Margaret Waddy obituary
My aunt Margaret Waddy, who has died aged 77 of a pulmonary embolism, was a horticulturist and a teacher, a quiz fan and a committed volunteer with Samaritans in Cambridge.Margaret was born in London but her early life was spent in the Gold Coast, now Ghana, where her parents, Bernard (known as BB) Waddy, a doctor in tropical medicine, and Mary (nee Lawrence), worked for the Colonial Service. At the age of five she was sent to Britain to be educated at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, a Roman Catholic boarding school.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 17, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Isabelle Farah Tags: Gardens Biology Cambridge Source Type: news
Omicron UK: TWO Covid jabs should cut risk of dying or hospitalisation 84%, says SAGE
The estimates were presented in modelling by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) on Saturday and are based on lab studies looking at antibodies. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 13, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Doomsters' prediction of 75,000 Omicron deaths by May questioned by experts
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine study sounded the alarm that the country will face a substantial wave of infections by the variant unless more drastic measures are put in place. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 13, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Will Omicron kill Christmas? How science stacks up in boosters v Covid variant battle
Analysis: UK faces grim winter if vaccines offer poor overall protection, but if the virus has weak powers to evade immunity, hospital cases can be containedTwo competing forces will determine Omicron ’s impact on the nation over the next few weeks. The power of booster jabs to give last-minute protection against Covid-19 will be pitted against the new variant’s ability to elude existing immunity. The outcome will decide whether our festive season is going to be muted or miserable.If enough arms are jabbed with booster vaccines, while Omicron turns out to have poor powers to evade immunity, then there is hope hospital ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 12, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Robin McKie Science editor Tags: Coronavirus UK news Infectious diseases Medical research Microbiology Science World news London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Vaccines and immunisation Health policy Source Type: news
Scientists fear falling trust in Boris Johnson could harm bid to curb Omicron surge
Researchers say new rules may be needed to cut deaths, but there are concerns that ‘fed-up’ people will ignore governmentCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMinisters announced a huge expansion of the booster vaccine campaign on Saturday night, amid warnings that further restrictions will be needed imminently to prevent tens of thousands of deaths.With new Covid measures being discussed in Whitehall and claims of people being turned away from booster walk-in centres, third jabs will be opened up to those in their 30s from Monday in England. Those who had their second jab three months ago or mo...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 12, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Michael Savage, Robin McKie, Robyn Vinter Tags: Coronavirus Infectious diseases England UK news Science London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine NHS Health Society Vaccines and immunisation Source Type: news
SAGE expert calls for five-year-olds to be jabbed to fight off the impending Omicron wave
SAGE member Professor John Edmunds, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said jabs for children aged five to 11 should be brought in 'as soon as possible'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 10, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Omicron could be spreading faster in England than in South Africa, Sage adviser says
John Edmunds says variant is ‘very severe setback’ to controlling Covid pandemic and that plan B ‘absolutely not an overreaction’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCases of the Omicron variant could be spreading even faster in England than in South Africa, according to a senior scientific adviser, who warned that the variant was a “very severe setback” to hopes of bringing the pandemic under control.Prof John Edmunds, an epidemiologist at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a member of the government ’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), said thatpl...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 9, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Coronavirus Health UK news Infectious diseases Science Source Type: news
Covid-19 UK: Experts warn Plan B may not be enough to contain Omicron
Professor Martin McKee, an expert in European public health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, slammed No10 for its 'inexplicable' decision not to act earlier on Omicron. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 8, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How to Tackle the Femicide Epidemic
After suffering in a violent and abusive relationship, Layla went to the police, accompanied by a friend. Meanwhile, Covid-19 has exacerbated gender-based violence. Fighting patriarchal power structures and gender inequalities is essential in putting an end to it. Credit: UN Women/Mohammed BakirBy Jade LevellBRISTOL, UK, Nov 30 2021 (IPS) Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the increase in domestic violence rates has led the United Nations to declare a ‘shadow pandemic’ of gender-based violence. In the most brutal cases, the violence has led to murder – or ‘femicide’, as the World Health Organisation calls ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - November 30, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jade Levell Tags: Crime & Justice Education Featured Gender Violence Global Headlines Health Human Rights TerraViva United Nations Women's Health Source Type: news
England would only suffer 35,000 Covid hospitalisations if EVERYONE caught virus now, study suggests
A London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) analysis suggests the NHS is unlikely to be overwhelmed by the virus even in the event of a major surge in cases. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 24, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vaccines for preventing rotavirus diarrhoea: an updated Cochrane review
The latest update of the Cochrane review ‘Vaccines for preventing rotavirus diarrhoea: vaccines in use’ has found that rotavirus vaccines pre-qualified by the World Health Organization (WHO) (Rotarix, RotaTeq, Rotasiil, and Rotavac), prevent episodes of rotavirus diarrhoea in children and no increased risk of serious adverse events was found.Rotavirus infection is a common cause of diarrhoea in infants and in young children, and can cause mild illness, hospitalization, and death. Since 2009, the WHO has recommended that a rotavirus vaccine be included in all national infant and child immunization programmes. To date, 1...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - November 12, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lydia Parsonson Source Type: news
Anne Rimoin named to new Gordon –Levin Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health
Anne Rimoin, an internationally recognized expert on emerging infections, global health, infectious disease surveillance systems and vaccinations who has been engaged in pandemic preparedness and response work for more than two decades, has been appointed to the newly established Gordon –Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health at theUCLA Fielding School of Public Health.The chair was established by a $2 million gift from Tom and Edna Gordon and the Don S. Levin Trust to support the teaching and research activities of a faculty member with expertise in the epidemiology, transmission and control of inf...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - November 9, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Cochrane Nigeria: 15 years on
Cochrane Nigeria recently launched as a full Cochrane Centre. Here they reflect on their journey and contributions over the past 15 years. Cochrane takes hold in NigeriaThe story ofCochrane Nigeria dates back to 1998 when Prof. Martin Meremikwu, by chance met Prof. Paul Garner, the Coordinating Editor of the Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group, at the Centenary celebration of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Prof. Garner introduced Prof. Meremikwu to the Cochrane Collaboration and gave him a head start in the conduct of systematic reviews. In 1999, Prof. Meremikwu conducted his first systematic review o...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - November 1, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
Statement on Data Published in PLOS Medicine on Tolerability and Immune Response of Johnson & Johnson Ebola Vaccine Regimen in Adults Living with HIV
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., October 29, 2021 – Data published in PLOS Medicine demonstrated that the Johnson & Johnson (the Company) Ebola vaccine regimen, Zabdeno® (Ad26.ZEBOV) and Mvabea® (MVA-BN-Filo), was well tolerated and induced a robust immune response in both healthy adults and adults living with HIV. These findings, alongside Phase 3 data recently published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, support the potential prophylactic use of the vaccine regimen to protect people at risk of acquiring Ebola. The regimen was granted Marketing Authorisation by the European Commission in July 2020 and Prequalification from th...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - October 29, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Give Covid booster jabs to middle-aged and young adults, No10 scientist says
Professor John Edmunds, a modeller at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said boosting the entire adult population 'in time' would give us the best chance of keeping Covid rates low. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 27, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
