Liverpool Institute of Child Health and Wellbeing
@lichw.bsky.social
Research collaboration between University of Liverpool (@liverpooluni.bsky.social), Alder Hey (@alderhey.nhs.uk) and Alder Hey Charity (@alderheycharity.org) to tackle the issues that impact children’s lives
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For our 11th and penultimate report update in our #ChildrenFirst campaign we highlight how urgent change is needed to address underlying childhood vulnerabilities, to create Safer Streets, reduce crime and meet the government’s Opportunity Mission for children and young people.
A thread 👇
A thread 👇
November 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
For our 11th and penultimate report update in our #ChildrenFirst campaign we highlight how urgent change is needed to address underlying childhood vulnerabilities, to create Safer Streets, reduce crime and meet the government’s Opportunity Mission for children and young people.
A thread 👇
A thread 👇
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Every child deserves medicines that are safe, effective, and easy to take.
On #WorldChildrensDay, WHO and partners in the Global Accelerator for Paediatric Formulations Network (GAP-f) are working to close the gap in access to child-friendly medicines worldwide.
On #WorldChildrensDay, WHO and partners in the Global Accelerator for Paediatric Formulations Network (GAP-f) are working to close the gap in access to child-friendly medicines worldwide.
November 20, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Every child deserves medicines that are safe, effective, and easy to take.
On #WorldChildrensDay, WHO and partners in the Global Accelerator for Paediatric Formulations Network (GAP-f) are working to close the gap in access to child-friendly medicines worldwide.
On #WorldChildrensDay, WHO and partners in the Global Accelerator for Paediatric Formulations Network (GAP-f) are working to close the gap in access to child-friendly medicines worldwide.
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Protect your child against flu by getting them vaccinated.
For 2 & 3 year olds you can get one through your GP or a pharmacy.
Find out more: https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/child-flu-vaccine/
For 2 & 3 year olds you can get one through your GP or a pharmacy.
Find out more: https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/child-flu-vaccine/
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Protect your child against flu by getting them vaccinated.
For 2 & 3 year olds you can get one through your GP or a pharmacy.
Find out more: https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/child-flu-vaccine/
For 2 & 3 year olds you can get one through your GP or a pharmacy.
Find out more: https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/child-flu-vaccine/
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Recently, staff from across Alder Hey & @livuniresearch.bsky.social came together to launch the Alder Hey and Liverpool Child Health Junior Research Faculty, a chance to collaborate, network & develop 🤝
Find out more about #research at Alder Hey on our website: www.alderhey.nhs.uk/research/
Find out more about #research at Alder Hey on our website: www.alderhey.nhs.uk/research/
November 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Recently, staff from across Alder Hey & @livuniresearch.bsky.social came together to launch the Alder Hey and Liverpool Child Health Junior Research Faculty, a chance to collaborate, network & develop 🤝
Find out more about #research at Alder Hey on our website: www.alderhey.nhs.uk/research/
Find out more about #research at Alder Hey on our website: www.alderhey.nhs.uk/research/
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All about the great clean air clinic at @alderhey.nhs.uk by @iansinha.bsky.social and Alice Lee
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The Clean Air Clinic model: transforming paediatric respiratory health
Dr Alice Lee and Profs Dan Hawcutt and Ian Sinha discuss Alder Hey’s Clean Air Clinic and tips to improve paediatric respiratory health.
hospitalhealthcare.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:59 PM
All about the great clean air clinic at @alderhey.nhs.uk by @iansinha.bsky.social and Alice Lee
hospitalhealthcare.com/clinical/res...
hospitalhealthcare.com/clinical/res...
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How is the UK going to marnage the new possibilities and opportunities of paediatric pharmacogenomics?
Good meeting, very pleased to have been able to contribute. Read on…
pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/feat...
Via @pharmpress.bsky.social
Good meeting, very pleased to have been able to contribute. Read on…
pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/feat...
Via @pharmpress.bsky.social
How can the NHS make the most out of the paediatric pharmacogenomics opportunity?
In its ten-year health plan for England, published in July 2025, the UK government pledged to put the NHS “at the front of the global genomics revolution”, teasing a “genomics population health servic...
pharmaceutical-journal.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
How is the UK going to marnage the new possibilities and opportunities of paediatric pharmacogenomics?
Good meeting, very pleased to have been able to contribute. Read on…
pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/feat...
