University Of Birmingham
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Coronavirus: Pregnant women in hospital less likely to show symptoms – study
- Health
- September 2, 2020, 06:49
Pregnant women in hospital with coronavirus are less likely to show symptoms and may have a greater risk risk of being admitted to an intensive care u(...)

Malawi opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera wins historic election
- Africa
- June 28, 2020, 10:50
Lazarus Chakwera, a Pentecostal pastor-turned-politician, was inaugurated as Malawi’s president after winning the first opposition victory in an elect(...)

Irish scientist wins international award previously given to Nobel prize winners
- Science
- June 24, 2020, 02:01
An Irish scientist has been named the winner of the Royal Society of Chemistry John Jeyes Award for her research into microparticles and plastic waste(...)

PPE shipment from China amounts to just over 12 days’ stock
- Health
- June 11, 2020, 01:00
The Health Service Executive has received a consignment of 900,000 isolation gowns from China, representing just 12½ days’ of stock based on current d(...)

‘White Irish people have never had to think about this’
- Social Affairs
- June 5, 2020, 19:00
Children should learn about racism and black history from an early age while more teachers of colour are needed in our schools to encourage an underst(...)

‘Corona cooking keeps us fed, but home is the nourishment emigrants long for most’
- Abroad
- May 13, 2020, 11:00
I tell the time by meals now. Like many people, I have stopped wearing a watch. There seemed very little point in observing how slowly time was passin(...)

Welcome to my place ... Birmingham
- Abroad
- February 2, 2020, 06:01
Fiona de Londras grew up near Dundrum in Co Tipperary, went to school in Tipperary town and university in UCC. In 2012 she became a professor at Durha(...)

‘I was arrested for stealing thongs’: a first date conversation overheard
- Health & Family
- December 26, 2019, 06:01
“All old people are weird.” The sweeping statement wafts over my right shoulder from the table behind me and causes a ripple in the froth of my skinn(...)

Why do thousands undergo unnecessary appendix removal?
- Health & Family
- December 16, 2019, 06:01
If you develop appendicitis, try not to become unwell in the UK. This is the rather surprising message emanating from research published this month. A(...)

Optimism may hold secret to longer life, study suggests
- Health
- August 27, 2019, 09:30
Seeing the glass as half full may mean a longer life, according to research suggesting optimists not only live longer in general, but have a better ch(...)