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What do UK residents prefer and what are they willing to trade when introducing lockdown restrictions?

The COVID-19 pandemic arrived in countries around the world in early 2020. Many governments, including those across the United Kingdom, introduced lockdowns to help slow the spread of the virus and protect healthcare systems.

At that time, the impacts of lockdowns on people’s lives, the economy and the healthcare…

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Will the public engage with new pharmacy roles?

Community pharmacies provide a range of services to health boards. They are independent businesses contracted to provide services to the NHS. In this respect they are similar to other health care services such as GPs, dentists and opticians. Under the most recent community pharmacy contract pharmacists in Scotland are…

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IVF treatment - what method of embryo transfer do couples prefer?

 

The European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) recently chose a HERU co-authored journal article for their monthly journal club discussion on Twitter.

The article they chose was a study from the ESHRE journal ‘Human Reproduction’. The article is on ‘Assessing couples’ preferences for fresh or frozen…

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What are the best options for treating severe obesity?

 

 

 

What is the problem?

Severe obesity can be described as having a body mass index (BMI) of 35kg/m2 or above. People with severe obesity have an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and some cancers. This shortens people’s life span and reduces quality of life.…

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Lives, livelihoods and lockdowns: the public's views on the COVID-19 lockdowns

The COVID-19 pandemic has up-ended our lives. Governments worldwide introduced lockdown policies to lower the number of infections and protect healthcare systems. However, lockdowns also impact on people’s everyday lives and work. Governments need to weigh up the need to control COVID-19 and the impact of lockdowns on people’s lives.  

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Reflections on a year like no other...

It is hard to believe that a year has passed since we left the University campus and moved to working from home. Like many, we have had to deal with endless MS Teams and Zoom meetings, online teaching, virtual conferences and webinars. All this alongside the personal challenges of restrictions…

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