10 September 2024
\n \n \n \nCan the long-term consequences of COVID 19 be reduced through the use of novel antiviral medicines? New research from the PANORAMIC trial, run in NDPCHS Clinical Trial Unit and funded and delivered by the NIHR, has found that treating vaccinated, higher-risk adults with COVID-19 with the antiviral drug molnupiravir offers only modest benefits when it comes to reducing long term effects of the acute illness.
\n \n\n \n \n9 September 2024
\n \n \n \nWe are now inviting applications for all of our postgraduate programmes based within the department for 2025.
\n \n\n \n \n5 September 2024
\n \n \n \nTop three strategies for quitting smoking: e-cigarettes, varenicline, and cytisine. New review summarises data from fourteen Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Reviews of over 150,000 participants, providing evidence-based guidance for smokers seeking to quit.
\n \n\n \n \n22 August 2024
\n \n \n \nThe Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences congratulates its 2024 UNIQ+ interns for completing their summer research projects, contributing valuable insights in health care and gaining vital experience for their future careers.
\n \n\n \n \n8 August 2024
\n \n \n \nNIHR report highlights PANORAMIC trial's global impact on primary care pandemic research, offering key learnings and recommendations for future studies to enhance preparedness and patient outcomes.
\n \n\n \n \n1 August 2024
\n \n \n \nA comprehensive state-of-the-art review published today in The Lancet has revealed the widespread impact of Long COVID, providing crucial insights into the condition's biological mechanisms and outlining key areas for future research.
\n \n\n \n \n31 July 2024
\n \n \n \nResearchers from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences have conducted the largest ever study examining symptoms of cancer in children, teenagers and young adults (CTYA) presenting to GPs. The research, published in the British Journal of Cancer, provides crucial new insights that could help improve early diagnosis of cancer in young people.
\n \n\n \n \n30 July 2024
\n \n \n \nIn the largest study of its kind to date, new research from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford has found that reducing blood pressure medication in older adults with well-controlled blood pressure is likely to be safe in the long term, allowing doctors to simplify medication regimes.
\n \n\n \n \n10 July 2024
\n \n \n \nCongratulations to our students who participated in the Hackathon Prize competition as part of a workshop for the Centre for Digital Transformation of Health. DPhil student Gina Wren's team came in first-place and MSc in Applied Digital Health student Anton Elepa\u00f1o's team took second-place.
\n \n\n \n \n4 July 2024
\n \n \n \nMedical Education Masterclass Series 2024: Open for Registration!\r\n\r\nImperial College London's Medical Education Innovation and Research Centre (MEdIC) is offering its annual medical education masterclass series.
\n \n\n \n \n1 July 2024
\n \n \n \nCongratulations to students Junaid Hameed and Clare Hornby on their Best Student Presentation Award! Junaid and Clare are final-year medical students (now about to graduate) in the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences. They were taking part in a project supervised by Dr Sharon Dixon. Read Junaid and Clare's reflections on their experience attending the conference and receiving the award below.
\n \n\n \n \n27 June 2024
\n \n \n \nAmid concerns that the COVID-19 pandemic might have led to increases in opioid prescribing, a new study from researchers at the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science, University of Oxford, demonstrates how the OpenSAFELY database can be used to conduct detailed analyses of opioid prescribing practices, in line with key recommendations from recent NHS England guidance aimed at preventing and reducing opioid harm.
\n \n\n \n \n26 June 2024
\n \n \n \nDepartment's Centre for Research Equity partners with Northern Ireland to advance health equity. This groundbreaking collaboration aims to improve health outcomes, reduce disparities, and ensure research benefits all communities through inclusive, community-driven approaches.
\n \n\n \n \n24 June 2024
\n \n \n \nOn Friday 21 June, more than 200 members of our department gathered for our summer party, held this year in honour of Professor Richard Hobbs, our outgoing Head of Department. The party was a perfect blend of celebration and reflection, marking the end of Richard\u2019s 13-year tenure at the helm.
\n \n\n \n \n13 June 2024
\n \n \n \nA new study by researchers at NDPCHS has shown disparities in vaccine uptake in immunocompromised individuals across ethnic and socioeconomic groups, despite evidence that vaccines are safe and effective for patients with weakened immune systems.
\n \n\n \n \n7 June 2024
\n \n \n \nResearchers from NDPCHS and the Usher institute at the University of Edinburgh have developed a set of \u2018sleeper frameworks\u2019 \u2013 strategic plans designed for rapid deployment to significantly enhance disease surveillance and response capabilities \u2013 for use during future epidemics and pandemics.
\n \n\n \n \n3 June 2024
\n \n \n \nThe teams behind the PRINCIPLE and PANORAMIC clinical trials, run in the Clinical Trials Unit at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, have been awarded the prestigious Prix Galien Best Public Sector Innovation Award 2024 for their work in conducting innovative, large-scale clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic.
\n \n\n \n \n22 May 2024
\n \n \n \nNew comprehensive review provides strong evidence that masks and respirators effectively reduce the transmission of respiratory infections like COVID-19, based on analysis of over 400 studies from multiple disciplines.
\n \n\n \n \n17 May 2024
\n \n \n \nFor World Hypertension Day 2024, discover three of our innovative studies \u2013 SNAP2, SHIP, and OPTIMISE 2 \u2013 aiming to improve blood pressure management across the life cycle through technology and patient involvement.
\n \n\n \n \n19 April 2024
\n \n \n \nThe PANORAMIC PRINCIPLE art exhibition, by CTU artist-in-residence Tanya Poole, was unveiled at the PRINCIPLE-PANORAMIC Celebratory Symposium this week. The portraits interpret the human experience of conducting and participating in the trials and honour the diverse array of participants, researchers, and medical professionals whose inclusive efforts set global benchmarks and transformed lives.
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