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« Back to Making a Difference NewsCan you make a dengue fever forecast?
More than half the world’s population is at risk from dengue fever, a viral infection that is spread via the bite of an infected mosquito. While some cases of the disease can be mild, others can be extremely dangerous and even fatal – particularly if someone has contracted the virus previously. When cases of dengue fever are high, those at risk can take some preventative measures, such as wearing clothing that covers as much skin as possible, using mosquito nets at night, and avoiding standing water. As such, some way of predicting high levels of the virus before they arrive would be invaluable. This is exactly what Dr Sarah Sparrow and her colleagues at the DART (Dengue Advanced Readiness Tools) project are hoping to achieve – using climate data to create a forecast, similar to a pollen forecast, for dengue fever.
Science with Sanjula: Professor Sir Rory Collins
Leading human health forward: Professor Sir Rory Collins discusses his early life and career in three continents, his love of statistics and his introduction to randomisation. He goes on to discuss his successes with randomised trials and meta-analyses, and the creation of large prospective studies, including the UK Biobank.
Science with Sanjula: Dr Mehrunisha Suleman
Tackling racism in healthcare: Dr Mehrunisha Suleman talks about why tackling racism and inequalities in health and healthcare is so important, drawing on her research and experiences.
Science with Sanjula: Professor Sir Richard Peto
Halving premature deaths: Professor Sir Richard Peto describes half a century of research seeking moderate reductions in big causes of death.
GCHU Seminar: What Creates Healthy Cities?
Our speakers discuss the 'Commission on Creating Healthy Cities' report, launched over the summer, with Lord Best, Chair of the Commission on Creating Healthy Cities; Julia Thrift, Director, Healthier Place-Making, Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA); Dr Stephanie Tierney, Departmental Lecturer and Senior Researcher, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Services; and Councillor Susan Brown, Leader, Oxford City Council.
Meet our Researchers
Researchers from our Nuffield Department of Medicine's Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health talk about their research ranging from health policy and systems to clinical research in LMICs, science and society, ethics and much more!
How does a pandemic end?
Masks, social distancing, lockdowns. We’ve become intimately familiar with numerous COVID-19 control measures over the past two years. Now, with most restrictions gone (at least here in England), does that mean that the pandemic is really over? In this episode, we chat to Erica Charters, Professor of the Global History of Medicine at the University of Oxford and Principal Investigator of the ‘How Epidemics End’ interdisciplinary project.
How can we improve endometriosis treatment?
Did you know there are different types of pain? In this episode of the Big Questions Podcast, we chat to Dr Lydia Coxon, a researcher in the Nuffield Department of Women’s and Reproductive Health at Oxford. Lydia is looking at the mechanisms that cause pain in patients with endometriosis – a common gynaecological condition where tissue that normally grows inside the womb is found outside the womb. Through her research she hopes to better understand the type of pain that endometriosis causes, so that it can be treated more effectively.
Maths + Cancer
Exploring how maths and stats help with cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment – and the stories behind the researchers making it happen
Exploring the genuine fake
Join pharmacist Kate Enright as she explores the world of fake and sub-standard medicines, and some of the ethical dilemmas faced by those on the frontline.
Can we diagnose heart attacks faster?
With one person admitted to hospital every 5 minutes in the UK because of a heart attack, the ability to diagnose and treat them quickly is vital. In this episode of the ‘Big Questions’ podcast, find out how Dr Tingting Zhu is using a machine learning algorithm, trained on 15,000 ECGs, to diagnose heart attacks faster, potentially eliminating the need for time-consuming blood tests.
The political life of an Epidemic: Cholera, Crisis and Citizenship
Simukai Chigudu launches his book, 'The political life of an Epidemic: Cholera, Crisis and Citizenship'. He explains the cholera epidemic, the response to it in Zimbabwe and from the world and life after the epidemic, remembering the epidemic