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Record numbers benefiting from health research

More of our patients than ever before are receiving innovative and life-changing treatments, with more than 16,000 patients involved in clinical research at Barts Health. As revealed today by the National institute for Health Research Barts Health tops the table for supporting the most life sciences studies in the country – giving our patients the highest level of access to cutting-edge...

Pioneering keyhole procedure that seals leaking heart valves using ‘Teabag’ wire could spare patients the ordeal of open surgery

People left breathless and even housebound by a common heart condition can now benefit from a pioneering keyhole procedure that spares them the ordeal of open surgery. The new technique could treat some of the half-million Britons who have problem with a heart valve – the part that ensures blood is pumped round the body in the right direction. The...