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How to better spot people with type 1 diabetes at risk of heart disease

12/05/2026

People with type 1 diabetes that are overweight are often flagged as high risk for heart disease, but those with a lower body mass index (BMI) tend to slip under the radar.

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06/05/2026

Behavioural interventions needed with point-of-care tests to deter over-prescription of antibiotics

Value-Dx found that point-of-care testing alone cannot reduce antibiotic prescriptions. An approach taking both the physician and patient perspective into...

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29/04/2026

Can data capture on heart patients’ healthcare and quality of life be improved?

iCARE4CVD investigated how well the tools researchers use to evaluate how heart patients feel about their healthcare are working and how they are perceived by...