Via @pharmpress.bsky.social
Good meeting, very pleased to have been able to contribute. Read on…
pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/feat...
Via @pharmpress.bsky.social
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Seven years ago, we published the #HealthforWealth report that illustrated the stark economic and health gap between the North and South of England. Today, new analysis shows that widening gap remains, and that urgent action must be taken to reverse the huge impact of the divide
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Closing the North-South health gap could create economic gains of £18.4bn per-year, our new analysis suggests
7 years on from the landmark Health for Wealth report, regional inequalities in health, wages and economic inactivity have deepened
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www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...
Closing the North-South health gap could create economic gains of £18.4bn per-year, our new analysis suggests
7 years on from the landmark Health for Wealth report, regional inequalities in health, wages and economic inactivity have deepened
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www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...
Poor health in the North costing the UK billions in lost productivity - Health Equity North
Closing the health gap between the North and the rest of England could put an extra £18.4 billion into the economy per year, according to new research. A report released today (November 20, 2025) by H...
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Seven years ago, we published the #HealthforWealth report that illustrated the stark economic and health gap between the North and South of England. Today, new analysis shows that widening gap remains, and that urgent action must be taken to reverse the huge impact of the divide
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dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajmg...
Paper looking at how cardiovascular risks are associated with changes in cortisol profiles in girls with Turners syndrome
Paper from @lilyjones25.bsky.social, a @livunimedicine.bsky.social student at the time, now at @alderhey.nhs.uk
@liverpooluni.bsky.social
Paper looking at how cardiovascular risks are associated with changes in cortisol profiles in girls with Turners syndrome
Paper from @lilyjones25.bsky.social, a @livunimedicine.bsky.social student at the time, now at @alderhey.nhs.uk
@liverpooluni.bsky.social
Adverse Cardiovascular Risk Profile and Increased Diurnal Salivary Cortisol in Girls With Turner Syndrome: An Exploratory Study
Patients with Turner Syndrome (TS) and those exposed to high concentrations of glucocorticoids have a number of characteristics in common, including an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Pedia...
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November 15, 2025 at 11:17 AM
dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajmg...
Paper looking at how cardiovascular risks are associated with changes in cortisol profiles in girls with Turners syndrome
Paper from @lilyjones25.bsky.social, a @livunimedicine.bsky.social student at the time, now at @alderhey.nhs.uk
@liverpooluni.bsky.social
Paper looking at how cardiovascular risks are associated with changes in cortisol profiles in girls with Turners syndrome
Paper from @lilyjones25.bsky.social, a @livunimedicine.bsky.social student at the time, now at @alderhey.nhs.uk
@liverpooluni.bsky.social
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🚨Introducing our #PutChildrenFirst Youth Panel 👇
This group of talented children and young people have been brought together to speak on behalf of the campaign and for children across the UK, calling on policymakers to ensure every child can fulfil their potential.
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This group of talented children and young people have been brought together to speak on behalf of the campaign and for children across the UK, calling on policymakers to ensure every child can fulfil their potential.
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October 29, 2025 at 9:35 AM
🚨Introducing our #PutChildrenFirst Youth Panel 👇
This group of talented children and young people have been brought together to speak on behalf of the campaign and for children across the UK, calling on policymakers to ensure every child can fulfil their potential.
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This group of talented children and young people have been brought together to speak on behalf of the campaign and for children across the UK, calling on policymakers to ensure every child can fulfil their potential.
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Paediatricians have repeatedly raised alarm about the impact of rising rates of child poverty on children’s health.
If the government is serious about raising the healthiest generation it must tackle child poverty - starting by ending the two-child limit. 👇
If the government is serious about raising the healthiest generation it must tackle child poverty - starting by ending the two-child limit. 👇
We’ve joined 100+ others in calling for the government to fully scrap the two-child limit. Every child deserves the best start in life. By fully scrapping the two-child limit the government can deliver a decisive shift in children’s opportunities, and in the UK's potential.
November 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Paediatricians have repeatedly raised alarm about the impact of rising rates of child poverty on children’s health.
If the government is serious about raising the healthiest generation it must tackle child poverty - starting by ending the two-child limit. 👇
If the government is serious about raising the healthiest generation it must tackle child poverty - starting by ending the two-child limit. 👇
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#COP30 is taking place after two consecutive years of record-high global temperatures and continued increases in greenhouse gas emissions.
