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« Back to NewsGlobal Surgery alumnus publishes key study on neonatal surgical services in Bangladesh
29 May 2025
Congratulations to Dr Md Sharif Imam, an alumnus of the Oxford University Global Surgery Group, on the recent publication of his paper in the Journal of Paediatric Surgeons of Bangladesh.
The legacy of two colleges
28 May 2025
David Cranston, Emeritus Associate Professor of Surgery, has released 'Green Templeton: The Legacy of Two Colleges' (Words By Design, 2025), which includes a fascinating history of the Radcliffe Observatory.
New biopsy technique found to improve prostate cancer detection
24 March 2025
Researchers from around the UK, led by the University of Oxford, have found that a new way of performing prostate biopsies is better at diagnosing prostate cancer, but takes longer to perform and is more painful for patients.
Study finds previously unidentified genetic determinants of rare disease
28 February 2025
A landmark study involving Oxford researchers, including Dr Sarah Howles from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, has identified 69 previously unidentified genetic determinants of rare disease, including uncommon forms of epilepsy and schizophrenia.
Digital health applications: How open, integrated feedback tools could improve safety and acceptance
4 February 2025
In a paper published today in Nature Medicine, an international team of researchers, including those from the University of Oxford and TUD Dresden University of Technology, show how user trust and pathways to market for digital health applications could be enhanced.
Glowing dye helps surgeons eradicate prostate cancer
10 June 2024
A glowing marker dye that sticks to prostate cancer cells could help surgeons to remove them in real-time, according to a study led by the University of Oxford.
Analysis identifies 50 new genomic regions associated with kidney cancer risk
7 May 2024
In a new analysis of genetic susceptibility to kidney cancer, an international team of researchers, including Professor Mark Sullivan from Oxford University's Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, has identified 50 new areas across the genome that are associated with the risk of developing kidney cancer.
Establishing Healthcare Workers’ Confidence in AI: New case study published
3 April 2024
A case study from ARTICULATE PRO, written by Monica Dolton and Associate Professor Clare Verrill, on how to build healthcare workers' confidence in artificial intelligence (AI) has recently been published by NHS England.
AI reveals prostate cancer is not just one disease
29 February 2024
Artificial Intelligence has helped scientists reveal a new form of aggressive prostate cancer which could revolutionise how the disease is diagnosed and treated in the future.
Study assesses long term risk of invasive breast cancer after pre-invasive disease
25 January 2024
Women who are diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) outside the NHS breast screening programme are around four times as likely to develop invasive breast cancer and to die from breast cancer than women in the general population, finds a University of Oxford study published by The BMJ today.
New guidance published to aid researchers evaluating surgical robots
19 January 2024
Surgical robotics are amongst the most complex devices entering healthcare, but how should we evaluate them? Published today in Nature Medicine, the Idea, Development, Exploration, Assessment and Long-term monitoring (IDEAL) Robotics Colloquium outlines the latest guidance to aid researchers evaluating surgical robots.
Breakthrough insights: Diffusion-limited oxygen release from stored blood unveiled in new article
5 December 2023
In a new article published in Blood, the journal of the American Society of Hematology, researchers from the Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics (DPAG) and the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) at the University of Oxford present compelling evidence that challenges established notions about oxygen delivery during organ perfusion.
Latest issue of JNDS published
7 August 2023
The latest issue of the Journal of the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (JNDS) has been published.
Work on paediatric preoperative anaemia in low- and middle-income countries presented at BAPS Congress
18 July 2023
Oxford University Global Surgery Group's (OUGSG) work on the pertinent subject of paediatric anaemia in the context of surgery in low- and middle-income countries was recently presented at the 69th British Association of Paediatric Surgery (BAPS) Congress in Bruges, Belgium on 23 June 2023.
JNDS: new issue published
22 March 2023
A new issue of Journal of the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (JNDS) has just been published.
Study shows pre-operative bathing with soap reduces surgical site infection in children
17 January 2023
Preoperative bathing with soap significantly reduces surgical site infections (SSIs) in paediatric surgical patients, reveal researchers from Oxford University Global Surgery Group (OUGSG), Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Science, and Muhimbili National Hospital.
New Cochrane review on antihistamines for motion sickness
9 December 2022
A new systematic review from Cochrane ENT at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences says antihistamines are likely to reduce the risk of developing motion sickness (travel sickness) in susceptible adults under naturally occurring conditions of movement, but they may be more likely to cause drowsiness than placebo.
Read the latest issue of JNDS
2 September 2022
A new issue of Journal of the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (JNDS) is out now.
Genetic mapping of tumours reveals how cancers grow
11 August 2022
Researchers from the University of Oxford, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Science for Life Laboratory, and the Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden, have found that individual prostate tumours contain a previously unknown range of genetic variation.
Medical student paper accepted for publication in World Neurosurgery
28 July 2022
Ryan Gidda, a graduate medical student at the University of Oxford, has had a paper accepted for publication in World Neurosurgery