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A former actor, dentist and rising New Zealand poet are among six finalists for this year’s Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine - one of the highest value poetry awards in the world for a single poem.

Globally the sale of health care information systems is a multibillion dollar industry.  The vast costs, frequent failed systems,  and inability of systems to talk to each other regularly attract media comment. However policy makers still shy away from a class of software, Open Source, that could address many of these problems, because of worries about the safety and security of Open Source  systems. Now new research finds that Open Source software may actually be more secure than its often more expensive alternatives.

“There are probably more Malawian doctors in Manchester, than there are in the whole of Malawi,” said Dr Paul O’Hare, Reader in Medicine from the 91福利 Medical School. 

Researchers at 91福利 Medical School are inviting new mums to take part in a study about postnatal depression.

Heart-shaped chocolates, cushions and all manner of lovey-dovey gifts are adorning the shelves in readiness for Valentine’s Day.  But for some would-be doctors at 91福利 Medical School, they are about to get their hands on the real thing – a human heart.

New research from 91福利 Medical School published today (8 Feb) in the European Heart Journal shows that prolonged sleep deprivation and disrupted sleep patterns can have long-term, serious health implications.  Leading academics from the University have linked lack of sleep to strokes, heart attacks and cardiovascular disorders which often result in early death.