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Family photo of Rosie Woollard and her two children, Bernard Woollard (left) and Sue Pavitt (right). They are smiling in front of a backdrop of flowers.

Penicillin allergy testing needed to fight antibiotic resistance

Removing incorrect penicillin allergy labels on GP records could combat antibiotic resistance and save lives, an NIHR-funded clinical trial led by the University of Leeds has found.

A national supervised toothbrushing programme should be rolled out in our schools to tackle the crisis of tooth decay affecting millions of children

University teams up with India to fight back against superbugs

Researchers in the UK and India are working in partnership to address an urgent need to stop dentists over-prescribing antibiotics.

Young child brushing teeth in a mirror

More work needed on children’s supervised toothbrushing programmes

Barriers to running supervised toothbrushing programmes for young children must be overcome if the UK government is to successfully tackle childhood tooth decay, researchers say.

Mr Asim Sheikh, Ruvimbo Kaviya, Lisa Ferrie and Mr Jiten Parmar stood together smiling at the camera.

Leeds surgeons perform UK-first brain tumour operation

A groundbreaking operation to remove a patient’s brain tumour through her eye socket has been performed in Leeds.

Participant Robin stands in front of a wall of portraits of him. He wears a realistic facial prosthesis that covers his eye and nose.

Trial participants with facial prostheses have portraits painted

Patients who wear facial prostheses after treatment for head and neck cancer have had their portraits painted to illustrate the physical and psychological impact of living with a facial difference.

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