🎉📣Exciting Study Update! 📣🎉 We are excited to share this paper about the SUPERNOVA study which has now been published in The Lancet! We are proud of all of the work our CIRG team do to help make this research possible. thelancet.com/journals/lanin…

Today is #WorldTBDay. #Tuberculosis - or TB - is caused by bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis that mainly affects the lungs. Common symptoms include ❗️ Cough ❗️ Chest pains ❗️ Weight loss ❗️ Fever ❗️ Night sweats Learn more about TB 👉bit.ly/3yYNwzx #EndTB

🎉Congratulations to our former Research fellow Alexandria Chung and Clinical Director of RIDU Claire Mackintosh on their recent publication in the Open Forum Infectious Diseases Journal. 🎉

We are now looking for our Clinical Research Fellow for 2025-2026 !!🦠🩺 If you would like to be part of the CIRG team applications are now open. Apply through & find out more at apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?… apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?…

New CIRG Publication🔬 Amazing work by Anna Gordon, a recent CIRG research fellow, and Claire Mackintosh, Clinical Director of RIDU. 'Secondary care for people experiencing homelessness in Scotland: a retrospective cohort study' is now available bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/3/1/e0…

Severe fungal infections are becoming resistant to older drugs, making them harder to treat. Innovative antifungal drugs are essential to saving lives. It’s more than just being new – it's about updating medicines to keep up with how fungi are changing. WHO’s new report

🆕 Nearly 500,000 children could die from AIDS-related causes by 2030 without stable PEPFAR programmes, expert policy analysis estimates. bit.ly/3XLLYpC

🙋Want be involved in research?🙋‍♂️ CIRG is always looking for healthy volunteers! Joining our research register is a great way get involved. All you need to do is sign up! We will be in contact when we have a study that could be right for you! #research #volunteer

On #InternationalNursesDay, we honour the 30 million nurses who are the heart of health systems worldwide. From emergency response to long-term care, from birth to end-of-life, nurses are everywhere health happens. WHO urges accelerated investments to avoid a projected 4

Happy International Nurses Day! A huge thank you to all nurses for your dedication and care every day. Special shoutout to our amazing CIRG research nurses-your expertise and commitment to our participants make ID research possible + continues to improve patient care in Lothian!

There are only 4 days left until the NHS Lothian R&D Conference! We'll be hearing from inspiring and influential speakers who will talk about the ‘Evolving landscape of clinical research in NHS Lothian’. We’re looking forward to seeing you all!shorturl.at/dCe1l #2025R&DConf

Today is Clinical Trials Day! We want to celebrate the role that our volunteers play in the health and care breakthroughs that research can create. Sign up to explore studies near you:bepartofresearch.nihr.ac.uk/join?utm_sourc… #BePartOfResearch #CTD2025

#ICTD25 is an important date for reiterating that while research is helping to shape a modern health and care system, nothing can be achieved without a diverse group of volunteers. #BePartOfResearch Anna Dominiczak CSO(Health)Scotland Read the full story 🔗 nhsresearchscotland.org.uk/news/scotlands…

A fantastic day at NHS Lothian R&D Conference 2025 with inspiring talks showcasing research across NHS Lothian Congrats to Dr Sutherland & Dr Russell for their talks, with Dr Russell winning the Presentation prize! 🏆👏 Plus, we presented 3 posters highlighting the team's work

For some people living with HIV, stigma can negatively impact: 🏥💊seeking treatment & attending health appointments 💕relationships 🧠mental health & seeking support for it This doesn't need to happen. Learn more about what we do to tackle this: nat.org.uk/what-we-do/end…

It's #Red4Research on Friday! Are you ready? #Red4Research Resources here: rdforum.nhs.uk/red4research-2…

Last week a few of the CIRG team ventured down to Sheffield for the UK Vaccine Network Conference. It was two engaging days filled with diverse and insightful presentations on vaccine research! It was also lovely to see Dr Sutherland and Dr McCance chair one of the sessions

📋GET INVOLVED IN RESEARCH📋 We are always welcoming new volunteers to be part of our registry who are willing to be contacted about opportunities to participate in trials! #volunteerforresearch #GetInvolved