The John Snow Society
@johnsnowsociety.bsky.social
The John Snow Society aims to promote the life and works of Dr John Snow, the pioneer of epidemiological method and celebrated anaesthetist.
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Techniques to reflect an additional small portion of sunlight back into space could help cool the planet if deployed globally, but they cannot address the full range of climate impacts or replace emission cuts, says our new briefing released this week: bit.ly/4oX7yCA
November 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Techniques to reflect an additional small portion of sunlight back into space could help cool the planet if deployed globally, but they cannot address the full range of climate impacts or replace emission cuts, says our new briefing released this week: bit.ly/4oX7yCA
The impacts of disrupted #circadianrhythms on #health
Eric Topol (@erictopol.bsky.social)
The prominent role of circadian rhythm in cardiovascular and metabolic health and disease https://ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001388
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November 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The impacts of disrupted #circadianrhythms on #health
Did US #covid19 mask mandates work 🧐?
Using data from over 34,000 people in the weeks before and after mandates, authors use #interruptedtimeseries approaches and show that as a behaviour change mechanism, mandates might need some work...
#PublicHealth
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Using data from over 34,000 people in the weeks before and after mandates, authors use #interruptedtimeseries approaches and show that as a behaviour change mechanism, mandates might need some work...
#PublicHealth
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November 3, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Did US #covid19 mask mandates work 🧐?
Using data from over 34,000 people in the weeks before and after mandates, authors use #interruptedtimeseries approaches and show that as a behaviour change mechanism, mandates might need some work...
#PublicHealth
academic.oup.com/aje/advance-...
Using data from over 34,000 people in the weeks before and after mandates, authors use #interruptedtimeseries approaches and show that as a behaviour change mechanism, mandates might need some work...
#PublicHealth
academic.oup.com/aje/advance-...
Are deadly mosquitoes, pathogen laden ticks, and waterborne infections being brought to the UK by #climatechange?
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Are deadly mosquitoes, pathogen laden ticks, and waterborne infections being brought to the UK by climate change?
Evidence is mounting that climate change is bringing new disease threats to the UK. Kate Bowie reports
Climate change is no longer a distant concern for health systems; it is already reshaping patter...
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October 31, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Are deadly mosquitoes, pathogen laden ticks, and waterborne infections being brought to the UK by #climatechange?
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
We end this #BlackHistoryMonth2025 series with Dr Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock, multi-award winning British space scientist and physicist who'll be giving the 2025 @rigb.org #Christmas Lecture!
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Tickets:
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Dr Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Meet Dame Maggie – this year’s Lecturer for the CHRISTMAS LECTURES from the Royal Institution.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:44 AM
We end this #BlackHistoryMonth2025 series with Dr Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock, multi-award winning British space scientist and physicist who'll be giving the 2025 @rigb.org #Christmas Lecture!
www.rigb.org/explore-scie...
Tickets:
www.rigb.org/whats-on/dis...
www.rigb.org/explore-scie...
Tickets:
www.rigb.org/whats-on/dis...
Professor Isabella Oyier leads critical and high profile work on malaria parasite #genomics at @ox.ac.uk and KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
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#BlackHistoryMonth2025
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October 30, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Professor Isabella Oyier leads critical and high profile work on malaria parasite #genomics at @ox.ac.uk and KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/team/isabell...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
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Did you see this? The editors-in-chief of @IntJEpidemiol discussed the #Trump administration's approach to science, and how it's affecting the fields of #epidemiology and #publichealth 👇
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October 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Did you see this? The editors-in-chief of @IntJEpidemiol discussed the #Trump administration's approach to science, and how it's affecting the fields of #epidemiology and #publichealth 👇
academic.oup.com/ije/article/...
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AJE Advances: Research in Epidemiology is the newest #OpenAccess journal from @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social and the Society for Epidemiologic Research.
A good home for papers on emerging methods incl. #socialepi #spatialepi
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A good home for papers on emerging methods incl. #socialepi #spatialepi
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October 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
AJE Advances: Research in Epidemiology is the newest #OpenAccess journal from @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social and the Society for Epidemiologic Research.
A good home for papers on emerging methods incl. #socialepi #spatialepi
academic.oup.com/ajeadvances/...
A good home for papers on emerging methods incl. #socialepi #spatialepi
academic.oup.com/ajeadvances/...
Prof Patricia Bath's (1942-2019) groundbreaking work in #opthalmology pushed for better research and treatment options for black people with sight conditions - in whom she and others demonstrated were already at higher risk of #blindness 👇
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#BlackHistoryMonth2025
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#BlackHistoryMonth2025
October 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Prof Patricia Bath's (1942-2019) groundbreaking work in #opthalmology pushed for better research and treatment options for black people with sight conditions - in whom she and others demonstrated were already at higher risk of #blindness 👇
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
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#BlackHistoryMonth2025
Prof Khalid Beshir leads vital work building capacity and global resilience against #biological #threats.
