Rise of dangerous health information in UK risks 'lost generation' LSHTM experts warn false or misleading health information on social media, apps, & AI tools risks "reversing decades of progress", call for new network to fight back. @lshtmcepr.bsky.social www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

🗣️ Climate impacts on global health require urgent, unified efforts. Professor Debra Jackson @lshtm.bsky.social co-writes for @devex.com, highlighting work of the @highhorizonseu.bsky.social project to implement #climate-smart infrastructure upgrades. Read more 👇

🌡️How is a hotter world endangering #pregnant women & their babies? In the Economist, Dr Ana Bonell @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social & Prof Debra Jackson @lshtm.bsky.social, discuss the latest research on heat & maternal health & the importance of urgent climate action👇 www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

🌍Climate change is increasingly threatening the #health and survival of mothers, newborns & children A new @lshtm.bsky.social white paper, funded by the Gates Foundation, outlines key climate risks, future projections, & policy actions for #COP30 🌡️ Read in full 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/media/92266

💉We spoke with Mukhtar Aji, a PhD student at @lshtm.bsky.social specialising in childhood #vaccine coverage in crisis-affected settings. Mukhtar reflects on his experiences, his hobbies and advice he would give to prospective #PhD students. Read the full interview👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

🔢 Looking to build your #biostats skills? Sign up for our online course to gain a basis in design, analysis & interpretation of quantitative systematic reviews & meta-analyses in #PublicHealth Running from 24-27 Nov 2025 More details 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

On #WorldHumanitarianDay we recognise the importance of access to #healthcare for those in crisis-affected communities🌍 Our course focuses on real life examples of health in humanitarian crises & how to identify & address needs in times of emergency. www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

On #WorldHumanitarianDay we honour those who step into crises to help others & those who have lost their lives. At the Crises Centre, over 200 academics strive to improve healthcare in humanitarian crises settings through research, teaching, training & information 🔗 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

“The focus should be on tackling systemic issues […] rather than adding even more pressure to consumers and families to change their choices.” 🥡 Read this BBC story about research looking at the impact of calorie labels on people’s #takeaway choices #nutrition www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

🚨One Month Away!🚨 🎫 Don’t forget to get your tickets to @lshtm.bsky.social's Health Misinformation: UNPACKED event to learn more about #healthmisinformation and how to beat it! In-person tickets are now sold out, but online tickets are still available. 👇

🍽️ Calorie labels rarely influence choice of takeaway, survey suggests LSHTM & @uniofreading.bsky.social researchers say #healthyeating policies should put pressure on the food industry rather than consumers. www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

🌍Climate change is increasingly threatening the #health and survival of mothers, newborns & children A new @lshtm.bsky.social white paper, funded by the Gates Foundation, outlines key climate risks, future projections, & policy actions for #COP30 🌡️ Read in full 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/media/92266

At #IHEA2025, @huiqichen.bsky.social shared projections showing a sharp rise in heat-related hospitalisations in Brazil by 2050, with marked regional disparities in both impact and adaptation needs. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🌍 ICYMI: as next-generation #flu vaccines are being developed, new #healtheconomics research shows that tiered, lower pricing will key to making them accessible to LMICs Read more 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

👋Distance learning applications closing soon! Our specialised #DistanceLearning programmes enable you to study towards a world-class qualification at your own pace, around your work and personal commitments. Apply by 23 Sept 2025 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

🌍 ICYMI: as next-generation #flu vaccines are being developed, new #healtheconomics research shows that tiered, lower pricing will key to making them accessible to LMICs Read more 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

🗞️ ICYMI: Dr Helen Harris-Fry recently co-developed a new model to identify the nutritionally best diet for family households It revealed some interesting new insights about food choice and #nutrition in Bangladesh #healtheconomics Find out more 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

📢#Measles update: Hackney records highest number of measles cases of any local authority since January Call for parents & carers to ensure children get 2 doses of #MMR to prevent spread amid low vaccine uptake. More from our experts #LSHTMunpacked www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

