Martin McKee in the Telegraph discussing the Lancet series on the state on health in Europe: “While some countries have excelled, others have withdrawn services due to the financial crisis, failed to adapt to new health challenges, and lacked the … Continue reading
It’s London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Graduation week. On Tuesday over 70 of our distance learning alumni attended the University of London International Programmes Graduation at the London Barbican. Tonight over 150 students, alumni and staff from are … Continue reading
Chris Grundy speaks to The Times for a feature on the Cartographies of Life & Death exhibition: “He was the first person to really look at this connection between diseases and what else was going on physically.” About.com also covers … Continue reading
To mark the opening of the Cartographies of Life & Death exhibition, Ros Stanwell-Smith talks to BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme about the history and legacy of John Snow’s work on cholera: “He comes to the idea, which is outrageous … Continue reading
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has a long-standing reputation in advancing knowledge about the prevention and treatment of malnutrition. The ‘Ten Steps’ of treatment were set in motion and developed at the School, and the WHO guidelines for … Continue reading
Inspired by the pioneering work of medical detective John Snow, who traced the source of a deadly cholera outbreak in 1850s London to a water pump in Soho, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is opening its doors to the public with … Continue reading
Peter Piot speaks to BBC Newsnight and the Daily Mail about the case of a Mississippi baby born with HIV who appears to now be free of the virus following very early treatment with antiretroviral drugs: “This is exciting news … Continue reading
Alumnus, Uzma Syed, has been mentioned for her work with Save the Children in a paper recently published in the American Journal of Public Health. The paper ‘Generating Political Priority for Neonatal Mortality Reduction in Bangladesh’ was led by Jeremy … Continue reading
I haven’t posted anything for a few months, but work on the RDM Support Service continues nonetheless. To provide an update on progress, I will start to post a regular report on activities performed each month. I should note that … Continue reading
Sarah Walters talks to BBC News online about a new study highlighting lower rates of late-stage breast cancer survival in the UK and Denmark, in comparison to other high-income countries: “The roll-out of national mammography screening will be expected to … Continue reading