Experimental haematologist Dr Jo Mountford is examining the possibilities for replacing the current practice of collecting blood from donors.

Institute of Cardiovascular & Medical Sciences

Stemming the need for blood donors

Naveed Sattar, Professor of Metabolic Medicine, discusses the role of vitamin D testing amid a rise in media coverage of vitamin D deficiency.

Explaining vitamin D

Dr Jennifer Logue discusses her research on bariatric surgery, which is funded by the Health Technology Assessment Programme of the National Institute of Health Research.

About bariatric surgery

Naveed Sattar, Professor of Metabolic Medicine, is interviewed on whether vitamin D can help reduce type 2 diabetes.

Vitamin D and diabetes

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