Katy Leach
@katyleach-comms.bsky.social
Senior Communications Officer at the Medical Research Foundation @medresfdn.bsky.social
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How can we transform eating disorder care for Autistic people?
Find out next week from Foundation-MRC funded experts at our online Public Science Seminar.
Save your spot & register now!
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@kingsioppn.bsky.social
Find out next week from Foundation-MRC funded experts at our online Public Science Seminar.
Save your spot & register now!
👉 shorturl.at/FzIx2
@kingsioppn.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
How can we transform eating disorder care for Autistic people?
Find out next week from Foundation-MRC funded experts at our online Public Science Seminar.
Save your spot & register now!
👉 shorturl.at/FzIx2
@kingsioppn.bsky.social
Find out next week from Foundation-MRC funded experts at our online Public Science Seminar.
Save your spot & register now!
👉 shorturl.at/FzIx2
@kingsioppn.bsky.social
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🚨 Teenage period pain matters!
A new @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social study - funded by @medresfdn.bsky.social - shows teens with moderate or severe #PeriodPain are more likely to have #ChronicPain as adults, including pain beyond the pelvis.
➡️More: bit.ly/4640vQF
@childrenofthe90s.bsky.social 🎈
A new @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social study - funded by @medresfdn.bsky.social - shows teens with moderate or severe #PeriodPain are more likely to have #ChronicPain as adults, including pain beyond the pelvis.
➡️More: bit.ly/4640vQF
@childrenofthe90s.bsky.social 🎈
September 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🚨 Teenage period pain matters!
A new @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social study - funded by @medresfdn.bsky.social - shows teens with moderate or severe #PeriodPain are more likely to have #ChronicPain as adults, including pain beyond the pelvis.
➡️More: bit.ly/4640vQF
@childrenofthe90s.bsky.social 🎈
A new @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social study - funded by @medresfdn.bsky.social - shows teens with moderate or severe #PeriodPain are more likely to have #ChronicPain as adults, including pain beyond the pelvis.
➡️More: bit.ly/4640vQF
@childrenofthe90s.bsky.social 🎈
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Great coverage of this important @medresfdn.bsky.social study:
“We know most young people don’t seek help for period pain & those who do may be dismissed, belittled or told it is normal. This study shows that teenage period pain may also shape future physical health”
@katyleach-comms.bsky.social 👏
“We know most young people don’t seek help for period pain & those who do may be dismissed, belittled or told it is normal. This study shows that teenage period pain may also shape future physical health”
@katyleach-comms.bsky.social 👏
Teenagers with period pain more likely to have chronic adult pain, study says
Teenagers with period pain more likely to have chronic adult pain, study says
Research finds 76% higher risk for 15-year-olds with dysmenorrhorea than those without painful menses
Teenagers who have moderate or severe period pain are much more likely to develop chronic pain as adults, according to research.
Researchers said the findings should serve as a wake-up call to improve menstrual education, reduce stigma, and ensure young people have access to effective support and treatment early on. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 1, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Great coverage of this important @medresfdn.bsky.social study:
“We know most young people don’t seek help for period pain & those who do may be dismissed, belittled or told it is normal. This study shows that teenage period pain may also shape future physical health”
@katyleach-comms.bsky.social 👏
“We know most young people don’t seek help for period pain & those who do may be dismissed, belittled or told it is normal. This study shows that teenage period pain may also shape future physical health”
@katyleach-comms.bsky.social 👏
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🚀 We’ve just launched our biggest Impact Report yet 🚀
From pain in babies to autism and eating disorders – this is research that’s changing lives.
£23m invested. 192 researchers supported. 200+ awards.
Read the full report on our website 💚
www.medicalresearchfoundation.org.uk/what-we-fund...
From pain in babies to autism and eating disorders – this is research that’s changing lives.
£23m invested. 192 researchers supported. 200+ awards.
Read the full report on our website 💚
www.medicalresearchfoundation.org.uk/what-we-fund...
