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News from 2019

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals wins national award for outstanding care

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals wins national award for outstanding care

8 Jul 19 - Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been officially recognised as a Centre of Clinical Excellence by Muscular Dystrophy UK.

 
Young Women Who Smoke Face Highest Risk of Major Heart Attack

Young Women Who Smoke Face Highest Risk of Major Heart Attack

8 Jul 19 - Smoking increases both men’s and women’s risk of a major heart attack at all ages, but women smokers have a significantly higher increased risk compared to men, especially women under 50 years old, according to research led by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals

 
Sheffield expert receives highest honour bestowed by Diabetes UK

Sheffield expert receives highest honour bestowed by Diabetes UK

7 Mar 19 - Professor Simon Heller delivers 2019 Banting Memorial Lecture in recognition of outstanding contribution to diabetes research

 
Liver drug to be trialled in patients with Parkinson’s patients

Liver drug to be trialled in patients with Parkinson’s patients

15 Feb 19 - A groundbreaking study looking to see if a drug that has been used to treat liver disease for over 30 years can now help to advance treatment and care for patients with Parkinson’s disease is being led by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.

 
Sheffield patients to take part in landmark irritable bowel syndrome trial

Sheffield patients to take part in landmark irritable bowel syndrome trial

11 Jan 19 - Sheffield Teaching Hospitals one of 20 UK sites participating in a groundbreaking trial looking at whether an anti-sickness drug commonly given to patients having cancer treatments such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy could improve the lives of patients