The theme of World TB Day 2024 is “Yes! We can end TB!”
The World Tuberculosis Report 2023 (World Health Organization) is available as a free download:
https://www.who.int/teams/global-tuberculosis-programme/tb-reports/global-tuberculosis-report-2023
The following references are a taste of the selection…
As work continues to transform the Lower Ground Floor area of Keppel Street, if you’re based in London and are looking for alternative spaces to study there are several options available to you:
Senate House
All current students, staff and researchers at LSHTM can join Senate House Library – located…
February is National Cancer Prevention Month. It’s an opportunity to spread the word and take action in order to live better, healthier, and happier lives. This initiative aims to raise awareness about cancer and spread awareness about the importance of early detection, which is paramount to its prevention. Cancer…
In those parts of the world with a written language, the first organisms in the natural world to be studied, documented and figured were plants in recognition of their economic value in agriculture, nutrition, health and well-being. In Europe these herbals, as they are called, were hand-written in…
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Given it’s Valentine’s Day on the 14th February, why not investigate what LSHTM Library has to offer on the topic of hearts and heart health? The current book display offers a number of our more eyecatching volumes, along with the covers…
These take place on:Part 1 – step by step literature searching: relevant to all types of MSc Project.Tuesday 11 February 10:00 to 11:30Friday 14 February 14:30 to 16:00Thursday 20 February 14:30 to 16:00Tuesday 4 March 10:00 to 11:30All the above Part…
World Leprosy Day is celebrated on the last Sunday of January. In India it is observed on 30 January, the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s death.
This year’s theme is “Beat Leprosy”, with the dual objectives of eradicating the stigma associated with leprosy and promoting the dignity of those…
In the 18th and 19th centuries and until the 20th Century the death of women in childbirth or shortly afterwards was a common occurrence. One early treatise on puerperal fever was written by John Leake, a physician and male midwife: Practical observations on the child-bed fever, first published in…
Devised by the Alcohol Change UK charity, ‘Dry January’ was created to encourage people to take a break from drinking alcohol for one month. The Alcohol Change UK works to reduce alcohol harm and to provide information and support around drinking. Taking a month off drinking allows people to start…
Book Display: Eating Disorders Awareness Week (24 February – 2 March 2025)
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Open Research Seminar: Enhancing the speed and impact of science communication using BioRxiv and MedRxiv
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