Data & Statistical Science for Health, LSHTM

Want to explore the complexities of drug safety, from surveillance to regulation?

Join our online #pharmacovigilance short course and learn how new #medicines are assessed for cost-effectiveness and benefit versus risk.💊

Running 2 - 6 February 2026

www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

🧮 Need to refresh your skills in systematic reviews and meta-analyses for #PublicHealth?

Gain a basis in the design, analysis & interpretation of quantitative systematic reviews of health research #biostats #stats

Running 24-27 Nov 2025

Apply by 3 Nov 🔽
www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

🧮 Need to refresh your skills in systematic reviews and meta-analyses for #PublicHealth?

Gain a basis in the design, analysis & interpretation of quantitative systematic reviews of health research #biostats #stats

Running 24-27 Nov 2025

Apply by 3 Nov 🔽
www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

Trump links autism and Tylenol during pregnancy, without conclusive evidence | CBC News U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday linked autism and the use of Tylenol's active ingredient during pregnancy, a claim for which researchers have not found conclusive evidence.

No conclusive evidence for linking #autism and Tylenol during pregnancy

Ian Douglas tells CBC News 'extremely high quality' Swedish study suggests factors such as genetics & environmental factors are more likely causes.

www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

Potential health impact and cost-effectiveness of human papillomavirus vaccination in Tunisia: A comparative modeling study Cervical cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers affecting women especially in low- and middle income countries and is caused by persistent infect…

🗞️ Recent #healtheconomics paper from Kaja Abbas and colleagues based in Tunisia finds which vaccine is most cost-effective for protecting against HPV in Tunisia

Read their #costeffectiveness analysis & its implications for government policy 🔽
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Maps suggest India could bear biggest impact from mosquito-borne #chikungunya🌏

Hyolim Kang & Kaja Abbas discuss most comprehensive mapping of global risk of chikungunya, suggests as infections spread 12 million people in #India could be at risk.

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

🚨 Happening today - if you're interested in #healtheconomics #EcologicalEconomics or #PublicHealth why don't you check out the details below and joins us?

Do you have an #AI or #DataScience project transforming health research in #Gambia? This is your chance to showcase it!

Submit your poster today & be part of the future of innovation!

Register here 👉 tinyurl.com/4ejrrh6f & send your posters to Ishad35@lshtm.ac.uk

#DataScienceAwarenessMonth

October is UK #BlackHistoryMonth

We're celebrating our diverse #GlobalHealth community, Aji explains how LSHTM's Diversity Leadership Programme helped her to recognise the value of her heritage & experiences in her #PublicHealth role.

#BHM2025 #StandingFirmInPowerAndPride

Don’t forget to join our Anne Mills Health Economics Lecture this Thursday!

📉 Martin Hensher of @utas.edu.au will introduce #EcologicalEconomics to explore implications for healthcare & what it could mean for health economics in a challenging future of #degrowth

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

🚨 Just a few hours until our first #datascience seminar of the academic year, looking at the re-launch of FluSurvey and how its data informs respiratory viruse research via an example from #COVID

Details & how to join 🔽
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

How certain is certain enough? | LSHTM When faced with a new health threat, there are three crucial questions we must consider. What is going on? What can we do about it? And how can we communicate these things effectively? This talk will

I'm giving a free public talk asking 'How certain is certain enough?' at @lshtm.bsky.social on Monday 24th November at 5.30pm, as part of the Global Health Lecture Series. From epidemic response and clinical trials to online misinformation and AI, I'll look at how truth emerges – and why it falters.

🚨 Just a few hours until our first #datascience seminar of the academic year, looking at the re-launch of FluSurvey and how its data informs respiratory viruse research via an example from #COVID

Details & how to join 🔽
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

⚕️ Join us next Thursday for the first lecture in the our new Anne Mills Annual Health Economics Lecture series

Martin Hensher will introduce the concept of ecological economics to explore its implications for health care & #healtheconomics

Details 🔽
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

Towards an ecological health economics | LSHTM Modern healthcare systems and the discipline of health economics are both products of the long era of economic growth. Yet we now live in a world of ever-slower growth and relentlessly accelerating

Towards an ecological health economics www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e... Looking forward to this! @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social

Composite Endpoints in Clinical Trials Shortcut or stumbling block for HTA?

