Purple graphic with white text reading: "This is a worrying time for parents and the immediate priority is to ensure that all children catch-up on any missed vaccinations." Ben Kasstan-Dabush, Assistant Professor of Global Health & Development, LSHTM
Could a #measles outbreak in #London affect me?
LSHTM expert @benk-d.bsky.social gives advice to parents including to check children are up to date on #vaccines
Also: Confused? 😵💫 We answer common questions about measles & vaccines
Find out more 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
28.02.2026 10:11
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Sessions with my editors have sometimes been like this
23.02.2026 06:53
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I'm sure that's all standard operating procedure for a true HISTORIKERIN 😅
24.02.2026 19:17
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Der Spiegel, that's der stuff! Congrats (cool pics too) 👏
24.02.2026 19:12
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CC @rossignol.bsky.social
24.02.2026 13:50
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Micrograph of transparent-looking chigger outlined in black against a white background with red dots inside its body. Outline shows its six jointed legs and sharp biting mouthparts.
⚠️ Scrub typhus a threat in the home
Studies in South #India find most human scrub typhus infections could occur inside villages rather than during agricultural work.
Researchers call for public health campaigns to stress risk extends beyond farms & forests.
👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
20.02.2026 16:31
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Hi @costoflivingaction.bsky.social, interesting story, please could you share a link to full details of the poll, sample size etc?
15.02.2026 09:39
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Sad to say our #measles messaging keeps being relevant:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
15.02.2026 09:22
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That part of February, in London, where you might be in an early Graham Greene novel.
15.02.2026 08:35
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= Jason and the Argonauts *on ice*
14.02.2026 10:58
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BUT SHE MUST SCREAM
13.02.2026 18:14
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I, for one, welcome our ursine overlords.
11.02.2026 18:41
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The last Parliament of Bears in England was held in 490 AD. However, the date of the last Parliament of Ghost Bears is much contested and a sure way to start an argument in a tavern. - #CLNolan, BBC National Programme talk, 1934
11.02.2026 15:15
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Saw this and thought of you @rossignol.bsky.social
10.02.2026 20:09
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Did you see all the “Countryside is too white”, “countryside is racist” hoo ha last week?
If you were anywhere near RW media or the hell site, you can’t have missed it!
Want to know where it all came from? Why there were over 30 “news” pieces about it in just 4 days?
Let’s take a look!👀
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09.02.2026 21:25
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The Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre, Lambeth – London County Council (LCC) and Greater London Council (GLC) Architect’s Department, 1963-68
Image © Morley von Sternberg
BREAKING NEWS: We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that the Southbank Centre - the Hayward Gallery, Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall and skaters undercroft - has finally been Grade II listed by DCMS after a 35 year long campaign.
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/southba...
10.02.2026 07:03
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Woman dies from brain-damaging Nipah virus in Bangladesh
🆕 Woman in #Bangladesh dies after contracting #Nipah virus in January
In Metro, Kaja Abbas highlights Nipah has a 40-75% fatality rate, but there is limited human-to-human transmission and low likelihood of pandemic spread.
#PublicHealth
👉 metro.co.uk/2026/02/09/w...
09.02.2026 15:46
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Very sorry to hear that, hope the health & technology outlooks improve and you can return soon.
07.02.2026 10:04
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London continues to lead. Last week we were ⤵️
Recognised as one of the greenest global cities with spectacular green spaces and cleaner air.
Named the ‘new Hollywood’ - attracting record investment.
Ignore the haters: London is the greatest city.
02.02.2026 08:00
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Ok, let’s do this🙄
We’ll start with an explainer covering:
🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from
And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article
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01.02.2026 11:13
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“Nipah virus causes severe respiratory and neurological disease in humans, potentially progressing from fever and headache to acute encephalitis.” Dr Kaja Abbas, Associate Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Dynamics at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Nagasaki University
BREAKING NEWS: #Nipah virus outbreak in #India
After cases confirmed in #WestBengal some countries bring in airport screening.
Kaja Abbas & Sol Kim comment on Nipah symptoms & transmission, efforts to control outbreak & risk to wider region. #PublicHealth
👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
28.01.2026 16:08
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BREAKING NEWS: UK loses its #measles elimination status
@benk-d.bsky.social highlights failure to reach 95% measles #vaccine coverage target in UK
+ need for secure funding for vaccine outreach efforts & joined-up #PublicHealth response
Read more: www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
26.01.2026 17:00
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From this zinger of a paragraph
23.01.2026 14:27
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For Jim Moir/Vic Reeves' birthday, a reminder it's thirty years this year since this advert.
24.01.2026 10:01
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I'm waiting for MY PRECIOUS, the one-player RPG in which you, Gollum, are the hero.
Yes we ares...
22.01.2026 21:25
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