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Housebuilder Mulberry Homes has announced the winners of its nature photography competition, who have each been awarded prizes worth £100 and will have their images displayed in a 2022 calendar. From August to mid-November, local communities,... Read full article

Since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, the subject of personal protective equipment (PPE) has become a key discussion point. Over recent days the focus has been on the supply of facemasks that allow healthcare workers to interact safely and perform ... Read full article

18% of patients with liver disease in the West Midlands were very unsatisfied with the medical care they had received, a survey carried out by leading liver charity, the British Liver Trust, reveals.... Read full article

Smartphone apps used as ‘early warning systems’ for skin cancer are poorly regulated and frequently cannot be relied upon to produce accurate results, according to a new analysis by experts at the University of Birmingham.... Read full article

The first study into the impact on the NHS of a new type of health worker in hospitals known as Physician Associates has found that they benefit medical and surgical teams and their patients over a wide range of specialities. ... Read full article

The Government has awarded the University of Birmingham-hosted BactiVac Network up to £1 million funding to accelerate the development of bacterial vaccines in a bid to prevent infections occurring as part of the global fight against antimicrobial... Read full article