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Health science

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We tackle some of the biggest healthcare issues facing the world. We're improving wellbeing after cancer, enhancing patient safety and dignity, and influencing prescribing legislation.

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Research highlights

Serious health risks posed by nurse shortages

Understaffing is linked to an increased risk of serious illness and patient death in hospitals.

An electronic smart glove improves life for stroke survivors

A University of Southampton team has invented an electronic glove that enables movement in the paralysed hands of stroke survivors – supporting their rehabilitation.  

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