The #drugtrade has deepened the #Securitycrisis in #Ecuador , which will elect a new leader on April 13. BY ANDERSSON BOSCAN (FJHI '25) #internatiojnalstudents for @thinkglobalhealth.org www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/viol...

When there’s a disaster, it’s helpful to know what’s going on. But as essential as #emergencyalertsystems are, they can leave many of us feeling #anxious. BY INDU SUBRAMANIAN (FJHI '25) #internationalstudents for @ca.theconversation.com theconversation.com/emergency-al...

“Immunity debt,” a theory to explain the global surge in non- #covid infections since #pandemic restrictions were lifted, is increasingly being challenged by emerging evidence. BY NICK TSERGAS (FJHI '25) #internationalstudents for @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/390/...

In India, a #privateambulance service is filling a need in a country with a dire shortage of emergency medical services. But should there be #profit in that? By CHRISTIANEZ RATNA KIRUBA (FJHI '25) #internationalstudents for @newsdecoder.bsky.social news-decoder.com/call-an-ambu...

In #India, traditional medicine seems to cure most #snakebites. But most snakes there aren’t venomous. When they are, that’s a different story. By CHRISTIANEZ RATNA KIRUBA (FJHI '25) #internationalstudents for @newsdecoder.bsky.social news-decoder.com/when-a-snake...

#US #eggdonation is a $400 million sector, but a dearth of federal oversight means some health risks go unmeasured. BY FERRUKH FARUQUI (FJHI '25) #internationalstudents for @thinkglobalhealth.org www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/mone...

A #mosquitobornevirus that causes mass livestock abortions has killed hundreds of people in #EastAfrica #climatechange is accelerating its spread. BY FRANK BURKYBILE (FJHI '25) #internationalstudents for @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/390/...

As a #neurologist specializing in #Parkinson’s disease, I was profoundly touched by Sen. Cory Booker’s emotional, record-setting speech to the U.S. Senate on March 31. BY INDU SUBRAMANIAN (FJHI '25) #internationalstudents for @healthydebate.bsky.social healthydebate.ca/2025/04/topi...

Losing #USA support will jeopardize access to essential services in #Kenya that combat #genderbasedviolence and #femicide. BY FRANK BURKYBILE (FJHI '25) #internationalstudents for Think Global Health www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/gend...

#Iran’s medical training system is facing a rash of #suicides, #depression, and #burnout, with increasing numbers of newly trained #physicians leaving the country. BY MOHAMMAD SAEED GHARAATI JAHROMI (FJHI '25) #internationalstudents for @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/389/...

#Parkinson’s disease diagnoses are rising across #EastAfrica—hinting at a shift in healthcare priorities. BY FRANK BURKYBILE (FJHI '25) #internationalstudents for @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/390/...

#HPV vaccination historically has been framed as a women’s health topic, but a gender-neutral approach to prevention may boost health benefits for both #femalesandmales. BY JASMINE RYU WON KANG (FJHI '25) #internationalstudents for @healthydebate.bsky.social healthydebate.ca/2025/05/topi...

Artisanal #goldminers in #Kenya work to extract the shiny metal even though doing so poses serious #healthrisks. BY FRANK BURKYBILE (FJHI '25) #internationalstudents for @newsdecoder.bsky.social news-decoder.com/from-the-gro...

Monitoring #students’ #socialmedia may be a more effective — and less stressful — way to prevent #schoolviolence. BY JULIA YARKONI (FJHI '25) for @undark.org undark.org/2025/05/15/o...

On the heels of a #Canadiancourt approving a $32.5 billion settlement against Big Tobacco, it’s high time to ban the sale of #cigarettes. BY SANDOR DEMETER (FJHI '23) #internationalstudents for @healthydebate.bsky.social healthydebate.ca/2025/05/topi...

Discover the Power of #Journalism in #PublicHealth Join us for the Dalla Lana Fellowship Online Open House in July 2025! Learn how journalism can be a catalyst for public health change. 👉 Reserve your spot now: www.eventbrite.ca/o/dalla-lana...

