Becky Stout
@drbeckystout.bsky.social
Wellcome funded PhD candidate @ Uni of St Andrews | Global Health Primer for Drs course director @lshtm | Infectious Diseases & Microbiology SpR | RSTMH education committee | Politics, dogs, running & brunch
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Two weeks today (29th May) I will be giving my inaugural lecture @lshtm.bsky.social Open to people who are in London & online for those who are not.
Hugely grateful to a wonderful array of collaborators & colleagues around the world whose work really underpins the research I will be talking about.
Hugely grateful to a wonderful array of collaborators & colleagues around the world whose work really underpins the research I will be talking about.
What exactly is it that you do anyway, Michael? with Professor Michael Marks |
Professor Michael Marks’ inaugural lecture will explore his portfolio of research in global health, starting from his time as a clinical fellow at LSHTM living and working in the Pacific to his
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May 15, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Two weeks today (29th May) I will be giving my inaugural lecture @lshtm.bsky.social Open to people who are in London & online for those who are not.
Hugely grateful to a wonderful array of collaborators & colleagues around the world whose work really underpins the research I will be talking about.
Hugely grateful to a wonderful array of collaborators & colleagues around the world whose work really underpins the research I will be talking about.
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"Postnatal wards are meant to nurture and support new mothers at a time when they are highly vulnerable, but this is the opposite of what I saw."
Alice Giucca describes how her experience on a postnatal ward showed a system in collapse
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
Alice Giucca describes how her experience on a postnatal ward showed a system in collapse
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May 10, 2025 at 10:36 AM
"Postnatal wards are meant to nurture and support new mothers at a time when they are highly vulnerable, but this is the opposite of what I saw."
Alice Giucca describes how her experience on a postnatal ward showed a system in collapse
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
Alice Giucca describes how her experience on a postnatal ward showed a system in collapse
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
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A timely example of why we should do trials of interventions rather than just use them in an observational fashion even for most emerging infections. I hope this will alter approach to to use in UK.
Treatments for mpox are needed. In this trial in the Democratic Republic of Congo, tecovirimat did not lead to faster resolution of mpox lesions than placebo in patients with clade I MPXV infection. Read the full PALM007 trial results: nej.md/3Yy3u0C
#MedSky #IDSky
#MedSky #IDSky
April 17, 2025 at 5:47 AM
A timely example of why we should do trials of interventions rather than just use them in an observational fashion even for most emerging infections. I hope this will alter approach to to use in UK.
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In collaboration with great team in DRC & Spain we present data MPOX both in regions of DRC where disease traditionally been reported & areas where has emerged recently @thelancet.bsky.social
Hopefully provides useful insights into relative severity & clinical features of MPOX across region #IDSky
Hopefully provides useful insights into relative severity & clinical features of MPOX across region #IDSky
Clinical presentation and epidemiological assessment of confirmed human mpox cases in DR Congo: a surveillance-based observational study
Our study indicates concurrent mpox outbreaks in DR Congo, involving younger individuals,
a higher proportion of women and girls, and distinct presentations with higher lesion
counts and respiratory s...
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April 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
In collaboration with great team in DRC & Spain we present data MPOX both in regions of DRC where disease traditionally been reported & areas where has emerged recently @thelancet.bsky.social
Hopefully provides useful insights into relative severity & clinical features of MPOX across region #IDSky
Hopefully provides useful insights into relative severity & clinical features of MPOX across region #IDSky
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Want to gain the knowledge & skills to diagnose, treat & prevent diseases in limited-resource settings?
Our course offers specialist training for doctors & provides a strong foundation in global & #PublicHealth🌍
Runs in London, 22 Sept - 12 Dec 2025.
✍️ bit.ly/3vVNrte
Our course offers specialist training for doctors & provides a strong foundation in global & #PublicHealth🌍
Runs in London, 22 Sept - 12 Dec 2025.
✍️ bit.ly/3vVNrte
March 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Want to gain the knowledge & skills to diagnose, treat & prevent diseases in limited-resource settings?
Our course offers specialist training for doctors & provides a strong foundation in global & #PublicHealth🌍
Runs in London, 22 Sept - 12 Dec 2025.
✍️ bit.ly/3vVNrte
Our course offers specialist training for doctors & provides a strong foundation in global & #PublicHealth🌍
Runs in London, 22 Sept - 12 Dec 2025.
✍️ bit.ly/3vVNrte
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The #measles vaccine has saved an estimated 5 lives every second since 2000.
