A new study published in BMC Infectious Diseases reveals younger women, those without multimorbidity (two or more chronic conditions), current and former smokers, and those living in deprived areas were less likely to receive the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy. The study by the Born in Wales team based in the National Centre for Population Health…
Published: August 29th, 2023. The Conversation. Authors: Hope Jones and Professor Sinead Brophy, The National Centre for Population Health & Wellbeing Research. During the pandemic, there had been concerns from healthcare professionals that the restrictions placed on daily life would lead to a disruption in breastfeeding. But our new research shows that the number of women who continued to exclusively…
Thousands of babies and parents are set to participate in a new UK birth cohort study, which will aim to shine a light on the challenges faced by families as they emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic and navigate the cost-of-living crisis. The “Generation New Era” study will be led by researchers at University College London…
A new study from the UK MS Register investigated how we can use information provided directly by people with MS to look at MS progression. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are pieces of information someone gives about their own health through questionnaires. For example, information about their symptoms, like mobility. In a new study from Imperial College…
Published: August 21st 2023. The Conversation. Authors: Professor Rhiannon Owen, Population Data Science Research and Innovation Institute. More than 25% of adults in the UK have two or more long-term health conditions. This increases to 65% for people older than 65 years, and to almost 82% for those aged 85 or older. Our study assessed how a…
Administrative Data Research (ADR) UK is funding a data linkage project that will provide new insights into the make-up of households and the circumstances they experience. The de-identified dataset will link housing data with other administrative data for England, Scotland and Wales. The newly linked data will be made available within the SAIL Databank based…
A new study has revealed that children receiving services under a care and support plan had higher overall vaccination rates and were more up to date with immunisations than the general child population in Wales. Published in Frontiers in Public Health, the research by experts at Population Data Science at Swansea University in collaboration with…
Swansea University, in collaboration with Birmingham and Oxford Universities, has secured funding to use AI to better understand multi morbidity. The partnership is among 22 AI for health research projects that share £13 million from the UKRI. The projects aim to transform health using artificial intelligence (AI) to assist and refine diagnostics and procedures. Funding…
Published: August 7th 2023. The Conversation. Authors: Natasha Kennedy and Amrita Bandyopadhyay, The National Centre for Population Health & Wellbeing Research. Identifying domestic abuse victims earlier could help to reduce future emergency medical admissions. Our new research shows how this could be done before a victim even involves the police by connecting information gathered by the police and hospitals. Our…
Population Data Science – Summer Intern Showcase 2023 Date: Wednesday, August 23 | *Please note that this is a ticket-only event. About this event The Population Data Science’s Summer internship programme is back! Part of our ongoing commitment is to bring forward the next generation of data scientists, researchers and developers. The Population Data Science…