More than a million people annually run #marathon races, and most of them have a team of people behind them. BY JULIA YARKONI (FJHI '25) #internationalstudents for The Conversation theconversation.com/marathon-run...

#Israel and ##Iran hold strategic positions in the Middle East. Despite their opposing political beliefs, they share #culturalrituals. BY JULIA YARKONI & MOHAMMAD SAEED GHARAATI JAHROMI (FJHI '25) #internationalstudent for @thinkglobalhealth.org www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/wher...

Most of the population in #Kenya’s capital live in informal settlements, which #EmergencyServices are increasingly struggling to reach. BY FRANK BURKYBILE (FJHI '25) #internationalstudents for @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/389/...

“On paper we have almost half a million #nurses in #Canada ,” says Dr. Kim LeBlanc, president of the Canadian Nurses Association. If that’s so, “where are they?” BY SHEILA GORDON-PAYNE (FJHI '25) #internationalstudents for @thestar.com www.thestar.com/news/insight...

In the age of #Telemedicine , #housecalls remain a vital part of primary care—and are in fact on the rise. BY INDU SUBRAMANIAN (FJHI '25) #internationalstudents for @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/389/...

#Kenyanroses are prized for their beauty. The flower industry employs thousands of people there. But just one #insect can upend all that. BY FRANK BURKYBILE (FJHI '25) #internationalstudents for @newsdecoder.bsky.social news-decoder.com/can-kenya-ke...

As the Canadian government awaits a court ruling on its ban on #singleuseplastics, #Kenya offers a real-life illustration of impact of #plasticpollution far from global headlines. BY FRANK BURKYBILE (FJHI '25) #internationalstudents for @healthydebate.bsky.social healthydebate.ca/2025/06/topi...

US cuts to international aid are coming at the worst possible time in the fight against #malaria, in which #Africa faces its worst challenge in a quarter century. By FRANK BURKYBILE (FJHI '25) #internationalstudents for @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/389/...

A call for mandatory #cancer #warninglabels on #alcohol has raised questions on both sides of the US-Canada border. By JASMINE RYU WON KANG (FJHI '25) #internationalstudent for @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/389/...

A #UCLA #neurologist describes the struggle to reach socially and physically #isolatedpatients months after the #wildfires. By INDU SUBRAMANIAN (FJHI '25) #internationalstudents for @thinkglobalhealth.org www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/sear...

The world’s most consumed #naturalresource after water fuels global construction. But harvesting it strips riverbanks and lakeshores, destroying #ecosystems. By FRANK BURKYBILE (FJHI '25) #internationalstudents for @newsdecoder.bsky.social news-decoder.com/the-mining-o...

Manitoba Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara ordered the province’s health authority, Shared Health, to kill a tongue-in-cheek poster campaign aimed at increasing #breastcancerscreening By SANDOR DEMETER (FJHI '23) for @freepress.bsky.social www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...

As a child, I remember the sadness in my grandmother’s voice as she told us that my eight-year-old cousin had been diagnosed with a “fatal brain disease.” #Measles by INDU SUBRAMANIAN (FJHI '25) #internationalstudents for @healthydebate.bsky.social healthydebate.ca/2025/04/topi...

In 2024, India introduced the National Action Plan for #Prevention and Control of #Snakebite #Envenoming. By CHRISTIANEZ RATNA KIRUBA (FJHI '25) #internationalstudents for @thinkglobalhealth.org www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/anti...

Experts are increasingly coalescing around the view that #COVID has weakened our #immunesystems, leaving us #vulnerable to other infections. By BY NICK TSERGAS (FJHI '25) #internationalstudents for @cdnaffairs.bsky.social www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/04/06/i...

Join us for the Dalla Lana Fellowship Online Open House on April 16, 2025! Explore how #Journalism can drive #PublicHealth transformation. RSVP now at www.eventbrite.ca/e/dalla-lana...

Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre, one of 22 safer supply initiatives that as of March 31 are no longer receiving #federal #funding. BY EMILY GWUN-SHUN LENNON, MPH (FJHI '25) #internationalstudents for @healthydebate.bsky.social #addiction #substance healthydebate.ca/2025/04/topi...

