LSTM takes a whole-picture view on global health issues and works, in partnership, to develop genuine, sustainable, long-term solutions to save and improve lives in the world's most vulnerable communities. Est. 1898.https://bsky.app/profile/lstmnews.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lstmnews.bsky.social/post/3mu2sdxtoc42iA 12-year LSTM study of endangered chimpanzees in Uganda has revealed persistent schistosomiasis infections and severe liver damage despite annual treatment. The findings will inform conservation efforts and improve care for the chimps. Read more: https://lstmed.ac.uk/news/long-term-study-reveals-hidden-threat-of-schistosomiasis-in-endangered-chimpanzees/27 Aug 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:etbr42dyvrnevip4w6fq2wjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2sdxtoc42ihttps://bsky.app/profile/lstmnews.bsky.social/post/3mtlf7nhfec2nEl Niño is dominating UK headlines this morning, with the Met Office warning it could be the largest event in more than a century. For health systems, the impact can be profound. Extreme heat, drought and flooding can place huge pressure on already stretched services. lstm.ac/elnino https://lstm.ac/elnino21 Aug 2026 08:55 +0000at://did:plc:etbr42dyvrnevip4w6fq2wjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlf7nhfec2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/lstmnews.bsky.social/post/3mrxacaleqs2oCould new antivenom research transform the treatment of snakebite? A new 10-minute film from Sky News explores the race to develop safer and more effective treatments for snakebite. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFrxwwDHiLA31 Jul 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:etbr42dyvrnevip4w6fq2wjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxacaleqs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/lstmnews.bsky.social/post/3mrrrhzi2of23Last week, LSTM's Professor Imelda Bates and Dr Motto Nganda led the SCORE (Sickle Cell Outreach, Resource and Dissemination) dissemination event, bringing together Liverpool's sickle cell community to share the findings of this 15-month project and discuss how support could be improved.29 Jul 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:etbr42dyvrnevip4w6fq2wjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrrhzi2of23https://bsky.app/profile/lstmnews.bsky.social/post/3mqokxevqdi2uWhat can Liverpool learn from the Global South about preventing violence against women and girls? Professor Sally Theobald hosted the FCDO Education and Gender Inclusion Research Team in Liverpool for a learning event exploring evidence-based approaches to preventing gender-based violence.15 Jul 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:etbr42dyvrnevip4w6fq2wjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqokxevqdi2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/lstmnews.bsky.social/post/3mqc43ecvkw2nResearchers at LSTM are investigating cysteamine, a compound that could both boost antibiotic effectiveness and help the immune system clear tuberculosis infection. The project could support the development of shorter, more effective TB treatments. Read more: https://bit.ly/4p8yq3K10 Jul 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:etbr42dyvrnevip4w6fq2wjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqc43ecvkw2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/lstmnews.bsky.social/post/3mp6swf2t6s2bLSTM has secured new funding from ESCCAP UK & Ireland to strengthen One Health training and tick-borne disease research. Students will gain experience in fieldwork, molecular diagnostics and disease surveillance while contributing to tick-borne pathogen research. Read more: https://bit.ly/43Ye5V726 Jun 2026 11:15 +0000at://did:plc:etbr42dyvrnevip4w6fq2wjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp6swf2t6s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/lstmnews.bsky.social/post/3mp26mshezd2qA study of Tuberculosis (TB) in England has found that, between 2010 and 2022, an average of nearly one person each week was diagnosed with TB after they had died. The study, led by LSTM’s Centre for TB Research in collaboration with UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) found that (1/3)24 Jun 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:etbr42dyvrnevip4w6fq2wjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp26mshezd2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/lstmnews.bsky.social/post/3mozx4mlibo2vWe're part of a £18m international research programme led by LSHTM as part of the UKHSA and LSHTM-led UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UKPHRST). The programme brings together institutions from the UK, Africa and Asia to strengthen epidemic response. Read more: bit.ly/4vvJA59 https://bit.ly/4vvJA5924 Jun 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:etbr42dyvrnevip4w6fq2wjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mozx4mlibo2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lstmnews.bsky.social/post/3moxo5lp7ji2rWe joined the celebrations at Liverpool's Africa Oyé festival this weekend, where Professor Rachel Tolhurst and her International Public Health team worked with Pamoja