London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Audio News - LSHTM Podcast
by Audio Medica · 174 episodes
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The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and media podcasting company Audio Medica are proud to present the launch of Audio News, a new series of podcasts focusing on key areas of global health policy.
Latest episodes
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Malaria vaccine prevents one third of malaria cases at 12 months
ATLANTA—Efficacy of the RTS,S malaria vaccine for children — vaccinated between six and 12 weeks age — checked-in at around 30 per cent in preliminary findings from Africa released…
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Dengue vaccine is safe and effective — but not against all virus serotypes
ATLANTA—Results from the first large study of a vaccine for dengue fever — in 4000 Thai children — show that it is safe to use and effective — raising immunity to three out of the…
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Schistosomiasis: water, sanitation and hygiene together with donated praziquantel make elimination possible
ATLANTA—Schistosomiasis — also known as bilharzia — could be eliminated from Africa and elsewhere by using two actions together: making simple improvements in water-supply sanitati…
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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…
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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…
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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 researc…
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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 chan…
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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 on Sustainable…
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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…
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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…
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Preparing for a healthy Olympics: lessons from the Hajj
The experience of pilgrims going to Mecca can help prepare London to host a healthy Olympic Games, according to Dr Ahmad Moolla the London medic and researcher who organised a spec…
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Shake Hands At the Olympic Games, And Don’t Worry About Infection!
Visitors and resident Londoners are at very low risk of getting ill during the 2012 Olympic Games. This is the conclusion of Dr Val Curtis Director of the Hygiene Centre at the Lon…
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Mass Gatherings Medicine: London’s 2012 Olympics Action Plan
LONDON—Top medical experts met at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine for an “expert panel discussion” on mass gatherings medicine — which assessed the state of knowle…
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London 2012: No Health Hazard ……Come And Enjoy!
LONDON—Britain’s Health Protection Agency has been planning to make sure everybody enjoys good health in London during the Olympic Games. At a discussion forum held at the London S…
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“The Games Will Be Healthy”—London’s Olympic Medical Chief Assures Scientists
LONDON—The British Olympic team’s former doctor Richard Budgett — now chief medical officer for the 2012 Games — explained to an expert panel discussion on Mass Gatherings Medicine…
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Dual Preventive Therapy Can Save Babies’ Lives 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 sexually transmi…
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Flu Pandemic Preparedness: Research Identifies Effective Measures For Saving Lives
BANGKOK—Research on influenza pandemic preparedness is helping to explain how best to save lives in each country when disease breaks out. Professor Richard Coker with his colleague…
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Celebrates Distance Learning
LONDON—Another year of distance learning has been celebrated by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Audio News hears from the School’s Dean of Studies Sharon Huttly a…
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Trachoma Diagnostic Testing: Saves Unnecessary Treatment To Prevent Blindness Trachoma Diagnostic Testing: Sav…
PHILADELPHIA—Instead of mass treatment of whole populations in areas affected by trachoma it is more cost-effective in many situations to check first which children are infected an…
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New Health Partnership Tackles Congenital Syphilis
LONDON—The hazard of passing lethal syphilis infection from mother to unborn child is being targeted by a new partnership combining the efforts of several key health organisations:…