News 2016

A selection of news from the Usher Institute in 2016 - major publications, awards, visitors and more.

News listing

Publication date

Over 70s missing out on palliative and end of life care

09 September, 2016

Most people aged 70 and over in Scotland are missing out on palliative care as healthcare…

Technology tackles healthcare corruption

08 September, 2016

Mobile phone technology could help to beat bad practices in healthcare delivery, research suggests.

COPD care costs to exceed £2.5bn

01 September, 2016

The cost of treating a smoking-related chronic lung disease will exceed more than £2.3 billion per…

Gene curbs coffee urge, study finds

30 August, 2016

Researchers have identified a gene that appears to curb coffee consumption.

Ethnic minorities in Scotland live longer than White Scots

29 August, 2016

People of ethnic minority background in Scotland can expect to live several years longer than White…

Bill for asthma care exceeds £1bn

29 August, 2016

Asthma care costs UK at least £1.1bn each year, study shows.

New book: Disease Prevention: A Critical Toolkit

10 August, 2016

By John Frank, Ruth Jepson, and Andrew J. Williams. Oxford University Press.

Health monitors at home help curb blood pressure and diabetes

02 August, 2016

People who monitor diabetes and blood pressure at home cope better than patients who are only seen…

Diabetes patients living longer

01 August, 2016

People with type 2 diabetes in Scotland are surviving for longer, research suggests.

Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP visits Usher Institute

22 July, 2016

Further Education, Higher Education & Science Minister, Shirley-Anne Somerville visited the…