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TWO-STAGE TESTING NEEDED FOR C DIFF
News & events | 1 Nov 2008 | Tags: C diff bacteria Clostridium difficile stool samples
Patients suspected of carrying the C diff bacteria should have their stool samples tested twice to avoid misdiagnosis, according to researchers at St George?s, University of London and St George?s Healthcare NHS Trust.? Currently, patients across the NHS are diagnosed with a single test, based on the level of a toxin produced …
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St George’s drives record recruitment to clinical trials during 2018/19
News & events | 23 May 2019
St George’s recruited over 13,000 patients to clinical trials during 2018/19 – by far and away the most ever during a 12 month period. Between 1 April 2018 and 31 March this year, a total of 13,140 patients took part in a range of clinical trials across nearly 30 different …
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Ken Lambatan, cardiac research nurse
News & events | 28 Apr 2020
We are very sorry to confirm the sad news that one of our colleagues, Ken Lambatan, has sadly died. Ken (pictured) was based in the cardiology department at St George’s Hospital, but also worked closely with colleagues in the Clinical Research Facility – so had strong links with both the …
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St George’s consultant wins prestigious award for osteoarthritis research
News & events | 9 May 2013 | Tags: award British Society of Rheumatology Dr Sofat Michael Mason medal osteoarthritis rheumatologist rheumatology
A clinician at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has won a national award for her work leading research into osteoarthritis, the world’s most common form of arthritis.
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Former journalist urges south Londoners to join vaccine studies and end the COVID-19 pandemic
News & events | 9 Dec 2021
A retired journalist is urging south Londoners to help end the COVID-19 pandemic, by taking part in ongoing vaccine research into the virus. Ben, 64, who lives in Kingston upon Thames, took part in the Oxford/AstraZeneca trial of the ChAdOx1 NCoV-19 vaccine at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust …
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Our vision for children’s cancer services
News | Updated 19 Nov 2023
We have created a fly-through film to bring our vision to life of what our brand-new state-of-the-art Children’s Cancer Centre would look like in the future, if St George’s wins the bid for children’s cancer services. According to Young Lives vs Cancer research*, 9 in 10 young cancer patients and …
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Local mums invited to support Group B strep vaccine study to help protect new-born babies
News & events | 5 Aug 2022
Researchers at St George’s Hospital are inviting pregnant women to help study a new vaccine that aims to protect babies from potentially life-threatening Group B streptococcus. St George’s Vaccine Institute Centre for Neonatal and Paediatric Infection has specific expertise in facilitating clinical vaccine trials for maternal and neonatal care, and …
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First of its kind children’s cancer research nurse role at St George’s
News & events | 19 Sep 2023 | Tags: #kidsdeservestgeorges
We’re catching up with some of our children’s cancer team to find out more about their roles and why they do what they do. At St George’s we have over 120,000 visits from children each year, and more than 25 years of expertise caring for children with cancer. That’s why …
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St George’s welcomes President of the Scoliosis Research Society
News & events | 19 May 2017 | Tags: Professor Kenneth Cheung scoliosis Scoliosis Research Society St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Kenneth Cheung, the President of the Scoliosis Research Society, today (Friday 19 May) paid a visit to St George’s to speak at a special symposium on the treatment of paediatric scoliosis deformity. Professor Cheung, who became the first non-American President of the Scoliosis Research Society last October, currently heads …
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Research shows new drug can stop mother-baby transmission of HIV
News & events | 24 Jan 2006 | Tags: drug HIV mother-baby transmission
DOCTORS from St George’s Hospital have found that a new drug for treating HIV infections can prevent pregnant women infected with a drug-resistant form of the virus from transmitting it to their babies. Two case studies published by a team of virology, paediatric and sexual health experts from the hospital …
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