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We lead multidisciplinary applied research and training to rethink the way health care is delivered in general practice and across the community.
It’s false to believe that antibiotic resistance is only a problem in hospitals – GP surgeries are seeing it too
Dr Oliver van Hecke and Professor Chris Butler argue that antibiotic resistance applies to us all.
Can steroids soothe the thorny issue of acute sore throat?
Dr Gail Hayward discusses the outcome of the TOAST study, which aimed to better understand the role of steroids to treat sore throat.
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.
Who are the 'New Old'?
Part-time DPhil Student Gemma Hughes writes about conceptual technologies developed to support the next generation of older people.
Unpleasant complications of gastroenteritis - unravelling the link
Is there a link between antibiotic use in gastrointestinal illness and complications such as arthritis and irritable bowel syndrome? DPhil student Seun Esan investigates.
The NHS is not in crisis - here's why
Professor Carl Heneghan writes in The Conversation.
Can real inter-sectoral working address deep-seated inequalities?
Nick Fahy is a senior researcher and consultant in health policy and systems at the University of Oxford. He also blogs about health and Brexit at www.nickfahy.org
What I learned from running PPI seminars
Lynne Maddocks shares her experience of piloting a series of seminars for our Patient and Public Involvement contributors, to help them be ready to shape the design, delivery and dissemination of our research.
Talking about infertility
Lisa Hinton blogs about her research on experiences of infertility and collecting women’s and men’s stories for the www.healthtalk.org website.
Why doing good can do you good
Jeremy Howick explores the health benefits of doing kind deeds.
Big data in healthcare: problems and potential
What does “big data” look like when it comes to healthcare, what are the problems for researchers and what are the potential benefits to patients?
ALL for public consumption
The public can take many roles in research - particularly in projects where the aim is to co-create. Dr Lindson-Hawley describes her experience of engaging the public in their many forms in a project aiming to set new priorities for tobacco addiction researchers.
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?
Catching it early: netting the costs of earlier cancer diagnosis
Lucy Abel looks at the hidden costs of cancer diagnosis from a health economics perspective.
Evidence-based practice in the Calais refugee camp
- DPhil Programmes
- Global perspective
- Postgraduate Programmes in Evidence-Based Health Care
- Research methods & EBM
DPhil student Jack O’Sullivan shares his reflections on providing first aid care to the 6000 refugees of Calais, France with other Oxford students, medical volunteers and in collaboration with charity Care4Calais.
Trials, tobacco and talking points
Ben Cranfield gives us a flavour of some of the projects he has been working on in the department.
Remembering medicine’s female pioneers on International Women’s Day
CEBM Administrative Assistant Alice Rollinson writes about medicine's influential women through the ages.
The latest on tobacco research, courtesy of the Oxford Returning Carers’ Fund
Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, who has recently returned to the department following maternity leave, writes about her experiences of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) conference in Chicago.
Why we should measure our own blood pressure
Dr James Sheppard writes about how seeing a doctor could affect your blood pressure results.