Andrew Lee
@andrewleedr.bsky.social
Professor of Public Health, SCHARR, the University of Sheffield.
Editor in Chief, Public Health (journal of the Royal Society for Public Health).
Regional Deputy Director, UKHSA.
Views my own.
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/smph/lee-andrew-professo
Editor in Chief, Public Health (journal of the Royal Society for Public Health).
Regional Deputy Director, UKHSA.
Views my own.
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/smph/lee-andrew-professo
The growing #anti-vax sentiment worldwide is quite concerning.
For my #publichealth colleagues, if there's one article you read on this topic, I'd recommend 👇
#Vaccine Hesitancy, Acceptance, and Anti-Vaccination: Trends and Future Prospects for Public Health www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
For my #publichealth colleagues, if there's one article you read on this topic, I'd recommend 👇
#Vaccine Hesitancy, Acceptance, and Anti-Vaccination: Trends and Future Prospects for Public Health www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Vaccine Hesitancy, Acceptance, and Anti-Vaccination: Trends and Future Prospects for Public Health
An often-stated public health comment is that “vaccination is a victim of its own success.” While the scientific and medical consensus on the benefits of vaccination is clear and unambiguous, an incre...
www.annualreviews.org
December 31, 2025 at 11:42 AM
The growing #anti-vax sentiment worldwide is quite concerning.
For my #publichealth colleagues, if there's one article you read on this topic, I'd recommend 👇
#Vaccine Hesitancy, Acceptance, and Anti-Vaccination: Trends and Future Prospects for Public Health www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
For my #publichealth colleagues, if there's one article you read on this topic, I'd recommend 👇
#Vaccine Hesitancy, Acceptance, and Anti-Vaccination: Trends and Future Prospects for Public Health www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Neighbourhood social interaction & attachment may buffer the negative impact of living alone on loneliness.
Danish study by Jakobsen published in #PublicHealth journal
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Danish study by Jakobsen published in #PublicHealth journal
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Read it here:
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Living alone and adult loneliness: The buffering role of neighbourhood social interaction and attachment
This study aimed to examine the association between living alone and adult loneliness, and the buffering role of neighbourhood social interaction and …
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December 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Neighbourhood social interaction & attachment may buffer the negative impact of living alone on loneliness.
Danish study by Jakobsen published in #PublicHealth journal
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Read it here:
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Danish study by Jakobsen published in #PublicHealth journal
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Read it here:
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Persistent #inequities and #InverseCare laws for #healthcare #workforce distribution in #England appear largely unchanged over the past 20 years.
Article by Clarke, Quinn & Peat in #PublicHealth
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Article by Clarke, Quinn & Peat in #PublicHealth
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The distribution of healthcare workforces relative to population ill health in England: Repeated cross-sectional analysis of Census data 2001–2021
To investigate inverse and positive care laws for the geographic distribution of different healthcare workforces in England between 2001 and 2021.Repe…
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December 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Persistent #inequities and #InverseCare laws for #healthcare #workforce distribution in #England appear largely unchanged over the past 20 years.
Article by Clarke, Quinn & Peat in #PublicHealth
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Article by Clarke, Quinn & Peat in #PublicHealth
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New analysis from WHO on vaccine safety based on available evidence found that no causal link exists between vaccines & autism spectrum disorders.
Childhood vaccines don't cause autism but they do protect kids against some pretty nasty diseases that you wouldn't want.
www.who.int/news/item/11...
Childhood vaccines don't cause autism but they do protect kids against some pretty nasty diseases that you wouldn't want.
www.who.int/news/item/11...
Statement of the WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS) on vaccines and autism
On 27 November 2025, the WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS) assessed two new systematic literature reviews, performed using robust methodology, on the potential relationship betwe...
www.who.int
December 15, 2025 at 9:07 AM
New analysis from WHO on vaccine safety based on available evidence found that no causal link exists between vaccines & autism spectrum disorders.
