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My principal research interests are in respiratory disease, diagnosis and diagnostic accuracy studies. Previous projects have been diverse and include child health, infectious disease and diagnostic accuracy of medical devices available for purchase by the public.
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Ashdown HF. et al, (2018), THORAX, 73, A169 - A169 Clinical...
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Sep 18, 2015 · - Dr Helen Ashdown, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford. Research to show a link between pain while travelling over speed bumps and acute appendicitis has been awarded the Ig Nobel Prize for diagnostic medicine.
Sep 18, 2015 · Somerville’s Janet Vaughan Tutor in Clinical Medicine, Dr Helen Ashdown, was awarded an Ig Nobel Prize last night at Harvard’s Sanders Theater in Boston, Massachusetts.
Sep 2, 2023 · Dr Helen Ashdown, a GP clinical lecturer at the University of Oxford, said that the technology had "the potential to transform" the diagnosis and management of COPD.
Dr Helen Ashdown is a GP and clinical researcher based in the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences. Helen completed her pre-clinical training at Cambridge, before moving to Oxford for her clinical studies and post-graduate training and DPhil in academic general practice.
Corresponding author: Helen Ashdown (helen.ashdown@phc.ox.ac.uk) Shareable abstract (@ERSpublications) ICS-naïve COPD patients who start on ICS and whose most recent blood eosinophil count is <150 cells·µL−1 have a 15% higher risk of future exacerbation compared to those with a count ⩾150 cells·µL−1.
Ashdown HF. et al, (2018), THORAX, 73, A169 - A169 Clinical Characteristics of Pertussis-Associated Cough in Adults and Children: A Diagnostic Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Journal article