🗞️ ICYMI: Dr Helen Harris-Fry recently co-developed a new model to identify the nutritionally best diet for family households It revealed some interesting new insights about food choice and #nutrition in Bangladesh #healtheconomics Find out more 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

#Famine in #Gaza already occurring, LSHTM experts warn Francesco Checchi & Marko Kerac say immediate opening of land borders for safe food deliveries vital as acute starvation risks disease, death, & long-term effects of #malnutrition. www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

🗞️ New paper: Jiyeon Kang et al shows how over time NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) used more immature survival data in appraisal process of #cancer drugs Trend reflects policy shift toward early access to medicine #healtheconomics Read more 🔽 bit.ly/4faINPL

🗞️ New paper: Jiyeon Kang et al shows how over time NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) used more immature survival data in appraisal process of #cancer drugs Trend reflects policy shift toward early access to medicine #healtheconomics Read more 🔽 bit.ly/4faINPL

📰 New publication! Tilly Alcayna et al. present a framework for developing triggers for anticipatory action for climate-sensitive infectious disease outbreaks in #humanitarian settings 🤝 Informed by practices from ‪Red Cross Red Crescent, UN agencies & ‪MSF gh.bmj.com/content/10/7...

Risk-reducing’ surgery could prevent thousands of breast cancer cases In @the-independent.com Rosa Legood explains greater access to risk-reducing #mastectomy could give women at increased risk of #BreastCancer more prevention options. www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

More women at higher risk of breast cancer should be offered surgery Rose Legood discusses analysis by LSHTM & @qmul.bsky.social which found having risk-reducing #mastectomy for women with lifetime #BreastCancer risk could save thousands of lives. www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

🌴 We’re delighted to be going to Bali later this week for the 2025 International Health Economics Association (IHEA) Congress in Bali, presenting some of our latest, cutting-edge research in #healtheconomics #IHEA2025 Find out what we’re presenting below 🔽 bit.ly/GHECO-at-IHEA

🌁 Interested in learning #epidemiology analysis? Refresh your #biostatistics skills with an intensive course on the design & interpretation of epidemiological data to apply to range of health conditions #datascience #GlobalHealth Running 8-19 Sept 2025 Apply 🔽 bit.ly/3g7bhf3

👋In person course applications closing soon! Don't miss your chance to join the next generation working to improve #GlobalHealth worldwide.🌍 Apply now for our 2025/26 programmes. 👇 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

🌴 We’re delighted to be going to Bali later this week for the 2025 International Health Economics Association (IHEA) Congress in Bali, presenting some of our latest, cutting-edge research in #healtheconomics #IHEA2025 Find out what we’re presenting below 🔽 bit.ly/GHECO-at-IHEA

🚨 New #healtheconomics publication: global modelling study on economic cost of antibiotic-resistant infections 📉 Infections associated with US$887 billion in hospital costs and productivity losses in 2019. Up to $283 billion were potentially avertable by vaccines Read 🔽 gh.bmj.com/content/10/6...

🎓 Calling those interested in #healtheconomics - study our ‘Introduction to Health Economics’ intensive module Learn how economic principles like efficiency, equity, and opportunity cost apply to health systems #economics #healthcare Apply 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

🎓 Calling those interested in #healtheconomics - study our ‘Introduction to Health Economics’ intensive module Learn how economic principles like efficiency, equity, and opportunity cost apply to health systems #economics #healthcare Apply 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

🎙️ We’re continuing today with a range of flash talks from speakers in @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social and @icon-lshtm.bsky.social ✍️ Their talks describe some of the key methodological developments in target trial emulation research, which is happening at LSHTM #TTEsymposium

📈 After a short break we’re running through some target-trial emulation research happening at @lshtm.bsky.social including applying TTE to questions of treatments for cystic fibrosis, asthma, and early-staged cancer #TTEsymposium

