Public health

A new study has revealed that indoor residual spraying (IRS) with insecticides has been instrumental in curbing the spread of visceral leishmaniasis in India by significantly reducing the population of sandflies responsible for transmitting the disease.

Low-income patients improve less with the first specialist mental health treatment compared with those with higher incomes, according to a study by researchers from Rotterdam. This indicates that inequality by income persists throughout the treatment process.

Erasmus MC will receive over 7 million euros in research funds from the Horizon Europe initiative. The money will go to six projects, two of which are coordinated by Erasmus MC scientists. The topics range from psychiatry to oncology.

The Erasmus MC will work closely with the European Medicines Agency on the establishment of the Coordination Centre for the Data Analysis and Real World Interrogation Network (DARWIN EU®).

Two researchers of the Epidemiology Department of Erasmus MC, Mohsen Ghanbari and Daniel Bos, recently received grants for their research on Alzheimer’s disease.

Now that it has been shown that lung cancer screening can save lives, it is time for the next question. How should such a screening program be implemented?