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Assistant Professor in Modelling at LSHTM, TB modeller
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Finn McQuaid
about 2 months ago
@lshtm-tbmod.bsky.social
is offering multiple PhD opportunities through MRC LID, deadline 14 Jan. More details:
mrc-lid.lshtm.ac.uk/applicants/
Projects include #1 TB & screening #2 TB & climate change #3 TB & vaccines #4 TB & influenza #5 TB & prevention
@cmmid-lshtm.bsky.social
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Information for applicants - MRC London Intercollegiate Doctoral Training Partnership Studentships
MRC LID studentship information for applicants How to Apply Projects Studentship funding Studentship options Studentship...
https://mrc-lid.lshtm.ac.uk/applicants/
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TB Centre LSHTM
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Join us 📆 9 Dec ⏰ 12.45
@tb-lshtm.bsky.social
seminar Free & Open to all
@kchorton.bsky.social
@richardwhite321.bsky.social
@reinhouben.bsky.social
@dopapus.bsky.social
@laragosce.bsky.social
@danieljgrint.bsky.social
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Excerpts from Copenhagen: The UNION World Conference on Lung Health 2025
Each year, many LSHTM TB researchers participate in the UNION World Conference on Lung Health, the world's largest conference on TB and lung health. This year, the conference takes place in
https://tinyurl.com/2s4y3jcd
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Richard White
about 1 month ago
Another successful "Intro to TB Modelling" course in Copenhagen at
#WLHC2025
. Over 70 joined to learn about TB modelling! Followed by the now-traditional TB Modelling and Analysis Consortium social, which was also very well-attended and a lot of fun.
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Finn McQuaid
2 months ago
Our framework that informed the
@who.int
TB & climate change policy brief out now in
@lancetrespirmed.bsky.social
, exploring the intersections and implications of climate change for the TB epidemic. Key message? TB should be considered a climate-sensitive disease
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Climate change and tuberculosis: an analytical framework
Climate change is likely to exacerbate a range of determinants that drive tuberculosis, the world's leading cause of death from a single infectious agent. However, tuberculosis is often neglected in w...
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(25)00329-7/fulltext
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Matthew Saunders
2 months ago
“Wow, I saw in the last GTB report undernutrition is much less important for TB than we previously thought” I hear you say… Well, no. We think this is an underestimate, & as much as 28% of TB could be attributable to undernutrition – see our latest comment here:
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Tuberculosis and undernutrition: improving estimates to reinforce the policy imperative
Undernutrition is a key driver of the global tuberculosis epidemic, increasing the risk of people developing tuberculosis disease and of poor outcomes in those who do.1 Each year, WHO publishes estima...
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(25)00626-7/fulltext
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3 months ago
When fluoroquinolone resistance status is unknown, empirical use of BPaLM (adding moxifloxacin to BPaL) is cost-effective as a replacement for BPaL even with high fluoroquinolone resistance levels! 🦠💊
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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Impact of fluoroquinolone resistance on the cost-effectiveness of empiric treatment for multidrug- or rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis
The WHO recommends the bedaquiline, pretomanid, and linezolid (BPaL) regimen with the additional fluoroquinolone antibiotic moxifloxacin (BPaLM) for initial treatment of multidrug- or rifampicin-resis...
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0005275
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Katherine Horton
3 months ago
Understanding patterns of
#TB
exposure and transmission is needed for targeted prevention strategies. In our latest pre-print,
@petedodd24.bsky.social
and I estimated the proportion of TB exposure to and transmission from sex and age groups for 177 countries.
bit.ly/4nbV492
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A global analysis of patterns of tuberculosis exposure and transmission
Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health concern and the leading infectious cause of mortality globally. The disease exhibits strong prevalence patterns by age and sex, but the implications of these...
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.09.25337649v1
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Rein Houben
3 months ago
In a new preprint (NOT PEER REVIEWED) we continue to explore the challenge of overtreatment in community screening. It seems the benefits of TB treatment far outweigh the harms, especially once we accept that sputum culture is not perfect. Important food for thought.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Do no harm - re-evaluating the risks of overtreatment in community-wide tuberculosis screening
Background Community-wide screening is a crucial strategy to end tuberculosis (TB), but a common concern is potential harm from overtreatment following false positive diagnoses. However, current refer...