👉Prevent measles by getting vaccinated with two doses of the measles vaccine.
👉Prevent measles by getting vaccinated with two doses of the measles vaccine.
March 18, 2025 at 7:21 AM
The #measles vaccine has saved an estimated 5 lives every second since 2000.
👉Prevent measles by getting vaccinated with two doses of the measles vaccine.
👉Prevent measles by getting vaccinated with two doses of the measles vaccine.
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Keir Starmer takes public HIV test in push to destigmatise testing for virus
Keir Starmer takes public HIV test in push to destigmatise testing for virus
Prime minister takes home test at No 10 with soul singer Beverley Knight to promote HIV Testing Week
Keir Starmer has taken a public HIV test in an effort to destigmatise testing for the virus and to highlight HIV Testing Week.
The prime minister took a…
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February 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Keir Starmer takes public HIV test in push to destigmatise testing for virus
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Great news this #WorldNTDDay: WHO verifies Niger as the first country in the African Region to eliminate onchocerciasis
@who.int #BeatNTDs #UniteActEliminate #globalhealth #onchocerciasis
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@who.int #BeatNTDs #UniteActEliminate #globalhealth #onchocerciasis
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WHO verifies Niger as the first country in the African Region to eliminate onchocerciasis
The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Niger for having met the criteria for onchocerciasis elimination, making it the fifth country globally and the first country in Africa to be acknowled...
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January 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Great news this #WorldNTDDay: WHO verifies Niger as the first country in the African Region to eliminate onchocerciasis
@who.int #BeatNTDs #UniteActEliminate #globalhealth #onchocerciasis
www.who.int/news/item/30...
@who.int #BeatNTDs #UniteActEliminate #globalhealth #onchocerciasis
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Today is #WorldNTDDay! Ahead of our webinar today on Climate Change, Malaria, and NTDs, read this blog from Professor Deirdre Hollingsworth looking at research priorities for a warming world
#beatNTDs #UniteActEliminate #NTDs
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#beatNTDs #UniteActEliminate #NTDs
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January 30, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Today is #WorldNTDDay! Ahead of our webinar today on Climate Change, Malaria, and NTDs, read this blog from Professor Deirdre Hollingsworth looking at research priorities for a warming world
#beatNTDs #UniteActEliminate #NTDs
www.rstmh.org/news-blog/bl...
#beatNTDs #UniteActEliminate #NTDs
www.rstmh.org/news-blog/bl...
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#Cholera: conflict, political instability, floods and drought have led to the same problem in many different places: a lack of access clean drinking water.
Cholera outbreak response and prevention plans are interlinked.
Access to safe water and sanitation is critical.
Cholera outbreak response and prevention plans are interlinked.
Access to safe water and sanitation is critical.
January 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
#Cholera: conflict, political instability, floods and drought have led to the same problem in many different places: a lack of access clean drinking water.
Cholera outbreak response and prevention plans are interlinked.
Access to safe water and sanitation is critical.
Cholera outbreak response and prevention plans are interlinked.
Access to safe water and sanitation is critical.
Cholera kills thousands annually, yet it’s entirely preventable. So why isn’t it a priority?
Our article out today in eClinicalMedicine dives into the urgent need for investment
Read here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Join the conversation & share your thoughts
#globalhealth #cholera
Our article out today in eClinicalMedicine dives into the urgent need for investment
Read here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Join the conversation & share your thoughts
#globalhealth #cholera
Time to invest in cholera
The recent surge in cholera cases globally calls for urgent evaluation of current approaches to prevention and control of the disease. Malawi was one …
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January 18, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Cholera kills thousands annually, yet it’s entirely preventable. So why isn’t it a priority?
Our article out today in eClinicalMedicine dives into the urgent need for investment
Read here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Join the conversation & share your thoughts
#globalhealth #cholera
Our article out today in eClinicalMedicine dives into the urgent need for investment
Read here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Join the conversation & share your thoughts
#globalhealth #cholera
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Want to pursue your #GlobalHealth dreams?
Don’t miss these research opportunities in partnership with leading institutions, that could take your health career to the next level in 2025.
👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
Don’t miss these research opportunities in partnership with leading institutions, that could take your health career to the next level in 2025.
👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
December 10, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Want to pursue your #GlobalHealth dreams?
Don’t miss these research opportunities in partnership with leading institutions, that could take your health career to the next level in 2025.
👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
Don’t miss these research opportunities in partnership with leading institutions, that could take your health career to the next level in 2025.
👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...