A great team project with @kchorton.bsky.social (on Bluesky) and colleagues not on Bluesky from @uofgshw.bsky.social, @tb-lshtm.bsky.social and @hsph.harvard.edu

Men are more than twice as likely as women to have prevalent #TB. We did updated meta-analysis including over 4million people in 99 surveys. Despite increasing focus on gender equitable TB responses, this gap has widened since we last assessed these data over a decade ago.

Do join us for @jaynesutherlandtb.bsky.social Inaugural lecture 'From castration to TB: an immunological odyssey with Professor Jayne Sutherland' Hybrid, free & open to all, no registration required 📆25 Sept ⏰ 17.15 BST tinyurl.com/3w2hbskd

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We have extended the closing date! Please send in nominations by the revised date of 24 September 2025.

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Date for your diary: 14 October 12.45 BST, Dr Marian Loveday presents "DR-TB in pregnancy: challenges and risks to the mother-infant pair" Free & open to all. www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

A clinical practice guideline for tuberculous meningitis - The Lancet Infectious Diseases www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

The global TB epidemic is driven by social determinants. In this case-control study in Peru, we characterised the associations between multidimensional household poverty, personal risk factors, and TB. @tb-lshtm.bsky.social idpjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

@theunion.org Preliminary Programme for this year’s Union World Conference on Lung Health is released conf2025.theunion.org Plus early registration rates available until 18 August.

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The Stephen Lawn TB-HIV Research Leadership Prize 2025 is currently open for nominations; closing date 10 September Nominees for this prestigious award will be clinicians and/or researchers from any country who have completed post-graduate training (MPH, PhD, MD or post-doc) tinyurl.com/4hnyu9dz

Temporal complexity in missed doses of rifampicin-sensitive anti-tuberculosis treatment: a prospective cohort study in Tanzania bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/content/12/1...

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The potential impact of reductions in international donor funding on tuberculosis in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study - The Lancet Global Health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

If you missed or want to watch again, the recording is now available! Dr Razia Fatima: "TB and multi morbidity? The need for integrated care in the current financial landscape" tinyurl.com/43kwbexp

Today! Online, free and open to all. Do join us for the last @tb-lshtm.bsky.social of the academic year.

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... @lshtm-tbmod.bsky.social @tb-lshtm.bsky.social

Saunders, M.J., Montoya, R., Quevedo, L. et al. The social determinants of tuberculosis: a case-control study characterising pathways to equitable intervention in Peru. Infect Dis Poverty 14, 53 (2025). doi.org/10.1186/s402...

The participation of people deprived of liberty in tuberculosis vaccine trials: should they be protected from research, or through research? - The Lancet Infectious Diseases www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

LSHTM's Director writes to UK Government about Gaza public health catastrophe www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

Treatment outcomes of bedaquiline-resistant tuberculosis: a retrospective and matched cohort study - The Lancet Infectious Diseases www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

MRCG Participates in Multi-Country Research to Support TB Vaccine Development www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/uni...

Our next seminar: 8 July @12.45 BST, free and open to all: TB and multi morbidity? The need for integrated care in the current financial landscape www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

Management of individuals exposed to multidrug-resistant or rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis - The Lancet Infectious Diseases www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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TB seems to comprehensively disrupt the normal physiological progression of puberty. academic.oup.com/jid/advance-...

If you missed this seminar, or would like to watch again, the recording is now available www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

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Diary date: 27 May 12.45 BST "Defining efficacy endpoints for late phase tuberculosis treatment non-inferiority trials"@danieljgrint.bsky.social @tomayates.bsky.social www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

Multimorbidity research and collaboration at LSHTM: bridging disciplines and diseases www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

Results support the hypothesis that gender norms impact TB care among men, but further studies are needed to more fully evaluate and understand this association. @lightontb.bsky.social @tb-lshtm.bsky.social

Just published: our qualitative study from South India on food insecurity in TB-affected households during COVID-19 lockdowns—and how a nutritional intervention helped. 📄 journals.plos.org/globalpublic... @theunion.org @stoptb.bsky.social @tb-lshtm.bsky.social @madhupai.bsky.social

Diary date: 27 May 12.45 BST "Defining efficacy endpoints for late phase tuberculosis treatment non-inferiority trials"@danieljgrint.bsky.social @tomayates.bsky.social www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

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Fantastic team of coauthors from @lshtm-tbmod.bsky.social @tb-lshtm.bsky.social: @raclark18.bsky.social @cfmcquaid.bsky.social @alexandra-richards.bsky.social Roel Bakker, Tom Sumner @top-j.bsky.social @reinhouben.bsky.social @richardwhite321.bsky.social @kchorton.bsky.social 8/8

Modelling projects the devastating impacts of US funding cuts, including our estimates of #TB incidence and deaths @lshtm-tbmod.bsky.social @tb-lshtm.bsky.social

Very happy to share our latest publication evaluating not 1, but 2 fingerstick blood screening tests for TB: Cepheid 3 gene test and a 3 protein test using lateral flow technology. Coming soon: evaluation in children and household contracts. Stay tuned... academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...

If you missed this insightful @tb-lshtm.bsky.social seminar last week by Dr Shifa Habib or would like to watch again, the recording is now available tinyurl.com/ycxtk8hs

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Did you miss @tb-lshtm.bsky.social & @ucltb.bsky.social Symposium? Or would you like to watch again? Good news: the full recording is now available! tinyurl.com/bdh8fymx @sedonasweeney.bsky.social @kchorton.bsky.social @reinhouben.bsky.social

Thank you for this important work! While we all know that the US funding cuts will have huge implications, seeing the high number of access TB deaths is shocking & saddening. @tb-lshtm.bsky.social @kchorton.bsky.social

Today 15.00 'The Cost of Treating Tuberculosis' the first in a series of 3 webinars focused on topics related to health economics and TB, hosted by ERA4TB, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and COMBINE. Register forms.biocom.de/index.php/68... @sedonasweeney.bsky.social

💊 On #WorldTBDay, we wanted to highlight just one example of our Centre’s work on tuberculosis A recent paper from @sedonasweeney.bsky.social found how the BPal multi-antibiotic regimen was the most cost-effective treatment for rifampicin-resistant #TB Read more 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

Congratulations to group leader @maxgg.bsky.social, who received a £3.4m @wellcometrust.bsky.social Discovery Award to study the effectiveness of antibiotics against tuberculosis. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-04...

Tomorrow! Do join us online at 12.45 BST for our @tb-lshtm.bsky.social seminar! No need to register, free and open to all. tinyurl.com/ycxtk8hs

I presented at the #ZiMA sensitization event, organized by #BRTI TB team. Representing ERASE TB, I shared our 3-year journey, insights into integrated health screening for TB-affected households—key steps toward shaping policy and programming for impact! @erasetb.bsky.social @thruzim.bsky.social

MONDAY READ | For centuries, it was believed that TB spread mainly when a vulnerable person spends hours in a poorly ventilated space with someone infectious. But new findings suggest that much TB transmission also occurs through casual contact. www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/04/07/n...

A week today! Now a totally online event so no reason to miss what promises to be a fascinating seminar. 📆 8th April ⏰ 12.45 BST tinyurl.com/ycxtk8hs

In 2024, 5480 people became unwell with tuberculosis in England—up 13% from 2023, the largest increase recorded since 1970. Multipronged action is needed to reverse rising rates www.bmj.com/content/388/...