At #UoL, we're accelerating research that can influence future policy, governance, and innovation to combat the global climate crisis.
At #UoL, we're accelerating research that can influence future policy, governance, and innovation to combat the global climate crisis.
November 13, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Find out more about the Community of Practice for long-acting therapeutics in maternal and paediatric health, and how to join on the project page: www.liverpool.ac.uk/centre-of-ex...
Community of Practice | Project | CELT | University of Liverpool | Centre of Excellence for Long-acting Therapeutics | University of Liverpool
Our community of practice aims to catalyse the development and availability of long-acting therapeutics for global maternal and paediatric health, including in LMICs
www.liverpool.ac.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Find out more about the Community of Practice for long-acting therapeutics in maternal and paediatric health, and how to join on the project page: www.liverpool.ac.uk/centre-of-ex...
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A video of our October Community of Practice session is live.
Laxman Cherkupally from @mmv.org delivered the session titled 'Considerations for long-acting injectable microsuspension development - Lessons from an anti-malarial therapy'
Watch here: youtu.be/3PTuh4sfA4g
Laxman Cherkupally from @mmv.org delivered the session titled 'Considerations for long-acting injectable microsuspension development - Lessons from an anti-malarial therapy'
Watch here: youtu.be/3PTuh4sfA4g
November 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A video of our October Community of Practice session is live.
Laxman Cherkupally from @mmv.org delivered the session titled 'Considerations for long-acting injectable microsuspension development - Lessons from an anti-malarial therapy'
Watch here: youtu.be/3PTuh4sfA4g
Laxman Cherkupally from @mmv.org delivered the session titled 'Considerations for long-acting injectable microsuspension development - Lessons from an anti-malarial therapy'
Watch here: youtu.be/3PTuh4sfA4g
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NEWS | The NIHR Global Health Research Group (GHRG-GI) on Gastrointestinal Infections, led by Professor Nigel Cunliffe, showcases research at the International Rotavirus Symposium held in Cape Town.
🔗 bit.ly/3LxWg9v
#TeamLivUni
🔗 bit.ly/3LxWg9v
#TeamLivUni
November 13, 2025 at 11:29 AM
NEWS | The NIHR Global Health Research Group (GHRG-GI) on Gastrointestinal Infections, led by Professor Nigel Cunliffe, showcases research at the International Rotavirus Symposium held in Cape Town.
🔗 bit.ly/3LxWg9v
#TeamLivUni
🔗 bit.ly/3LxWg9v
#TeamLivUni
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CEO of @alderheycharity.org, Fiona Ashcroft, spoke on BBC Radio as we join 100+ charities urging the government to scrap the two-child limit in the upcoming budget.
For too long, children have been left behind, and now child poverty is at a record high.
It’s time the Chancellor #PutChildrenFirst.
For too long, children have been left behind, and now child poverty is at a record high.
It’s time the Chancellor #PutChildrenFirst.
November 13, 2025 at 11:10 AM
CEO of @alderheycharity.org, Fiona Ashcroft, spoke on BBC Radio as we join 100+ charities urging the government to scrap the two-child limit in the upcoming budget.
For too long, children have been left behind, and now child poverty is at a record high.
It’s time the Chancellor #PutChildrenFirst.
For too long, children have been left behind, and now child poverty is at a record high.
It’s time the Chancellor #PutChildrenFirst.
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We’re off to the House of Commons for our #AntiBullyingWeek 2025 celebration event! 🎉
We won’t be online as much for the rest of today - but don’t worry, we’ll catch up on all your amazing posts tomorrow. Keep sharing your #PowerForGood stories! 💙
We won’t be online as much for the rest of today - but don’t worry, we’ll catch up on all your amazing posts tomorrow. Keep sharing your #PowerForGood stories! 💙
November 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
We’re off to the House of Commons for our #AntiBullyingWeek 2025 celebration event! 🎉
We won’t be online as much for the rest of today - but don’t worry, we’ll catch up on all your amazing posts tomorrow. Keep sharing your #PowerForGood stories! 💙
We won’t be online as much for the rest of today - but don’t worry, we’ll catch up on all your amazing posts tomorrow. Keep sharing your #PowerForGood stories! 💙
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Welcome to #AntiBullyingWeek 2025: #PowerForGood!🌟
We’ve worked with young people & our members all year to make this week powerful & inspiring. Millions are joining in - what’s your plan? Need ideas? We’re here to help!
