COVID: the reason cases are rising among the double vaccinated – it’s not because vaccines aren’t working — Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford

'Goldacre Recommendations' to Drive Innovation and Improve Healthcare Through Safer Use of Health Data Published

7 April 2022

Professor Ben Goldacre publishes findings from an independent review to improve use of health data in NHS. Recommendations include increasing transparency and modernising software infrastructure to boost research whilst maintaining high security standards. The findings have already helped shape the Health and Social Care Data Strategy, being published later this year, which will set out a vision to make better use of data to save lives.

In helping smokers quit, combining treatments is key

10 February 2022

A new clinical review provides guidance to physicians and the public about the most effective tobacco cessation treatments.

Three out of four people with heart failure could be diagnosed sooner, potentially improving quality of life and reducing costs to the healthcare system.

29 November 2021

Researchers from the University of Oxford have today reported that only 1 in 4 people diagnosed with heart failure received a simple, recommended blood test that could have resulted in an earlier diagnosis at a more treatable stage.

Designing and implementing an educational framework for paramedics rotating into primary care

18 November 2021

Georgette Eaton shares an overview of her research as part of her NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship focusing on the employment of paramedics in primary care.

Reduction in UK red and processed meat intake, but more needed to meet our climate targets

8 October 2021

Daily meat consumption in the UK has decreased by approximately 17.4g per person per day – just under a 17% reduction – in the last decade finds new research from the University of Oxford. Between 2008/09 and 2018/19 people in the UK reduced both the amount of red and processed meat they eat, while slightly increasing their white meat consumption. Yet, this reduction is significantly less than the 30% reduction the National Food Strategy has recently called for within the next ten years.

Hormone therapy not linked to increased risk of developing dementia

30 September 2021

Use of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT), also known as hormone replacement therapy, HRT) is not associated with an increased risk of developing dementia, regardless of hormone type, dose, or duration, conclude a team of researchers from across the UK.

Five simple steps to effective opportunistic weight loss conversations in family practice

26 March 2021

Five simple communication changes could enable doctors to have more equitable and effective conversations about weight loss, finds new research from the University of Oxford and Loughborough University. With obesity as one of the few modifiable risk factors for developing severe COVID, the findings are especially important during the current pandemic.

Oxford-led research makes BJGP Open's top ten most read open research articles of 2020

5 March 2021

Three articles, led by Oxford researchers in the department, including three DPhil students, make the top 10 list for the most read open research articles in the BJGP Open for 2020 - including number one.

Oxford Social Prescribing Research Network launches website

16 February 2021

The Oxford Social Prescribing Research Network from the University of Oxford have today launched a new website, bringing together world-class evidence-based research and expertise from the cultural and heritage sector to support people's health and well-being through social prescribing.

Thousands of patients may have undiagnosed and untreated bowel cancer due to COVID-19 disruption

15 January 2021

A new study led by the University of Oxford has found that since the first coronavirus lockdown the number of people diagnosed with bowel cancer in England has fallen sharply, with a deficit persisting up to October 2020.

DPhil alumna awarded Mildred Blaxter Fellowship for medical sociology research

17 December 2020

Congratulations to Dr Caitlin Pilbeam, a medical anthropologist and postdoctoral researcher in the Department, who has been awarded the Mildred Blaxter Fellowship from the Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness.

Early birth linked to greater risk of hospital visits during childhood

26 November 2020

Findings indicate that gestational age at birth is a strong predictor of ill health throughout childhood

Tourette’s ‘no laughing matter’ as comedians team up with researchers to tackle stigma

19 October 2020

Building on recent research highlighting the unmet social care needs of adults with Tourette’s, academics from Bath and Oxford are teaming up with comedians with the condition to challenge the stereotypes and stigma that exist.

GP gut feelings may have a role in cancer diagnosis

25 August 2020

The study highlights the art of General Practice - GPs can pick up a lot from the way patients behave.

Honey better than usual care for easing respiratory symptoms, especially cough

19 August 2020

It’s cheap, readily available, and has virtually no side effects. Doctors can recommend it, finds research.

'Long COVID' patients need holistic and personalised care

18 August 2020

Prioritising patients with unexpected weight loss for cancer investigation

13 August 2020

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.

The role of paramedics in primary care may be innovative, but requires a stronger evidence base

19 May 2020

Doctors overestimate the size of benefits and harms of treatments

4 March 2020

UK general practitioners tend to overestimate the benefit or harm associated with prescription drugs for long-term conditions, meaning they rely on their broad understanding rather than precise knowledge of treatment effects, finds a survey by Oxford University researchers.

Amount of sugar sold in soft drinks drops by 29% in the UK

13 January 2020

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