Academic at @CIRUsoton, University of Southampton. Research on #ruralhealthcare #climateandhealth, #COVID19 #ukrainerefugees #beatNTDs, #Ghana #Togo research.
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Our new original research article is out in @TheLancetOncol 👇
A huge amount of effort in getting this analysis together. With colleagues from @unisouthampton , QUB, Harvard University and elsewhere.
So very pleased to finally have it published!
Delighted to see our analysis of global cancer research funding published today: Global funding for cancer research between 2016 and 2020: a content analysis of public and philanthropic investments - ScienceDirect sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Our very own @michaelghead has published a new article in @ConversationUK, covering the decision to withdraw the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from the market.
Read it 👇
theconversation.com/astrazen…
#astrazeneca #covid19 #pandemic #cirunews
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Cases of #WhoopingCough have been reported in the news this month - but why is the infection seemingly surging in the UK?
Our global health expert Dr Michael Head (@michaelghead) explains in our latest @ConversationUK article👇
theconversation.com/why-is-w…
@CIRUsoton @UoS_Medicine
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La vacuna contra el covid-19 de Oxford-AstraZeneca se ha retirado, pero no por sus efectos secundarios. El experto @michaelghead nos explica por qué:
theconversation.com/la-vacun…
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had an interesting chat with @michaelghead for this explainer on the spike in whooping cough cases - which has since been picked up by apple news!
itv.com/news/2024-05-09/what…
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"Blood clot rates are much lower than many widely prescribed medicines" writes @michaelghead in @ConversationUK on the decision to withdraw the #AstraZeneca #covid vaccine. He says other factors are far more likely to be driving the decision.
theconversation.com/astrazen…
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The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine was a critical part of the COVID-19 pandemic response.
However, on May 7 2024, the European Commission announced the vaccine is no longer authorised for use.
theconversation.com/astrazen…
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Our global health expert @michaelghead has been talking to the media about the withdrawal of the AstraZeneca #Covid vaccine. He says: “There would have been far more deaths, hospitalisations, illness and transmission, if we hadn’t had the AstraZeneca vaccine."
ALT Picture of Dr Michael Head alongside quote says: "The Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine has played a key role in the pandemic response for most countries around the world. There are known adverse events, such as the blood clots, but these are rare, and the safety profile is overall very good. "The key reason for the withdrawal is likely to be that other covid vaccines, such as Pfizer and Moderna, are essentially better products."
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Psittacosis is usually mild but can be a severe infection, especially in vulnerable people such as the elderly or those with weak immune systems.
theconversation.com/parrot-f…
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Parrot fever cases have been confirmed amid a ‘mysterious’ pneumonia outbreak in Argentina.
Our expert @michaelghead reveals what we need to know about the fever, known as 'psittacosis'🦜👇👇
theconversation.com/parrot-f…
@CIRUsoton @CWitchalls @heatherkroeker @UoS_Medicine
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"Food prices will climb everywhere as temperatures rise" - Jessica Boxall and @MedResFdn-funded Dr Michael Head share their research on #ClimateChange and rising food costs in Ghana. 🇬🇭 📈
⬇️ @michaelghead @victor_mogre @CIRUsoton @UoSMedia
theconversation.com/food-pri…
Exploring the impact of #climatechange on #foodinsecurity and health in a Last Mile district of rural #Ghana doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.…
Our policy brief, covering topics such as
#globalhealth #publichealth #FoodSecurity #westafrica #climate
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Read the @unisouthampton update 'Summit to call for urgent action to safeguard Africa's future' to learn more about what we are doing here at CIRU 📰
@michaelghead
#research #globalhealth
Climate change threatens the long-term survival of some African communities by killing crops & blocking access to healthcare. Our researchers are calling for urgent action & are hosting a live-streamed summit on Tuesday to discuss next steps.
Read more 👉 brnw.ch/21wHEHJ
ALT Researchers from Southampton and the University for Development Studies, with the Mion health team stand together smiling outside.
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With climate change set to increase global food costs, Jess Boxall and @michaelghead from @CIRUsoton share their research on Ghana's vulnerability to rising temperatures and rising costs in this new piece for @ConversationUK:
theconversation.com/food-pri…
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Read our latest update on the Climate Change & Health Summit recently held in Ghana 🇬🇭🗞️
Involving CIRU members Michael Head & Jess Boxall 👇
the-ciru.com/news-blog/ghana…
@PACKS_Africa @unisouthampton
#CIRUnews #ClimateChange
Photography credit: FJ Studios 📸
Michael Head retweeted
Climate change threatens the long-term survival of some African communities by killing crops & blocking access to healthcare. Our researchers are calling for urgent action & are hosting a live-streamed summit on Tuesday to discuss next steps.
Read more 👉 brnw.ch/21wHEHJ
ALT Researchers from Southampton and the University for Development Studies, with the Mion health team stand together smiling outside.
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While there a probably a few factors that can explain this most recent scabies spike, treatment shortages appear to be at the heart of it.
Expert explains.
theconversation.com/scabies-…
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.@guardian: "plan highlights... infectious diseases & conditions that may arise... inc... scabies"
#Scabies is common in overcrowded medically neglected institutions, see our study from refugee camps: medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/…. theguardian.com/uk-news/2023… #refugeehealth #migranthealth
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Rising temperatures and extreme rainfall caused malaria cases to rise in Africa, writes our expert @michaelghead.
But if global warming continues, mosquito-borne diseases might spread into Europe.
Read more (translation required) ⬇️⬇️
information.dk/udland/2023/0…
