Centre for Global Chronic Conditions, LSHTM

🧠 Ahead of #WorldBrainTumourDay on Sunday, MSc Epidemiology student Ryan Specie highlights the story of John McCain’s battle with brain cancer & the @LSHTM research shaping our understanding of survival, treatment & global inequities Read the blog 👇 lshtm.ac.uk/research/centr…

New study finds interactions between genetic risk of #eczema & household environment @sineadlangan_1 discusses role environmental factors may play for those prone to developing childhood eczema including dog ownership, but says further research needed. lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/new…

Next week! 'Racial inequities and health impact of Brazil’s cash transfer programme' 💻 Researchers Dr Joanna Guimarães & Dr @juliapescarini how data from 100m Brazilians has enabled researchers to illuminate racial inequities in mortality: lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/eve…

To #ActOnNCDs for everyone, everywhere, we need strong, integrated health systems. 📖Our latest report builds on a series of case studies and explores current challenges & solutions on the path to reducing the NCD burden. Read it here 👉 pulse.ly/ucbbdjmr94

📢 We're moving to Bluesky! Join us over there for the latest updates on work across @LSHTM to improve the health of populations affected by humanitarian crises ⛑ Follow our new account 👇 bsky.app/profile/lshtm-…

📢#Measles update: NW England Call for parents & carers to ensure children get 2 doses of #MMR vaccine following death of child at Alder Hey children’s hospital in Liverpool & low of vaccine uptake in region. More from our experts #LSHTMunpacked👇 lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/new…

Worried about how #misinformation is affecting understanding of chronic diseases? Hear from experts discussing the challenges, and find out how to tackle health misinformation. To book tickets for LSHTM’s Health Misinformation: UNPACKED event 👉lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/eve…

Upcoming webinar! 🗓 Researchers Dr Joanna Guimarães & Dr @juliapescarini will explore how structural factors shape health outcomes in Brazil—particularly race and socioeconomic conditions Join us on 24 July 👉lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/eve…

🌊The UK is facing a rising tide of #healthmisinformation🌊 Join our Health Misinformation: UNPACKED event to hear from leading voices from @LSHTM and others on how to combat it effectively. 🗓️ 15 Sept 25 ⏰ 13:00-17:00 GMT 📍 LSHTM/Online Get tickets 👉bit.ly/LSHTMHealthMis…

🗣️NEW SPEAKER! Professor Sander van der Linden will be speaking at LSHTM’s Health Misinformation UNPACKED, 15 September 2025, London/online. @LSHTM_CEPR lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/eve…

Health Services module @LSHTM 🎓 ➡ Discover how medicine, sociology, economics & more shape healthcare systems ➡ Analyse challenges from patient care to policy, and develop solutions in a fast-changing landscape buff.ly/UlfAgSO #HealthServices #LSHTM #IntensiveModule

Hidden in plain sight: Africa’s #multimorbidity crisis ⚠ A new research collection shines a light on Africa’s emerging crisis, where focus on single diseases has blinded health systems from the burdens of clustered conditions Read here ➡buff.ly/k6aCdxe

ICYMI 📰 New study finds interactions between genetic risk of #eczema & household environment @sineadlangan_1 discusses role environmental factors including dog ownership may play for those prone to childhood eczema, but says further research needed: buff.ly/MLjhn8N

UK sees 20% drop in #cancer mortality but diagnoses still rising Bernard Rachet explains that despite advances in cancer care in recent decades, survival gaps and #inequalities must be addressed to improve UK cancer outcomes. #PublicHealth lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/new…

🎉Exciting news🎉 We’ve secured a 2-year contract extension, taking us to Sept 2027. Coming soon: 🔹QI interventions 🔹New website 🔹Revamped data dashboards 🔹Centre-level PPI forum For more info: buff.ly/Dh2zgEX

Do you work on improving health and equity in low- and middle-income countries? Consider contributing to the Lancet Commission for Evidence-based Implementation. Find out more and take the survey - available in 9 languages 👉 bit.ly/implementers-v… Closes on 27thJune 🚨

🌍For #WorldEnvironmentDay, experts in plastics and health at @LSHTM present 10 essential actions to tackle the plastic pollution crisis and protect planetary health - from individual steps to global policy change. Find out more👉bit.ly/43M6A2V

Our recent Symposium & a new research collection shine a light on Africa’s emerging multimorbidity crisis 🔦 Decades of global health surveillance around single diseases has blinded health systems from the burdens of clustered conditions Read more 🔗lshtm.ac.uk/research/centr…

🔬 Master trial design, randomisation, reporting & meta-analysis with @LSHTM's Clinical Trials intensive module ➡ Explore key issues in designing & interpreting #ClinicalTrials ➡ Build skills to evaluate treatment efficacy & impact research 🔗lshtm.ac.uk/study/courses/…

"Multimorbidity may serve not just as a new public health priority, but as a catalyst for long-overdue systemic reform" @healthtimeszim reports on new participatory study offering a roadmap for transforming Zimbabwe’s health system ⬇ 📝 @JustinD_902 @fionaht23 et al. @ThruZim