For our keynote, Stephen Duffield is joining us from @nicecomms.bsky.social to explore the NICE framework for target trial emulation & real-world evidence #TTEsymposium

📈 We still have some spaces online for people to join next week's symposium on target trial emulation (TTE) and other frameworks, open to everyone working in #datascience #biostatistics & #clinicaltrials Sign up 🔽 bit.ly/TTE_25

🚨One week until the Standing up for stillbirth event with MARCH @lshtm.bsky.social & the @isastillbirth.bsky.social. Find out more about @unicef.org's report ‘Standing up for Stillbirth', the current environment, as well as the key next steps for action. 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

🎙️ Join Prof Dame Sally Davies, for an insightful seminar on global action against AMR. In this seminar, she will share updates on the UN High-Level AMR agenda, the evidence panel & what’s next for global policy. 📅 9 July 2025 🕰️ 13:00 BST 📍 Online 🔗 bit.ly/4kVSVgP

📣 Calling everyone working in #datascience #biostatistics #clinicaltrials We’re bringing together experts on target-trial emulation and other frameworks, where we’ll explore the role and potential of observational data for evaluating the effects of interventions Don’t miss out 🔽 bit.ly/TTE_25

🦟 New disease model provides most comprehensive breakdown of impact of #malaria during pregnancy @lshtm-malaria.bsky.social As well as helping malaria research and policy, the methodology can potentially be applied towards a range of other diseases Read more 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

🦟 New disease model provides most comprehensive breakdown of impact of #malaria during pregnancy @lshtm-malaria.bsky.social As well as helping malaria research and policy, the methodology can potentially be applied towards a range of other diseases Read more 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

New way to improve livelihood of people in Kenya living with #HIV 🌽 Research @lshtm.bsky.social shows how giving financial loans & training sessions on farming practices consistently improved agricultural outcomes, including through #ClimateChange shocks Read more 🔽 bit.ly/climate_smar...

New way to improve livelihood of people in Kenya living with #HIV 🌽 Research @lshtm.bsky.social shows how giving financial loans & training sessions on farming practices consistently improved agricultural outcomes, including through #ClimateChange shocks Read more 🔽 bit.ly/climate_smar...

Andy Briggs, presenting at #ISPORMontreal on whether we should be ‘greening’ our HTA methods in a panel organised by @ohenews.bsky.social on Environmental Sustainability and Whole Health. You can read the write up of his presentation on occamresearch.substack.com/p/greening-hta

@lshtm.bsky.social has a range of in-person and distance learning programmes to help health professionals gain the knowledge, skills and networks to improve health worldwide. Learn more at our Spring Open Evening on Tuesday 13 May. Book now 👉 crm.student-crm.com/events/publi...

On #WorldMalariaDay, we celebrate the incredible role of #Gambian Communities in the fight against #malaria. Without their support, the work we do at @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social would be impossible. Happy World Malaria Day!

🧍Most adult health problems start in the 2nd decade of life. Gain the skills to strengthen health sector policies & programmes for #adolescent health with the @lshtm.bsky.social short course, co-organised with the @who.int. ⏰ Deadline: 30 April 🔗Apply: bit.ly/3JobAz8

Please join us on #WorldMalariaDay this Friday! I'm honored to be speaking on panel alongside eminent colleagues about the implications of science and aid cuts for malaria research.

📊 We’re delighted to welcome Pantelis Samartsidis from @mrc-bsu.bsky.social for a talk on using a Bayesian model to analyse the effect of an intervention with lots of heterogeneity over space and time 🗓️ Tuesday 13 May ⏲️ 12:15 BST 📍 LSHTM | Online More details ⬇️ www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

🦟 Don’t forget to join Prof Catherine Pitt at their @lshtm-malaria.bsky.social panel for #WorldMalariaDay entitled: “Prioritising in a crisis: What next for malaria research?” 🗓️ Friday 25 April 📍 LSHTM 🔗 bit.ly/42nuDEF