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New AI heart failure screening tool tested at Barts Health could cut hospital waiting lists for patients
A simple AI screening tool for heart failure invented by a Barts Health clinician could reduce treatment times and save lives.
Barts Health patients set to benefit from new life-extending drug for ovarian cancer
A new drug that extends survival for women with hard-to-treat ovarian cancer is now available on the NHS. The treatment was tested at St Bartholomew's Hospital as part of a major global clinical trial including eight NHS hospitals in England.
St Bartholomew’s ranked second nationally for cardiology training
St Bartholomew’s Hospital has been ranked second in the UK for cardiology training among tertiary centres, according to results announced at the British Cardiovascular Society conference in Manchester.
Radiotherapy showcase innovation at international cancer congress
Colleagues from the St Bartholomew's Hospital Radiotherapy department have returned from Stockholm after presenting their work at ESTRO 2026, one of the world’s leading congresses in cancer treatment.
Promising gene editing therapy lowers ‘bad’ cholesterol
A new therapy, called VERVE-102, is a one-off infusion, using gene editing to switch off the gene that tells the liver to make a protein called PCSK9.