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- Research finds flaws in studies of mass deworming for children in poor countries http://www.lstmed.ac.uk/news-events/news/research-finds-flaws-in-studies-of-mass-deworming-efforts-for-children-in-poor 2 comments
- A systematic review published today in the Cochrane Library concluded that current evidence does not support using the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin for treatment or prevention of COVID‐19 outside of well‐designed randomized trials. This was mainly because existing studies are of very low quality. https://www.lstmed.ac.uk/news-events/news/ivermectin-treatment-in-humans-for-covid-19 102 comments science
- Scientists for the first time, have provided evidence which links the ability of red blood cells infected with the malaria parasite to bind to the cells lining the blood vessels of the brain, with the clinical syndrome cerebral malaria. https://www.lstmed.ac.uk/news-events/news/researchers-at-lstm-show-that-parasites-from-patients-with-cerebral-malaria-stick 3 comments science