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As International Women’s Day approaches, a free event in Coventry will highlight the real-life health challenges women face – and the essential research happening in the region to address them.

We spoke to six women – undergraduates and researchers from the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ – to learn about their experiences of nurturing talent in girls and women in STEM.

A five-year study, called Mammo-50, that followed women aged 50 and older with a breast cancer diagnosis and surgery has been published in . This research, funded by National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), shows that follow up surveillance with less frequent mammograms put the patients at no greater risk and could reduce the stress of waiting for results.

The EDITH trial (‘Early Detection using Information Technology in Health’) co-led by Professor Sian Taylor-Philips, The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½, is backed by £11 million of government support via the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). It is the latest example of how British scientists are transforming cancer care, building on the promising potential of cutting-edge innovations to tackle one of the UK’s biggest killers.

A systemic review from the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™s Medical School shows that financial incentives can increase the number of parents who attend parenting skills groups focused on disruptive behaviour in children.

Three academics from The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ have been named in the New Year’s Honours List for their outstanding contributions to medical and environmental sciences.