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UK Government announcement on gambling machines - expert comment

Thursday 15 November 2018

The UK Government has announced that the maximum bet on fixed-odds betting terminals will be cut from April.

Caption: Dr Soumya Swaminathan speaking at second annual Women Leaders in Global Health conference. Credit: LSHTM

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Empowerment, mentoring and men – lessons learnt from the Women Leaders in Global Health Conference

Thursday 15 November 2018

Caption: Nigerian physicians training on use of personal protective equipment for treating Ebola patients 2014 Credit: CDC Public Health Image Library

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Vital vaccine research to prevent and control epidemics in low and middle-income countries

Wednesday 14 November 2018

Gender equity in health leadership is vital to address the diversity of issues in the global health

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Boosting gender equity in global health – LSHTM hosting 2nd Women Leaders in Global Health Conference

Wednesday 7 November 2018

Caption: His Royal Highness Prince of Wales and MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM Director Professor Umberto D'Alessandro. Credit: MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM

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His Royal Highness Prince of Wales visits MRC Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Thursday 1 November 2018

Caption: Women in border town of Bambatenda, The Gambia. Caption: Sara A. Holtz, Courtesy of Photoshare

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Good housing with indoor plumbing may be key to eliminating childhood malnutrition and stunting

Thursday 1 November 2018

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Body Mass Index associated with deaths from most causes

Tuesday 30 October 2018

Caption: Freya sniffing malaria samples Credit: Once Upon A Pixel / LSHTM / Durham University / Medical Detection Dogs

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Sniffer dogs could detect malaria in people

Monday 29 October 2018

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Cefiderocol could be an effective new antibiotic…but we are not there yet – expert comment

Friday 26 October 2018

A study in The Lancet Infectious Diseases has found a new investigational antibiotic is effective against drug-resistant bacteria in a phase 2 trial.

Caption: measles vaccine graphic. Credit European Commission

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Vaccine Confidence improving in some EU countries but decreasing in others

Wednesday 24 October 2018

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Joy Lawn elected to the U.S. National Academy of Medicine

Monday 15 October 2018

Joy Lawn, Professor of Maternal, Reproductive and Child Health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), has been elected as a member of the prestigious U.S. National Academy of Medicine (NAM), joining seven other LSHTM staff.

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Innovative ‘Surprise Soap’ gets children washing hands in emergencies, with lifesaving implications

Monday 15 October 2018