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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · Oct 7
Exciting news! #ECTMIH2027 will take place in Barcelona and will be coordinated by #ISGlobal with FESTMIH and SEMTSI.

The congress will bring together the #GlobalHealth community to discuss the latest in #TropicalMedicine, #OneHealth and much more.

Stay tuned for updates: isglobal.org

#ECTMIH2025
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✨ In uncertain times, science and global cooperation remain our compass.

🎄Season's greetings and happy new year!

🎨 Montse Soldevila Trescasas
December 24, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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🔍Un equipo de #ISGlobal ha validado Neosonics, un dispositivo desarrollado por Kriba que combina ultrasonidos de alta precisión y 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 para detectar la #meningitis de forma no invasiva.

Lee más👉https://f.mtr.cool/hqsmageffa

#SaludGlobal #SaludInfantil
December 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Una trajectòria científica compromesa amb la salut de les persones.

Manolis Kogevinas, Research Professor a #ISGlobal, és distingit com a Doctor Honoris Causa per la Democritus University of Thrace. Enhorabona!

🟠 https://f.mtr.cool/ywvbncfabp

#ISGlobal #EpidemiologiaAmbiental #SalutPública
Manolis Kogevinas rep el títol de Doctor Honoris Causa per la Democritus University of Thrace - ISGLOBAL
Manolis Kogevinas, professor de recerca d’ISGlobal, rep el títol de Doctor Honoris Causa per la Democritus University of Thrace en reconeixement a la seva contribució al llarg de tota la seva trajectòria a la salut pública i l’epidemiologia ambiental.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Los conflictos armados tienen efectos duraderos sobre el medio ambiente y la salud pública.

Un nuevo artículo, coautoría de Manolis Kogevinas (#ISGlobal), analiza por qué la comunidad científica debe implicarse ante estas consecuencias.

🟠 https://f.mtr.cool/butnnkleht

#SaludGlobal
December 23, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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What is steatotic liver disease?

Fat accumulates inside hepatocytes, which are the cells that make up most of the liver.

It can progress to a more severe inflammatory form, cirrhosis, and even liver cancer.

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#WordOfTheWeek #GlobalHealthDictionary
December 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Do you work with travellers or migrant populations?

Strengthen your clinical decision-making with #ISGlobal’s online programme on #TravelMedicine and mobile populations. Flexible, case-based and designed for working professionals.

🗓 Jan–May 2026

🟠 https://f.mtr.cool/immyjouqpt

#ISGlobalEducation
December 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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In less than 20 years, coordinated #NTD programmes treated 1.7 billion people and eliminated at least one disease in 14 countries.

Funding cuts now risk undoing this progress, particularly in the world’s most vulnerable communities.

🟠 https://f.mtr.cool/pgqxzqupwa

#BeatNTDs #GlobalHealth
December 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Armed conflict is a major determinant of environmental and #PublicHealth.

A new open-access article co-authored by #ISGlobal’s Manolis Kogevinas examines why scientists must engage with the environmental health impacts of war.

🟠 https://f.mtr.cool/kuwfniaqla

#EnvironmentalHealth #GlobalHealth
December 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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New study from #ProjectGOLIAT and @INERIS_fr examined short-term exposure to #5G.

The findings: no changes in stress biomarkers or in the brain’s natural electrical activity under real-world exposure conditions

🟠 https://tinyurl.com/mvy3m5ex
December 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Més enllà de la violència directa, les guerres destrueixen els fonaments ambientals de la salut.

Aquest article a International Journal of Public Health crida a reforçar el paper de la ciència davant els impactes ambientals dels conflictes armats.

🟠 https://f.mtr.cool/vbaqxaqqfd

#SalutGlobal
December 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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#MASLD affects more than one third of adults worldwide, yet #LiverHealth remains under-prioritised in #NCD agendas.

New global consensus highlights evidence-based, affordable interventions that can be implemented now.

🟠 https://ja.cat/vbaMk

cc @lancetgastrohep.bsky.social @jvlazarus.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Manolis Kogevinas, Research Professor at #ISGlobal, has received an Honorary Doctorate from the Democritus University of Thrace.

The distinction recognises his lifetime contribution to #PublicHealth and #EnvironmentalEpidemiology.

Congratulations, Manolis!

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December 19, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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A new international study published in @lancetgastrohep.bsky.social identifies cost-effective “best buys” to integrate #LiverHealth into NCD policies with clear benefits for #equity and prevention.

