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Transforming breast cancer care in East London
This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’re making a landmark investment of £16.6m in a dedicated Breast Cancer Centre.
New artificial intelligence tool predicts diabetes risk
Our funding has helped researchers to develop a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can automatically measure the amount of fat around the heart.
New HIV centre to tackle East London health inequalities
Researchers hope to prevent future HIV infections and improve quality of life for everyone affected by HIV.
Findings from a new study could help doctors to diagnose pancreatic cancer
Researchers have identified a specific protein which may be a “biomarker” for pancreatic cancer.
Vanessa’s Story: Wearing the badge as a marker of our support for the NHS
NHS Consultant Vanessa shares why she is grateful for Barts Charity funding and why she'll #WearTheBadge.
Erkan’s story: Wearing the badge in honour of his colleagues
Newham Hospital worker Erkan explains why he supports Barts Charity and chooses to #WearTheBadge.
Millions of patients had operations cancelled or postponed during 2020
Significant findings from one of several Covid-19 research projects we chose to fund last year.
New East London cancer centre to improve treatment for thousands
The new centre will explore who is at risk of developing squamous cancer and why.
Blessy shares emotional Covid redeployment story
Blessy, a nurse for more than 16 years shares the impacts of her redeployment during the pandemic to manage an acute Covid ward at Newham Hospital.
More than 1 in 4 healthcare workers seek mental health support during Covid
Study finds that depression, sleep problems and relationship issues all increased as the pandemic went on.
Mental health tops public wish list for extra NHS investment
We commissioned a survey which found that people want mental healthcare to be a top priority for the NHS.