His #genomic tools power local labs across Africa and Asia — helping detect and respond to emerging pathogens faster.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
His #genomic tools power local labs across Africa and Asia — helping detect and respond to emerging pathogens faster.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
October 28, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Prof Khalid Beshir leads vital work building capacity and global resilience against #biological #threats.
His #genomic tools power local labs across Africa and Asia — helping detect and respond to emerging pathogens faster.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
His #genomic tools power local labs across Africa and Asia — helping detect and respond to emerging pathogens faster.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
The global outbreak of mpox began in May 2022 and continues to this day.
Mpox clades in Africa - map
#globalhealth
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Mpox clades in Africa - map
#globalhealth
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October 27, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The global outbreak of mpox began in May 2022 and continues to this day.
Mpox clades in Africa - map
#globalhealth
www.gov.uk/guidance/cla...
Mpox clades in Africa - map
#globalhealth
www.gov.uk/guidance/cla...
We're in the @thelancet.com !
Richard Horton's editorial provides urgent context to Prof Victora's #PumphandleLecture - a call for critical research to continue even under difficult circumstances.
Richard Horton's editorial provides urgent context to Prof Victora's #PumphandleLecture - a call for critical research to continue even under difficult circumstances.
Offline: The past is not the future
Cesar Victora delivered a terrific Pumphandle Lecture at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine last week. He surveyed 40 years of his research on child health and nutrition in Pelotas,…
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October 23, 2025 at 11:44 AM
We're in the @thelancet.com !
Richard Horton's editorial provides urgent context to Prof Victora's #PumphandleLecture - a call for critical research to continue even under difficult circumstances.
Richard Horton's editorial provides urgent context to Prof Victora's #PumphandleLecture - a call for critical research to continue even under difficult circumstances.
Prof Cesar Victora, the keynote speaker for our latest Society #PumphandleLecture made his own pilgrimage to a historic John Snow MD site - the Broad Street pump and Pub in Soho, London. 🍻
The recording of his excellent talk will be available soon. 📡
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
The recording of his excellent talk will be available soon. 📡
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
October 22, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Prof Cesar Victora, the keynote speaker for our latest Society #PumphandleLecture made his own pilgrimage to a historic John Snow MD site - the Broad Street pump and Pub in Soho, London. 🍻
The recording of his excellent talk will be available soon. 📡
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
The recording of his excellent talk will be available soon. 📡
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
Professor Toyin Togun of the @lshtm.bsky.social is leading critical work on the development of a unique biosignature to distinguish childhood #TB from other diseases.
www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...
Leading to a major @ukri.org award 👇🏼
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/uni...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...
Leading to a major @ukri.org award 👇🏼
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/uni...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
October 22, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Professor Toyin Togun of the @lshtm.bsky.social is leading critical work on the development of a unique biosignature to distinguish childhood #TB from other diseases.
www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...
Leading to a major @ukri.org award 👇🏼
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/uni...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...
Leading to a major @ukri.org award 👇🏼
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/uni...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
A transformative programme treats #knifecrime as a #PublicHealth problem with drivers and risk groups who can benefit from respectful interventions.
Led by @martinpgriff @LDN_VRU
londonviolencereduction.nhs.uk/fighting-kni...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
Led by @martinpgriff @LDN_VRU
londonviolencereduction.nhs.uk/fighting-kni...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
October 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
A transformative programme treats #knifecrime as a #PublicHealth problem with drivers and risk groups who can benefit from respectful interventions.
Led by @martinpgriff @LDN_VRU
londonviolencereduction.nhs.uk/fighting-kni...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
Led by @martinpgriff @LDN_VRU
londonviolencereduction.nhs.uk/fighting-kni...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
Because you asked... another #BehindTheScenes photo from the John Snow Society 2025 #PumphandleLecture, this with Society steering committee members Paul and William contemplating the empty plinth before the return of the pump.
October 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Because you asked... another #BehindTheScenes photo from the John Snow Society 2025 #PumphandleLecture, this with Society steering committee members Paul and William contemplating the empty plinth before the return of the pump.
Caribbean Women and the NHS @england.nhs.uk
#BlackHistoryMonth #PublicHealth
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#BlackHistoryMonth #PublicHealth
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October 15, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Caribbean Women and the NHS @england.nhs.uk
#BlackHistoryMonth #PublicHealth
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#BlackHistoryMonth #PublicHealth
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Another #BehindTheScenes picture from this year's #PumphandleLecture.
Prof Victora and his wife having tea and biscuits with @lshtm.bsky.social 's Liam (Director) and Caroline (pro-Director, Reseach), John Snow Society co-Chair Charlie, and founders Paul and Jimmy 🫖🍰
Prof Victora and his wife having tea and biscuits with @lshtm.bsky.social 's Liam (Director) and Caroline (pro-Director, Reseach), John Snow Society co-Chair Charlie, and founders Paul and Jimmy 🫖🍰
October 14, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Another #BehindTheScenes picture from this year's #PumphandleLecture.
