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Almost 70% of bowel cancers missed at colonoscopy are avoidable
24 October 2025
A major nationwide study has revealed that the majority of bowel cancers diagnosed late, after a false-negative colonoscopy could have been prevented or detected earlier. The study is published in Endoscopy.
Michael Bryan wins international award at Europe’s largest cancer conference
24 October 2025
Michael - who is a CRUK Oxford Centre DPhil in Cancer Science student, working in the Nuffield Department of Medicine's Centre of Immuno-oncology - has been awarded the Best Poster Prize in CNS Tumours at the 2025 European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress.
New trial to investigate whether giving steroids to babies with suspected bacterial meningitis improves survival and long-term outcomes
23 October 2025
The Better Outcomes in Babies with Bacterial meningitis (BOBBi) trial will investigate whether giving steroids to babies with suspected bacterial meningitis means that more babies will survive without long-term difficulties.
World's largest hip fracture research platform launched to improve care and outcomes
22 October 2025
Taking an innovative approach to clinical research in hip fracture, the World Hip Trauma Evaluation (WHiTE) Platform Trial has been launched to efficiently test multiple new treatments for patients with fractures of the hip.
Research establishes wide variation in physical side-effects of antidepressants
22 October 2025
Antidepressants differ widely in how they affect the body, according to new research from the University of Oxford and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London.