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« Back to Blogs: Opinions from our research and teachingCan science help us avoid another Christian Eriksen? It’s not as simple as you might think
30 June 2021
Cardiovascular & metabolic Postgraduate Programmes in Evidence-Based Health Care Research methods & EBM
David Nunan writes with Evidence-Based Healthcare MSc student Aaron Lear, Akron General Orthopedics, Cleveland Clinic.
FASTer diagnosis: Time to BEAT heart failure
For Heart Failure Awareness Week, Dr Clare Taylor, Heart Failure team co-lead, proposes using the acronym ‘BEAT’ as a way to recognise the symptoms of heart failure.
British South Asian narratives of diabetes and views on future research
6 September 2018
Senior Qualitative Researcher Dr Suman Prinjha, with Project Support Assistant Nasima Miah from the University of Leicester, and Professor of General Practice Andrew Farmer write about a knowledge exchange workshop for patients, public, researchers and health professionals to discuss South Asian narratives of diabetes and what future research should explore. The project was funded by a University of Oxford KE Seed Fund award.
“You’ve got pre-diabetes.” What does the patient do next?
8 August 2018
Cardiovascular & metabolic DPhil Programmes Health Services Research Health behaviours Policy & health systems
Diabetes prevention is a national priority, and those on the pathway to diabetes are now given the diagnosis "pre-diabetes" to encourage lifestyle changes that improve their outlook. But what's the reality for those given a diagnosis? NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow and DPhil Student Eleanor Barry writes about her latest research looking at how behaviours change following a pre-diabetes diagnosis, spotlighting a range of social and cultural factors for policymakers to consider.
Meet a student - Ali Albasri
DPhil student Ali Albasri meets CLAHRC Communications Officer Gavin Hubbard for PPI Pulse Magazine.
Does being overweight increase the risk of severe kidney disease?
For World Kidney Day 2017, Dan Richards-Doran reports on new research that links being overweight with the development of advanced chronic kidney disease.
Text reminders – a low-cost strategy for type 2 diabetes?
By Dr Nacho Ricci Cabello. Can text messages help people with type 2 diabetes to achieve a healthier lifestyle?
Why we should measure our own blood pressure
Dr James Sheppard writes about how seeing a doctor could affect your blood pressure results.