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.18.25335917v1
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Katherine Horton
4 months ago
At a time when global resources for
#TB
research, development, prevention, and care are limited, which interventions should be prioritised in high burden settings? 📢 Our new pre-print compares the impact, cost, and cost-effectiveness of 9 TB interventions in 3 countries. 1/n
bit.ly/3V3vXth
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The potential impact, cost and cost-effectiveness of tuberculosis interventions - a modelling exercise
Background While a range of interventions exist for tuberculosis prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment, their potential population impact and cost-effectiveness are seldom directly compared,...
http://bit.ly/3V3vXth
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NPR
6 months ago
The State Department's decision to impose sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, follows an unsuccessful campaign to force her removal.
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U.S. issues sanctions against United Nations investigator probing abuses in Gaza
The State Department's decision to impose sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, follows an unsuccessful campaign to force her removal.
https://n.pr/4kySFUz
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Democracy Now!
6 months ago
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has imposed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory. Albanese says the move is an effort to “distract” from the genocide in Gaza.
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Katherine Horton
6 months ago
New systematic review led by
@hannahrickman.bsky.social
shows annual risk of Mycobacterium
#tuberculosis
conversion in men and women diverges during adolescence and remains higher among men throughout adulthood.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Katherine Horton
6 months ago
In our latest personal view in
@lancetrespirmed.bsky.social
, we argue for the inclusion asymptomatic
#tuberculosis
in vaccine trial endpoints to potentially reduce the size, length, and cost of trials.
doi.org/10.1016/S221...
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Bill Gates
6 months ago
A study in the Lancet recently looked at the cumulative impact of reductions in American aid. It found that, by 2040, 8 million more children will die before their fifth birthday.
b-gat.es/44wCCQO
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The Effects of Reductions in United States Foreign Assistance on Global Health
Background: The United States (US) has traditionally been the largest donor to health programs in low- and middle-income countries. In January 2025 almost all s
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Bill Gates
6 months ago
The facts are simple and devastating: Aid cuts have already cost lives, and the number of deaths will continue to rise. Here’s the evidence.
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
7 months ago
LSHTM's Director writes to UK Government about
#Gaza
public health catastrophe Professor Liam Smeeth's letter to the Prime Minister & Foreign Secretary urges action to prevent a greater
#PublicHealth
disaster: 👉
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
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LSHTM TB Modelling Group
7 months ago
Can you believe it’s already been 25 years!? Come join us on 20 June 2025 at 4pm UK time to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Introduction to
#Infectious
Disease
#Modelling
course delivered by
@lshtm.bsky.social
and
@ukhsa.bsky.social
! More info 👉
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
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25th anniversary celebrations of the Introduction to Infectious Disease
Our special event will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Introduction to Infectious Disease Modelling and its Applications course, delivered by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/events/25th-anniversary-celebrations-introduction-infectious-disease-modelling
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Finn McQuaid
7 months ago
TB & climate change:
@who.int
report out now, building on an analytical framework we developed to explore the intersections and implications for the TB epidemic. Key message? TB should be considered a climate-sensitive disease
www.who.int/publications...
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Tuberculosis and climate change: analytical framework and knowledge gaps
This report explores the intersection of tuberculosis (TB) and climate change, highlighting how climate-related challenges such as food and water insecurity, displacement, and disrupted healthcare acc...
https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240109940
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Rein Houben
8 months ago
Amid all the bad news in Global Health, perhaps some good news? A first analysis on the risk of false positive diagnoses in community-screening for tuberculosis using Xpert shows our clinic-based data is likely (very) wrong and overestimates false positives by >80%:
tinyurl.com/yfecute9
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IDDjobs
8 months ago
Postdoc (London, UK) Position available in the world-leading tuberculosis (TB) Modelling group at LSHTM with
@raclark18.bsky.social
@richardwhite321.bsky.social
at LSHTM
@lshtm-tbmod.bsky.social
More details:
http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2314
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Climate-driven migration and displacement and their potential impact on TB in Latin America
gh.bmj.com/content/10/4...
