#ScienceReadForSunday: Status and prospects of seasonal malaria chemoprevention among children in Sahelian countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

A city divided by flags… until children’s chalk messages and global bunting offered a different vision. Owen Sennitt reports 🌍✏️

Just came across this collection of essays from earlier this year making "The Scientific Case for DEI" "In light of attacks on DEI, we gathered articles that lay out the evidence in favor of fostering racially diverse and equitable schools, workplaces, cities, and societies."

WHO statement on autism-related issues The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between #autism and use of acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) during pregnancy Full statement bit.ly/47YsgwI

Absolutely life changing for those with Huntingtons & brings hope for all with rare genetic diseases. "There was every chance that we would never see a result like this, so to be living in a world where we know this is not only possible, but the actual magnitude of the effect is breathtaking"

Best alt text of the day award goes to…

"Above all, this moment belongs to the people of Palestine. It is the fruit of more than a century of struggle, sacrifice, steadfastness, and love of our homeland. It is because of their resilience that the State of Palestine is being recognised here today." www.thenational.scot/news/2548329...

In 2wks, our #VectorsGlasgow team will do #GreatScottishRun for @malarianomoreuk.bsky.social They do crucial work to raise awareness & advocate for investment in #malaria control- never more needed with recent global health funding cuts ⏬️ - ajbellgreatscottishrun2025.enthuse.com/pf/heather-f...

Looking forward to presenting our thoughts on potential impacts of hashtag#climatechange on hashtag#malaria vector control to the #COMSTECH - OIC Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation on Wed Sept 25th. You can register here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

📢 New @who.int Free Academy Course! Malaria: Harnessing the power of routine health facility data 🦟📊 💻 Self-paced (English) 🎯 Learn to analyze indicators, improve data quality & use routine data for decision-making 📅 Available until 1 July 2026 👉 shorturl.at/yNJuq

Congrats Tegemeo Gavana from #Ifakara Health Institute on passing his PhD at the Swiss Tropical Public Health Institute; presenting great work on community-based larviciding for #malaria vector control in Tanzania, & supervisors Christian Lengeler & Sarah Moore. Pleasure to be external examiner.

Wow wow wow - Alphonce Felix Simbu pips rival just on the finish line after sprint finish, to win Tanzania's first ever gold in the marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Brilliant final kick - Hongera Tanzania 🇹🇿🇹🇿🤩 youtu.be/ED_3d6f-Fxg?...

A hate-driven agenda stoked by politicians & pundits has fuelled violence, intimidation & division. But we know the truth: ❌ Free speech is NOT a cover for hate speech ❌ Inciting hatred is NOT defending freedom ❌ Migration is NOT to blame for political and economic turmoil. It’s a scapegoat.

🚨 MARCHING UNITED 🚨 In Central London, thousands are marching united against racism, the far right, and division. ✊ Last summer, a national tragedy was twisted to stoke Islamophobic and racist fear. A year on, racist intimidation continues.

@who.int is doing all we can to alleviate suffering & evacuate those who need urgent medical care outside Gaza. The urgent problem we face is that too few countries are willing to receive them. We call for countries to open their arms to these critically ill patients.

Big Read news feature is an in-depth interview with me by @neilmackay.bsky.social on asylum, genocidal processes at work and need for leadership against hate. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2544663... And www.heraldscotland.com/news/2544581... Read via your library PressReader app

Street art in #BarrasMarket - keep Glesgae weird

Massachusetts goes full state and will not regard contradictory guidelines for vaccines from federal agencies or the Trump Administration. State’s rights to say “No, RFK JR”.

Kennedy may have had a grilling from the committee but what is the outcome? He clearly lied to senate both here and previously with conflicting statements throughout but one set actions to me is most concerning 🧵🧪

People really refuse to understand how short the distance is between these firings and the harm being done to communities

In response to the famine in #Gaza, today @who.int distributed critical nutritional supplies to support hospitalized infants and patients at Al Nasser Hospital: • 4900 units of infant and high-protein formula • 2000 feeding components

RFF Jr. has been in this job for months… and he can’t answer how many Americans died of COVID or if the vaccine saved any lives? It’s unbelievable and I’ll keep pushing for him to resign.

Daskalakis: There is a program called Vaccines for Children. It is the safety-net program that gets vaccines to kids. Over 50% of kids in the U.S. get their vaccines through this. If the ACIP says this vaccine should not be given to six-month-olds through 12-year-olds, the VFC won’t buy it

A suspected Ebola outbreak is occurring in DRC. This is bad at any time! But it’s particularly worrisome now when US capacity to detect and respond to deadly biothreats has been purposefully dismantled. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

You know it’s bad when every major infectious disease & public health society comes together in a historic joint statement opposing you. If the experts who’ve dedicated their lives to saving lives all say you’re wrong… maybe stop and ask why. www.idsociety.org/news--public...

Eliminating vaccine mandates isn’t “freedom,” it erases decades of progress. #Measles is resurging after being eliminated. #Smallpox was eradicated because of mandates & collective action. Undoing this puts everyone at risk—history is warning us, are we listening? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/b...

