The Peek (portable eye examination kit) app is shown to have equal accuracy to traditional eye-testing charts in a study led by Andrew Bastawrous, who spoke to BBC Radio 4 (from 06m43s): “The main reason for most people not getting … Continue reading
Want to let the Library know which journals are relevant to your needs? Now is your chance! From Monday 1st June to Friday 31st July you can participate by filling in a short questionnaire specific to your Faculty: EPH: https://lshtm.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/las-eph-2015 … Continue reading
Peek Acuity, the app used to test eyesight easily and affordably using a smartphone, is as accurate as traditional charts, according to a study published today. Peek (the Portable Eye Examination Kit) is a unique smartphone-based system for comprehensive eye testing … Continue reading
What has been your proudest moment or achievement? We asked several alumni from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine to tell us what moment or achievement they are most proud of from their studies and careers. For Dr Bobbi … Continue reading
Antonio Gasparrini’s study about hot and cold weather deaths receives more than 360 pieces of global coverage, including the Guardian, the Independent, the Telegraph, the Daily Mail, Huffington Post Canada, the Weather Network, the China Post, Africa News Network, CBS … Continue reading
Article reproduced with permission from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM). Professor Bill Macdonald, Previous Dean of LSTM was buried yesterday, following his death at the end of April. Born in Glasgow 1927, his university education began in the … Continue reading
By Georgina Miguel Esponda, MSc Global Mental Health alumna During the MSc programme we had the opportunity to have a couple of informal gatherings with the academic staff and other guest speakers at lectures. As a result of networking through … Continue reading
Peter Piot is interviewed on BBC World Service Newshour after Liberia is declared Ebola free: “This is a major milestone. However, it doesn’t mean it’s absolutely over, because as we’ve seen in Liberia in at least one case, sexual transmission … Continue reading
by anna dixon A strong relationship between policy-makers and academic evaluators is vital, particularly to support high quality implementation of change, says Anna Dixon, the Department of Health’s Director of Strategy and Chief Analyst. There continues to be a view … Continue reading
Despite legal changes in Scotland, councils are struggling to use public health as an argument against new pubs and off-licences. We need to reconsider the role of licensing in the context of other ways to achieve the same ends, suggests … Continue reading