Prioritising patients with unexpected weight loss for cancer investigation
13 August 2020
Big data Digital health & innovation Policy & health systems
New research will help GPs to identify the signs, symptoms, and blood test results they should look for to swiftly diagnose cancer in people with unexpected weight loss. The findings have implications for existing health policy and guidelines.
PRINCIPLE and ZOE partner to widen access to trial
4 August 2020
Oxford University and the COVID Symptom Study app are joining forces to widen access to the PRINCIPLE trial of potential treatments for COVID-19.
Home tests for colorectal cancer could prioritise patients for referral
20 July 2020
Non-invasive home-based tests that detect blood in patient stool samples offer an accurate and appropriate triaging method for GPs, finds research led by University of Oxford researchers.
Probiotics do not reduce antibiotic prescribing in care home residents, shows study
7 July 2020
Clinical trials Infection & acute care
There is no evidence to suggest a daily combination of probiotics reduces the need for antibiotics to treat acute infections in care home residents, finds a study led by Oxford University researchers published in JAMA.
QResearch database researchers collaborate on two major cancer projects
7 July 2020
Researchers in the Primary Care Epidemiology Group are joining two landmark projects to combine healthcare data and artificial intelligence to improve cancer diagnosis
CEBM launches Open Evidence Reviews
3 July 2020
Providing timely updates of the evidence on particular aspects of COVID-19 in real-time.
Professor Kamal R. Mahtani awarded John Fry Award
2 July 2020
Awards & appointments Research methods & EBM
The RCGP’s award for promoting the discipline of general practice through research and publishing goes to the CEBM’s Deputy Director
National guidelines on methotrexate prescribing continue to be breached
23 June 2020
In only a minority of cases, national guidelines on tablet strength designed to avoid accidental methotrexate overdose are breached.
Communication skills teaching innovation praised in national award scheme
29 May 2020
The new teaching package aims to give students greater confidence and experience when consulting with patients who live with psychiatric illness.