August 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
🚀 We’ve just launched our biggest Impact Report yet 🚀
From pain in babies to autism and eating disorders – this is research that’s changing lives.
£23m invested. 192 researchers supported. 200+ awards.
Read the full report on our website 💚
www.medicalresearchfoundation.org.uk/what-we-fund...
From pain in babies to autism and eating disorders – this is research that’s changing lives.
£23m invested. 192 researchers supported. 200+ awards.
Read the full report on our website 💚
www.medicalresearchfoundation.org.uk/what-we-fund...
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Join us online at 12:30pm on Wed 18 June for our 1st FREE Public Science Seminar! 🧪
Dr Lauren Heathcote @lcheathcote.bsky.social (King’s College London) will be sharing her work on easing pain in childhood cancer survivors.
If you're a science lover, don't miss it! 👉Register now: shorturl.at/oXuu1
Dr Lauren Heathcote @lcheathcote.bsky.social (King’s College London) will be sharing her work on easing pain in childhood cancer survivors.
If you're a science lover, don't miss it! 👉Register now: shorturl.at/oXuu1
June 5, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Join us online at 12:30pm on Wed 18 June for our 1st FREE Public Science Seminar! 🧪
Dr Lauren Heathcote @lcheathcote.bsky.social (King’s College London) will be sharing her work on easing pain in childhood cancer survivors.
If you're a science lover, don't miss it! 👉Register now: shorturl.at/oXuu1
Dr Lauren Heathcote @lcheathcote.bsky.social (King’s College London) will be sharing her work on easing pain in childhood cancer survivors.
If you're a science lover, don't miss it! 👉Register now: shorturl.at/oXuu1
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Yesterday was #NationalCancerSurvivorsDay.
5 years post-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Callum still faces fatigue, pain & mental health struggles - a reality faced by many childhood cancer survivors. He recently took part in a Foundation-funded study led by Dr Lauren Heathcote.
➡️ His story: shorturl.at/3Tc6m
5 years post-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Callum still faces fatigue, pain & mental health struggles - a reality faced by many childhood cancer survivors. He recently took part in a Foundation-funded study led by Dr Lauren Heathcote.
➡️ His story: shorturl.at/3Tc6m
Medical Research Foundation | Cancer Survivor's Day: Living with…
Over half of childhood cancer survivors live with chronic pain long after their treatment ends. For Cancer Survivor's Day we spoke to Callum, who lives with ongoing pain and discomfort five years afte...
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June 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Yesterday was #NationalCancerSurvivorsDay.
5 years post-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Callum still faces fatigue, pain & mental health struggles - a reality faced by many childhood cancer survivors. He recently took part in a Foundation-funded study led by Dr Lauren Heathcote.
➡️ His story: shorturl.at/3Tc6m
5 years post-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Callum still faces fatigue, pain & mental health struggles - a reality faced by many childhood cancer survivors. He recently took part in a Foundation-funded study led by Dr Lauren Heathcote.
➡️ His story: shorturl.at/3Tc6m
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Thank you to @rsc.org for featuring Alison Simmons, our former Director of Research, in a conversation about the gender gap in science.
“There has been a lack of research and research funding into conditions which only affect women,” says Alison.
Read the full story via @chemistryworld.com below!
“There has been a lack of research and research funding into conditions which only affect women,” says Alison.
Read the full story via @chemistryworld.com below!
Historically, sex and gender have been ignored when it comes to medical research, and it's led to a big difference in our understanding of women's health. @robinson-julia.bsky.social talks to the researchers and clinicians trying to address that gap.
#ScienceSky
#ScienceSky
Fixing medicine’s gender gap
For centuries, the default subject in medicine research and training has been the male. Julia Robinson talks to the scientists and clinicians trying to improve things for the other 51% of humanity
www.chemistryworld.com
May 21, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Thank you to @rsc.org for featuring Alison Simmons, our former Director of Research, in a conversation about the gender gap in science.
“There has been a lack of research and research funding into conditions which only affect women,” says Alison.
Read the full story via @chemistryworld.com below!
