Should global government and philanthropic aid be invested in large public health deworming programmes in low- and middle-income countries? Doctors know intestinal helminths can be unpleasant, but should we be on a mission to “deworm the world”? Will this really help people living in these poor areas, in terms of weight gain, increases in blood haemoglobin, and better attendance and performance at school?

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LSTM’s department of Clinical Sciences has an exciting opportunity for a Research Assistant to join the team working as part of the “Research, Evidence and Development Initiative” (READ-It).

Details below on the latest submission to the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Issue 6,  2019 from the Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group (reviews and protocols published 1 – 30 June).

2018 Journal Impact Factor for Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews rises to 7.755

Vector-borne diseases account for more than 17% of all infectious diseases and cause more than 700000 deaths annually (WHO 2017). Many of these deaths may be preventable through effective mosquito control, and simple house modifications may contribute to minimising the number of infectious bites.

Cochrane has created eight new Networks of Cochrane Review Groups  responsible for the efficient and ti

If you are an author of a published Cochrane Review then please complete this important surveyCochrane has launched the 2019 Cochrane author experience survey and want to know what authors think of the 'author experience' and where the priorities should be for future development.

Tuberculosis (TB) causes more deaths globally than any other infectious disease and is a top 10 cause of death worldwide. Globally in 2017, of the estimated 10 million people with TB, 3.6 million were not reported to national TB programmes, many of whom were not being diagnosed with their disease.

Rotavirus infection is a common cause of diarrhoea and a variety of vaccines are used to try to prevent it. The evidence for these is examined in the fourth update of a Cochrane Review, published in March 2019. One of the authors, Hanna Bergman, based in the Cochrane Response team in London UK tells us more  about the problem and the latest findings in this podcast.