The John Snow Society
@johnsnowsociety.bsky.social
The John Snow Society aims to promote the life and works of Dr John Snow, the pioneer of epidemiological method and celebrated anaesthetist.
johnsnowsociety.org
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Dr Klauss Garcia 🇧🇷 took part in a prestigious overseas PhD placement in the UK - and wanted a marker of his positive London experience.
An erudite choice Klauss 👏🏽
#publichealth #epidemiology #sohomap
An erudite choice Klauss 👏🏽
#publichealth #epidemiology #sohomap
November 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Dr Klauss Garcia 🇧🇷 took part in a prestigious overseas PhD placement in the UK - and wanted a marker of his positive London experience.
An erudite choice Klauss 👏🏽
#publichealth #epidemiology #sohomap
An erudite choice Klauss 👏🏽
#publichealth #epidemiology #sohomap
📡Major Announcement:
We will be celebrating Paul Fine, co-Founder of the John Snow Society and Professor of Communicable Disease Epidemiology at the @lshtm.bsky.social at his retirement lecture on the 9th December.
Open to all. See below link for details 👇
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
We will be celebrating Paul Fine, co-Founder of the John Snow Society and Professor of Communicable Disease Epidemiology at the @lshtm.bsky.social at his retirement lecture on the 9th December.
Open to all. See below link for details 👇
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
November 25, 2025 at 11:44 AM
📡Major Announcement:
We will be celebrating Paul Fine, co-Founder of the John Snow Society and Professor of Communicable Disease Epidemiology at the @lshtm.bsky.social at his retirement lecture on the 9th December.
Open to all. See below link for details 👇
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
We will be celebrating Paul Fine, co-Founder of the John Snow Society and Professor of Communicable Disease Epidemiology at the @lshtm.bsky.social at his retirement lecture on the 9th December.
Open to all. See below link for details 👇
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
One of our top recommendations for #thingstodo in #London next week is to see the John Snow MD musical (yes - you heard right) showing for *two nights only* at @OldOpTheatre 18-19th Nov 2025:
oldoperatingtheatre.com/event-posts/...
oldoperatingtheatre.com/event-posts/...
November 13, 2025 at 11:44 AM
One of our top recommendations for #thingstodo in #London next week is to see the John Snow MD musical (yes - you heard right) showing for *two nights only* at @OldOpTheatre 18-19th Nov 2025:
oldoperatingtheatre.com/event-posts/...
oldoperatingtheatre.com/event-posts/...
Did US #covid19 mask mandates work 🧐?
Using data from over 34,000 people in the weeks before and after mandates, authors use #interruptedtimeseries approaches and show that as a behaviour change mechanism, mandates might need some work...
#PublicHealth
academic.oup.com/aje/advance-...
Using data from over 34,000 people in the weeks before and after mandates, authors use #interruptedtimeseries approaches and show that as a behaviour change mechanism, mandates might need some work...
#PublicHealth
academic.oup.com/aje/advance-...
November 3, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Did US #covid19 mask mandates work 🧐?
Using data from over 34,000 people in the weeks before and after mandates, authors use #interruptedtimeseries approaches and show that as a behaviour change mechanism, mandates might need some work...
#PublicHealth
academic.oup.com/aje/advance-...
Using data from over 34,000 people in the weeks before and after mandates, authors use #interruptedtimeseries approaches and show that as a behaviour change mechanism, mandates might need some work...
#PublicHealth
academic.oup.com/aje/advance-...
Professor Isabella Oyier leads critical and high profile work on malaria parasite #genomics at @ox.ac.uk and KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/team/isabell...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/team/isabell...
October 30, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Professor Isabella Oyier leads critical and high profile work on malaria parasite #genomics at @ox.ac.uk and KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/team/isabell...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/team/isabell...
Did you see this? The editors-in-chief of @IntJEpidemiol discussed the #Trump administration's approach to science, and how it's affecting the fields of #epidemiology and #publichealth 👇
academic.oup.com/ije/article/...
academic.oup.com/ije/article/...
October 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Did you see this? The editors-in-chief of @IntJEpidemiol discussed the #Trump administration's approach to science, and how it's affecting the fields of #epidemiology and #publichealth 👇
academic.oup.com/ije/article/...
academic.oup.com/ije/article/...
AJE Advances: Research in Epidemiology is the newest #OpenAccess journal from @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social and the Society for Epidemiologic Research.
A good home for papers on emerging methods incl. #socialepi #spatialepi
academic.oup.com/ajeadvances/...
A good home for papers on emerging methods incl. #socialepi #spatialepi
academic.oup.com/ajeadvances/...
October 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
AJE Advances: Research in Epidemiology is the newest #OpenAccess journal from @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social and the Society for Epidemiologic Research.
A good home for papers on emerging methods incl. #socialepi #spatialepi
academic.oup.com/ajeadvances/...
A good home for papers on emerging methods incl. #socialepi #spatialepi
academic.oup.com/ajeadvances/...
