In our recent study, a pooled analysis of six cohorts, with data for >2 million individuals, hypertension was a stronger risk factor for chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease in men than women. The George Institute for Global Health Imperial School of Public Health ow.ly/CPAC50Cv87X

I've signed to declare my support for #VaccinEquity - have you? Sign the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration to call for the rollout of #COVID19 vaccines to health workers in every country in the first 100 days of 2021: who.int/vaccinequity

Our recent study finds the combination of changes in UACR and eGFR predicted kidney outcomes better than either alone. Brendon Neuen Will Herrington The George Institute for Global Health Imperial School of Public Health ajkd.org/article/S0272-…

Changes in GFR and Albuminuria in Routine Clinical Practice and the Risk of Kidney Disease Progression buff.ly/3gIvFF9 Brendon Neuen Misghina Weldegiorgis, PhD @GeorgeInstitute Oxford Population Health (OxPop) #albuminuria #eGFR #CKD

On the eve of the #G7, our statement to GOV.UK on UK #ODAcuts calls for: ➼ reinstatement of 0.7% target ➼ timetable for #COVIDVaccine sharing in line with The Independent Panel recommendation ➼ support for #TRIPSwaiver ➼ strengthened global learning compact bit.ly/2TjcmZf

Brendon Neuen Misghina Weldegiorgis, PhD The George Institute for Global Health Oxford Population Health (OxPop) Editorial by @JoeCoresh Morgan Grams and Teresa Chen: Using GFR, Albuminuria, and Their Changes in Clinical Trials and Clinical Care bit.ly/3c51Mfe (FREE) Hopkins Nephrology

Our recent paper summarizes the relationship of diabetes to COVID-19–related morbidity and mortality, the predictors of severe adverse outcomes, and implications of the overall pandemic on the population with diabetes. Imperial School of Public Health The George Institute for Global Health care.diabetesjournals.org/content/early/…

In an analysis of data from the Global Schools-Based Student Health Survey, Samiha Ismail, Maria Odland, and colleagues investigate the relationships between serious injuries and psychosocial factors among adolescents across 26 countries: doi.org/10.1371/journa… Dr Samiha Ismail

Our recent study using data from 26 countries found psychosocial factors such as bullying, drug-taking, and poor mental health to be strongly associated with injury in adolescents. Dr Samiha Ismail Justine Ina Davies Margie Peden The George Institute for Global Health Imperial School of Public Health dlvr.it/S8XtpH

Poor mental health and injuries are strongly associated. Suggesting there is an opportunity to fix both with the same solutions. Hassan Haghparast Misghina Weldegiorgis, PhD Maria Lisa Odland KK Cheng Rifat Atun @matthewrbroome @UoB_IAHR

The brutality migrants are subjected to in #Libya is intolerable. Violence is the only reality thousands know. We call on authorities to end the arbitrary detention of migrants, the excessive use of force, and allow resumption of humanitarian flights out of the country.

We call on industry to move away from food processing practices that damage the #environment and undermine #humanhealth Ahead of #COP26, read our call to action to govts and other stakeholders: georgeinstitute.org.uk/news/the-georg… alliegaines The George Institute for Global Health Bruce Neal #TGIimpact

60%+ of international migrants are labour migrants who freq have poorer health status than the population of the host country kent buse and co on 'promoting labour migrant health equity through action on the structural determinants: a systematic review' bit.ly/35Kqkd5

Our recent study found that elevated TG and reduced HDL-C levels are independently associated with the onset of CKD stages 4–5. Suggesting that TG and HDL-C levels might be useful as a potential target to reduce the risk of advanced CKD. rdcu.be/cVGtW

Drinking coffee as a beverage is said to have originated in Yemen in the 15th century in Sufi Shrines. It was there that coffee berries were first roasted & brewed in a way similar to how the drink is prepared today For #InternationalCoffeeDay a thread on coffee & Muslim culture

Los valores de triglicéridos elevados (>263 mg/dL) y de colesterol HDL bajos (<53 mg/dL), se asociaron a ↑28% y ↑27% el riesgo de desarrollar enfermedad renal crónica G4-5, respectivamente, en seguimiento de 7 años BMC Nephrology 2022 doi.org/10.1186/s12882…

🙌 #WAAW is finally here!! To mark the occasion this is our multilingual video from members of the National Institute for Health and Care Research HPRU in HCAI and AMR Imperial College London and UK Health Security Agency

This brief article discusses my recently published work, "Elevated TG and reduced HDL-C are independently associated with the onset of advanced CKD”. Advanced CKD: What’s Dyslipidemia Got to Do With It? medpagetoday.com/resource-cente…

Carl Sagan explains how the Ancient Greek knew the earth was round

publichealth.jmir.org/2024/1/e53828 Our HPRU AMR has just published a meta-analysis on the economic burden of UTI AMR - AMR was attributed to increased mortality, hospital LOS, and economic costs among patients with CA-UTI, highest observed with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales