Public health mitigation measures such as social distancing, closing training centers and wearing face masks have been used during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the benefits and harms of these measures are poorly understood.
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There is great interest in artificial intelligence (AI) in health care. A recent paper in Gastroenterology discusses important issues when introducing new technology in medicine.
Dr. Yuichi Mori, postdoctoral fellow at Clinical effectiveness research group, receives the prestigeous EU Grant the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellowship.
Saturday The New York Times interviewed Mette Kalager and Michael Bretthauer in the article "Did closing schools actually help?" Read the article and find out.
Yuichi Mori, MD, PhD joins the Clinical effectiveness research group as Postdoctoral Fellow. Dr. Mori moves from Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital in Japan to join the group in Oslo.
In an essay published this week on the World Economic Forum's News Agenda, UiO researcher Ishita Barua explains why we should look to Finland when planning for future success.
The prestigious journal Annals of Internal Medicine published February 19, 2019 two articles on the EU's new data protection regulation (GDPR). In both articles, Norwegian researchers and lawyers are central.
New paper in Gastroenterology: Authors found that both aspirin, and in particular oral anticoagulants, lowers the positive predictive value of fecal testing for occult blood.
One of the major concerns of cancer screening is interval cancers, which are cancers arising after a negative screening test. These cancers have been believed to be especially aggressive and have a poor prognosis. A new study shows that they are not.
Standardized computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) can help reduce unnecessary removal of colonic polyps with no malignant potential.
Overdiagnosis is recognized as a major harm of mammography and prostate cancer screening – what about colorectal cancer screening?
Professor Michael Bretthauer was the first gastroenterologist to be teleported into a patient's colon in a shrunked version of himself, only to get a better view of the colonic polyps. The sensational event took place during the Felix Burda Award in Berlin this weekend.
A paper published today in BMJ shows no effect of sigmoidoscopy screening in women aged 60 years and older. This new finding will have implications for a future Norwegian colorectal cancer screening program, where sigmoidoscopy is one of the recommended screening methods.
A paper published in Annals of Internal Medicine this week has hit the international headlines as it shows that 1 out of 3 breast cancer patients are treated unnecessarily. Chief medical officer at the American Cancer Society says it's time to rethink mammography.
In an Op-Ed published in the Norwegian daily newspaper Dagens Næringsliv (DN) on November 29, researchers from the Clinical Effectiveness Research group criticize Norwegian private hospital Aleris' offer to women for mammography screening. Aleris actively offers mammography to women outside the recommended screening age and with shorter intervals, a service which is associated with more harm than benefit. The authors suspect Aleris of creating health anxiety in order to maximize profit.
There are ongoing discussions about whether to implement a national screening program for colorectal cancer in Norway. Prof. Bretthauer has contributed in a summary of the current evidence base regarding health effects of this type of screening. A decision is expected this fall.
This week's issue of the Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association is presenting a portrait interview of Mette Kalager, leader of the Clinical Effectiveness Group. Kalager reveals insights about early career struggles, recent acknowledgements and aims for the future.
The Clinical Effectiveness Group is in the final round to be awarded status as a new Norwegian Centre of Excellence (SFF) 2016. In the event of an SFF-award the group will start up the Norwegian Institute of Cancer screening Evidence and Research (NICER). Watch the film about NICER!
The Clinical Effectiveness group has recently published an article in the journal «Gut» about the challenges in estimating risk of colorectal cancer among patients with IBD, and proposals on how to solve them.
The Clinical Effectiveness Research Group at the University of Oslo is publishing papers on clinical trials and observational research in leading medical journals. Topics of publication include cancer screening, with particular emphasis on breast cancer and colorectal cancer, endoscopy and epidemiologic methodology.
Mette Kalager publishes an article on concerns about data sharing in The New England Journal of Medicine. In the article, Kalager proposes solutions on how to make data sharing a success.
The first ever randomised controlled trial on colorectal cancer (CRC) screening with colonoscopy reveals significant differences between endoscopists' performances. Findings from the NordICC-study was published this week in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Despite compelling evidence for using carbon dioxide (CO2) to reduce patient pain after colonoscopy, most endoscopists worldwide still use air insufflation during colonoscopy. A new paper aims to encourage change and new standards.
The leading scientific journal «Endoscopy» has today released the first paper from the European Polyp Surveillance (EPoS) study group.
Professor Michael Bretthauer is awarded FRIPRO Toppforsk 2016. FRIPRO is a joint initiative between the research institutions and the Norwegian Research Council, with the purpose of supporting groups in the forefront of international research.