Let's bring an end to bullying together💙
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We’ve worked with young people & our members all year to make this week powerful & inspiring. Millions are joining in - what’s your plan? Need ideas? We’re here to help!
Let's bring an end to bullying together💙
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November 10, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Welcome to #AntiBullyingWeek 2025: #PowerForGood!🌟
We’ve worked with young people & our members all year to make this week powerful & inspiring. Millions are joining in - what’s your plan? Need ideas? We’re here to help!
Let's bring an end to bullying together💙
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We’ve worked with young people & our members all year to make this week powerful & inspiring. Millions are joining in - what’s your plan? Need ideas? We’re here to help!
Let's bring an end to bullying together💙
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The first to be shared is this one: lnkd.in/euACxRhz
With Marisa Merino, co-supervisers Prof. Hilary Ashe & Prof. Harish Poptani.:
Interested in How Organisms Cope with Growth in Challenging Environments? Open to international applicants.
#DevBio #Microscopy #CellBio #PhDPositions #Genetics
With Marisa Merino, co-supervisers Prof. Hilary Ashe & Prof. Harish Poptani.:
Interested in How Organisms Cope with Growth in Challenging Environments? Open to international applicants.
#DevBio #Microscopy #CellBio #PhDPositions #Genetics
November 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The first to be shared is this one: lnkd.in/euACxRhz
With Marisa Merino, co-supervisers Prof. Hilary Ashe & Prof. Harish Poptani.:
Interested in How Organisms Cope with Growth in Challenging Environments? Open to international applicants.
#DevBio #Microscopy #CellBio #PhDPositions #Genetics
With Marisa Merino, co-supervisers Prof. Hilary Ashe & Prof. Harish Poptani.:
Interested in How Organisms Cope with Growth in Challenging Environments? Open to international applicants.
#DevBio #Microscopy #CellBio #PhDPositions #Genetics
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New BMJ Research: Existing evidence does not clearly link paracetamol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy with autism or ADHD in children, finds an in-depth evidence review
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
November 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM
New BMJ Research: Existing evidence does not clearly link paracetamol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy with autism or ADHD in children, finds an in-depth evidence review
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Really important umbrella review of systematic reviews about maternal paracetamol (acetaminophen) use risk of autism/AHDH - and clear conclusion - Existing evidence does not clearly link the them!
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
@liverpooluni.bsky.social #paedsky #paediatrics #pediatrics
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
@liverpooluni.bsky.social #paedsky #paediatrics #pediatrics
Maternal paracetamol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy and risk of autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in offspring: umbrella review of systematic reviews
Objective To assess the quality, biases, and validity of evidence on maternal paracetamol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy and the risk of autism spectrum disorder (referred to as autism) and atte...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Really important umbrella review of systematic reviews about maternal paracetamol (acetaminophen) use risk of autism/AHDH - and clear conclusion - Existing evidence does not clearly link the them!
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
@liverpooluni.bsky.social #paedsky #paediatrics #pediatrics
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
@liverpooluni.bsky.social #paedsky #paediatrics #pediatrics
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Very excited and proud to share my first publication, a piece of work surrounding the use of real world data in observational studies. Really grateful to have had the opportunity to work on this and for all the support along the way!
adc.bmj.com/content/earl...
adc.bmj.com/content/earl...
Guide to understanding observational studies that use real-world data
This introductory article is part of a series about the analyses used for studies using routine health data. The contents of this article provide a brief background on real-world data (RWD) itself and...
adc.bmj.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Very excited and proud to share my first publication, a piece of work surrounding the use of real world data in observational studies. Really grateful to have had the opportunity to work on this and for all the support along the way!
adc.bmj.com/content/earl...
adc.bmj.com/content/earl...
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New publication klaxon 🚨🚨
A first paper from @alec-thomas.bsky.social in his @hdruk.bsky.social PhD post, and the first in a series about understanding real world stats in papers
@liverpooluni.bsky.social @alderhey.nhs.uk @iansinha.bsky.social
adc.bmj.com/content/earl...