🟠 https://ja.cat/vbaMk

#GlobalHealth cc @who.int @thelancet.com @jvlazarus.bsky.social
New Global Study Identifies Best Buy Interventions to Integrate Liver Health into NCD Strategies - ISGLOBAL
A new international study published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology presents the first global expert consensus on which interventions to prioritise to prevent and manage MASLD and MASH
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December 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Comienza el #AñoNuevo con un nuevo propósito: mejorar el diagnóstico, la prevención y la atención integral en contextos de movilidad humana. ¿Cómo? Regalándote este curso de #ISGlobalEducation.

¿Nos vemos en el aula virtual? 🟠 https://f.mtr.cool/pvledvxjem

#SaludDelMigrante #SaludGlobal
December 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Manolis Kogevinas, Research Professor en #ISGlobal, recibe el título de Doctor Honoris Causa por la Democritus University of Thrace.

¡Enhorabuena por este reconocimiento a la trayectoria en #SaludPública y #EpidemiologíaAmbiental!

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December 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Malaria, dengue, Zika virus and West Nile fever are all diseases that can be spread by #mosquitoes, and hundreds of thousands of people die from such infections every year.

Is this the most dangerous animals in the world?

🟠 https://tinyurl.com/5hb97uaz

Via @dwnewstoday.bsky.social #GlobalHealth
Are mosquitoes the most dangerous animals in the world? – DW – 12/10/2025
Malaria, dengue, Zika virus and West Nile fever are all diseases that can be spread by mosquitoes. Hundreds of thousands of people die from such infections every year.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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International mobility is reshaping clinical practice.

Our online course #TravelMedicine and Health in Mobile Populations equips clinicians with practical skills to manage travel-related diseases, pre-travel consultations and #MigrantHealth.

🟠 https://f.mtr.cool/edwxyzjbwf
December 17, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Lack of veterinary services, poverty and weak regulation are driving antibiotic overuse on farms; not misuse by choice, but by necessity.

This highlights the structural roots of #AntimicrobialResistance.

🟠 https://tinyurl.com/298a475x

#GlobalHealth #AMR
Farming pressures fuel Africa’s drug resistance crisis
Overuse of antibiotics on farms is driving resistance to life-saving medicines.
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December 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Over less than 20 years, the USAID Neglected Tropical Diseases programme helped treat 1.7 billion people and eliminate at least one NTD in 14 countries, often for under $0.50 per person.

Now, funding cuts are putting these gains at risk.

🟠 https://tinyurl.com/46m3wzs6

#GlobalHealth #NTDs
The fight to beat neglected tropical diseases was going well. 2025 could change that
The campaign to prevent and treat these diseases has seen great success thanks to a USAID program. Now that program is gone.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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As global temperatures rise, evidence is growing that #climate extremes in early childhood can have long-term effects on learning, health and life opportunities.

Protecting children must be part of #ClimateAction.

🟠 https://tinyurl.com/bdz4m723

#ChildHealth #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange
Rising temperatures could have a chilling impact on young children
A study points to a new concern about the effect that heat can have on young children.
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December 16, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Authorities say #BirdFlu poses a low risk to people right now, but in animals (both wild and domestic) it's causing global devastation.

If left uncontrolled, it could also mutate into something far worse for humans.

Via @dwnews.bsky.social: 🟠 https://tinyurl.com/3ph4u2vv

#GlobalHealth
Virus has killed almost 9 million birds ― and counting – DW – 12/01/2025
Authorities say bird flu poses a low risk to people right now, but in animals — both wild and domestic — it's causing global devastation. If left uncontrolled, it could also mutate into something far worse for humans.
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December 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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🌍 Did you know that 1 in 8 people worldwide are migrants?

Many migrants face barriers when trying to access health services. Incorporating the migration dimension into health policies is essential.

👉 https://diccionario.isglobal.org/en/salud-del-migrante/

#WordOfTheWeek #GlobalHealthDictionary
December 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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In November, TDR fellows participated in the #MERCSA programme, which focused on assessing the impact of training and capacity-building initiatives in real-world settings.

A long-standing collaboration between #ISGlobal and @who.int-TDR.

🟠 https://tinyurl.com/56d6wtdz

#ISGlobalEducation
December 15, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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New research links early-life exposure to extreme heat with delays in children’s cognitive development.

As #ClimateChange intensifies heat, the risks for young children increase, especially in low-income and urban settings.

🟠 https://tinyurl.com/bdz4m723

#ChildHealth #GlobalHealth
Rising temperatures could have a chilling impact on young children
A study points to a new concern about the effect that heat can have on young children.
tinyurl.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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A new study from the #MENAMigrantHealth project examines how sub-Saharan migrants and refugees access healthcare in #Tunisia.

Stronger, culturally sensitive policies are needed to ensure equitable care.  

🟠 https://f.mtr.cool/zmfrnzkguu

#MigrantHealth #HealthEquity
December 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM