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The new Bridgwater Diagnostic Centre beside Bridgwater Community Hospital

£17.8m Bridgwater Diagnostic Centre opens to bring NHS tests closer to home

A new £17.8m NHS diagnostic centre has officially opened beside Bridgwater Community Hospital, expanding access to scans and tests in Somerset.

The TEA Editorial Desk · 28 August 2026

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Synthetic sugar molecule points to possible future vaccine and rapid test for drug-resistant hospital fungus

An international team including Exeter researchers has identified a synthetic sugar structure that generated protective immune responses against Candida auris in preclinical work and supported a prototype rapid test.

Exeter · 28 Aug 2026