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Discharge Medication Review Service to continue

29 April 2014

Dr Mathew Smith, Dr Delyth James, Dr Louise Hughes and Dr Karen Hodson recently completed an evaluation of the discharge medication Review service in Wales for Welsh Government.

River bird

Thyroid disruption in river birds

29 April 2014

Urban river pollutants suppress wild bird development.

Breakthrough unravels “big eater” cell

28 April 2014

Studies shed new light on how the cell type known as macrophages are programmed in tissues.

Young people

Improving mental health services for homeless people

25 April 2014

Technology Strategy Board rates Cardiff Knowledge Transfer Partnership as ‘outstanding’.

Eye test

Improving patient care

25 April 2014

Minister sees benefit of new Technologies and Telehealth Fund.

Violent man being restrained by a paramedic

Serious violence in England and Wales drops 12% in 2013

23 April 2014

Study shows that the numbers of people injured in serious violence dropped by 12% in 2013.

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Midwifery Students Awarded Iolanthe Trust Funding

23 April 2014

Two of the School's midwifery students have been awarded funding for overseas travel by the Iolanthe Midwifery Trust

Professor Chris McGuigan

Developing new anti-cancer medicines

15 April 2014

The prospect of four new cancer medicines becoming a reality for patients has taken a huge step forward.

Virus

New vaccine hope for leading viral cause of birth defects

9 April 2014

Scientists discover novel defence mechanism to control a virus which affects around 50% of adults in the UK.

OT clinic with child going down ramp

Children’s Clinic a First for UK

4 April 2014

A new Occupational Therapy Clinic specialising in children with developmental difficulties opened at Cardiff University on the morning of 4th April 2014.