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Third year Warwick medical student Stephanie Soyombo has been awarded the prize for Best Student Research Project at the British Journal of General Practice Research Conference, in recognition of her work looking at reducing use of benzodiazepines in primary care.

Third year medical student Ciara Doyle has presented her mental health research in Parliament.

Warwick Medical School has signed a transfer agreement with the American University of Antigua, meaning that students at AUA's College of Medicine will be able to transfer to WMS to finish their medical degree.

The quick thinking and intervention from two third year Warwick medical students was vital to a young boy when he came to the Emergency Department at UHCW with worrying symptoms.

Two Warwick medical students have been awarded the poster presentation prize at the Academy of Medical Educators annual conference in recognition of their work on a new reflective model for thinking through professionalism dilemmas in medicine.

A Warwick medical student has been awarded a prestigious prize by the Junior Association for the Study of Medical Education (JASME) in recognition of his work supporting non-biological science background graduate medical students.

Patients are using online consultations in the same way they would arrange a consultation via traditional means, a new study by WMS reveals.

Le Temps featured an article about the record numbers of kidney donations in Israel which includes comments from Dr Gregory Moorlock on the motivations behind organ donations.

 Tamas Revesz

Congratulations to Tamas Revesz, who has been awarded the degree of PhD by Published Work in Health Sciences for his work on ‘The Many Faces of Two Closely Related Tauopathies: Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Corticobasal Degeneration’. Tamas was supervised by Diane Playford in the Division of Health Sciences.

A new study by our researchers has revealed that over 40% of GPs intend to leave general practice over the next five years - an increase of nearly a third since 2014.

Dr Felicity Boardman, Associate Professor was interviewed on BBC Coventry and Warwickshire this morning about predictive genetic testing.

The enzyme that ‘loads up’ fat-carrying particles in the liver before they are transported around the body has been identified for the first time by scientists at Warwick Medical School.

Making healthy food easier to access in hospital canteens and food outlets, as well as increasing healthy options and reducing portion sizes, are the most effective ways of encouraging healthcare staff to improve their diets according to a new study from WMS.

Two teams from Warwick Medical School have held off competition from 20 other medical school teams to come first and second in a national pre-hospital wilderness medicine competition, Wild Trials 2019.

On Wednesday 16 January we held our WMS Winter Graduation Reception Buffet and Prizegiving Ceremony. The event was an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of our CPD, master's and PhD students who graduated this January.

Hannah Andrews, who has been awarded the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing for her PhD on ‘The Experience of Self-Care and Self-Compassion in Nursing’. Hannah was supervised by Kate Seers and Stephanie Tierney in the Division of Health Sciences.

Worried about putting on a few pounds over the festive period? Dr James Gill is here to answer your questions with his guide 'Starving, sprouts and strolls: how to step into Christmas healthily!'

The cost of heating and cooling the home, and increasing social isolation are significant factors in health risk of older adults during extreme weather, according to a new study by Warwick Medical School.

The economic cost to the NHS of vomiting and nausea during pregnancy is over £60 million, higher than previously thought, according to new estimates by Warwick Medical School.

Our 2018 MB ChB Prizegiving Evening took place last week, 6 December, celebrating the fantastic work and achievements of our medical students over the last year and recognising teaching excellence amongst our staff.

We're excited to have launched a new undergraduate course for 2020 entry, MSci Integrated Science, incorporating principles from biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics and computing. Find out more about it.

Nature featured research by Professor Franco Cappuccio which shows that day-to-day variations in sleep quality affect standing balance in healthy adults. Read the Warwick press release to find out more about this work.