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Blood test predicts risk of death in acutely ill children in lower-income countries
9 December 2025
An international study has identified a blood-based indicator of intestinal damage and inflammation that strongly predicts mortality in sick children. The new biomarker could help to identify those children at greatest risk of dying after hospitalisation in parts of the world with limited resources.
First volunteer receives Lassa Fever vaccine in cutting-edge Oxford trial
8 December 2025
The first volunteer has received a dose in a first-in-human trial of Oxford’s Lassa vaccine, marking a major milestone in the fight against the deadly virus.
Rapid, low-cost tests can help prevent child deaths from contaminated medicinal syrups
4 December 2025
Researchers at the University of Oxford and their collaborators have demonstrated that simple, rapid, and inexpensive tests can detect deadly contaminants in medicinal syrups - contaminants that have tragically led to the deaths of hundreds of children worldwide.
Study gives insight into mental health and wellbeing of thousands of teenagers
4 December 2025
A pilot study of more than 15,000 teenagers gives a complex picture of adolescent mental health, finding associations between wellbeing and factors such as sleep, vaping and exercise.
‘Creeping catastrophe’: Climate change is driving global rise in infectious diseases, leading health experts warn
2 December 2025
Infectious diseases such as malaria, dengue, and tuberculosis are considered to pose as great a challenge to global health as new or emerging pathogens, according to a major international study led by The Global Health Network at Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Medicine and commissioned by Wellcome.