Press releases

The Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has been appointed Honorary Professor within the Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, in the School of Medicine at the University of Nottingham.

A single dose of vaccine boosts protection against SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus variants, but only in those with previous Covid-19, a study has found.

Addressing misinformation and mistrust, inclusive communication, involving healthcare workers in the vaccine rollout, and promoting vaccination through trusted networks, could play an important role in helping to tackle vaccine hesitancy amongst healthcare workers from ethnic minorities, according to a new study.

Black healthcare workers treating patients in hospitals during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, were more likely than their white counterparts to have had coronavirus infections, even when other influences - including work roles and socio-economic factors - are taken into account, according to a new study.

A team of experts are hoping to support members of the public who are hesitant about having a Covid-19 vaccination, and have developed an innovative new website to answer people’s questions and concerns.

UK adults who are overweight or obese retain their weight over time, which is linked with an increased risk of health complications and death, according to a new study.

Experts from the University of Nottingham are looking for people who have had their first Covid-19 vaccination in the past 8-12 weeks, to take part in an extended study investigating alternating doses of two new approved vaccines.

People who experience big dips in blood sugar levels, several hours after eating, end up feeling hungrier and consuming hundreds more calories during the day than others, according to experts.

Experts have uncovered a new molecular reason why faecal transplants are highly effective in treating infections such as C. difficile (a nasty bacteria that can infect the bowel), which could lead to more targeted treatments for this and other similar diseases.

Experts from the University of Nottingham are part of a new national study investigating the long-term effects of lung inflammation and scarring from Covid-19.