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Long Covid patient in Cambridge tells how simple treatment took her from being almost paralysed to riding a bike in days

Adelina Chalmers thought she was dying - and then examined her blood test results.

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Cambridge scientists help create new risk calculator for heart and circulatory disease that could save lives across Europe

It is due to be adopted as the new gold standard.

Lion’s dental surgery is a world first for SAFIRA anaesthetic device

Root canal work eased thanks to medical aid developed by NHS and Medovate

Thunderstorms due in Cambridgeshire - plus advice as ‘pollen bomb’ warning issued for hay fever sufferers and asthmatics

Watch out for a’toxic cocktail’ of very high pollen levels, hot weather and rain.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson delays end of Covid-19 restrictions from June 21 to July 19 to save ‘thousands of lives’

Freedom Day must be delayed because of spread of Delta variant, he confirmed.

Covid-19 in Cambridgeshire: Data for each area as hospital numbers remain low despite rising cases

The virus has claimed its first life in the county since April.

Cambridge man Kouros Majidi takes on the One Million Step Challenge again

The retired photographic technician, who has type II diabetes and had heart surgery in 2009, completed the challenge last year, raising £545.

Continental Circus Berlin offering free tickets to NHS staff and care workers

The tickets are being given away for two performances this evening (Wednesday, June 9) at the circus on Midsummer Common.

First of five new hospital wards opens to patients at Addenbrooke’s in Cambridge

Ward T2 is one of five wards being built in the coming year which will add an extra 116 beds to the site.

Covid-19 numbers double in a week in Cambridgeshire amid concern over Indian variant: Find out how your area is faring

The numbers have gone in the wrong direction - but hospital admissions have not increased.

Kevin Clements named director of fundraising at Each

The University of East Anglia graduate joins Each from a similar position at national youth homelessness charity Depaul UK.

Outline permission granted for £45m overhaul of Princess of Wales Hospital in Ely

East Cambridgeshire District Council has backed the redevelopment.

Lucida Medical earns CE mark for AI-powered prostate cancer detection software

Its technology, Pi, which helps analyse MRI scans, is now eligible for use in the NHS.

Mutation in single gene could cause some people to be 2.5 stone heavier by age 18, Cambridge and Bristol researchers find

The defective gene scrambles the signal sent to our appetite centres, they found.

Secondary leukaemia risk for children treated for neuroblastoma studied by Cambridge scientists

Their findings could help inform treatment plans.

Switching off MARK4 protein could help patients with heart failure, say University of Cambridge researchers

Discovery offers promise of a new drug target after years of research.

Microsoft’s new data storage option for CMR Surgical – glass – lasts ‘tens of thousands of years’

Trial involves ultrafast laser optics and AI to store data in quartz glass

Best Covid-19 figures of the year for Cambridgeshire - but concern at rocketing infection rate in nearby Bedford

Weekly figures are very encouraging - but there has been a rise in the last few days.

Interview: Ann Widdecombe takes part in Cambridge Union abortion debate

The former MP spoke to the Cambridge Independent following the debate ‘This House believes nothing should impede a woman’s right to choose’.

CoFarm’s first family day out with Abbey People on June 3

Enjoy a day of fun and learning at the agroecology project, which now includes a camp fire.

Single-dose Covid-19 vaccine from Janssen approved for use in UK and will join booster trial at Cambridge University Hospitals

It has been shown to be 67 per cent effective at preventing moderate to severe disease.

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Long Covid patient in Cambridge tells how simple treatment took her from being almost paralysed to riding a bike in days

Cambridge scientists help create new risk calculator for heart and circulatory disease that could save lives across Europe

Cambridge scientists help create new risk calculator for heart and circulatory disease that could save lives across Europe

Lion’s dental surgery is a world first for SAFIRA anaesthetic device

Lion’s dental surgery is a world first for SAFIRA anaesthetic device

Thunderstorms due in Cambridgeshire - plus advice as ‘pollen bomb’ warning issued for hay fever sufferers and asthmatics

Thunderstorms due in Cambridgeshire - plus advice as ‘pollen bomb’ warning issued for hay fever sufferers and asthmatics

Prime Minister Boris Johnson delays end of Covid-19 restrictions from June 21 to July 19 to save ‘thousands of lives’

Prime Minister Boris Johnson delays end of Covid-19 restrictions from June 21 to July 19 to save ‘thousands of lives’

Covid-19 in Cambridgeshire: Data for each area as hospital numbers remain low despite rising cases

Covid-19 in Cambridgeshire: Data for each area as hospital numbers remain low despite rising cases

Cambridge man Kouros Majidi takes on the One Million Step Challenge again

Cambridge man Kouros Majidi takes on the One Million Step Challenge again

Continental Circus Berlin offering free tickets to NHS staff and care workers

Continental Circus Berlin offering free tickets to NHS staff and care workers

First of five new hospital wards opens to patients at Addenbrooke’s in Cambridge

First of five new hospital wards opens to patients at Addenbrooke’s in Cambridge

Covid-19 numbers double in a week in Cambridgeshire amid concern over Indian variant: Find out how your area is faring

Covid-19 numbers double in a week in Cambridgeshire amid concern over Indian variant: Find out how your area is faring

Kevin Clements named director of fundraising at Each

Kevin Clements named director of fundraising at Each

Outline permission granted for £45m overhaul of Princess of Wales Hospital in Ely

Outline permission granted for £45m overhaul of Princess of Wales Hospital in Ely

Lucida Medical earns CE mark for AI-powered prostate cancer detection software

Lucida Medical earns CE mark for AI-powered prostate cancer detection software

Mutation in single gene could cause some people to be 2.5 stone heavier by age 18, Cambridge and Bristol researchers find

Mutation in single gene could cause some people to be 2.5 stone heavier by age 18, Cambridge and Bristol researchers find

Secondary leukaemia risk for children treated for neuroblastoma studied by Cambridge scientists

Secondary leukaemia risk for children treated for neuroblastoma studied by Cambridge scientists

Switching off MARK4 protein could help patients with heart failure, say University of Cambridge researchers

Switching off MARK4 protein could help patients with heart failure, say University of Cambridge researchers

Microsoft’s new data storage option for CMR Surgical – glass – lasts ‘tens of thousands of years’

Microsoft’s new data storage option for CMR Surgical – glass – lasts ‘tens of thousands of years’

Best Covid-19 figures of the year for Cambridgeshire - but concern at rocketing infection rate in nearby Bedford

Best Covid-19 figures of the year for Cambridgeshire - but concern at rocketing infection rate in nearby Bedford

Interview: Ann Widdecombe takes part in Cambridge Union abortion debate

Interview: Ann Widdecombe takes part in Cambridge Union abortion debate

CoFarm’s first family day out with Abbey People on June 3

CoFarm’s first family day out with Abbey People on June 3

Single-dose Covid-19 vaccine from Janssen approved for use in UK and will join booster trial at Cambridge University Hospitals

Single-dose Covid-19 vaccine from Janssen approved for use in UK and will join booster trial at Cambridge University Hospitals

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