Childhood vaccines don't cause autism but they do protect kids against some pretty nasty diseases that you wouldn't want.
www.who.int/news/item/11...
Childhood vaccines don't cause autism but they do protect kids against some pretty nasty diseases that you wouldn't want.
www.who.int/news/item/11...
#UKHSA has identified a new recombinant #mpox virus in England containing genetic elements from clade Ib & IIb mpox in a returning traveller from Asia. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Recombinant Mpox Virus Detected in England
The UKHSA has detected an inter-clade recombinant mpox virus in England; vaccines remain effective and risk to the public is low.
www.emjreviews.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:47 AM
#UKHSA has identified a new recombinant #mpox virus in England containing genetic elements from clade Ib & IIb mpox in a returning traveller from Asia. www.gov.uk/government/n...
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🧵 Is it a super flu year? Who knows, but I think the current reporting is stupid.
A pissed off thread using data.
Firstly - here are today's headlines and some from the last 3 years... spot the difference. 1/10
A pissed off thread using data.
Firstly - here are today's headlines and some from the last 3 years... spot the difference. 1/10
December 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🧵 Is it a super flu year? Who knows, but I think the current reporting is stupid.
A pissed off thread using data.
Firstly - here are today's headlines and some from the last 3 years... spot the difference. 1/10
A pissed off thread using data.
Firstly - here are today's headlines and some from the last 3 years... spot the difference. 1/10
#Polypharmacy in the #elderly is a common issue with considerable consequences.
An umbrella review of meta-analyses of RCTs published in #PublicHealth #RSPH journal explores the evidence on interventions to manage polypharmacy in older adults
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An umbrella review of meta-analyses of RCTs published in #PublicHealth #RSPH journal explores the evidence on interventions to manage polypharmacy in older adults
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Polypharmacy management interventions in older adults: An umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials
To synthesize evidence from meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating interventions aimed at improving polypharmacy management i…
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December 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
#Polypharmacy in the #elderly is a common issue with considerable consequences.
An umbrella review of meta-analyses of RCTs published in #PublicHealth #RSPH journal explores the evidence on interventions to manage polypharmacy in older adults
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An umbrella review of meta-analyses of RCTs published in #PublicHealth #RSPH journal explores the evidence on interventions to manage polypharmacy in older adults
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Avoiding corporate amnesia in health systems – the need for organizational memory.
Topical in England as major changes to #NHS management takes place & runs the risk of loss of organisational memory embedded in its staff.
Editorial in #publichealth #RSPH
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Topical in England as major changes to #NHS management takes place & runs the risk of loss of organisational memory embedded in its staff.
Editorial in #publichealth #RSPH
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Avoiding corporate amnesia in health systems – the need for organizational memory
Balancing finite resources with rising demand remains a universal challenge for healthcare systems. Organizational decision making is increasingly sha…
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December 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Avoiding corporate amnesia in health systems – the need for organizational memory.
Topical in England as major changes to #NHS management takes place & runs the risk of loss of organisational memory embedded in its staff.
Editorial in #publichealth #RSPH
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Topical in England as major changes to #NHS management takes place & runs the risk of loss of organisational memory embedded in its staff.
Editorial in #publichealth #RSPH
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Andrew Lee
To keep antibiotics effective for everyone, here’s what NOT to do:
❌ Do not use antibiotics for colds, flu or sore throats. Antibiotics do not treat viruses.
❌ Do not share your antibiotics with others.
❌ Do not save leftover antibiotics for use later.
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/4otAEcV
❌ Do not use antibiotics for colds, flu or sore throats. Antibiotics do not treat viruses.
❌ Do not share your antibiotics with others.
❌ Do not save leftover antibiotics for use later.
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/4otAEcV
November 22, 2025 at 6:45 AM
To keep antibiotics effective for everyone, here’s what NOT to do:
❌ Do not use antibiotics for colds, flu or sore throats. Antibiotics do not treat viruses.
