Thursday 11 February 2021 marks International Day of Women and Girls in Science, and here at UHDB, we are celebrating by showcasing some of the amazing work that members of #TeamUHDB are conducting in their fields of science and research.
A Consultant has published an interesting piece of research based on Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book ‘George’s Marvellous Medicine’ which discourages children from creating their own remedies to treat illnesses and injuries.
A wide range of studies are taking place across our sites, some of which are looking into more effective treatment methods, whilst some support better understanding of the disease. Two of these are running in Intensive Care settings in the Trust.
A pioneering research study which aims to make operating theatres safer places during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond is underway at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB). UHDB is working in partnership with Rolls-Royce and Lancaster University to understand the spread of droplets in the air, generated when conducting Aerosol Generating Procedures (AGPs).
A Renal Consultant and his colleagues have published the first piece of research in the UK and only the second in Europe about how Covid-19 patients who also develop Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) are adversely affected by the virus.