UCL in the media
Should we make obese people pay for NHS treatment?
Dr Chris van Tulleken (UCL Infection & Immunity) says making people pay for NHS treatment is shaming those who simply have bigger bodies.
Higher self-harm risk for LGB people shows society has ‘long way to go’
Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people are more than twice as likely than their straight peers to experience suicidal thoughts or self-harming behaviours, finds a new study led by Dr Alexandra Pitman and Garrett Kidd (UCL Psychiatry).
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Crust of Campi Flegrei volcano edges closer to rupture
The Campi Flegrei volcano in southern Italy has become weaker and more prone to rupturing, according to a study led by Professor Christopher Kilburn (UCL Earth Sciences) with colleagues at Italy’s National Research Institute for Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV).
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UK cell therapy start-up agrees AstraZeneca partnership worth up to $2bn
Biopharmaceutical UCL spinout Quell Therapeutics has signed a major research collaboration and licensing deal with AstraZeneca to develop treatments for two autoimmune diseases.
'Urgent change' needed to support dementia carers, say researchers
The need for grief counselling in dementia care may be substantially underestimated, according to new research led by Kirsten Moore (Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, UCL Psychiatry).
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Long Covid can impact fatigue and quality of life worse than some cancers
Fatigue is the symptom that most significantly impacts the daily lives of long Covid patients finds a new study co-led by Dr Henry Goodfellow and the late Professor Elizabeth Murray (both UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health).
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Devastating heart condition can be reversed, study shows for the first time
Three men who had heart failure caused by the build-up of sticky, toxic proteins are now free of symptoms after their condition spontaneously reversed in an unprecedented case study lead authored by Professor Marianna Fontana (UCL Division of Medicine).
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LIV Golf, PGA merger is a huge win for Donald Trump
"It would amplify his brand and give him yet another opportunity to grab the spotlight—all while boasting of his 'perfect' and 'best-in-class' business ventures. It's a tailor-made campaign event," commented Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science).
Global review finds financial rewards could help teacher recruitment and retention
Financial incentives could be an effective way to support teacher recruitment, particularly in schools with high levels of socio-economic disadvantage, finds a new review led Dr Becky Taylor (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society) and published by EFF.
Pope Francis emerges from 3-hour abdominal operation without complications
Dr Manish Chand (UCL Surgery & Interventional Science) said the surgery Pope Francis had is usually straightforward but highlighted, "In the first six weeks after this type of surgery, you’re at risk of getting a recurrence again".
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