Pesticide Exposure Associated with Headaches in Children (News)
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Children and adolescents living in agricultural areas are likely to be exposed to a mixture of pesticides during their daily lives, which may impair their cognitive performance. The most vulnerable po
Contact Tracing With Prophylactic Treatment Could Near-Eliminate Leprosy (News)
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New results from the largest ever research programme on combining contact tracing with prophylactic treatment indicate this approach could massively reduce the global burden of leprosy. The Leprosy Po
Swiss TPH Receives an Increase in Funding from Basel Cantons (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/swiss-tph-receives-an-increase-in-funding-from-basel-cantons
As of 1 January 2021, the cantons of Basel-Landschaft and Basel-Stadt will increase their funding to Swiss TPH, bringing their yearly contribution from CHF 7.26 to CHF 8 million, divided equally betwe
Obituary: Prof. Dr. Niklaus A. Weiss and Camilla Weiss (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail7
Niklaus Weiss developed and shaped the research on immune parasitology and especially neglected helminth diseases at Swiss TPH. His commitment for improved health of the poorest population groups led
HIV Self-Tests: Key Contributor to Ending HIV Epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/hiv-self-tests-key-contributor-to-ending-hiv-epidemic-in-sub-saharan-africa
Despite major advances in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevention and treatment, 1.7 million new infections and 700,000 deaths from AIDS occurred in 2019, with the main burden of HIV/AIDS fallin
An Innovative Approach to Improving Young People’s Mental Health (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/an-innovative-approach-to-improving-young-peoples-mental-health
Mental illness in early life can have a devastating effect on the social, educational and economic future of young people, which in turn influences the mental wealth of countries across the globe. Wit
New Findings Recommend Patients with a Low HIV Viral Load Switch to Second-line Antiretroviral Therapy (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/new-findings-recommend-patients-with-a-low-hiv-viral-load-switch-to-second-line-antiretroviral-therapy
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) continues to be a major global health issue. However, with increasing access to effective HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care, HIV infection has become a m
Welcome Back, Students! (News)
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Across Switzerland, this week marks the start of the autumn semester. Students also resume classes at Swiss TPH in Basel, Switzerland, at a moment of heightened awareness for global health due to the
Tiger Mosquitoes in the Upper Rhine Valley: Symposium on 13 November 2020 (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/tiger-mosquitoes-in-the-upper-rhine-valley-symposium-on-13-november-2020
Several invasive mosquito species are currently spreading in the Upper Rhine Valley in Switzerland, Germany and France, most notably the Asian tiger mosquito ( Aedes albopictus ). The mosquito is a ve
Julia Bohlius Appointed New Head of Education & Training (ET) as of August 2020 (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/julia-bohlius-appointed-new-head-of-education-training-et-as-of-august-2020
Julia Bohlius joins Swiss TPH from the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM) at the University of Bern, where she has been heading the Cancer Research Group since 2007. She received her m
