Before the holidays, we issued our latest HERU newsletter with updates on the GRIP project on glaucoma monitoring and a study on reducing drug deaths. Also, new research to prevent threatened miscarriage, and dates for our 2024 DCE courses - bit.ly/41p9Qjp

A major new UK study has found that offering text messages with financial incentives is effective in helping men to lose weight. The @NIHRResearch funded Game of Stones study offered men £400 for losing weight over 12 months. capcnews.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2024/05/15/cas… #Obesity #MensHealth

There are still a few spaces on our HERU course on 'Using Discrete Choice Experiments in Health Economics'. Registration is open until 13 Sept. The course covers the theoretical & practical issues of DCEs and is held in Aberdeen from 24-26 Sept 2024 bit.ly/3SjfKgt

Great book by my labour economist ex- boss and mentor. Aimed at non- economists. On the UK but concepts apply to all countries Giuseppe Moscelli 🇪🇺🇮🇹🇬🇧🇺🇦 Matt Sutton Stephen Duckett Michelle McIsaac Joanne Spetz HERU World Health Organization (WHO) The Health Foundation Edson C. Araujo

With St Mark's Hospital we are studying what matters to patients with Crohn's disease or Ulcerative Colitis when managing dysplasia or cancer of the bowel. We want to understand how you weigh up the benefits & risks of treatments - bit.ly/3yheHIK or scan the QR code below.

We're pleased to launch our shiny new newsletter! Read about: 🔴 Who and what the HDRC is 🟠 Announcing our FIRST CONFERENCE! (more details soon!) 🟡 Where we've been 🟢 Who we've been collaborating with Find it here: rb.gy/1dwah0

PhD opportunity HERU - Expansions in early learning and childcare: economic analysis of parental outcomes and preferences - focusing on free Early Learning and Childcare support in Scotland (self-funded, applications close 30 June 2024) More details bit.ly/3KlPcJ6

Only a few spaces left on our HERU course on 'Using Discrete Choice Experiments in Health Economics'. Register until 13 Sept. The course covers the theoretical & practical issues of DCEs and is held in Aberdeen from 24-26 Sept 2024 bit.ly/3SjfKgt International Health Economics Association (IHEA)

Are outdoor ‘green spaces’ at hospital or GP sites invaluable to our health and wellbeing? Researchers from the University of Aberdeen have been awarded funding to find out. Read more about the project - abdn.ac.uk/news/23274/ SEFARI Gateway

“Scotland’s rural & island communities are diverse so we have designed this research in a way that will allow us to explore healthcare inequalities in these different communities.” University of Aberdeen NHS Research Scotland Neil Gray MSP Maree Todd Rural GPs Scotland Aberdeen Health Determinants Research Collab healthandcare.scot/stories/3855/r…

This World Wellbeing Week, we celebrate a new fellowship awarded to @HERU_abdn to calculate the economic value of NHS outdoor spaces in terms of the health & wellbeing benefits to its users, including NHS staff. Read more here: abdn.ac.uk/news/23274/

🆕 New study from #PACFiND reveals patient preferences for #fibromyalgia care models: • Earlier diagnosis by rheumatologists • Preference for medication & physical therapy • Phone/video follow-ups favoured Insights to shape care delivery. Read more: dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa…

Paying people with obesity to lose weight seems to have short-term benefits, but whether the approach is sustainable or cost-effective remains to be seen. newscientist.com/article/243709…

💬 #IP5MATTER trial reports patients with advanced (metastatic) are willing to accept additional cytoreductive radiotherapy, surgery, ablation & SABR for survival benefits - in particular those that preserve urinary function and reduced fatigue European Urology European Urology Oncology

🎉 A huge thank you to all the #IP5MATTER multicentre Trial Investigators across the UK for their hard work in recruiting over 300 patients from with newly-diagnosed metastatic prostate cancer (NCT04590976) published today in European Urology Oncology European Urology 🔗 authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S25…

🚀#IP5MATTER multicentre trial results (n=303) in European Urology Oncology European Urology Patients willing to accept additional cytoreductive treatments with 10%-point increases in urinary incontinence & fatigue to gain 3.4 mo & 2.7 mo overall survival 🔗 authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S25…

The Summer 2024 HERU HERU newsletter has been issued - we have news on staffing and Unit funding, new research projects, and forthcoming courses - bit.ly/3WBD1ir

Fantastic research from Dwayne Boyers University of Aberdeen HERU presented BSODR #bsodr2024 Such a breadth of health economics in oral health research showcased over the past few days, which has been so good to see! 🙌

Dwayne Boyers presenting the findings from his DCE! Great to see the public have a strong preference for choosing fluoridated toothpastes to avoid decay! HERU BSODR #BSODR2024