New guidance published to aid researchers evaluating surgical robots

Surgical robotics are amongst the most complex devices entering healthcare, but how should we evaluate them? Published in Nature Medicine, the IDEAL Robotics Colloquium outlines the latest guidance to aid researchers evaluating surgical robots.

Study assesses long term risk of invasive breast cancer after pre-invasive disease

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.

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The Medical Sciences Divisional Panel has conferred the title of Associate Professor on four members of NDS's academic staff.

Congratulations to our newly appointed Associate Professors

15 May 2024

We are pleased to announce that four NDS academics have been promoted to the position of Associate Professor in the University of Oxford’s most recent Recognition of Distinction Awards.

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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.

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Prestigious medal presented to tutor in surgery

23 April 2024

A tutor in surgery at Oxford University's Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences has been awarded the prestigious Colyer Gold Medal from the Royal College of Surgeons.

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New trial using skin patches as an ‘early warning system’ to spot lung transplant rejection

17 April 2024

A new trial, SENTINEL, is set to investigate if skin patches can be used as an early warning system to identify if lung transplants are being rejected, so treatment can begin sooner, reducing the chance of longer lasting organ damage.

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