Prof Victora and his wife having tea and biscuits with @lshtm.bsky.social 's Liam (Director) and Caroline (pro-Director, Reseach), John Snow Society co-Chair Charlie, and founders Paul and Jimmy 🫖🍰
Prof Victora and his wife having tea and biscuits with @lshtm.bsky.social 's Liam (Director) and Caroline (pro-Director, Reseach), John Snow Society co-Chair Charlie, and founders Paul and Jimmy 🫖🍰
"Racism as one of the most consequential transnational phenomena to impact the health and lives of afflicted communities globally."
The @thelancet.com commission on Racism, Structural Discrimination, and Global Health.
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#blackhistorymonth2025 #PublicHealth
The @thelancet.com commission on Racism, Structural Discrimination, and Global Health.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#blackhistorymonth2025 #PublicHealth
Towards anti-racist policies and strategies to reduce poor health outcomes in racialised communities: introducing the O'Neill–Lancet Commission on Racism, Structural Discrimination, and Global Health
Audre Lorde said, “There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.”1 The O'Neill–Lancet Commission on Racism, Structural Discrimination, and Global Health…
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October 14, 2025 at 10:44 AM
"Racism as one of the most consequential transnational phenomena to impact the health and lives of afflicted communities globally."
The @thelancet.com commission on Racism, Structural Discrimination, and Global Health.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#blackhistorymonth2025 #PublicHealth
The @thelancet.com commission on Racism, Structural Discrimination, and Global Health.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#blackhistorymonth2025 #PublicHealth
Professor Cesar Victora's #PumphandLecture on Tuesday was a triumph - he showed us it's possible to contribute major advances to public health even from our own backyards.
Here's his ceremonial removal of the pumphandle (iconic already?)
We'll add more developments from the night!
Here's his ceremonial removal of the pumphandle (iconic already?)
We'll add more developments from the night!
October 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Professor Cesar Victora's #PumphandLecture on Tuesday was a triumph - he showed us it's possible to contribute major advances to public health even from our own backyards.
Here's his ceremonial removal of the pumphandle (iconic already?)
We'll add more developments from the night!
Here's his ceremonial removal of the pumphandle (iconic already?)
We'll add more developments from the night!
@seyeabimbola 's The Foreign Gaze: Essays on #GlobalHealth is one of our recommended reads this month.
And it comes with its own playlist (we approve).
#BlackHistoryMonth2025 #publichealth
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And it comes with its own playlist (we approve).
#BlackHistoryMonth2025 #publichealth
www.amazon.co.uk/Foreign-Gaze...
October 9, 2025 at 10:44 AM
@seyeabimbola 's The Foreign Gaze: Essays on #GlobalHealth is one of our recommended reads this month.
And it comes with its own playlist (we approve).
#BlackHistoryMonth2025 #publichealth
www.amazon.co.uk/Foreign-Gaze...
And it comes with its own playlist (we approve).
#BlackHistoryMonth2025 #publichealth
www.amazon.co.uk/Foreign-Gaze...
The John Snow Society
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Recommended listen🔊: Public Health Disrupted podcast with Professor Rochelle Burgess and Dr Carrie Ryan - Ageing Playfully.
#Blackhistorymonth2025 #ageing #epidemiology
@johnsnowsociety.bsky.social
· now
Recommended listen🔊: Public Health Disrupted podcast with Professor Rochelle Burgess and Dr Carrie Ryan - Ageing Playfully.
#Blackhistorymonth2025 #ageing #epidemiology
Ageing Playfully: Transforming perspectives on growing older
Podcast Episode · Public Health Disrupted · 25/09/2025 · 43m
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October 8, 2025 at 10:44 AM
The John Snow Society
@johnsnowsociety.bsky.social
· now
Recommended listen🔊: Public Health Disrupted podcast with Professor Rochelle Burgess and Dr Carrie Ryan - Ageing Playfully.
#Blackhistorymonth2025 #ageing #epidemiology
@johnsnowsociety.bsky.social
· now
Recommended listen🔊: Public Health Disrupted podcast with Professor Rochelle Burgess and Dr Carrie Ryan - Ageing Playfully.
#Blackhistorymonth2025 #ageing #epidemiology
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In a new preprint (NOT PEER REVIEWED) we continue to explore the challenge of overtreatment in community screening. It seems the benefits of TB treatment far outweigh the harms, especially once we accept that sputum culture is not perfect. Important food for thought. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Do no harm - re-evaluating the risks of overtreatment in community-wide tuberculosis screening
Background Community-wide screening is a crucial strategy to end tuberculosis (TB), but a common concern is potential harm from overtreatment following false positive diagnoses. However, current refer...
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October 7, 2025 at 9:17 AM
In a new preprint (NOT PEER REVIEWED) we continue to explore the challenge of overtreatment in community screening. It seems the benefits of TB treatment far outweigh the harms, especially once we accept that sputum culture is not perfect. Important food for thought. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...