❌ Do not share your antibiotics with others.
❌ Do not save leftover antibiotics for use later.
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/4otAEcV
❌ Do not use antibiotics for colds, flu or sore throats. Antibiotics do not treat viruses.
❌ Do not share your antibiotics with others.
❌ Do not save leftover antibiotics for use later.
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/4otAEcV
Mind the (widening) gap: why public health must engage with AI now.
"Without deliberate engagement, AI risks reinforcing existing inequities."
Interesting commentary by @martinmckee.bsky.social and colleagues in the latest edition of Public Health
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"Without deliberate engagement, AI risks reinforcing existing inequities."
Interesting commentary by @martinmckee.bsky.social and colleagues in the latest edition of Public Health
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Mind the (widening) gap: why public health must engage with AI now
This commentary aims to highlight the opportunities and challenges that Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents for public health.Narrative commentary a…
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November 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Mind the (widening) gap: why public health must engage with AI now.
"Without deliberate engagement, AI risks reinforcing existing inequities."
Interesting commentary by @martinmckee.bsky.social and colleagues in the latest edition of Public Health
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"Without deliberate engagement, AI risks reinforcing existing inequities."
Interesting commentary by @martinmckee.bsky.social and colleagues in the latest edition of Public Health
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#Flu circulating in UK earlier than previous years. Links to #H3N2 subtype with speculation of a "bad" flu season ahead. Still early days & some uncertainty, but initial analysis by #UKHSA shows reassuring vaccine effectiveness vs severe disease for this year's vaccine. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Flu vaccine providing important protection despite new subclade
UKHSA’s early season data shows vaccination remains best defence alongside good respiratory hygiene as flu activity rises.
www.gov.uk
November 12, 2025 at 12:13 PM
#Flu circulating in UK earlier than previous years. Links to #H3N2 subtype with speculation of a "bad" flu season ahead. Still early days & some uncertainty, but initial analysis by #UKHSA shows reassuring vaccine effectiveness vs severe disease for this year's vaccine. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Association of #chemsex and risk of #chlamydia, #gonorrhoea, and #syphilis infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Latest article in #PublicHealth journal by Satapathy P et al.
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Latest article in #PublicHealth journal by Satapathy P et al.
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Association of chemsex and risk of chlamydia, gonorrhoea, and syphilis infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Chemsex, the use of psychoactive substances to enhance sexual experiences, is increasingly recognized as a public health concern, particularly among m…
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November 5, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Association of #chemsex and risk of #chlamydia, #gonorrhoea, and #syphilis infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Latest article in #PublicHealth journal by Satapathy P et al.
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Latest article in #PublicHealth journal by Satapathy P et al.
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📰News!📰Great to see our collaborative research shared by
GOV.UK!
Thousands with undiagnosed hepatitis and HIV found in A&E testing.
Read more ➡️ tinyurl.com/y7h3d926 @jhorwood.bsky.social @nhsengland.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social
GOV.UK!
Thousands with undiagnosed hepatitis and HIV found in A&E testing.
Read more ➡️ tinyurl.com/y7h3d926 @jhorwood.bsky.social @nhsengland.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 10:42 AM
📰News!📰Great to see our collaborative research shared by
GOV.UK!
Thousands with undiagnosed hepatitis and HIV found in A&E testing.
Read more ➡️ tinyurl.com/y7h3d926 @jhorwood.bsky.social @nhsengland.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social
GOV.UK!
Thousands with undiagnosed hepatitis and HIV found in A&E testing.
Read more ➡️ tinyurl.com/y7h3d926 @jhorwood.bsky.social @nhsengland.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social
Quite like the AI generated comic that summarises an old paper of mine on the access barriers to health care for chronic #HepatitisB in #migrant #Chinese communities in Western countries. Might make reading academic papers much more attractive!
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November 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Quite like the AI generated comic that summarises an old paper of mine on the access barriers to health care for chronic #HepatitisB in #migrant #Chinese communities in Western countries. Might make reading academic papers much more attractive!
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Despite #suicide being the 3rd leading cause of death among adolescents in #Mexico, #mentalhealth services are neglected.
This study examines challenges encountered by key stakeholders for the prioritization of adolescent mental health.
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This study examines challenges encountered by key stakeholders for the prioritization of adolescent mental health.
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Political priority of adolescent mental health in Mexico: An exploratory mixed-methods study
Despite suicide being the third leading cause of death among individuals aged 15–24 in Mexico, mental health services are neglected. This study examin…
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October 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Despite #suicide being the 3rd leading cause of death among adolescents in #Mexico, #mentalhealth services are neglected.
This study examines challenges encountered by key stakeholders for the prioritization of adolescent mental health.
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This study examines challenges encountered by key stakeholders for the prioritization of adolescent mental health.
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What do kids think of England's public health #obesity policies & weight monitoring?
👉They perceive no real benefits, pay little attention to them, but note potential negative impacts.
Read more in this qualitative study in #PublicHealth @rsph.bsky.social
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👉They perceive no real benefits, pay little attention to them, but note potential negative impacts.
Read more in this qualitative study in #PublicHealth @rsph.bsky.social
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Children's and adolescents' responses to public health obesity policies and weight monitoring in England: A qualitative study
There is a lack of understanding of the benefits and potential inadvertent harms associated with public health obesity policies. The aim of this study…
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October 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
What do kids think of England's public health #obesity policies & weight monitoring?
👉They perceive no real benefits, pay little attention to them, but note potential negative impacts.
Read more in this qualitative study in #PublicHealth @rsph.bsky.social
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👉They perceive no real benefits, pay little attention to them, but note potential negative impacts.
Read more in this qualitative study in #PublicHealth @rsph.bsky.social
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What is the evidence for #HealthImpactAssessments in spatial planning?
Ideally HIAs should be a key part of planning processes but it's challenging to get stakeholders to engage.
Read this systematic review in #PublicHealth journal @rsph.bsky.social
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Ideally HIAs should be a key part of planning processes but it's challenging to get stakeholders to engage.
Read this systematic review in #PublicHealth journal @rsph.bsky.social
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Evidence for the effectiveness of health impact assessment in spatial planning on health outcomes: A systematic review and stakeholder involvement from a UK perspective
Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is a decision support method used for evaluating the impact of actual or planned developments on health and wellbeing, …
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October 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
What is the evidence for #HealthImpactAssessments in spatial planning?
Ideally HIAs should be a key part of planning processes but it's challenging to get stakeholders to engage.
Read this systematic review in #PublicHealth journal @rsph.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Ideally HIAs should be a key part of planning processes but it's challenging to get stakeholders to engage.
Read this systematic review in #PublicHealth journal @rsph.bsky.social
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While many #publichealth interventions target health #inequalities reduction, one review found evaluations often fail to measure this impact explicitly. Highlights the need for systematic inclusion of economic indicators in evaluations of interventions.
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Targeting health equity through complex health interventions: Which evaluation methods and designs are used? A scoping review
Health inequalities (HI) are systematic and avoidable disparities. While many public health interventions target HI reduction, their impact is not alw…
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October 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
While many #publichealth interventions target health #inequalities reduction, one review found evaluations often fail to measure this impact explicitly. Highlights the need for systematic inclusion of economic indicators in evaluations of interventions.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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This week in my MPH disaster management class, we discussed conflict & public health, the drivers of conflict, & how division & grievance can be manufactured. Not a new lecture but feels depressingly apt in our troubled times.
October 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This week in my MPH disaster management class, we discussed conflict & public health, the drivers of conflict, & how division & grievance can be manufactured. Not a new lecture but feels depressingly apt in our troubled times.
This is such a good news story!
I recall being taught at med school (a few decades ago!) just how grim this disease is.
BBC News - Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time - BBC News
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I recall being taught at med school (a few decades ago!) just how grim this disease is.
BBC News - Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time
One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This is such a good news story!
I recall being taught at med school (a few decades ago!) just how grim this disease is.
BBC News - Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I recall being taught at med school (a few decades ago!) just how grim this disease is.
BBC News - Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
MHRA Drug Safety Update - #Paracetamol and #pregnancy - reminder that taking paracetamol during pregnancy remains safe.
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Paracetamol and pregnancy - reminder that taking paracetamol during pregnancy remains safe
Patients should be reminded and reassured that there is no evidence that taking paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism in children. Paracetamol is recommended as the first-choice pain reliever for...
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September 24, 2025 at 8:20 AM
MHRA Drug Safety Update - #Paracetamol and #pregnancy - reminder that taking paracetamol during pregnancy remains safe.
www.gov.uk/drug-safety-...
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Our rapid review just published in Journal of #PublicHealth on the causes of diagnostic and treatment delays for #tuberculosis in low-burden countries:
👇https://academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/article/doi/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf106/8252890
Collaboration of @fohsheffield.bsky.social clinicians & academics.
👇https://academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/article/doi/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf106/8252890
Collaboration of @fohsheffield.bsky.social clinicians & academics.
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September 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Our rapid review just published in Journal of #PublicHealth on the causes of diagnostic and treatment delays for #tuberculosis in low-burden countries:
👇https://academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/article/doi/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf106/8252890
Collaboration of @fohsheffield.bsky.social clinicians & academics.
👇https://academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/article/doi/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf106/8252890
Collaboration of @fohsheffield.bsky.social clinicians & academics.
Efficacy of #influenza #vaccines & relationship with immunological surrogate endpoints: systematic review & meta-analysis of RCTs. Clin Microbiol Infect www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.org/article/S119...
Flu vaccines give mod protection while Inactivated flu vaccines show higher efficacy.
Flu vaccines give mod protection while Inactivated flu vaccines show higher efficacy.
Efficacy of influenza vaccines and its relationship with immunological surrogate endpoints: a systematic review and meta-analysis of RCT
Vaccine efficacy may vary due to influenza strain types, their similarity, and vaccine
type. The relationship between immunological surrogate endpoints and vaccine efficacy
remains unclear, requiring ...
www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.org
September 16, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Efficacy of #influenza #vaccines & relationship with immunological surrogate endpoints: systematic review & meta-analysis of RCTs. Clin Microbiol Infect www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.org/article/S119...
Flu vaccines give mod protection while Inactivated flu vaccines show higher efficacy.
Flu vaccines give mod protection while Inactivated flu vaccines show higher efficacy.
Is England's 10 year health plan fit for the future?
#PopulationHealth isn't & can't be delivered alone by the healthcare system. To be truly transformational, health system reform needs to be public health led.
Editorial in Public Health:
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#PopulationHealth isn't & can't be delivered alone by the healthcare system. To be truly transformational, health system reform needs to be public health led.
Editorial in Public Health:
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@rsph.bsky.social
Is England's 10 year health plan fit for the future?
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September 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Is England's 10 year health plan fit for the future?
#PopulationHealth isn't & can't be delivered alone by the healthcare system. To be truly transformational, health system reform needs to be public health led.
Editorial in Public Health:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@rsph.bsky.social
#PopulationHealth isn't & can't be delivered alone by the healthcare system. To be truly transformational, health system reform needs to be public health led.
Editorial in Public Health:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@rsph.bsky.social
The RSPH journal Public Health has a call for papers for a special issue on #IntegratedCare and #PublicHealth.
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Do share & consider writing for publication with us!
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September 10, 2025 at 10:40 AM
The RSPH journal Public Health has a call for papers for a special issue on #IntegratedCare and #PublicHealth.
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Do share & consider writing for publication with us!
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Do share & consider writing for publication with us!
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