, creative specialist.

  Lizzie Burns, our creative specialist, explores how origami can help to calm your mind and reduce stress. Lizzie also discusses how she's adapted her work to offer online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic.