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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 2d

Want to explore the complexities of drug safety, from surveillance to regulation?

Join our online #pharmacovigilance short course and learn how new #medicines are assessed for cost-effectiveness and benefit versus risk.💊

Running 2 - 6 February 2026

www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

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Data & Statistical Science for Health, LSHTM @lshtm-dash.bsky.social · 2d

🧮 Need to refresh your skills in systematic reviews and meta-analyses for #PublicHealth?

Gain a basis in the design, analysis & interpretation of quantitative systematic reviews of health research #biostats #stats

Running 24-27 Nov 2025

Apply by 3 Nov 🔽
www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

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Data & Statistical Science for Health, LSHTM @lshtm-dash.bsky.social · 2d

🧮 Need to refresh your skills in systematic reviews and meta-analyses for #PublicHealth?

Gain a basis in the design, analysis & interpretation of quantitative systematic reviews of health research #biostats #stats

Running 24-27 Nov 2025

Apply by 3 Nov 🔽
www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 8d

No conclusive evidence for linking #autism and Tylenol during pregnancy

Ian Douglas tells CBC News 'extremely high quality' Swedish study suggests factors such as genetics & environmental factors are more likely causes.

www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

Trump links autism and Tylenol during pregnancy, without conclusive evidence | CBC News

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday linked autism and the use of Tylenol's active ingredient during pregnancy, a claim for which researchers have not found conclusive evidence.

www.cbc.ca

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Global Health Economics Centre @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social · 6d

🗞️ Recent #healtheconomics paper from Kaja Abbas and colleagues based in Tunisia finds which vaccine is most cost-effective for protecting against HPV in Tunisia

Read their #costeffectiveness analysis & its implications for government policy 🔽
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Potential health impact and cost-effectiveness of human papillomavirus vaccination in Tunisia: A comparative modeling study

Cervical cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers affecting women especially in low- and middle income countries and is caused by persistent infect…

www.sciencedirect.com

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 6d

Maps suggest India could bear biggest impact from mosquito-borne #chikungunya🌏

Hyolim Kang & Kaja Abbas discuss most comprehensive mapping of global risk of chikungunya, suggests as infections spread 12 million people in #India could be at risk.

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

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Global Health Economics Centre @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social · 7d

🚨 Happening today - if you're interested in #healtheconomics #EcologicalEconomics or #PublicHealth why don't you check out the details below and joins us?

Global Health Economics Centre @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social · 8d

Don’t forget to join our Anne Mills Health Economics Lecture this Thursday!

📉 Martin Hensher of @utas.edu.au will introduce #EcologicalEconomics to explore implications for healthcare & what it could mean for health economics in a challenging future of #degrowth

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

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MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social · 8d

Do you have an #AI or #DataScience project transforming health research in #Gambia? This is your chance to showcase it!

Submit your poster today & be part of the future of innovation!

Register here 👉 tinyurl.com/4ejrrh6f & send your posters to [email protected]

#DataScienceAwarenessMonth

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 7d

October is UK #BlackHistoryMonth

We're celebrating our diverse #GlobalHealth community, Aji explains how LSHTM's Diversity Leadership Programme helped her to recognise the value of her heritage & experiences in her #PublicHealth role.

#BHM2025 #StandingFirmInPowerAndPride

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Global Health Economics Centre @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social · 8d

Don’t forget to join our Anne Mills Health Economics Lecture this Thursday!

📉 Martin Hensher of @utas.edu.au will introduce #EcologicalEconomics to explore implications for healthcare & what it could mean for health economics in a challenging future of #degrowth

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

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Data & Statistical Science for Health, LSHTM @lshtm-dash.bsky.social · 9d

🚨 Just a few hours until our first #datascience seminar of the academic year, looking at the re-launch of FluSurvey and how its data informs respiratory viruse research via an example from #COVID

Details & how to join 🔽
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

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Adam Kucharski @adamjkucharski.bsky.social · 12d

I'm giving a free public talk asking 'How certain is certain enough?' at @lshtm.bsky.social on Monday 24th November at 5.30pm, as part of the Global Health Lecture Series. From epidemic response and clinical trials to online misinformation and AI, I'll look at how truth emerges – and why it falters.

How certain is certain enough? | LSHTM

When faced with a new health threat, there are three crucial questions we must consider. What is going on? What can we do about it? And how can we communicate these things effectively? This talk will

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Data & Statistical Science for Health, LSHTM @lshtm-dash.bsky.social · 9d

🚨 Just a few hours until our first #datascience seminar of the academic year, looking at the re-launch of FluSurvey and how its data informs respiratory viruse research via an example from #COVID

Details & how to join 🔽
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

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Global Health Economics Centre @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social · 12d

⚕️ Join us next Thursday for the first lecture in the our new Anne Mills Annual Health Economics Lecture series

Martin Hensher will introduce the concept of ecological economics to explore its implications for health care & #healtheconomics

Details 🔽
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

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Francis Ruiz @francisjruizhe.bsky.social · 12d

Towards an ecological health economics www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e... Looking forward to this! @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social

Towards an ecological health economics | LSHTM

Modern healthcare systems and the discipline of health economics are both products of the long era of economic growth. Yet we now live in a world of ever-slower growth and relentlessly accelerating

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Global Health Economics Centre @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social · 12d

✍️ Recently, GHECO co-Director Andrew Briggs published a two-paper series highlighting a framework for interpreting composite endpoints from #clinicaltrials for HTA & #healtheconomics modelling

Read Andy’s explainer blog that also links to the papers 🔽
occamresearch.substack.com/p/composite-...

Composite Endpoints in Clinical Trials

Shortcut or stumbling block for HTA?

occamresearch.substack.com

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Data & Statistical Science for Health, LSHTM @lshtm-dash.bsky.social · 12d

🧑‍⚕️ Calling those working on the complex #GlobalHealth challenge of maximising drug safety while maintaining public confidence?

💊 Our course will give you an introduction to drug development, licensing, surveillance & policy with our online course

Running Nov 2025-June 2026

Apply 🔽
bit.ly/3l2fR24

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 13d

“Overall there’s no evidence that paracetamol causes autism..."

On BBC World Service Health Check, Laurie Tomlinson discusses unsubstantiated US claims that ignore a host of other factors. #PublicHealth

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Health Check - Trump’s unproven claims on autism and paracetamol - BBC Sounds

We fact-check Trump’s claims that paracetamol is linked to an increased risk of autism

www.bbc.co.uk

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 15d

Paracetamol use during pregnancy does not increase risk of autism

Laurie Tomlinson explains best available evidence shows #paracetamol safe to take during pregnancy & urges parents to seek reputable sources of information, & medical advice from GP.

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 19d

👏Congratulations to @iced-lshtm.bsky.social Dr Morgon Banks, who has been awarded a @ukri.org Future Leaders Fellowship!

She will lead a joint project on #disability-inclusive responses to #ClimateChange and extreme weather events.

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 20d

#ClimateChange-driven summer heat caused 16,500 additional deaths across Europe, study estimates

Malcolm Mistry & Pierre Masselot explain that cities & societies need to adapt to #ExtremeHeat but reducing greenhouse gas emissions is critical. @lshtm-dash.bsky.social

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · Sep 8

🚨Job Offer🚨PhD Student Position
The @lshtm.bsky.social, in partnership with the @mpidr.bsky.social is opening an 18-month Research Assistant position, with the successful candidate embarking on a PhD program at LSHTM.
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...
@ezagheni.bsky.social #phd #jobs #demography

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 21d

#ClimateChange’s Toll in Europe This Summer: Thousands of Extra Deaths

Malcolm Mistry tells @nytimes.com about latest analysis of 854 European cities estimating total of 24,400 people died as a result of summer #heatwaves.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/c...

Climate Change’s Toll in Europe This Summer: Thousands of Extra Deaths

www.nytimes.com

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 22d

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...

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · Sep 8

Missed out on a ticket for LSHTM’s Health Misinformation UNPACKED?

Our event is proving so popular we’ve released EXTRA online tickets so more people can learn how to fight dangerous health #misinformation!

Get your ticket👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

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