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We lead multidisciplinary applied research and training to rethink the way health care is delivered in general practice and across the community.
Sweet snacks tax may be more beneficial than sugar tax
Health behaviours
27 April 2018
A 10% tax on sweet snacks could lead to a similar reduction in consumer demand as taxing sugar-sweetened drinks, with the potential effect expected to be greatest in low-income households.
LEAP focus groups kick-start qualitative research into meat, diet and behaviour
Health behaviours
24 April 2018
Flu prevention in children
Infection, Respiratory and Acute Care
24 April 2018
Children with asthma and neurological conditions could benefit from flu preventing strategies
Practices with poor prescribing performance more likely to prescribe homeopathy
Infection, Respiratory and Acute Care Research methods & EBM
19 April 2018
Over 3,200 Oxfordshire residents take part in kidney disease study
Cardiovascular & metabolic Clinical trials
12 April 2018
NewKI, one of UK’s largest observational studies of incident chronic kidney disease (CKD) in general practice, gets underway this month, involving 3,205 Oxfordshire residents and led by Oxford University researchers.
Weight loss is an important predictor of cancer
Infection, Respiratory and Acute Care
10 April 2018
Unintended weight loss is the second highest risk factor for some forms of cancer, concludes the first robust research analysis to examine the association, led by primary care researchers.
'Kidney age', not kidney disease
Cardiovascular & metabolic Patient experience Research methods & EBM
3 April 2018
There should be a rethink in how doctors talk to some patients with reduced kidney health, replacing the term ‘chronic kidney disease’ (CKD) with different bands of kidney age, according to an Oxford-led group of researchers writing in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Childhood type 1 diabetes diagnosis time could be reduced
Cardiovascular & metabolic
21 March 2018
The time it takes to diagnose type 1 diabetes could be reduced by two weeks in up to one third of children, suggests a study led by Oxford University researchers.
Should home-based blood pressure monitoring be commonplace in NHS?
Cardiovascular & metabolic Clinical trials Digital health & innovation Health Services Research
27 February 2018
New Cochrane Review evidence suggests that nutritional labelling on menus in restaurants and cafes may reduce our calorie intake
Health behaviours
27 February 2018
NIHR Senior Investigator Awards Announced
Awards & appointments
26 February 2018
Six leading primary care researchers win prestigious national awards
Antibiotic resistance in children’s E. coli is high when commonly prescribed antibiotics are used
Infection, Respiratory and Acute Care
2 February 2018
Bacterial resistance may persist for up to three months after treatment in children
Department research findings shared with local clinicians at annual seminar
Cardiovascular & metabolic Clinical trials Health behaviours Infection, Respiratory and Acute Care
30 January 2018
Alternatives to face-to-face GP consultations unlikely to deliver hoped-for benefits in practice
Digital health & innovation Health Services Research Patient experience Policy & health systems
30 January 2018
Should flu symptoms be treated with antivirals in primary care?
Clinical trials Health Services Research Infection, Respiratory and Acute Care
24 January 2018
Does yarn-based crafting improve health & wellbeing?
Awards & appointments Public engagement & involvement
22 January 2018
Crafting project awarded Oxford University Public Engagement Seed Funding.
Universal flu vaccine study recruits first participants
Clinical trials Infection, Respiratory and Acute Care
19 January 2018
Families needed to take part in national flu study
Clinical trials Infection, Respiratory and Acute Care
19 January 2018
New US blood-pressure guidelines - who asked the patients?
Cardiovascular & metabolic
11 January 2018