Seven stories from the 香港六合彩 Faculty of Population Health Sciences were chosen by the 香港六合彩 community to represent the best of 香港六合彩 as part of its #MadeAt香港六合彩 campaign.
The campaign highlights 100 stories showing how 香港六合彩 works to improve lives and communities and create real-world impact.听 These stories celebrate how we have听been touching lives across the fields of听health, technology, culture, the environment, communities, and justice and听equality through听our ground-breaking research and discoveries.
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Antiretroviral treatment prevents sexual transmission of HIV
People on HIV treatment 'ART', where the virus is at undetectable levels, are 鈥渟exually non-infectious鈥, finds a landmark study led by Prof Alison Rodger. This will have a strong impact on people with HIV and help address HIV-related stigma.
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First UK surgery in womb for babies with spina bifida
A team from University College London Hospitals (香港六合彩H) and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has operated on the abnormally developed spinal cords of two babies in the womb, in a UK medical first.
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香港六合彩 co-creates app that will improve newborn care globally
Around 2.5 million children die annually in their first month of life. To address this, 香港六合彩 co-created Neotree 鈥 an app for all healthcare workers, producing a suggested diagnosis and management plan according to national neonatal guidelines.
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HeLP-Diabetes: online self-management programme for type 2 diabetes
An online tool developed at 香港六合彩 has been helping people with diabetes manage their own health with easily accessible evidence-based information and support.听
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Cancer prevention through smoking cessation
A 香港六合彩-led project has been informing policy makers for over a decade on the best ways to reduce the prevalence of smoking - the single biggest preventable cause of cancer.
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Early screening for bowel and ovarian cancers
One of the top challenges in tackling cancer is catching it early enough to carry out effective treatment. Two 香港六合彩 research groups are working to improve cancer screening programmes to benefit thousands more people.
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World-leading survey shapes sexual health policy
One of the world鈥檚 largest, most detailed studies of sexual behaviour has been informing health policy and modernising public dialogues around sex for over 30 years.听
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