Communications to run a creative public engagement stall. Thank you to everyone who stopped by!23 Jun 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:etbr42dyvrnevip4w6fq2wjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxo5lp7ji2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/lstmnews.bsky.social/post/3mox7gg726s2kA new article co-authored by LSTM’s Dr Shevin Jacob highlights the critical role that Ebola disease survivors can play in strengthening trust, improving community engagement, and supporting outbreak response. Learn more: https://lstm.ac/ebola-survivors23 Jun 2026 10:37 +0000at://did:plc:etbr42dyvrnevip4w6fq2wjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mox7gg726s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/lstmnews.bsky.social/post/3mokfmmmtfc2gWhat has economics got to do with global health? Quite a lot, as Professor Eve Worrall demonstrated in her inaugural lecture at LSTM. Watch it back - lstm.ac/ProEveWorrall https://lstm.ac/ProEveWorrall18 Jun 2026 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:etbr42dyvrnevip4w6fq2wjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mokfmmmtfc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/lstmnews.bsky.social/post/3mo5ohhxyac2mHuge congratulations to Professor Hilary Ranson, our Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research Culture and Integrity, who has been awarded a CBE in the King's Birthday Honours for services to global health and equity in science. Read more: lstm.ac/cbe13 Jun 2026 06:57 +0000at://did:plc:etbr42dyvrnevip4w6fq2wjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo5ohhxyac2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/lstmnews.bsky.social/post/3mnkdbx2q522eThree fully funded PhD opportunities available. Applicants from a range of academic backgrounds are encouraged to apply, but these opportunities are only available to applicants with Home fee status. Full details and how to apply: lstm.ac/studentships05 Jun 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:etbr42dyvrnevip4w6fq2wjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkdbx2q522ehttps://bsky.app/profile/lstmnews.bsky.social/post/3mndeqwweqs2iThe UN says there's an 80% chance El Niño conditions will develop between June and August. What happens when climate shocks hit already stretched health systems? Researchers at LSTM's Institute for Resilient Health Systems are working with partners around the world to find out. ➡️ lstm.ac/elnino02 Jun 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:etbr42dyvrnevip4w6fq2wjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mndeqwweqs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/lstmnews.bsky.social/post/3mmc22krcqt26Prof Stephen Allen and Dr Benjamin Kadia were guest editors and contributors to an issue on childhood stunting published by the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B which brings together international evidence on the biological, biomedical and environmental factors that contribute (1/3)20 May 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:etbr42dyvrnevip4w6fq2wjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmc22krcqt26https://bsky.app/profile/lstmnews.bsky.social/post/3mm7m4lyhle2fMultidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) continues to threaten efforts to end the global TB epidemic. A new study in Sierra Leone led by LSTM has highlighted a high mortality rate amongst people with MDR-TB, with around 1 in 10 dying within 12 months after successfully completing treatment. (1/3)19 May 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:etbr42dyvrnevip4w6fq2wjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7m4lyhle2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/lstmnews.bsky.social/post/3mluxszrzvd2wThere are a final few tickets remaining for the Pint of Science festival, taking place next week in Liverpool, bringing cutting-edge health research out of the lab and into the pub! Find out more: https://pintofscience.co.uk/event/health-for-all-rethinking-access-equity-and-innovation/15 May 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:etbr42dyvrnevip4w6fq2wjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mluxszrzvd2whttps://bsky.app/profile/lstmnews.bsky.social/post/3mluvkjf7ck2iFor more than 80 years, the DTMH has trained clinicians in tropical medicine. Now, the online DTMH opens that training to more people around the world without changing the qualification itself. What changes is access and that change is long overdue. Learn more: lstm.ac/DTMH-Online https://lstm.ac/DTMH-Online15 May 2026 08:19 +0000at://did:plc:etbr42dyvrnevip4w6fq2wjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mluvkjf7ck2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/lstmnews.bsky.social/post/3mlso67xum62gLSTM researchers have identified a previously unknown bacterium strongly associated with the devastating tropical disease noma. This discovery offers a vital insight that could transform the way one of the world's most neglected diseases is detected and treated in the future: lstm.ac/4bId3RO14 May 2026 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:etbr42dyvrnevip4w6fq2wjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlso67xum62ghttps://bsky.app/profile/lstmnews.bsky.social/post/3mlqlt6bhpz2fThis