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New interactive graphic helps people decide how to protect them and others from COVID-19

Is it risky to sing in a choir? What are the risks of eating in a small restaurant? How much difference does it make to open windows or clean surfaces? New interactive tool helps people make decisions on COVID-19.

6 Dec 2021

LSHTM professor wins NIHR award to improve health care for people with disabilities in Uganda

Professor Hannah Kuper has been awarded a prestigious Global Research Professorship by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to develop and test a new community-led intervention to improve health care for people with disabilities in Uganda.

3 Dec 2021

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on children’s and adolescents’ lifestyle behaviors

A new study describes changes in physical activity, screen time, and sleep duration in Swiss children during the pandemic, and how these correlated with well-being.

3 Dec 2021

New interactive graphic will help decision makers and the public understand, mitigate COVID-19 risks

The tool will help decision makers and the public understand what the risks are, including when eating out in a small restaurant, if they can safely sing in a choir, and how much difference it makes if a window is open.

2 Dec 2021

CDC working with public health authorities to investigate confirmed case of COVID-19 caused by Omicron

CDC is working with the Minnesota Department of Health and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to investigate a confirmed case of COVID-19 caused by the Omicron variant.

2 Dec 2021

New interactive graphic tool illustrates SARS-CoV-2 transmission routes and mitigations

A new interactive graphic developed by UK researchers and published by The BMJ today will help people decide what to do in everyday situations to protect themselves, and others, from covid-19.

2 Dec 2021

Study highlights the importance of interpersonal relationships to improve homeless people’s health

A study conducted at the UPV/EHU's Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology highlights the importance of developing interpersonal relationships to improve the perception homeless people have about their health.

2 Dec 2021

Interventions for preventing COVID-19 outbreaks in military basic training

New research findings suggest that military basic training is a unique environment that necessitates the development of tailored solutions for minimizing COVID-19 outbreaks.

1 Dec 2021

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on oral health

New research examined SARS-CoV-2 and its impact on oral health and suggests that survival against the infection may be partially dependent on such factors.

1 Dec 2021

For older adults, smelling the roses may be more difficult

The reports from covid-19 patients are disconcerting. Only a few hours before, they were enjoying a cup of pungent coffee or the fragrance of flowers in a garden. Then, as if a switch had been flipped, those smells disappeared.

1 Dec 2021

Longer between-dose intervals for COVID-19 vaccines may significantly reduce mortality

A recent study, currently available on the medRxiv* preprint server, has shown how longer dosing intervals of vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may be able to minimize mortality in low- and middle-income countries in the WHO European region – and significantly change our vaccination strategy.

30 Nov 2021

LSHTM will play a key role in the new £10m ESRC Research Centre

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) will play a key role in a new Centre for Care that will support reform within the care system by providing research and evidence that can guide decision making and practice.

30 Nov 2021

Targeted measures to prevent the spread of Omicron variant take effect from 30 November 2021

Targeted measures to prevent the spread of the new COVID-19 Omicron variant take effect from 4am today [Tuesday 30 November].

29 Nov 2021

Money recovered in corruption case used for providing life-saving support to vulnerable people in Chad

More than 150,000 people in Chad have been helped with lifesaving UK aid, including emergency food supplies, funded by £4.4 million recovered in a corruption case by the Serious Fraud Office.

29 Nov 2021

Comprehensive genomic study maps the global resurgence of syphilis

The most comprehensive genomic study of syphilis to date has mapped the recent resurgence of the disease around the world.

26 Nov 2021

WHO designates Omicron (B.1.1.529) as SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern

The Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) is an independent group of experts that periodically monitors and evaluates the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and assesses if specific mutations and combinations of mutations alter the behavior of the virus.

26 Nov 2021

Hygiene News and Research

New interactive graphic helps people decide how to protect them and others from COVID-19

LSHTM professor wins NIHR award to improve health care for people with disabilities in Uganda

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on children’s and adolescents’ lifestyle behaviors

New interactive graphic will help decision makers and the public understand, mitigate COVID-19 risks

CDC working with public health authorities to investigate confirmed case of COVID-19 caused by Omicron

New interactive graphic tool illustrates SARS-CoV-2 transmission routes and mitigations

Study highlights the importance of interpersonal relationships to improve homeless people’s health

Interventions for preventing COVID-19 outbreaks in military basic training

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on oral health

For older adults, smelling the roses may be more difficult

Longer between-dose intervals for COVID-19 vaccines may significantly reduce mortality

LSHTM will play a key role in the new £10m ESRC Research Centre

Targeted measures to prevent the spread of Omicron variant take effect from 30 November 2021

Money recovered in corruption case used for providing life-saving support to vulnerable people in Chad

Comprehensive genomic study maps the global resurgence of syphilis

WHO designates Omicron (B.1.1.529) as SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern

New citizen science project to investigate bacteria found on chopping boards

LSHTM joins with YouTube and Klick Health to create 'Community Unity' for tackling vaccine misinformation

Impact of ultraviolet disinfection on nosocomial transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and other infectious diseases

Study analyzes perceptions of ‘silver linings’ to public health interventions during the pandemic

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