A first paper from @alec-thomas.bsky.social in his @hdruk.bsky.social PhD post, and the first in a series about understanding real world stats in papers
@liverpooluni.bsky.social @alderhey.nhs.uk @iansinha.bsky.social
adc.bmj.com/content/earl...
Guide to understanding observational studies that use real-world data
This introductory article is part of a series about the analyses used for studies using routine health data. The contents of this article provide a brief background on real-world data (RWD) itself and...
adc.bmj.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
New publication klaxon 🚨🚨
A first paper from @alec-thomas.bsky.social in his @hdruk.bsky.social PhD post, and the first in a series about understanding real world stats in papers
@liverpooluni.bsky.social @alderhey.nhs.uk @iansinha.bsky.social
adc.bmj.com/content/earl...
A first paper from @alec-thomas.bsky.social in his @hdruk.bsky.social PhD post, and the first in a series about understanding real world stats in papers
@liverpooluni.bsky.social @alderhey.nhs.uk @iansinha.bsky.social
adc.bmj.com/content/earl...
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New paper klaxon 🚨🚨
One of our @livunimedicine.bsky.social intercalators has their 1st publication (with a team from @alderhey.nhs.uk, @liverpooluni.bsky.social & @manchester.ac.uk): it's an education piece on how to approach a baby with suspected congenital heart disease ep.bmj.com/content/earl...
One of our @livunimedicine.bsky.social intercalators has their 1st publication (with a team from @alderhey.nhs.uk, @liverpooluni.bsky.social & @manchester.ac.uk): it's an education piece on how to approach a baby with suspected congenital heart disease ep.bmj.com/content/earl...
Fifteen-minute consultation: A neonate with suspected critical congenital heart disease
A focused, practical guide for general paediatricians and resident doctors managing neonates with suspected critical congenital heart disease (CHD), a spectrum of life-threatening cardiac defects requ...
ep.bmj.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
New paper klaxon 🚨🚨
One of our @livunimedicine.bsky.social intercalators has their 1st publication (with a team from @alderhey.nhs.uk, @liverpooluni.bsky.social & @manchester.ac.uk): it's an education piece on how to approach a baby with suspected congenital heart disease ep.bmj.com/content/earl...
One of our @livunimedicine.bsky.social intercalators has their 1st publication (with a team from @alderhey.nhs.uk, @liverpooluni.bsky.social & @manchester.ac.uk): it's an education piece on how to approach a baby with suspected congenital heart disease ep.bmj.com/content/earl...
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Checkout the @bjog.bsky.social health equity issue loads of really interesting papers and includes our caesarean birth core information set doi.org/10.1111/1471... and risk communication survey doi.org/10.1111/1471...
OBGYN
Linked article: This article is commented on by Walker, pp. 2040–2041 in this issue. To view this article visit https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.70012.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Checkout the @bjog.bsky.social health equity issue loads of really interesting papers and includes our caesarean birth core information set doi.org/10.1111/1471... and risk communication survey doi.org/10.1111/1471...
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3/ Health Data Decoded
🎙️ Civic Health Innovation Labs (@livunichil.bsky.social) podcast discussing use of civic data to improve public health.
🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1kbSyvI...
📹 YouTube: www.youtube.com/@HealthDataD...
🗓️ Next episode scheduled release date: Fri 28 Nov 2025!
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🎙️ Civic Health Innovation Labs (@livunichil.bsky.social) podcast discussing use of civic data to improve public health.
🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1kbSyvI...
📹 YouTube: www.youtube.com/@HealthDataD...
🗓️ Next episode scheduled release date: Fri 28 Nov 2025!
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Health Data Decoded
Welcome to Health Data Decoded! A podcast series from the Civic Health Innovation Labs (CHIL), based at the University of Liverpool.
CHIL is an interdisciplinary research centre tackling global hea...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
3/ Health Data Decoded
🎙️ Civic Health Innovation Labs (@livunichil.bsky.social) podcast discussing use of civic data to improve public health.
🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1kbSyvI...
📹 YouTube: www.youtube.com/@HealthDataD...
🗓️ Next episode scheduled release date: Fri 28 Nov 2025!
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🎙️ Civic Health Innovation Labs (@livunichil.bsky.social) podcast discussing use of civic data to improve public health.
🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1kbSyvI...
📹 YouTube: www.youtube.com/@HealthDataD...
🗓️ Next episode scheduled release date: Fri 28 Nov 2025!
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