year’s theme for Mental Health Awareness week is action. We’re committed to driving practical change through our research and teaching. Find out more about how we’ve taken action ⬇️13 May 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:etbr42dyvrnevip4w6fq2wjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqlt6bhpz2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/lstmnews.bsky.social/post/3ml6yb32y4s2fIn the latest episode of the Guardian’s Science Weekly podcast, Professor Jonathan Ball speaks to Madeleine Finlay about suspected cases of hantavirus aboard a cruise ship travelling from Argentina to Cape Verde. Listen here: https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2026/may/05/hantavirus-explained-how-does-it-spread-and-who-is-most-at-risk-podcast06 May 2026 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:etbr42dyvrnevip4w6fq2wjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6yb32y4s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/lstmnews.bsky.social/post/3mkprnaoipp2uA cutting-edge laser system will be used for the first time in the UK to track and help identify invasive mosquito species. Read more: https://lstmed.ac.uk/news/laser-technology-to-track-and-identify-invasive-mosquitoes-in-the-uk/ (image: The Entomological Scheimpflug Lidar in Sweden. A miniaturised version will be used in the new NERC-funded project)/30 Apr 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:etbr42dyvrnevip4w6fq2wjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkprnaoipp2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/lstmnews.bsky.social/post/3mkhw4igyir2vA new story in The Guardian highlights research from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine identifying a bacterium linked to noma, a deadly disease affecting children in extreme poverty. A step towards earlier diagnosis, targeted treatment, and prevention. Read: lstm.ac/NomaGuardian https://lstm.ac/NomaGuardian27 Apr 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:etbr42dyvrnevip4w6fq2wjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhw4igyir2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lstmnews.bsky.social/post/3mjmjewxome23A new pooled TB testing toolkit will help healthcare providers to reach the ‘missed millions’ who go undiagnosed with the disease each year. Read more: https://lstmed.ac.uk/news/new-pooled-testing-toolkit-to-help-expand-tb-diagnosis/ @tomwingfield.bsky.social16 Apr 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:etbr42dyvrnevip4w6fq2wjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmjewxome23https://bsky.app/profile/lstmnews.bsky.social/post/3mjm5msnzqs23Vector biologist Dr Eric Lucas has been awarded a prestigious grant by the Academy of Medical Sciences to better understand the genetic basis of insecticide resistance in malaria mosquitoes. Read more: https://lstmed.ac.uk/news/eric-lucas-receives-prestigious-springboard-funding/16 Apr 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:etbr42dyvrnevip4w6fq2wjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjm5msnzqs23https://bsky.app/profile/lstmnews.bsky.social/post/3mjjliii27g2pTuberculosis still kills over 1 million people a year. LSTM has joined the TB Drug Accelerator, a global partnership that shares data and expertise to accelerate the development of new treatments. A collaborative model to deliver faster, more effective therapies. Read more: lstm.ac/JoiningTheTBDA https://lstm.ac/JoiningTheTBDA15 Apr 2026 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:etbr42dyvrnevip4w6fq2wjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjliii27g2phttps://bsky.app/profile/lstmnews.bsky.social/post/3mjhgqsuh5y2pWe’re excited that researchers from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine will be taking part in this year’s Pint of Science festival, bringing cutting-edge health research out of the lab and into the pub. Find out more and book your place: https://pintofscience.co.uk/event/health-for-all-rethinking-access-equity-and-innovation/.14 Apr 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:etbr42dyvrnevip4w6fq2wjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhgqsuh5y2phttps://bsky.app/profile/lstmnews.bsky.social/post/3mjgyiuy7st2eEnding community-wide treatment for one disease may allow others to return. New Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine research shows children in Malawi were 1.8 times more likely to have roundworm infections after LF mass drug administration stopped. Read more: https://lstm.ac/SoilHelminthMDA14 Apr 2026 08:45 +0000at://did:plc:etbr42dyvrnevip4w6fq2wjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjgyiuy7st2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/lstmnews.bsky.social/post/3mj54qp6yge23Featured on BBC Health Check: LSTM researchers have identified a bacterium strongly linked to noma disease, a breakthrough that could enable earlier diagnosis and treatment. Listen here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct8k2610 Apr 2026 10:34 +0000at://did:plc:etbr42dyvrnevip4w6fq2wjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj54qp6yge23