New research found 574 people were diagnosed with TB only after death, exposing delays in recognising a preventable and treatable disease.

We co-developed and evaluated a community-based, peer-led psychosocial support intervention consisting of individual and peer-led group counselling, online group messaging, and community-based “TB-Tal...

A national cohort study of Tuberculosis (TB) in England has found that, between 2010 and 2022, an average of nearly one person each week was diagnosed with TB after they had died.

Introduction People diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) after death (postmortem) experience the ultimate diagnostic delay. We aimed to identify social and health factors associated with postmortem TB dia...

Almost one person a week dies with or from tuberculosis (TB) without ever having received a diagnosis, an analysis of UK data has shown. This should be a “never event,” and more work is needed to ens...

Watch Professor Eve Worrall's inaugural lecture exploring how economics shapes global health policy, financing, decision-making and health outcomes.

A new study in Sierra Leone led by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine has highlighted a high mortality rate among people with Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), including amongst those who…

Current efforts to reduce global tuberculosis incidence have proved insufficient, highlighting that urgent action is needed to address underlying modi…

YouTube video by LIGHT Consortium

Drawing on research across Britain, this report explores public trust in science, how trust differs across different groups and how science can earn trust.

New pooled testing toolkit developed by LSTM aims to expand TB diagnosis, reduce costs and help reach underserved communities with faster, accessible testing.

ASLM 2026 Conference | Integrated Diagnostics for Health Security: Investing in Sustainable Impact | 8–11 December 2026 | Cape Town, South Africa | Conference website coming soon Our mission is to imp...

Author summary Noma is a rapidly progressing necrotic disease that destroys the tissues of the mouth and face, mainly affecting children living in abject poverty. Although antibiotic treatment can be ...

Reliable and affordable clean energy is essential for modern living and powering economies. Access to clean energy has increased substantially in low-income and middle-income countries over the past t...

Richards et al. use a compartmental transmission model of tuberculosis to understand the impact of strategies to improve men’s access to care and to reduce men’s excess risk of TB. In all four countri...

Salary: £39,906 - £41,064 annum Full-Time, Fixed-term appointment to 31st August 2027   Based in Liverpool, hybrid (minimum of 3 days on site per week)Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) is a...