Poster sharing the details of the Oxford Population Health Festival of Global Health film screening: The Thinking Game.
The next Festival of Global Health screening will be 'The Thinking Game' on Wednesday 13 May at @curzon.com in Oxford. 🎥
The film will be followed by a panel discussion and social event with pizza. 🍕
Find out more and sign up ➡️ buff.ly/KKlHgDd
🎉EASi-KIDNEY has recruited 5000 randomised participants!
📉EASi-KIDNEY will investigate whether a novel treatment can help slow the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) ➡️ buff.ly/qXd6j1S
Should we prioritise saving more lives – or more years of life?
This kind of trade-off influences how health systems make decisions, but it is far from simple. In @uk.theconversation.com, @herc-oxford.bsky.social researchers share work exploring how people felt about this choice ➡️ buff.ly/zQnGFL0
Navy blue background with a photo of Mara Violato, Professor of Health Economics and study lead for economic evaluation Quote reads: In the intervention group, families who completed the main parts spent on average about 2½ hours with a therapist, although this varied between families. It is reassuring that this is similar to what we found in related studies, suggesting the programme can work with a relatively small amount of therapist time.
A new mental health pathway for primary schools could reduce the child anxiety treatment gap, enabling more children to get effective support more quickly 🏫
@oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social @oxexppsy.bsky.social @herc-oxford.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social
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Anti-Racist Medicine was authored by Professor Mehrunisha Suleman of @ethoxcentre.bsky.social, @drzeshanqureshi.bsky.social and Professor Joseph Graves of @ncatsuaggies.bsky.social
How can we tackle racism in medicine? 🩺
A new textbook, Anti-Racist Medicine, examines how race and ethnicity have influenced clinical care, research and medical education, and how to deliver anti-racist healthcare 📖
Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/BLqQmw2
Can vegetarian and vegan diets save your health and the planet? 🌍🍽️
Read our "Big Question" on plant-based diets to understand the evidence from our research at Oxford Population Health ➡️ buff.ly/QXMQKgy
april fakes day poster
Join us on Weds 1 April for an April Fakes Day screening of 'Safe' at the @uppcinema.bsky.social.
The film screening will be followed by a Q&A led by Prof Patricia Kingori from @ethoxcentre.bsky.social and Prof Caitjan Gainty of Kings College London ➡️ buff.ly/UivBxdO
A powerful feature in @thetimes.com today by one of our cancer epidemiology researchers Karl Smith-Byrne.
He shares his story as a cancer survivor and a future that he believes is possible where cancer research prioritises prevention.
How can you keep your heart healthy? 🫀
Some factors, like family history and getting older are beyond our control, but others can be addressed. 📊
Read our 'Big Question' on cardiovascular disease to learn more ➡️ buff.ly/WwOOFdQ
Navy blue background with a photo of Anya Topiwala, Senior Clinical Researcher at Oxford Population Health. Quote text reads:Across large UK and US cohorts, and using genetic approaches to explore potential causal relationships, we found no evidence that cannabis use was associated with accelerated cognitive decline or increased dementia risk in older adults. However, this should not be interpreted as cannabis being risk-free.
Is there a link between cannabis use and brain health? 🧠
For Brain Awareness Week, we are highlighting a study with @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social, which found no evidence that cannabis use contributes to cognitive decline, or increases the risk of dementia.
Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/XWcylGm
Can vegetarian and vegan diets save the planet and our health? 🌍🍽️
Our latest Big Question delves into some of the research from OxPop that aims to understand how diet may affect risk of health conditions and the impact on the planet.🫀🥦🐄
#NutritionAndHydrationweek
Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/ME3AKCJ
Over 70 years later, our researchers continue to investigate the links between smoking and adverse health.
Most recently, a new way to calculate risk of smoking-related health problems using an index based on proteins in the blood. 🔎
Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/MPVtX0Z
#NoSmokingDay
Today is No Smoking Day, a day to raise awareness of the risks of smoking.📢
Professor Sir Richard Doll was best known for the discovery of the link between smoking and lung cancer. His research laid the foundations for future work in the department. 📉
Professor Trey Ideker has been appointed as the new Director of the Big Data Institute.
He has been recognised internationally for his contributions to biology, artificial intelligence, and cancer research.
