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Can science help us avoid another Christian Eriksen? It’s not as simple as you might think

Cardiovascular & metabolic 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

Cardiovascular & metabolic

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.

Coronavirus and diabetes: the different risks for people with type 1 and type 2

COVID-19 Cardiovascular & metabolic Research methods & EBM

British South Asian narratives of diabetes and views on future research

Cardiovascular & metabolic Patient experience

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?

Cardiovascular & metabolic 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

Cardiovascular & metabolic DPhil Infections & acute care

DPhil student Ali Albasri meets CLAHRC Communications Officer Gavin Hubbard for PPI Pulse Magazine.

A blood pressure reading a day shouldn’t keep the patient away

Cardiovascular & metabolic

Does being overweight increase the risk of severe kidney disease?

Big data Cardiovascular & metabolic

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?

Cardiovascular & metabolic Digital health & innovation Global perspective

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

Cardiovascular & metabolic

Dr James Sheppard writes about how seeing a doctor could affect your blood pressure results.