🌊The Scottish Government is currently consulting on a draft Marine and Coastal Restoration Plan. Informal drop-in events are being held across Scotland, where you can learn about the plan, and marine and coastal restoration in Scotland. Details below 👇 #Marine #Coastal #Scotland

This polarization is going to produce some pretty dramatic statistics pretty soon.

Report of the 18th @who.int Strategic Technical Advisory Group mtg on #NTDs now out Includes updates/recommendations on -Regional progress on Road Map targets -M&E, access to medicines & supply chain issues Privilege to chair this mtg, thx to all participants #BeatNTDs www.who.int/publications...

Temperatures may be starting to drop in Scotland, but there are still some mosuqitoes buzzing around in Glasgow. And from the looks of this female, some are ready to lay more eggs. Matches what we see in our monitoring of larval habitats.et Let us know if u see mossies at mosquito-scotland.com

Completely rapt by this audiobook about the late journalist Marie Colvin. Extraordinary writing about an extraordinary person, all the more impactful for being narrated by the author, Marie's friend & incredibly talented Lindsey Hilsum. Highly recommend - I already feel sad about finishing it soon

“The men and women who have joined C.D.C. across generations have done so not for prestige or power, but because they believe deeply in the call to service. They deserve an H.H.S. secretary who stands up for health, supports science and has their back. So, too, does our country.”

Next week, I'll be chatting about my new book 'Good Days, an A-Z of hope and happiness' at: Chorleywood Bookshop on Tuesday Sept 2 Shaw Theatre, King's Cross, London on Weds Sept 3 Sevenoaks Bookshop, on Thursday Sept 4 Toppings bookshop Bath,on Friday Sept 5 I hope to see you at one of these!

Beautiful piece by @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social in @theguardian.com 2day, reflecting on how to enjoy 'good days' even in the midst of great uncertainty, worry & loss. Very moving, very funny. Great advice on not letting grief tainting wonderful memories www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

While the mainstream discussions are depressingly about *how* best to remove and stop immigrants, it’s a revolutionary act nowadays to say that immigration is actually a positive thing and an essential component of a thriving country, so please join me in doing so!

Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...

Her lawyers said “When CDC Director Susan Monarez refused to rubber-stamp unscientific, reckless directives and fire dedicated health experts, she chose protecting the public over serving a political agenda. For that, she has been targeted.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

We know diversity = more ideas, novelty, advancement and desirable outcomes but how do we recruit and retain diversity? In our paper, me and other LGBTQ+ restoration ecologists outline issues and solutions to retaining and supporting queer ecologists onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

WHO Guidelines for Malaria (13 August 2025) The WHO guidelines for #malaria bring together the Organization’s most up-to-date recommendations for malaria in one user-friendly and easy-to-navigate online platform. Read more & download the Guidelines: www.malariaworld.org/blogs/who-gu...

Super excited to be part of this new initiative led by Prof Fredros Okumu, with Ifakara Health Institute, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, University of the Witwatersrand, Fundação Manhiça Mozambique, University of Eduardo Mondlane, KEMRI, University of Nairobi & the Technical University of Kenya

Super excited to be part of this new initiative led by Prof Fredros Okumu, with Ifakara Health Institute, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, University of the Witwatersrand, Fundação Manhiça Mozambique, University of Eduardo Mondlane, KEMRI, University of Nairobi & the Technical University of Kenya ⬇️

“The study authors asked GPT 4o-mini to evaluate the quality of 217 papers. The tool didn’t mention in any of the reports that the papers being analyzed had been retracted or had validity issues. In 190 cases, GPT described the papers as world leading, internationally excellent, or close to that”

We are honoured to have received the 5th Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize in Tokyo, Japan’s highest medical honour, for developing new treatments for neglected diseases in Africa. Read more ⤵️ www.citizen.digital/news/dndi-fe...

Having a seat at the table doesn’t always mean being included. Deaf and Deafblind people often face dinner table syndrome — missing out because communication barriers build walls. Watch Haben Girma and Rachel Kolb break it down and share solutions. Transcript: habengirma.com/2025/08/21/w...

In 2024, Nigeria accounted for 26% of global malaria cases and 31% of related deaths. Now the malaria vaccine is showing early promise in Kebbi State, delivering both a significant reduction in childhood cases, as well as relief for health workers and families alike: bit.ly/3NEm9RJ

📰 A new story from @apoorvanyt.bsky.social for @nytimes.com highlights how US funding cuts have disrupted the global supply of ready-to-use therapeutic food, creating devastating consequences for malnourished children worldwide. (1/2) helenkellerintl.org/our-stories/...

Please share: @UBCScience is searching for 15 TT faculty in diverse areas of expertise science.ubc.ca/about/careers. Included are 2 positions in Quantitative and Environmental Science as part of a hiring cluster for black faculty; you will join 6 current UBC faculty science.ubc.ca/blackscholars.

As people in Sudan are moving around to flee fighting, cholera is spreading across the country. In the last week alone, our teams saw over 2,300 cholera patients. More on the overwhelmed treatment centres where we work:

Street art, Queen's Park Glasgow