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University of Birmingham researchers have designed groundbreaking interventions to prevent deaths by post-partum haemorrhage and at caesarean sections. For millions of women worldwide, childbirth still carries life-threatening risks. Every two minutes in 2020, a woman died in pregnancy or labour, amounting to a global death toll of around 287,000 women that year.

Birmingham experts will lead a major research programme involving hundreds of people across the UK to transform the way concussion is identified and managed.

Experts have devised a blueprint for efficient evacuation that could be used in similar flood-threatened cities around the globe Emergency planners in Shanghai and New York City face increasing pressure to protect elderly citizens from the devastating impact of coastal flooding caused by storms and cyclones, a new study reveals.

Abortion is still a crime in most countries. A new legal paradigm would change the lives of millions of women It took 30 years of activism for Ireland to legalise abortion.

Report into the challenges faced by people with learning disabilities and/or autistic people trying to leave 'long-stay' hospital published in full today.

Dr Daniel Wheatley explores the 'flexibility ripple effect' and the critical role of good line management in a flexible future of work.

More infectious version of bacteria found to have caused two outbreaks in a children's hospital in China A new type of E. coli that is both highly infectious and resistant to some antibiotics has been discovered. The newly identified mutation of antibiotic-resistant E. coli is described in a new paper in Nature Communications.

Report reveals first-hand insights from people coming to UK through Humanitarian Visa scheme A new report released today titled "Humanitarian Visas in a Hostile Environment", offers first-hand insights into the experiences of individuals arriving in the UK through the Hong Kong BN(O) and Ukraine visa schemes and shows that 'significant concerns persist' around the restrictions faced by visa beneficiaries.

Phase 2 trial found adding Bevacizumab to different chemotherapy drugs led to more patients' tumours shrinking, which has helped to change routine UK treatment. Case study: "It was our last hope. We were desperate because he'd had two lots of chemotherapy that hadn't shrunk his tumour at all." Parents of 10-year-old Abdullah say they owe his life to BEACON trial Children who develop neuroblastomas, a rare form of cancer which develops in nerve cells, may benefit from receiving certain anti-tumour drugs as well as chemotherapy, a new trial has found.

Call for action to address vulnerability during pregnancy for women around the world. Women around the world who have positive health 'reparations' during the journey through pregnancy benefit throughout their lives, new research says.

New longevity bottleneck theory proposes why long-lived mammals age more rapidly than many reptiles Human ageing may have been influenced by millions of years of dinosaur domination according to a new theory from a leading ageing expert.

George III dined on chicken broth, lobster and roasted capon among many other favourite Royal dishes served to the King and his household, a new study reveals.

One of only 17 projects selected by the MSP, which aims to build secure, responsible mineral supply chains to meet net zero-carbon goals.

The new collaborative base for over 500 researchers in chemical, environmental and biomolecular sciences has opened at the University of Birmingham.

All human beings are biologically predetermined to commit crimes under the right circumstances - according to a new theory in bio-social criminology.

Markers showing the presence of Parkinson's years before symptoms appear can be found in the eyes, new study proves A new collaborative study has identified markers indicating the presence of Parkinson's disease in patients on average seven years before clinical presentation.