Angela Wood

Nearly a third of adults in England live with obesity – with inequalities widening since COVID-19

24 Jun 2026

Nearly a third of adults in England in 2025 were affected by obesity, Cambridge researchers have found. Their study revealed that the most...

Young female patient receiving a shot by female healthcare worker in vaccination centre

Risk of rare heart complications in children higher after COVID-19 infection than after vaccination

04 Nov 2025

Children and young people faced long-lasting and higher risks of rare heart and inflammatory complications after COVID-19 infection, compared to...

Professor Charlotte Summers in the Heart and Lung Research Institute

At the heart of life-changing science

11 Jul 2025

The Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart and Lung Research Institute is a thriving community of scientists and clinicians, the largest concentration of its...

Young girl watching herself being injected with COVID-19 vaccine at a medical clinic

Significant gaps in COVID-19 vaccine uptake may have led to over 7,000 hospitalisations and deaths

15 Jan 2024

Between a third and a half of the populations of the four UK nations had not had the recommended number of COVID vaccinations and boosters by summer...

Drinking more than five pints a week could shorten your life, study finds

13 Apr 2018

Regularly drinking more than the recommended UK guidelines for alcohol could take years off your life, according to new research from the University...

Angela Wood

Nearly a third of adults in England live with obesity – with inequalities widening since COVID-19

Risk of rare heart complications in children higher after COVID-19 infection than after vaccination

At the heart of life-changing science

Significant gaps in COVID-19 vaccine uptake may have led to over 7,000 hospitalisations and deaths

Drinking more than five pints a week could shorten your life, study finds

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