Michael Head

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!

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/astrazenecas-c… #astrazeneca #covid19 #pandemic #cirunews

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-whoopin… @CIRUsoton @UoS_Medicine

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-vacuna-de-a…

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/2024-05-0…

"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/astrazenecas-c…

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. #Echobox=1715183492" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theconversation.com/astrazenecas-c…

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."

Psittacosis is usually mild but can be a severe infection, especially in vulnerable people such as the elderly or those with weak immune systems. #Echobox=1713792084" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theconversation.com/parrot-fever-c…

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-fever-c… @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-prices-wi…

Exploring the impact of #climatechange on #foodinsecurity and health in a Last Mile district of rural #Ghana doi.org/10.6084/m9.fig… Our policy brief, covering topics such as #globalhealth #publichealth #FoodSecurity #westafrica #climate

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

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-prices-wi…

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/ghan… @PACKS_Africa @unisouthampton #CIRUnews #ClimateChange Photography credit: FJ Studios 📸

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

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. #Echobox=1704475467" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theconversation.com/scabies-uk-fac…

.@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/10.110…. theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/a… #refugeehealth #migranthealth

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) ⬇️⬇️ #comments-open" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">information.dk/udland/2023/08…