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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.
How much overdetection is acceptable in cancer screening?
4 March 2015
A survey published in the BMJ shows public views on overdetection in cancer screening are highly variable, with people accepting more overdetection when a higher benefit was perceived.
Professor Susan Jebb to deliver the Oxford London Lecture
2 March 2015
"Knowledge, nudge and nanny: opportunities to improve the nation’s diet"
Role of pets often neglected by researchers
20 February 2015
Pets are important to health experience, with patients forming complex relationships and deep emotional bonds – but why has this relationship been so rarely explored in health research and social science?
Improving the drug withdrawal process could reduce number of deaths
5 February 2015
Improved reporting and quicker action could speed up withdrawal and reduce deaths, finds systematic investigation.
OxFAB study launches
12 January 2015
Online study looks into the strategies people use to lose weight
What’s the right diet for you? A BBC Horizon experiment
7 January 2015
Oxford researchers lead unique BBC experiment investigating tailoring diets for weight loss
Concerns raised about variable performance of some UK personal use breathalysers
23 December 2014
Some breathalysers on sale to the UK public vary considerably in their ability to detect potentially unsafe levels of breath alcohol for driving.
Welsh Assembly committee calls for robust and coordinated approach to medical technology in Wales
18 December 2014
Professor Carl Heneghan provides expert evidence to recent inquiry
Oxford Medical Sciences excels in REF 2014 exercise
18 December 2014
Ranked top for public health, health service and primary care
Elderly NHS burden ‘smaller than thought’
17 December 2014
Study suggests an ageing population should not be seen as an extreme burden on healthcare systems
E-cigarettes can help smokers to stop or reduce smoking
17 December 2014
Emerging evidence supports their use as a cessation aid but authors call for further research
Children born prematurely are at higher risk of flu-related complications
4 December 2014
Current guidelines are not clear on which children should be prioritised for the seasonal flu vaccine
Oxford to host directorate for next £30m phase of the NIHR School for Primary Care Research
20 November 2014
The Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences confirmed to host the NIHR SPCR directorate.
Healthtalk.org scoops Charity Website of the Year Award
19 November 2014
Patient experience website, based on University of Oxford research, wins the Good Web Guide's Charity Website of the Year 2014.
New professorships demonstrate department’s multidisciplinary approach
12 November 2014
Recognition of Distinction Awards 2014 and Medical Sciences Division gathered field for conferment results published.