Michael Head

Academic at @CIRUsoton, University of Southampton. Research on #ruralhealthcare #climateandhealth, #COVID19 #ukrainerefugees #beatNTDs, #Ghana #Togo research.

[Michael Head @michaelghead]

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!

[Stuart McIntosh @StuartAMcI]

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 https://t.co/8U15v7w3zH

[The Clinical Informatics Research Unit @CIRUsoton]

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 👇

https://t.co/XpkQyKC0v0

#astrazeneca #covid19 #pandemic #cirunews

[University of Southampton News @UoSMedia]

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👇

https://t.co/bz2RGJCRgL

@CIRUsoton @UoS_Medicine

[The Conversation ES @Conversation_E]

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:
https://t.co/U4SI8igBoL

[Olivia Mustafa @oliviamustafaa]

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!
https://t.co/7XsEaJSlE7

[University of Southampton News @UoSMedia]

"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.
https://t.co/lZVNKFiy3W

[The Conversation @ConversationUK]

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.

https://t.co/8upcPRp3EK

[University of Southampton News @UoSMedia]

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."

[The Conversation @ConversationUK]

Psittacosis is usually mild but can be a severe infection, especially in vulnerable people such as the elderly or those with weak immune systems.

https://t.co/6Fbla6CaRL

[University of Southampton News @UoSMedia]

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'🦜👇👇

https://t.co/f2gTrrOEME

@CIRUsoton @CWitchalls @heatherkroeker @UoS_Medicine

[PACKS Africa @PACKS_Africa]

@CIRUsoton @michaelghead @unisouthampton @mohgovgh

[PACKS Africa @PACKS_Africa]

@mohgovgh @CIRUsoton @unisouthampton #ClimateAction #climatechangeandhealthsummit
#ClimateEmergency

[Medical Research Foundation @MedResFdn]

"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

https://t.co/xpWiadVdqB

[Michael Head @michaelghead]

Exploring the impact of #climatechange on #foodinsecurity and health in a Last Mile district of rural #Ghana https://t.co/ltMp7os1nz

Our policy brief, covering topics such as
#globalhealth #publichealth #FoodSecurity #westafrica #climate

[The Clinical Informatics Research Unit @CIRUsoton]

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

[University of Southampton News @UoSMedia]

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:

https://t.co/k183dEQmrL

[The Clinical Informatics Research Unit @CIRUsoton]

Read our latest update on the Climate Change & Health Summit recently held in Ghana 🇬🇭🗞️

Involving CIRU members Michael Head & Jess Boxall 👇

https://t.co/d9Q6exxfSx

@PACKS_Africa @unisouthampton

#CIRUnews #ClimateChange

Photography credit: FJ Studios 📸

[University of Southampton @unisouthampton]

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 👉 https://t.co/Zgv1ApYXfR

[The Conversation @ConversationUK]

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.

https://t.co/OsMXHko4nf

[Dr Jo Middleton FRGS MFPH MRSB @DrJMiddleton]

.@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: https://t.co/7JHpHqo5kB. https://t.co/7I7Z9walWC #refugeehealth #migranthealth

[University of Southampton News @UoSMedia]

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) ⬇️⬇️

https://t.co/b651u548Cy