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Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
New £48m wound research centre to open
A university has been awarded £48m to build a world-leading centre for research into wounds. The University of Hull has been given funding to build the Wound Innovation Centre, which it says will research ways to improve life for people with chronic wounds. The NHS spends about £8.3bn a year on wound care - more than obesity and cancer, according to the university. Mat Hardman, professor of wound healing at Hull York Medical School and director of the new centre, said: "Current treatments for wounds are woefully inadequate and we now have an opportunity to change this." The centre will be based at the University of Hull and upgrades are planned at Castle Hill Hospital to provide premium facilities for early-stage wound treatment research. Malcom Burns, 66, from Withernsea, has an unhealed ulcer he got from a leg wound after tripping over a child's go-kart four years ago. Mr Burns said: "There have been times I've been walking around all day and my pain is at a nine or 10 and there's nothing I can do to make it feel better. I can't sleep and it is mentally very damaging." Mr Burns said current treatments do not work but he feels "more able to cope" and "more supported" after taking part in clinical trials with the University of Hull's vascular team. "It is so important that these trials and research into new developments in wound care continue," he said. Mr Burns added: "I believe this new centre will be a real asset to the region and will pioneer new wound care treatment that will bring relief to all those who are suffering. "It will really change lives." The research hub is due to open at the end of the year, a spokesperson for the university said. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Mental health and addiction research hub to open New tech to improve cancer detection and treatment Approval given for £18m medical diagnostic centre University of Hull
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
'I thought royal garden party invite was a joke'
A headache specialist who has dedicated his career to supporting people in Hull thought his royal garden party invite was a hoax. Prof Fayyaz Ahmed, a consultant neurologist based at Hull Royal Infirmary, attended the traditional celebration at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday. He shook hands with the Prince of Wales, who was hosting the gathering on behalf of his father, the King. "I was utterly astonished and wondered what I had I done to deserve such an honour from the King," Prof Ahmed said. Prof Ahmed said he did not believe his daughter when she told him he had received a letter from Buckingham Palace. "I thought she was joking until she placed the envelope in front of me, stamped with the official seal of the palace," he said. "The first thought that crossed my mind was that maybe I had made a mistake or one of my patients, who has royal connections, had lodged a complaint against me and the order was to revoke my British citizenship." Also an honorary advisor with the British Association for the Study of Headache and a senior lecturer with Hull York Medical School, Prof Ahmed has spent decades advancing headache and migraine research and treatment. Dedicating his career to championing Hull in the medical sector, he has organised and hosted the national meeting on headache in the city since 2005. Prof Ahmed described attending the ceremony as a "major honour" and said there was an "impressive sense of order, respect and discipline" at the event. "After becoming a professor in 2020, I had already fulfilled all the aspirations of my professional life, so receiving this invitation was beyond anything I had ever imagined," he said. "The palace staff were extremely polite, sincere, and friendly. They treated every guest with great respect and courtesy." Around 8,000 guests enjoyed sandwiches, cream cakes and pastries in the sunshine, enjoying two hours of entertainment, music and food before the national anthem marked the end to the ceremony. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Royal garden party 'surreal' for award winners Royal garden party experience 'will last forever' Palace invite for garden bath charity founder Royal Garden Parties
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
'I thought royal garden party invite was a joke'
A headache specialist who has dedicated his career to supporting people in Hull thought his royal garden party invite was a hoax. Prof Fayyaz Ahmed, a consultant neurologist based at Hull Royal Infirmary, attended the traditional celebration at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday. He shook hands with the Prince of Wales, who was hosting the gathering on behalf of his father, the King. "I was utterly astonished and wondered what I had I done to deserve such an honour from the King," Prof Ahmed said. Prof Ahmed said he did not believe his daughter when she told him he had received a letter from Buckingham Palace. "I thought she was joking until she placed the envelope in front of me, stamped with the official seal of the palace," he said. "The first thought that crossed my mind was that maybe I had made a mistake or one of my patients, who has royal connections, had lodged a complaint against me and the order was to revoke my British citizenship." Also an honorary advisor with the British Association for the Study of Headache and a senior lecturer with Hull York Medical School, Prof Ahmed has spent decades advancing headache and migraine research and treatment. Dedicating his career to championing Hull in the medical sector, he has organised and hosted the national meeting on headache in the city since 2005. Prof Ahmed described attending the ceremony as a "major honour" and said there was an "impressive sense of order, respect and discipline" at the event. "After becoming a professor in 2020, I had already fulfilled all the aspirations of my professional life, so receiving this invitation was beyond anything I had ever imagined," he said. "The palace staff were extremely polite, sincere, and friendly. They treated every guest with great respect and courtesy." Around 8,000 guests enjoyed sandwiches, cream cakes and pastries in the sunshine, enjoying two hours of entertainment, music and food before the national anthem marked the end to the ceremony. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Royal garden party 'surreal' for award winners Royal garden party experience 'will last forever' Palace invite for garden bath charity founder Royal Garden Parties
