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Usher Connects: The Sudlow Review – Uniting the UK’s Health Data: Implications for Scotland

04 September, 2025

On Thursday 21 August 2025, we hosted a special Usher Connects event exploring the future of health…

Photograph of presenters during the Usher Connects | Sudlow Review event

Study assesses tools to predict respiratory infection-related death in children in Kenya

06 August, 2025

Findings could support better risk assessment for severe childhood respiratory infections in low-…

Doctor checking a young child patient who is sitting on a person's knee

Congratulations to Professors Atkins and Duckworth

17 July, 2025

Congratulations to Professors Katie Atkins and Andrew Duckworth.

Photographs of both Katie Atkins and Andrew Duckworth

AI boosts eye disease prediction

15 July, 2025

A combination of routine eye scans and AI has created a powerful new way for measuring short-…

A patient and an optometrist sharing a positive interaction during an eye examination in a modern clinic, with an eye chart and testing equipment in the background.

Genetic discovery could herald new rheumatoid arthritis drugs

07 July, 2025

A group of genes linked with a heightened risk of rheumatoid arthritis have been discovered in a…

Close up of older man massaging hand

Usher Building Official Opening signals new era in health and care innovation

27 June, 2025

Usher welcomed the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) joined by dignitaries,…

Dr Tedros at the Usher Building Official Opening

GP performance pay fails to drive lasting change

26 June, 2025

Latest study suggests that introducing performance related pay for general practices did not…

A woman is seen from behind talking to her GP

Study shows potential alternative sedation drugs show no benefit over usual care in patients receiving mechanical ventilation

20 June, 2025

A new pragmatic, multicentre randomised clinical trial has found that neither dexmedetomidine nor…

Photograph of a mechanical ventilation system

Usher’s new External Advisory Board announced

19 June, 2025

We are pleased to announce our new Usher External Advisory Board membership, which will bring fresh…

Photographs of Usher's External Advisory Board members: (top line from left to right) Dr Mickey Chopra, Professor Simon Forrest, Professor Lesley Holdsworth, Mr Paul Johnston (bottom line from left to right) Professor Kevin Kelman, Dr Donald Macaskill, Professor Alondra Nelson, Professor Fiona Walter

New global study highlights uneven uptake of RSV immunisation products

16 June, 2025

A new global review of the rollout of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunisation products has…

Photograph of elderly patient wiping their nose, including an image of a vaccine and syringe