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Prof Prokar Dasgupta shines in BBC special Cunk on Life

3 January 2025

The King’s Health Partners Professor of Surgery featured among an array of experts in the latest special from Philomena Cunk, played by the comedy actor Diane Morgan.

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  Lessons from the KHP Annual Conference

  1 October 2024

  News

  The KHP Annual Conference explored the partnership's strategic priorities on personalised health, digital health and data science and population health, with a focus on practical approaches to equity, diversity and inclusion in health. Catch up with the presentations from the day. 

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  Prof Prokar Dasgupta's medical expertise portrayed in art

  1 October 2024

  Academic Surgery

  Artist Amrut Sawant paints the health journey of a man who recovered from prostate cancer as a result of a robotic operation performed by Prof Prokar Dasgupta OBE. In this blog Dr Ami Shah explains the story behind the painting.

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  Dr Prince Nwaubani - KHPeople

  1 October 2024

  KHPeople

  The NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in Translational Therapeutics discusses his love of research and teaching, and the 'amazing' opportunity of having world-class partnership facilities within easy reach of his office.

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  Basirah Oloko - KHPeople

  24 September 2024

  KHPeople Neurosciences

  Basirah tells us about her work on Neuro-rehabilitation wards preparing patients and their families for 'new reality'.

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  Severe mental illness and type 2 diabetes

  17 September 2024

  Diabetes, Endocrinology, Nutrition, Obesity, Vision and Related Services Mind & Body

  KHP Diabetes, Endocrinology and Obesity recently conducted a health needs assessment to better understand the needs of people living with both a severe mental illness and type 2 diabetes.

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  Mirtazapine does not alleviate severe breathlessness

  17 September 2024

  Cardiovascular and Respiratory

  We hear about the findings from the international BETTER-B randomised trial. The aim of the project was to test the effectiveness of mirtazapine (a drug repurposed for severe breathlessness) in patients with advanced respiratory diseases.

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  Reinvigorating support for myeloma patients and carers

  11 September 2024

  Haematology

  Multiple myeloma, also known as myeloma, is a type of bone marrow cancer.

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  Prof Graham Lord joins partnership as new Executive Director

  4 September 2024

  News

  Prof Graham Lord, MA MB BChir PhD FRCP FRSB FMedSci, NIHR Senior Investigator Emeritus, joins King's Health Partners as its new Executive Director.

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  Developing new surgical innovations

  3 September 2024

  Academic Surgery

  Mr Karagama – consultant Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) surgeon and laryngologist – shares how he is supporting the the development of surgical innovations with the aim transform his practice and improve quality of life for patients.

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  Prof Emma Duncan's plans for the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

  3 September 2024

  Diabetes, Endocrinology, Nutrition, Obesity, Vision and Related Services

  As newly elected president for the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, Prof Emma Duncan will champion the KHP ethos of clinical academic collaboration, to help people living with bone-related disorders across the globe.

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  New research institution for liver studies

  2 September 2024

  The Institute represents an exciting opportunity to combine resources and research strengths across King's Health Partners.

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  Rachel Clapham - KHPeople

  2 September 2024

  KHPeople Haematology

  "Blood clots are the leading cause of preventable deaths in hospitals and there is still so much we don’t understand about them. This means that research in this area has the potential to save many lives."

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