Xpert Ultra test for diagnosing TB now included in Cochrane Review
(Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine) Tuberculosis causes more deaths globally than any other infectious disease and is a top 10 cause of death worldwide. Globally in 2017, of the estimated 10 million people with TB, 3.6 million were not reported to national TB programs, many of whom were not being diagnosed with their disease. If detected early and effectively treated, TB is largely curable, but in 2017, around 1.6 million people died of tuberculosis, including 300,000 people living with HIV. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 10, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Just 7% of practice managers are GP surgery partners, survey reveals
Only 7% of practice managers are partners in their practice, although more than eight in 10 think they should be given the opportunity, research has shown. The study, carried out by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 2017 and funded by the Health Foundation, found that only 95 of 1,285 practice manager respondents were business partners. However, 82% thought they should be able to become one.Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - May 23, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: costanzapearce Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Source Type: news
AJTMH tipsheet for May 2019
(Burness) Your advance look at two new studies publishing online on May 20, 2019 in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - May 20, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Revealed: Twice as many male than female practice managers earn over £50k a year
More than twice as many male practice managers in the UK earn over£50,000 a year compared to their female counterparts, a study has revealed. The research, carried out by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 2017 and funded by the Health Foundation, found that 30% of male practice managers earn over£50,000 but only 14% of female practice managers are in the same salary range. A much larger proportion of female practice managers are in the lower income brackets than male practice managers, the study showed.Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - May 13, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: costanzapearce Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Source Type: news
Revealed: Twice as many male as female practice managers earn over £50k a year
More than twice as many male practice managers in the UK earn over£50,000 a year compared to their female counterparts, a study has revealed. The research, carried out by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 2017 and funded by the Health Foundation, found that 30% of male practice managers earn over£50,000 but only 14% of female practice managers are in the same salary range. A much larger proportion of female practice managers are in the lower income brackets than male practice managers, the study showed.Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - May 13, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: costanzapearce Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Source Type: news
Revealed: nearly half of practice managers have been in the job more than a decade
Practice managers are remaining in their jobs for long periods of time, despite the growing demands of the role, a new study has found. Research by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine found that 48% of the 1,424 practice managers surveyed across the UK had been in the role for ten years or more, and 22% for between five and 10 years.Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - May 8, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: costanzapearce Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Source Type: news
Fewer than HALF of men and women now have sex at least once a week
Researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine analysed data for more than 34,000 men and women aged 16 to 44 to make the finding. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 8, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
When doctors and nurses can disclose and discuss errors, hospital mortality rates decline
(Bocconi University) The diffusion of a culture of openness in hospitals is associated with lower hospital mortality, according to a study conducted among 137 acute trusts in England by Veronica Toffolutti (Bocconi University and London School of Hygiene& Tropical Medicine) and David Stuckler (Bocconi University). A one-point increase in their standardized openness score is associated with a 6.48% decrease in hospital mortality rates. Between 2012 and 2014 the score increase from 13.63 to 16.49. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 7, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
More than two-thirds of practice managers attend CCG meetings, research reveals
More than two-thirds of practice managers attend CCG or equivalent meetings, new research has revealed. The study, carried out by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 2017, explores the role of 1,424 practice managers across the UK. On average, 67% of practice managers said they attend CCG or health board meetings– the equivalent primary care organisations outside England.Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - May 1, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: costanzapearce Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Source Type: news
LSHTM awarded £ 7 million to help improve the health of disabled people in LMICs
(London School of Hygiene& Tropical Medicine) The London School of Hygiene& Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is to lead a major new projectthat aims to reveal which interventions should be implemented to improve the well-being ofpeople with disabilities in low and middle-income countries (LMIC). (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - April 24, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
'Stop ignoring the dangers of vaping', scientist warns Public Health England
Professor Martin McKee, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, accused Public Health England of 'doing everything it can to promote e-cigarettes' without good evidence. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 23, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
In India, a Renewed Fight Against Leprosy
Health workers thought they had vanquished the disease in 2005. But it lived on, cloaked in stigma and medical mystery. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 17, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: APOORVA MANDAVILLI Tags: Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Disabilities Bacteria Rumors and Misinformation Skin Tuberculosis Discrimination Politics and Government London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine World Health Organization India your-feed-science Source Type: news
Continuing PC vaccine in Kenya at full price cost-effective and could save thousands of lives
(London School of Hygiene& Tropical Medicine) Continuing the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) in Kenya after the country transitions away from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, support is highly cost-effective and estimated to save thousands of children's lives, according to new research published in The Lancet Global Health. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - April 15, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
NEJM applying universal standards of care to Ebola virus disease
(Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine) LSTM's Senior Clinical Lecturer, Dr. Shevin Jacob, is corresponding author on a perspective piece published in the New England Journal of Medicine calling for universal standards of care to be applied in relation to ebola virus disease. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 11, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Mass drug administration reduces scabies cases by 90% in Solomon Islands' communities
(London School of Hygiene& Tropical Medicine) Mass drug administration of two antibiotics can be highly effective at reducing cases of scabies and the bacterial infection impetigo, according to new research published in Lancet Infectious Diseases. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - April 4, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