Prof Patricia Bath's (1942-2019) groundbreaking work in #opthalmology pushed for better research and treatment options for black people with sight conditions - in whom she and others demonstrated were already at higher risk of #blindness 👇
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
October 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Prof Patricia Bath's (1942-2019) groundbreaking work in #opthalmology pushed for better research and treatment options for black people with sight conditions - in whom she and others demonstrated were already at higher risk of #blindness 👇
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
Prof Khalid Beshir leads vital work building capacity and global resilience against #biological #threats.
His #genomic tools power local labs across Africa and Asia — helping detect and respond to emerging pathogens faster.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
His #genomic tools power local labs across Africa and Asia — helping detect and respond to emerging pathogens faster.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
October 28, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Prof Khalid Beshir leads vital work building capacity and global resilience against #biological #threats.
His #genomic tools power local labs across Africa and Asia — helping detect and respond to emerging pathogens faster.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
His #genomic tools power local labs across Africa and Asia — helping detect and respond to emerging pathogens faster.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
The global outbreak of mpox began in May 2022 and continues to this day.
Mpox clades in Africa - map
#globalhealth
www.gov.uk/guidance/cla...
Mpox clades in Africa - map
#globalhealth
www.gov.uk/guidance/cla...
October 27, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The global outbreak of mpox began in May 2022 and continues to this day.
Mpox clades in Africa - map
#globalhealth
www.gov.uk/guidance/cla...
Mpox clades in Africa - map
#globalhealth
www.gov.uk/guidance/cla...
Prof Cesar Victora, the keynote speaker for our latest Society #PumphandleLecture made his own pilgrimage to a historic John Snow MD site - the Broad Street pump and Pub in Soho, London. 🍻
The recording of his excellent talk will be available soon. 📡
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
The recording of his excellent talk will be available soon. 📡
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
October 22, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Prof Cesar Victora, the keynote speaker for our latest Society #PumphandleLecture made his own pilgrimage to a historic John Snow MD site - the Broad Street pump and Pub in Soho, London. 🍻
The recording of his excellent talk will be available soon. 📡
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
The recording of his excellent talk will be available soon. 📡
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
Professor Toyin Togun of the @lshtm.bsky.social is leading critical work on the development of a unique biosignature to distinguish childhood #TB from other diseases.
www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...
Leading to a major @ukri.org award 👇🏼
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/uni...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...
Leading to a major @ukri.org award 👇🏼
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/uni...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
October 22, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Professor Toyin Togun of the @lshtm.bsky.social is leading critical work on the development of a unique biosignature to distinguish childhood #TB from other diseases.
www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...
Leading to a major @ukri.org award 👇🏼
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/uni...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...
Leading to a major @ukri.org award 👇🏼
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/uni...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
A transformative programme treats #knifecrime as a #PublicHealth problem with drivers and risk groups who can benefit from respectful interventions.
Led by @martinpgriff @LDN_VRU
londonviolencereduction.nhs.uk/fighting-kni...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
Led by @martinpgriff @LDN_VRU
londonviolencereduction.nhs.uk/fighting-kni...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
October 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
A transformative programme treats #knifecrime as a #PublicHealth problem with drivers and risk groups who can benefit from respectful interventions.
Led by @martinpgriff @LDN_VRU
londonviolencereduction.nhs.uk/fighting-kni...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
Led by @martinpgriff @LDN_VRU
londonviolencereduction.nhs.uk/fighting-kni...
#BlackHistoryMonth2025
Because you asked... another #BehindTheScenes photo from the John Snow Society 2025 #PumphandleLecture, this with Society steering committee members Paul and William contemplating the empty plinth before the return of the pump.
October 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Because you asked... another #BehindTheScenes photo from the John Snow Society 2025 #PumphandleLecture, this with Society steering committee members Paul and William contemplating the empty plinth before the return of the pump.
Caribbean Women and the NHS @england.nhs.uk
#BlackHistoryMonth #PublicHealth
www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/sect...
#BlackHistoryMonth #PublicHealth
www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/sect...
October 15, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Caribbean Women and the NHS @england.nhs.uk
#BlackHistoryMonth #PublicHealth
www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/sect...
#BlackHistoryMonth #PublicHealth
www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/sect...
Another #BehindTheScenes picture from this year's #PumphandleLecture.
Prof Victora and his wife having tea and biscuits with @lshtm.bsky.social 's Liam (Director) and Caroline (pro-Director, Reseach), John Snow Society co-Chair Charlie, and founders Paul and Jimmy 🫖🍰
Prof Victora and his wife having tea and biscuits with @lshtm.bsky.social 's Liam (Director) and Caroline (pro-Director, Reseach), John Snow Society co-Chair Charlie, and founders Paul and Jimmy 🫖🍰
October 14, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Another #BehindTheScenes picture from this year's #PumphandleLecture.
Prof Victora and his wife having tea and biscuits with @lshtm.bsky.social 's Liam (Director) and Caroline (pro-Director, Reseach), John Snow Society co-Chair Charlie, and founders Paul and Jimmy 🫖🍰
Prof Victora and his wife having tea and biscuits with @lshtm.bsky.social 's Liam (Director) and Caroline (pro-Director, Reseach), John Snow Society co-Chair Charlie, and founders Paul and Jimmy 🫖🍰
Professor Cesar Victora's #PumphandLecture on Tuesday was a triumph - he showed us it's possible to contribute major advances to public health even from our own backyards.
