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What is precision medicine?

Precision medicine means choosing personalised treatments based on the patient’s individual needs. There are several ways to achieve this, including through better diagnostic methods. One example

Protrans - cell therapy for type 1 diabetes

A research team led by Professor Per-Ola Carlsson is studying the possibility of dampening the immune system attack in type 1 diabetes and preventing further loss of beta cells in the patient's

AdVince - immunotherapy for neuroendocrine cancer

AdVince is an immunotherapy developed by Professor Magnus Essand's research group at Uppsala University. It is a so-called oncolytic adenovirus that is used in the treatment of neuroendocrine

CAR T cells – the first clinical trial in Europe

Uppsala University and Uppsala University Hospital are pioneers in CAR T treatment. Uppsala University and Uppsala University Hospital were in 2014 the first in Europe to treat cancer patients

Orthopedic and Hand Surgery

Hand Surgery Of the 16 hand surgeons working in the hand surgery department, 11 are specialists. Each year, 2 000 hand operations are carried out and 9 500 patients are seen by doctors as

Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine

The clinical immunology and transfusion medicine department provides laboratory services all hours of the day and medical expertise for blood transfusions and cell therapy, as well as therapeutic

Clinical Pathology and Cytology

Department in surgical pathology and cytology is a member of Laboratory medicine at Uppsala University Hospital. The primary objective of the department is to carry out pathoanatomic diagnostics

Thoracic Surgery and Anesthesia

The thorax department houses the University Hospital's special clinic for surgical treatment of diseases of the chest. Surgery for diseases of the heart, lungs and major blood vessels is carried

Ophthalmology

The eye health services comprise an eye clinic, a ward and a surgical department in the neurosurgery department. Areas of expertise include medical ophthalmology, pediatric ophthalmology, retinal

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