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Increase in alcohol deaths in England an ‘acute crisis’

The persistent higher rate of alcohol deaths in England since the pandemic in 2020 is an “acute crisis” requiring urgent action from government, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Sheffield and UCL.
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The University of Sheffield to play key role in shaping future of health screening

A team from SCHARR has been selected as one of three institutions to form a new specialist Evidence Synthesis Group contributing to the work of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), thanks to a £15 million investment from the NIHR.
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Preventing Behaviour Change Trials from Doing Harm

Episode 36 of the Communicable Research podcast is out. This time we discuss the topic of preventing behaviour change trials from doing harm with Diana Papaioannou from the Clinical Trial Research Unit in the Division of Population Health.

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How to Understand Statistics in Research

There are still places available for this online course in May, which to provide participants with an introduction to applied statistics from a beginner level. The course will be interactive and practical, based on lectures and written exercises.
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Omicron is likely to hit deprived areas the hardest – here’s why

A recurring theme of the pandemic has been how COVID’s impacts have not fallen equally across the UK population. The health and financial burden of the disease has been felt disproportionately by people living in deprived areas.

| The Conversation
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ScHARR's Communicable Research - Episode 7 - Suzanne Ablard - Advanced Practitioner roles within the NHS

In this episode we're talking to Suzanne Ablard who works as a Research Associate within the Health Services Research section at ScHARR.

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Faroe Islands superspreader event: why transmission among the triple-vaxxed shouldn’t alarm you

Andrew Lee has previously received research funding from the National Institute for Health Research. He is a member of the UK Faculty of Public Health and the Royal Society for Public Health.

| The Conversation
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Creating the CUREd dataset – a real world linked data for UEC

Taking the first step in understanding the challenges faced by the system inspired a team of researchers, data specialists and statisticians led by ARC UEC Theme Lead, Professor Suzanne Mason at the University of Sheffield.

| NIHR
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Do lateral flow tests detect omicron? Your questions answered

Just as we thought we understood COVID testing, along came omicron and raised a whole new bunch of questions. We asked Dr Andrew Lee, a reader in global public health, to answer them.

| The Conversation