Here's his ceremonial removal of the pumphandle (iconic already?)
We'll add more developments from the night!
Here's his ceremonial removal of the pumphandle (iconic already?)
We'll add more developments from the night!
October 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Professor Cesar Victora's #PumphandLecture on Tuesday was a triumph - he showed us it's possible to contribute major advances to public health even from our own backyards.
Here's his ceremonial removal of the pumphandle (iconic already?)
We'll add more developments from the night!
Here's his ceremonial removal of the pumphandle (iconic already?)
We'll add more developments from the night!
@seyeabimbola 's The Foreign Gaze: Essays on #GlobalHealth is one of our recommended reads this month.
And it comes with its own playlist (we approve).
#BlackHistoryMonth2025 #publichealth
www.amazon.co.uk/Foreign-Gaze...
And it comes with its own playlist (we approve).
#BlackHistoryMonth2025 #publichealth
www.amazon.co.uk/Foreign-Gaze...
October 9, 2025 at 10:44 AM
@seyeabimbola 's The Foreign Gaze: Essays on #GlobalHealth is one of our recommended reads this month.
And it comes with its own playlist (we approve).
#BlackHistoryMonth2025 #publichealth
www.amazon.co.uk/Foreign-Gaze...
And it comes with its own playlist (we approve).
#BlackHistoryMonth2025 #publichealth
www.amazon.co.uk/Foreign-Gaze...
TODAY is the #PumphandleLecture at 5.30pm in the John Snow Theatre and online at the @LSHTM
Keynote by Professor Cesar Victora:
"From local insights to global impact: Four decades of child health and nutrition epidemiology in Pelotas, Brazil"
johnsnowsociety.org/2025/10/03/2...
Keynote by Professor Cesar Victora:
"From local insights to global impact: Four decades of child health and nutrition epidemiology in Pelotas, Brazil"
johnsnowsociety.org/2025/10/03/2...
October 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
TODAY is the #PumphandleLecture at 5.30pm in the John Snow Theatre and online at the @LSHTM
Keynote by Professor Cesar Victora:
"From local insights to global impact: Four decades of child health and nutrition epidemiology in Pelotas, Brazil"
johnsnowsociety.org/2025/10/03/2...
Keynote by Professor Cesar Victora:
"From local insights to global impact: Four decades of child health and nutrition epidemiology in Pelotas, Brazil"
johnsnowsociety.org/2025/10/03/2...
Potential association between spread of LED lighting and reduced lunar alignment with menstrual cycles. @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#publichealth #epidemiology
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#publichealth #epidemiology
October 3, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Potential association between spread of LED lighting and reduced lunar alignment with menstrual cycles. @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#publichealth #epidemiology
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#publichealth #epidemiology
Happy #Blackhistorymonth2025 (GB)!
We'll be signposting to outputs of many many excellent #publichealth researchers, exhibitions and cool health history pieces during October.
We'll be signposting to outputs of many many excellent #publichealth researchers, exhibitions and cool health history pieces during October.
October 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Happy #Blackhistorymonth2025 (GB)!
We'll be signposting to outputs of many many excellent #publichealth researchers, exhibitions and cool health history pieces during October.
We'll be signposting to outputs of many many excellent #publichealth researchers, exhibitions and cool health history pieces during October.
Oversimplified efforts to counter health misinformation are missing the mark.
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
October 1, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Oversimplified efforts to counter health misinformation are missing the mark.
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Ibn al-Nafis a 13th century Arab polymath of the Islamic Golden Age and his contributions to #epidemiology.
Great Monday read:
www.emro.who.int/emhj-volume-...
Great Monday read:
www.emro.who.int/emhj-volume-...
September 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Ibn al-Nafis a 13th century Arab polymath of the Islamic Golden Age and his contributions to #epidemiology.
Great Monday read:
www.emro.who.int/emhj-volume-...
Great Monday read:
www.emro.who.int/emhj-volume-...
Paper by Kristin Gustavson et al 2021 shows value of sibling controls and confounding in #epidemiology -
No evidence for link between tylenol and ADHD
acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#Trump #tylenol #autism #adhd
No evidence for link between tylenol and ADHD
acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#Trump #tylenol #autism #adhd
September 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Paper by Kristin Gustavson et al 2021 shows value of sibling controls and confounding in #epidemiology -
No evidence for link between tylenol and ADHD
acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#Trump #tylenol #autism #adhd
No evidence for link between tylenol and ADHD
acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#Trump #tylenol #autism #adhd
A key approach used to address anti-vaccination #misinformation in the USA was leafletting and pamphlets, particularly in rural areas.
Below detail from from a 1930 USA government brochure.
Below detail from from a 1930 USA government brochure.
September 23, 2025 at 10:45 AM
A key approach used to address anti-vaccination #misinformation in the USA was leafletting and pamphlets, particularly in rural areas.
Below detail from from a 1930 USA government brochure.
Below detail from from a 1930 USA government brochure.