Research and innovation news

Healthcare staff at Wythenshawe Hospital have launched a collaborative research project into how surgical care can be made more environmentally sustainable.

Ground-breaking research taking place at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital is trialling a new investigational gene therapy designed to halt the progression of dry age-related macular Degeneration (AMD).

Professor Andrew Rowland, Consultant in Children’s Emergency Medicine at NMGH, has been awarded a Senior Fellowship of the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management.

More than 10,000 participants have now taken part in COVID-19 research studies at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT).

For nine-year-old Leo, and his mum, Lisa, taking part in a clinical trial at the NIHR Manchester Clinical Research Facility has been important for many reasons.

Patients at Manchester Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre are the first in Europe to have received the life-changing drug, Kaftrio, as part of standard NHS care.

The final chapter of the nine-part webcomic, ‘Planet Divoc-91’ – featuring articles and art by young adults in India, South Africa and the UK – was published this week.