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Research nurse from the NIHR Clinical Research Facility processing patient samples using SAMBA machines at Adden brooke’s Hospital in Cambridge

Rapid coronavirus test speeds up access to urgent care and will free up beds ahead of winter

03 Jun 2020

Researchers say faster tests helped expedite access to life-saving treatments such as organ transplants – and might make all the difference later...

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Opening the skull of patients after head injury reduces risk of death from brain swelling

08 Sep 2016

Craniectomy – a surgical procedure in which part of the skull is removed to relieve brain swelling – significantly reduces the risk of death...

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