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Cancer should be treated as a chronic condition within primary care to better support the rapidly growing population of cancer survivors, argues a new analysis.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academic/primary-care/news/24612/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academic/primary-care/news/24612/ Tue, 19 Aug 2025 14:53:54 +0100 https://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academic/primary-care/news/24567/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academic/primary-care/news/24567/ Mon, 28 Jul 2025 12:57:38 +0100
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People who have a stroke are more likely to die within a year if they live in more deprived areas according to new research from the University of Aberdeen.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academic/primary-care/news/24496/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academic/primary-care/news/24496/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 09:42:29 +0100
Locum Emergency Medicine consultant Dr Leia Kane will be part of a crack team of medics on stand-by to deal with any mishaps involving the 400,000 plus visitors attending this summer's Tall Ships Races Aberdeen.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academic/primary-care/news/24479/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academic/primary-care/news/24479/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:30:50 +0100
The University of Aberdeen is partnering in a new study funded by Cancer Research UK that could help detect cancer earlier by analysing the medications patients are prescribed before they are diagnosed.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academic/primary-care/news/24162/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academic/primary-care/news/24162/ Wed, 05 Mar 2025 16:38:53 +0000
A project to understand the barriers to screening for a preventable cancer and to encourage women in the most deprived parts of Scotland to take part in cervical screening by self-testing has been awarded £1.3million.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academic/primary-care/news/16714/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academic/primary-care/news/16714/ Tue, 07 Feb 2023 15:28:47 +0000
Innovative research using AI led by the University of Aberdeen aims to find better ways of managing and treating fatigue.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academic/primary-care/news/15038/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academic/primary-care/news/15038/ Fri, 04 Jun 2021 11:26:42 +0100
A condition that affects the blood, known as idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), may be associated with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in rare cases, research suggests.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academic/primary-care/news/14691/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academic/primary-care/news/14691/ Mon, 22 Feb 2021 08:51:45 +0000
Vaccination has been linked to a substantial reduction in the risk of Covid-19 admissions to Scotland's hospitals, landmark research suggests.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academic/primary-care/news/14440/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academic/primary-care/news/14440/ Wed, 28 Oct 2020 11:31:04 +0000
A University of Aberdeen researcher is set to take part in a new programme that aims to find innovative digital solutions to some of the biggest health and care challenges currently facing society.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academic/primary-care/news/8499/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/iahs/academic/primary-care/news/8499/ Fri, 04 Dec 2015 16:56:36 +0000