"We suggest that global and UK policies on [CMV] screening and treatment in pregnancy should now be reviewed in the context of a recent randomised clinical trial, which showed that antiviral medication can reduce the risk of vertical transmission." ow.ly/5kRz50LnjNs

🚨Recruitment for Moderna CMV Victory trial at St George's Vaccine Institute, London @StGeorgesVI 👉cmvictory.com/gb Participants required! Overview, inclusion criteria and contact info👇 vaccine.ac.uk/research/moder… Pls RT! CMV Action UK CMV Conference National CMV

I am delighted to say that my Carer's Leave Bill passed its final Commons stage today before going to the House of Lords.

📢TRUSTEE OPPORTUNITY📢 We are looking for 2 x trustees! We are at an exciting stage of development in our programmes and activities to reduce loneliness and social isolation in Southwark. Details here👉 bitly.ws/zQKs #volunteering #se16 #trustee

We want to hear your views! Please complete this survey & tell us what you think about a group B Strep vaccine. The survey is completely anonymous, and we'll share the results on our website & on social media: surveymonkey.co.uk/r/9NLMPYF

Want to learn more about pharmaceutical policy and economics? In a new report commissioned by The Health Foundation #REAL Centre, the Department’s Huseyin Naci & Robin Forrest explain pharmaceutical discovery, development, approval and adoption. ➡️ Access here: bit.ly/41FbIUU

#Southwark #PartnershipSouthwark 1 in 8 men will get #prostate #cancer. Men at higher risk are: ✅aged over 50 ✅those with a family history of the disease ✅black men over 45 Concerned? Speak to your GP. Pass this message on to family and friends 👉 prostatecanceruk.org/risk-checker

How can we make Southwark more age friendly? Come along to the next Southwark Pensioners' Forum Friday April 21st at Camberwell Library and take part in a workshop to discuss how - light lunch provided.

Looking for healthcare professionals, researchers and students with an interest in #CMV #cytomegalovirus in the UK for a social media campaign for CMV Action UK and CMV National Awareness Month. We just need a short video or picture + quote. Please RT and DM if you’re interested.

Please support CMV Action UK this CMV National Awareness Month by signing up to generate FREE donations to the charity as you shop online. Use my referral code and you will automatically raise £5 for the charity: giveasyoulive.com/refer/R9Uoagw0… Thank you!

The registration deadline for #LondonLandmarks Half Marathon #llhm2024 is fast approaching! The ballot is closed but you can still run by raising money for us: runforcharity.com/cmv-action/lon… All money raised goes directly to helping raise awareness of #CMV and support affected families.

We are #recruiting for a new #Fundraising and #SocialMedia Officer: charityjob.co.uk/jobs/cmv-actio… We looking for an enthusiastic person who is committed to our mission and can drive forward our fundraising and communications work and help our charity grow. Please RT.

Lets get #CMV on the notifiable diseases list! We're encouraging all medical professionals and academics who work on CMV to respond to the consultation, as well as members of the public. You can find a template response in the Tweet/X(?) below! gov.uk/government/con…

Alice Fletcher-Etherington Done! This would be a very positive step foward and I urge my colleagues to support this initative PLS RT! Microbiology Society Rich Stanton WeekesLab

It was an absolute joy to work with this team at the South East London ICS King's College NHS #MSKCommunityDay this week. More than 30 health checks complete! Latin Ageing UK BLAS UK @cosouthwark

HCMV DMXL1 finetunes #virus replication: Hanqi Li Alice Fletcher-Etherington WeekesLab report HCMV US33A degrades DMXL1, a regulator of vacuolar acidification, to remodel lysosomes & autophagy. US33A hijacks host KPC E3 ligase complex, inhibiting #CMV assembly & release cell.com/cell-host-micr…

5 days, 10 charities, £5,000 each – nominate a charity, not-for-profit organisation or community interest company working in the health and wellbeing sector for their chance to win £5,000 each! Nominations close on the 26th of April: brnw.ch/21wJ2C9

Please consider nominating CMV Action for this £5,000 prize. It takes 30 seconds but would go a long way in supporting the work of our small but vital charity. Mike Weekes Blair Strang Rich Stanton Matthew Murray ian J Groves Asma Khalil please share with colleagues, thank you

Exciting news! We have secured a charity place for the 2025 #LondonMarathon. If you'd like to run for CMV Action, please complete our expression of interest by Saturday 21st September. cmvaction.org.uk//news/run-for-…

New paper in The Lancet Oncology. We explore the extent to which individuals could be willing to wait in exchange for greater certainty of the survival benefit of new cancer drugs. Thanks to co-auths: Dr. Mylene Lagarde, Ajay Aggarwal, & Huseyin Naci. 🔗thelancet.com/journals/lanon…