The #USgovernment has unleashed a whirlwind of public #servicecuts—those to international aid are already having life threatening consequences. BY HEATHER RILKOFF (FJHI '25) for @bmj.com #internationalstudents www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Nayib Bukele of #ElSalvador, Javier Milei of #Argentina, and Daniel Noboa of #Ecuador were all invited to #DonaldTrump's #inauguration. BY ANDERSSON BOSCAN (FJHI '25) for @nationalpost.com.web.brid.gy #internationalstudents nationalpost.com/feature/lati...

#Musical #artists all over the world suffer from #depression and other #mentalhealth problems. Can the music industry help them? BY JASMINE RYU WON KANG (FJHI '25) for @newsdecoder.bsky.social #internationalstudents news-decoder.com/when-musicia...

We know that consuming a lot of #sugar is bad. But what can be wrong with sticking to #carrots and #celery? BY JULIA YARKONI (FJHI '25) for @newsdecoder.bsky.social #internationalstudents news-decoder.com/too-much-of-...

‘Are you going to have #dementia ? #Parkinsons community struggles to overcome stigma By INDU SUBRAMANIAN (FJHI '25) for @healthydebate.bsky.social #internationalstudents healthydebate.ca/2025/01/topi...

More and more US hospitals are being bought by private equity firms. Sudden #closures and #layoffs are having a devastating effect on #resident #doctors’ #careers. By PAIGE HUFFMAN (FJHI '25) for @bmj.com #internationalstudents www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Join us for the Dalla Lana Fellowship Online Open House on April 2, 2025! Explore how #Journalism can drive #PublicHealth transformation. RSVP now at www.eventbrite.ca/e/dalla-lana...

“What are you doing?” my wife asked one day, seeing me unusually focused on the computer. “Nothing. #ChatGPT,” I lied. BY ANDERSSON BOSCAN (FJHI '25) for @thestar.com #internationalstudents www.thestar.com/news/insight...

The first patients Ontario’s medical students encounter are actors – #standardized #patients (SPs) trained to imitate the symptoms and signs of illness. BY SUFFIA MALIK (FJHI '25) for @healthydebate.bsky.social #internationalstudents healthydebate.ca/2025/02/topi...

The first patients Ontario’s medical students encounter are actors – #standardized #patients (SPs) trained to imitate the symptoms and signs of illness. BY SUFFIA MALIK (FJHI '25) for @healthydebate.bsky.social #internationalstudents healthydebate.ca/2025/02/topi...

New #nursing student spaces in #Canada reveal deeper #problems . BY SHEILA GORDON-PAYNE (FJHI '25) for Healthing #internationalstudents www.healthing.ca/caregivers/n...

#Death ‘is not a medical process. It shouldn’t be made one’: #Suicidepod stirs #controversy among right-to-die proponents. BY FERRUKH FARUQUI (FJHI '25) for @healthydebate.bsky.social #internationalstudents healthydebate.ca/2025/03/topi...

Proven, cost effective interventions to prevent #snakebites are failing to lower their toll in #India. Why? BY CHRISTIANEZ RATNA KIRUBA (FJHI '25) for @bmj.com #internationalstudents www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Join us for the Dalla Lana Fellowship Online Open House on March 19, 2025! Explore how #Journalism can drive #PublicHealth transformation. RSVP now at www.eventbrite.ca/e/dalla-lana...

#Cholera has been called “the forgotten pandemic” with a massive impact on global health, although it has often been overshadowed by other #infectious #diseases. BY HEATHER RILKOFF (FJHI '25) for @genevahealthfiles.bsky.social #internationalstudents genevahealthfiles.substack.com/p/the-resurg...

Join us for the Dalla Lana Fellowship Online Open House on March 5, 2025! Discover how #Journalism can lead to #PublicHealth transformation. RSVP now at www.eventbrite.ca/e/dalla-lana...

Despite #endometriosis's links to #psychiatric conditions, health systems fail to #train #doctors to spot these connections. By BY MOHAMMAD SAEED GHARAATI JAHROMI (FJHI '25) for @thinkglobalhealth.org #internationalstudents www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/when...