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@reinhouben.bsky.social
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Tuberculosis and the climate crisis in Latin America: a predicament of poverty, migration and displacement
Tuberculosis (TB) has long been associated with poverty and displacement, through food insecurity, overcrowding, poor living conditions and reduced access to healthcare, which significantly increase t...
https://gh.bmj.com/content/10/4/e018674
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Finn McQuaid
11 months ago
Climate change is likely to exacerbate determinants which drive TB, the world’s leading infectious disease killer. Commissioned by WHO, we developed an analytical framework outlining potential causal relationships between climate change and TB:
medrxiv.org/cgi/content/...
@lshtm.bsky.social
@who.int
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Climate change and tuberculosis: an analytical framework
Climate change is likely to exacerbate a range of determinants which drive tuberculosis, the world's leading infectious disease killer. However, tuberculosis is often neglected in wider climate health...
https://medrxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2025.02.18.25322451v1
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Three PhD opportunities in modelling at
@lshtm.bsky.social
and
@ukhsa.bsky.social
on: Homelessness/Housing and TB:
shorturl.at/FJ57W
EBV and cancers in the UK:
shorturl.at/IRHJk
Climate change and TB:
shorturl.at/R7f50
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Modelling the cost-effectiveness of Epstein-Barr virus vaccination in England (UKHSA-LSHTM PhD scholarship) at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Modelling the cost-effectiveness of Epstein-Barr virus vaccination in England (UKHSA-LSHTM PhD scholarship) at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, listed on FindAPhD.com
https://shorturl.at/FJ57W
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IDDjobs
11 months ago
PhD position (London, UK) Quantify the effects of climate change on TB with
@cfmcquaid.bsky.social
@reinhouben.bsky.social
@laragosce.bsky.social
at
@cmmid-lshtm.bsky.social
@tb-lshtm.bsky.social
@lshtm.bsky.social
More details:
http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2253
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New PhD opportunity at LSHTM
@lshtm.bsky.social
@cmmid-lshtm.bsky.social
and UKHSA
www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
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2025-26 UKHSA-LSHTM PhD Scholarship | LSHTM
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is pleased to invite applications for a 3-year full-time PhD studentship, starting in September 2025, held between the Faculty of
https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/funding-scholarships/research-degree-funding/2025-26-ukhsa-lshtm-phd-scholarship
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Alvaro Schwalb
about 1 year ago
1/ 📢 In our new PREPRINT -
tinyurl.com/2pmudzrk
- we evaluate how symptom-agnostic, population-wide screening interventions could significantly reduce the TB burden in Viet Nam. These require a substantial front-loaded investment but yield lasting cost savings. 🧵
#Tuberculosis
#TBSky
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Potential impact, costs, and benefits of population-wide screening interventions for tuberculosis in Viet Nam: a mathematical modelling study
Background Population-wide screening may accelerate the decline of tuberculosis (TB) incidence, but the optimal screening algorithm and duration must weigh resource considerations. Methods We calibra...
https://tinyurl.com/2pmudzrk
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Our ASCENT modelling paper on Digital Adherence Technologies (DAT) for TB treatment is now out in BMJ Global Health
gh.bmj.com/content/9/12...
DATs may have limited epidemiological impact but can reduce costs and have important budgetary implications.
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Modelling the epidemiological and economic impact of digital adherence technologies with differentiated care for tuberculosis treatment in Ethiopia
Background Digital adherence technologies (DATs) with associated differentiated care are potential tools to improve tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcomes and reduce associated costs for both patients a...
https://gh.bmj.com/content/9/12/e016997
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Kate LeGrand
about 1 year ago
Reflecting on this year’s
#TB
#UnionConf2024
and am so inspired by the brilliant minds and groundbreaking research being done to combat this global health threat. Special shoutout to the TB Modelling Group
@lshtm.bsky.social
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