Investigating drug resistant malaria in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA—Scientists from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine are working along the Thai-Cambodian border: the ‘epicentre’ of resistance to artemisinin combination therapy — …
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Rio Conference on Sustainable Development: “Health Should Be Top Priority”
RIO DE JANEIRO and LONDON—A call for action on global health has been made in an article published by The Lancet medical journal about the United Nations Conference …
Malaria and STIs/RTIs Among Pregnant Women in sub-Saharan Africa
LONDON—Double-action preventive therapy for pregnant women could prevent the large numbers of stillbirths and neonatal deaths presently being caused by malaria and…
Beyond Legs and Arms For Afghanistan: Disability A Resource Not A Liability
LONDON—A man with no legs and only one arm and a boy crippled by polio have been instrumental in steering a Red Cross team’s work in Afghanistan. The ICRC’s head of Orthopaedics in Kabul, Alberto Cairo, was invited by …
Laboratory gets tough with fake malaria medicines
LONDON—A case report in The Lancet has highlighted the threat of fake drugs for malaria — the subject of intensive research at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Dr Harparkash Kaur told Peter Goodwin what her laboratory is …
Ethnic lifestyle and diet differences have a big impact on health
LONDON—The health impact of diet and physical activity may play a part in the marked ethnic differences in type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in the UK according to research reported at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. …
Patient power improves health systems and saves cost
LONDON—People are now routinely using the internet to find out about health conditions and to share their own experiences with others with similar diagnoses. This is a radical change in how people experience illness. Health professionals and policy makers have …
Singapore and London researchers collaborate on public health
SINGAPORE—Two important universities are teaming-up to face the challenge of the most significant threats to global health today. The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health in Singapore…
“Active Travel” to Save Many Lives, Billions of Dollars
LONDON—A detailed economic analysis suggests that billions of dollars could be saved from health-care budgets around the world if people cycled an average of around three kilometres a day and doubled the amount of walking they normally do. …
Rio Conference on Sustainable Development: “Health Should Be Top Priority”
RIO DE JANEIRO and LONDON—A call for action on global health has been made in an article published by The Lancet medical journal about the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development held in Rio de Janeiro. Issues which degrade the …
One in 20 hospital deaths are preventable: British Medical Journal research
LONDON—One in twenty deaths in English hospitals could be prevented according to research published in the British Medical Journal Quality and Safety. Dr Helen Hogan of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and her colleagues studied the causes …
Family planning: central role in global development – Lancet series
LONDON—Family planning is a key priority for fulfilling global development goals, according to researchers writing in a special series of The Lancet medical journal coinciding with the London Summit on Family Planning. Peter Goodwin hears from one of the Lancet …