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The occurrence of chronic pain is highly comorbid, presenting alongside other long-term conditions, including depression, heart disease and diabetes, negatively impacting the quality of life of those affected.
Stories in School of Medicine
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To mark Data Protection Day (28 January), we explore how Data Safe Havens prioritise and maintain personal data protection and privacy when it comes to public health data.
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When it comes to healthcare innovation, the longitudinal data contained in Data Safe Havens such as Dundee's Health Informatics Centre provides professionals with an abundance of opportunities for research on projects considered to be of public benefit.
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How the use of ‘Big Data’ can make top-grade, innovative healthcare more accessible and cost-effective.
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Driving improvements in screening programmes and reducing bowel cancer mortality rates.
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The ‘intelligent Liver Function Test’ has improved patient outcomes and quality of care.
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We are celebrating this year’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2022 by highlighting some of the amazing women undertaking and supporting remarkable research here in the University of Dundee’s School of Medicine.
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A tool for early diagnosis and treatment of liver disease
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With major contributions from staff at the Photobiology Unit, illustrations by Dundee’s Jim Glen (The Beano, The Dandy), and accompanying clinical images, the Wee Book provides an accessible overview of PDT, how it works and what it is used for.
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Addressing an urgent need to develop better, more affordable vaccines and drugs for diseases that are devastating in lower income countries.
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We are using a collection of over 30 million clinical images and applying artificial intelligence to recognise warning signs which may mean a patient's health is at risk.
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The award-winning Scottish Cancer Prevention Network, co-founded by Professor Annie Anderson and Professor Bob Steele, is built on decades of clinical experience and research in cancer care and facilitating healthier lifestyle choices
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While decades of research have resulted in small but significant breakthroughs, solving the Parkinson’s puzzle will require many more years of dedication from some of the most inquisitive minds in science