Learn more ➡https://buff.ly/YO3dCyx
@medsci.ox.ac.uk
Tell us about your research in seven words or less 💬
For International Women's Day we shared some of our researchers describing their work in seven words or less. But research is collaborative and we can't forget about the men who work here too! 🦠🫀🫁🦟 ➡️ buff.ly/gRXPEE7
Today is International Women's Day! 🫱🏽🫲🏿
💬These women are just a snapshot of our amazing researchers, summing up their work in seven words or less 🎀🍽️🩺
The research we conduct is multidisciplinary, varied and has global impact ➡️ buff.ly/gRXPEE7
A new @who.int Collaborating Centre will contribute to the promotion of healthy and sustainable diets 🍽️🌍
The new Centre will be co-directed by our own Prof Mike Rayner and @jessicarenzella.bsky.social from the @oxprimarycare.bsky.social
Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/RNhN57C
They will take on one of the toughest challenges in cancer research, aiming to understand what protects certain individuals from developing cancer, by investigating small molecules that impact our immune system’s ability to detect and fight the onset or progression of cancer. 🔍
Man and woman smile at the camera
Two of our researchers will help tackle one of cancer’s toughest challenges.
They are part of team ATLAS, who have been selected to receive a @cancergrand.bsky.social @cancerresearchuk.org award of $25m ➡️ buff.ly/dcJb8Kb
#CancerGrandChallenges
Graphical abstract for the research paper.
Adults with excess weight are at greater risk of early death
New study shows that entering adulthood with a healthy body weight is associated with a substantially lower risk of premature death from cardiovascular disease, cancer and respiratory disease. 📉
Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/l5dr3zd
Really excited to see this study by @oxpop.bsky.social published.
Using pooled data from more than 1.8m people across 3 continents, the research revealed that vegetarian diets show a lower risk of 5 cancers, including breast, prostate and pancreatic.
www.wcrf.org/about-us/new...
Many thanks to @wcrf.org for funding this research and making this landmark study possible.
Navy blue background with a photo of Tim Key, Emeritus Professor of Epidemeiology at Oxford Population Health. Quote text reads: There are around 3 million vegetarians in the UK, with interest in vegetarianism growing in many parts of the world. Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for nearly one in six deaths. Dietary patterns that prioritise fruit, vegetables, and fibre-containing foods, and avoid processed meat, are recommended to reduce cancer risk. Our study helps to shed light on the benefits and risks associated with vegetarian diets.
Can a vegetarian diet lower your risk of cancer? 🍽️
The largest ever study of non-meat diets and cancer risk compared the risk of 17 different cancers across five diet groups, using data from more than 1.8 million people across three continents. 📊
Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/9iQvKfu
🚨 A defining moment for global health data.
The termination of the #USAID-supported Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) Program has wide-ranging consequences. We reflect on the collapse and argue what should come next in a new PNAS: doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2…
📊 9,000+ studies
We are hiring two Senior Analyst/Programmers to join our Core Programming team, which handles a wide variety of full-stack full-lifecycle projects.
The team works on both Windows and linux, developing primarily in C++, Javascript and SQL.
Apply now ➡️ buff.ly/GBBwNyx
2040 film poster on the right side. One the left side, text reads: Oxford Population Health. Festival of Global Health. Join us for a screening of 2040. Followed by a panel discussion moderated by Dr Toral Gathani, including • A video introduction from the film director, Damon Gamea • Alistair Brown, Editor in Chief, Lancet Planetary Health • Paul Behrens, British Academy Global Professor at the Oxford Martin School, and • Keren Papier, Senior Nutritional Epidemiologist at Oxford Population Health
The next Festival of Global Health event will be a screening of '2040' on Weds 11 Mar at @curzon.com, followed by a panel discussion📽️🍿
2040 is an award winning film about initiatives that exist to tackle planetary health issues 🌍
Register ➡️ buff.ly/TpbMXi1
Navy blue background with a photo of Michele Peters, Associate Professor at Oxford Population Health. Quote text reads: Our study shows that people from minoritised groups often experience harm not because of a single failure, but because of a web of interacting factors across the health system that leave people perceiving the system as unsafe. Improving interpersonal care is important, but it is unlikely to be enough on its own. To make the NHS a genuinely safe space for everyone, we need to address the structural and institutional processes that drive exclusion and discrimination.
NHS safety inequalities are influenced by a complex set of factors
A new study, drawing on in-depth interviews highlights a complex set of factors that increase the risk of harm for people from minoritised groups when using NHS services ➡️ buff.ly/iRYU4vp
Statins – your questions answered.❓
Statins are a family of drugs that lower cholesterol.
Our Big Question article shares how statins work, who they help, what the risks actually are ➡️ buff.ly/wX8edHE
We're hiring! 👀
We are seeking a Senior Teaching and Research Fellow to be the Associate Course Director for our new Master in Public Health in Public health research. 🩺
Apply now ➡️ buff.ly/qaWFoBa