“There has been a lack of research and research funding into conditions which only affect women,” says Alison.
Read the full story via @chemistryworld.com below!
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✨ Out now! Ep 3 of the #ImFinePodcast x @medresfdn.bsky.social series.
Jean Campbell and Professor Katy Vincent dive into the reality of pelvic pain in women - covering endometriosis and period pain, why it’s overlooked, and why we need more research! 🎧👇
bit.ly/4iv7DKd
#Endometriosis #ChronicPain
Jean Campbell and Professor Katy Vincent dive into the reality of pelvic pain in women - covering endometriosis and period pain, why it’s overlooked, and why we need more research! 🎧👇
bit.ly/4iv7DKd
#Endometriosis #ChronicPain
Endometriosis and period pain: understanding women's pelvic pain
This is the third episode in a collaborative series between I’m Fine podcast and the Medical Research Foundation. In today’s conversation, Jean Campbell - who discusses her own experience of living with chronic pelvic pain - is joined by Professor Katy Vincent, an NHS consultant gynaecologist and leading researcher at the University of Oxford – to unpack the staggering scale and impact of pelvic pain in women and girls. From untreated period pain in adolescence to endometriosis, painful sex, and fertility, they explore why women’s pain is still so often ignored, misdiagnosed, or minimised — and what needs to change in both healthcare and research. The Medical Research Foundation is at the forefront of tackling often-overlooked health challenges, from chronic pain to areas of medical health that don’t receive the attention they deserve. Find out more about our mission: https://www.medicalresearchfoundation.org.uk/ Resources and research: Understanding the long-term effects of period pain - https://www.medicalresearchfoundation.org.uk/news/understanding-the-long-term-effects-of-period-pain Pain in Women research at Oxford - https://www.wrh.ox.ac.uk/research/roadpain IMI-PainCare - https://www.imi-paincare.eu/ UCL Reproductive Health Policy Research - https://www.ucl.ac.uk/health/health-policy-ucl/policy-research-unit-reproductive-health https://www.endometriosis-uk.org https://www.pelvicpain.org.uk https://www.painful-bladder.org https://drchatterjee.com #PelvicPain #Endometriosis #PeriodPain #ChronicPain
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April 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
✨ Out now! Ep 3 of the #ImFinePodcast x @medresfdn.bsky.social series.
Jean Campbell and Professor Katy Vincent dive into the reality of pelvic pain in women - covering endometriosis and period pain, why it’s overlooked, and why we need more research! 🎧👇
bit.ly/4iv7DKd
#Endometriosis #ChronicPain
Jean Campbell and Professor Katy Vincent dive into the reality of pelvic pain in women - covering endometriosis and period pain, why it’s overlooked, and why we need more research! 🎧👇
bit.ly/4iv7DKd
#Endometriosis #ChronicPain
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Hi, we're the Medical Research Foundation! 👋 We give hope through life-changing medical research.
For the next 5 years, our focus is:
👩👧👦 Children & young people
🧠 Neglected mental health
🌍 Climate change
🦠 Emerging threats
Read more: medical-research-foundation.shorthandstories.com/our-strategy/
For the next 5 years, our focus is:
👩👧👦 Children & young people
🧠 Neglected mental health
🌍 Climate change
🦠 Emerging threats
Read more: medical-research-foundation.shorthandstories.com/our-strategy/
Medical Research Foundation | Our Strategy to 2029
Our Strategy to 2029: Giving hope through life-changing medical research
medical-research-foundation.shorthandstories.com
December 9, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Hi, we're the Medical Research Foundation! 👋 We give hope through life-changing medical research.
For the next 5 years, our focus is:
👩👧👦 Children & young people
🧠 Neglected mental health
🌍 Climate change
🦠 Emerging threats
Read more: medical-research-foundation.shorthandstories.com/our-strategy/
For the next 5 years, our focus is:
👩👧👦 Children & young people
🧠 Neglected mental health
🌍 Climate change
🦠 Emerging threats
Read more: medical-research-foundation.shorthandstories.com/our-strategy/