The world-first trial of a fridge-free tetanus-diphtheria vaccine has produced encouraging results that could improve access worldwide to crucial treatments. Around half of vaccines are wasted globally each year, according to the World Health Organization, because of temperature changes during storage and transport. Fridge-free vaccines… Read More
A new £50 million ($67 million) Medical Research Council Centre is set to overhaul clinical trials for UK patients. The Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence in Clinical Trial Innovation, in partnership with the National Institute for Health and Care Research, will receive up to £50 million ($67 million) over… Read More
The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has announced plans to establish 14 centres to expand commercial research delivery and improve access to clinical trials. As revealed in the announcement, NIHR has awarded more than £14 million ($19 million) to GP-led primary care organisations… Read More
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded £6.5 (£8.7) million, funded jointly through a public-private partnership with the pharmaceutical industry, to establish a UK-wide Commercial Research Delivery Centre (CRDC) Network. The new Network will provide strategic coordination of all 21 CRDCs across the… Read More
The largest genetic study to date into long-term health conditions of later life has identified opportunities for new ways to treat multiple overlapping conditions. Currently, nine million people in the UK live with two or more long-term conditions at the same time (multimorbidity). Their treatment accounts for… Read More