✍️ Recently, GHECO co-Director Andrew Briggs published a two-paper series highlighting a framework for interpreting composite endpoints from #clinicaltrials for HTA & #healtheconomics modelling

Read Andy’s explainer blog that also links to the papers 🔽
occamresearch.substack.com/p/composite-...

🧑‍⚕️ Calling those working on the complex #GlobalHealth challenge of maximising drug safety while maintaining public confidence?

💊 Our course will give you an introduction to drug development, licensing, surveillance & policy with our online course

Running Nov 2025-June 2026

Apply 🔽
bit.ly/3l2fR24

Health Check - Trump’s unproven claims on autism and paracetamol - BBC Sounds We fact-check Trump’s claims that paracetamol is linked to an increased risk of autism

“Overall there’s no evidence that paracetamol causes autism..."

On BBC World Service Health Check, Laurie Tomlinson discusses unsubstantiated US claims that ignore a host of other factors. #PublicHealth

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Paracetamol use during pregnancy does not increase risk of autism

Laurie Tomlinson explains best available evidence shows #paracetamol safe to take during pregnancy & urges parents to seek reputable sources of information, & medical advice from GP.

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

👏Congratulations to @iced-lshtm.bsky.social Dr Morgon Banks, who has been awarded a @ukri.org Future Leaders Fellowship!

She will lead a joint project on #disability-inclusive responses to #ClimateChange and extreme weather events.

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

#ClimateChange-driven summer heat caused 16,500 additional deaths across Europe, study estimates

Malcolm Mistry & Pierre Masselot explain that cities & societies need to adapt to #ExtremeHeat but reducing greenhouse gas emissions is critical. @lshtm-dash.bsky.social

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

🚨Job Offer🚨PhD Student Position
The @lshtm.bsky.social, in partnership with the @mpidr.bsky.social is opening an 18-month Research Assistant position, with the successful candidate embarking on a PhD program at LSHTM.
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...
@ezagheni.bsky.social #phd #jobs #demography

Climate Change’s Toll in Europe This Summer: Thousands of Extra Deaths

#ClimateChange’s Toll in Europe This Summer: Thousands of Extra Deaths

Malcolm Mistry tells @nytimes.com about latest analysis of 854 European cities estimating total of 24,400 people died as a result of summer #heatwaves.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/c...

Rise of dangerous health information in UK risks 'lost generation'

LSHTM experts warn false or misleading health information on social media, apps, & AI tools risks "reversing decades of progress", call for new network to fight back.

@lshtmcepr.bsky.social

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

Missed out on a ticket for LSHTM’s Health Misinformation UNPACKED?

Our event is proving so popular we’ve released EXTRA online tickets so more people can learn how to fight dangerous health #misinformation!

Get your ticket👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

Calorie labels rarely influence choice of takeaway, survey suggests | LSHTM Calorie labels on takeaway menus are rarely factored into consumer choices and are unlikely to encourage people to eat healthier, findings from a new survey of people living in England suggest. The

“The focus should be on tackling systemic issues […] rather than adding even more pressure to consumers and families to change their choices.”

🥡 Read this BBC story about research looking at the impact of calorie labels on people’s #takeaway choices #nutrition

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🔢 Looking to build your #biostats skills?

Sign up for our online course to gain a basis in design, analysis & interpretation of quantitative systematic reviews & meta-analyses in #PublicHealth

Running from 24-27 Nov 2025

More details 🔽
www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

💉We spoke with Mukhtar Aji, a PhD student at @lshtm.bsky.social specialising in childhood #vaccine coverage in crisis-affected settings.

Mukhtar reflects on his experiences, his hobbies and advice he would give to prospective #PhD students.

Read the full interview👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

Job Opportunity at LSHTM: Research Fellow The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working i...

We are recruiting a Research Fellow to develop machine learning based methods for handling missing data @lshtm.bsky.social. See jobs.lshtm.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... for more details.

🚨 New NIHR-funded PhD Studentship on waning vaccine effectiveness

Project investigating optimal methods for estimating vaccine effectiveness as a function of time since administration & understand host factors that influence waning effectiveness

Apply by 31 Aug 🔽
www.lshtm.ac.uk/nihr-funded-...