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Latest HERU newsletter issue - December 2021
The December 2021 issue of the HERU newsletter is available. In the newsletter we feature two new studies related to glaucoma research - the GRIP project on developing and testing a risk predictor tool for glaucoma, and the I-TRAC project on the feasibility of home monitoring for glaucoma. We highlight our discrete choice...
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Latest HERU blog post on cost and value of WGS for rare disease diagnosis in Scotland
The latest HERU blog post highlights our recent article on the cost and value of Whole Genomic Sequencing (WGS) for rare disease diagnosis in Scotland. The article has been published online in the Journal of Community Genetics and is available via open access. The article and the blog post describe...
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Welcome to Dr Hangjian Wu
A warm welcome to HERU to Hangjian Wu who joined as a Research Fellow last month. Hangjian will initially work on the GRIP project, which attempts to assess the cost-effectiveness of different glaucoma monitoring pathways and treatments in the UK, as well as elicit patients' preferences for different monitoring schemes...
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The DIAMOND study - latest HERU blog post
In our latest HERU blog post we highlight the on-going DIAMOND study into ‘Deep infiltrating endometriosis: management by medical treatment versus early surgery’. The DIAMOND study is a randomised controlled trial to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of laparoscopic surgery versus medical treatment for the management of deep endometriosis. Our...
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August 2021 HERU Newsletter
The August 2021 HERU newsletter has been issued. In the newsletter we highlight two COVID-related studies - on vaccination hesitancy and on Long COVID in healthcare workers - that will provide policy relevant results to shape the continuing response to the pandemic. We also feature new projects on: Using mesh tapes...
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What are the best options for treating severe obesity? Latest HERU Blog post.
The latest HERU blog post looks at our recently published research on the cost-effectiveness of treatments for severe obesity in adults. The research is part of the NIHR funded REBALANCE (REview of Behaviour And Lifestyle interventions for severe obesity) study. We conducted an economic evaluation of different weight management programmes,...
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HERU Blog post - update on 'Lives and Livelihoods' COVID lockdown research
The latest HERU Blog post discusses 'Lives, livelihoods and lockdowns: the public's views on the COVID-19 lockdowns'. This is a follow up to an earlier blog post and highlights some of the initial findings of our research into public preferences and trade-offs for government responses during a pandemic. The post...
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April 2021 HERU newsletter
The April 2021 HERU newsletter has been issued. This is the first newsletter in our new format and we hope it is easy to use and to read. In the newsletter we highlight some of our new research, including: a recently funded trial on treatments for deep endometriosis. a new project looking...
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Dr Dean Regier seminar presentation - recording available
On 22 April 2021, Dr Dean Regier, Senior Scientist, Cancer Control Research, BC Cancer / Assistant Professor, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, delivered a presentation as part of the HERU External Seminar Series. The presentation took place over MS Teams. Dr Regier has kindly gave us permission...
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2020 HERU Annual Report
The 2020 HERU Annual Report has been published. In the report, we reflect on how we met the challenges of the year, and give an overview of the Unit's activities and the research conducted across our four research themes. There are also details of the projects we are working on or...