Great Info-graphic from #EndNTDs. Learn more about our great work at NGDI UBC by checking out our updated website at: ngdiubc.med.ubc.ca @cagh-acsm.bsky.social @isntd.org @who.int @dndi.org

Wonderful Info-graphic about Neglected Tropical Diseases from WHO Time to Save Lives: Learn about NGDI UBC at: ngdiubc.med.ubc.ca @who.int @isntd.org @healthcare-global.bsky.social @globalhealthnow.bsky.social @ubcmedicine.bsky.social @msf.ca @medicinespatentpool.org

Our annual list of technologies to watch is a chance to celebrate progress and stimulate research into both opportunities and risks go.nature.com/463yRnw

📅 Jan 30 | 12 PM ET #Measles is rising with 2,400 US cases since Jan 2025, threatening elimination status @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social leads a panel w/ Lori Handy, @childrensphila.bsky.social & Liam Hicks, #AZDHS on what’s driving the outbreak & how to respond. Register brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

One year later, MSF is witnessing the human cost of decisions that have upended aid programmes worldwide where #FundingCuts are restricting access to basic healthcare, vaccines, nutrition, epidemic control tools, and support for marginalised populations. www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/how-u...

Keeping children safe from climate-driven diarrhoeal disease means acting on many fronts: #water 💧, #health ⚕️, #agriculture 🌾, #UrbanPlanning 🏢, and social support. SPRINGS maps adaptation #interventions & how they reduce risks. 📊 Full document: bit.ly/3NCMZhg

A Review in Nature Reviews Microbiology discusses the role of the #microbiome in cancer development and progression and in treatment response, its potential as a therapeutic target and predictive biomarker, and outlines major knowledge gaps in the field. go.nature.com/4pOJi5w#microbiome#medsky 🧪

Measuring Progress in Healthy Public Policy: Indicators and Tools for Practice, www.publichealthontario.ca/-/media/Docu...

#Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness, affecting around 1.9M people globally. As we continue the #NTDTriviaChallenge toward #WorldNTDDay2026, today’s question asks what strategies have proven effective. Drop your answer in the comments 👇 #EndTheNeglect

Our January issue is now online: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... Our journal is #OpenAccess, so you are free to explore all of our content. But these hashtags offer a flavour: #influenza #H5N1 #AMR #Bordetella #pertussis #Yaws #Treponema #MDA #Hpylori #SARS-CoV-2 #IDSky #ClinMicro #OA

One year after the #foreignaid freeze, we are still fighting. And we are not alone. In a series, we talked to 7️⃣ people about what was lost, what has changed, why there is still a reason to hope...and to fight. Meet these incredible fighters and read their stories. pedaids.org/2026/01/19/s...

Today we launched our 2025 Climate Action Progress Report, evaluating the #BCgov. The result? 8 failing grades, and 2 grades of minor progress. The worst outcome in 4 years. FULL REPORT: bcclimateemergency.ca/progress-rep... @cape-bc.bsky.social @myseatosky.bsky.social @ubcic.bsky.social

Let's Celebrate World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day on January 30th 2026: www.who.int/campaigns/wo... @who.int @isntd.org @healthcare-global.bsky.social @globalhealthnow.bsky.social @plosglobalpublichealth.org @ubcmedicine.bsky.social

Let's Celebrate World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day on January 30th 2026: www.who.int/campaigns/wo... @who.int @isntd.org @healthcare-global.bsky.social @globalhealthnow.bsky.social @plosglobalpublichealth.org @ubcmedicine.bsky.social

As we countdown to #WorldNTDDay, we are building momentum with the #NTDTriviaChallenge—a daily knowledge series designed to inform, engage, and spark action 🌟 From 16-28 Jan, we'll be sharing one trivia question each day, unpacking the realities of #NTDs to encourage informed dialogue.

No evidence taking #paracetamol in pregnancy raises risk of autism, ADHD, developmental issues Ian Douglas says review "well-conducted" as excludes studies which don't take into account key differences between mothers who use or don't use paracetamol during #pregnancy www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🌍 #WorldAIDSDay Webinar — On‑Demand 400+ joined the ISAC/ISID session on innovations in #HIV prevention & cure Prof. Sharon Lewin: Advances in #HIV cure research. Prof. David Lewis: Next generation prevention tools ▶️ Watch: youtu.be/WOgnpffEyRY #HIV #AIDs @isid.org @iasociety.bsky.social

Nature research paper: Enriching African genome representation through the AGenDA project go.nature.com/4bzVPpY

Why do some people become severely ill from infections that leave others unscathed? 🧪 go.nature.com/4sAcsrI

This year’s flu season really is bad—and well within the bounds of just how awful the seasonal flu can be, @katherinejwu.com reports.

I see patients with TB every week. I can access modern diagnostics and treatments. Reading this book reminded me that is not the case in much of the world. TB kills 1.25 million per year. A disease of injustice. Everything Is Tuberculosis: John Green www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

🧠 The key lesson for policymakers: vaccine hesitancy isn’t one single phenomenon. Transparent, long-term, evidence-based communication works — especially when tailored to communities. 💉 @thelancet.com, released a new study tracking 1.1 million people in England. ✍️ @fargonaut.bsky.social 📖⬇️ & 🔁🙏

Cancer cells use mitochondria stolen from immune cells to spread and escape detection go.nature.com/4pDlod9

Expansion of the range of the lone star tick, a vector for southern tick-associated rash illness, has led to overlap with the range of the Lyme disease vector 𝘐𝘹𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴, which may cause diagnostic uncertainty. Learn more: nej.md/4sLflGo #MedSky #IDSky

A paper in Nature Microbiology presents Antimicrobial Single-Cell Testing, a large-scale live-cell imaging approach that quantifies bacterial killing in real time at single-cell resolution, which can predict treatment outcomes. go.nature.com/3Nwnez8 #microsky 🧪

Wonderful Info-graphic about Neglected Tropical Diseases from WHO Time to Save Lives: Learn about NGDI UBC at: ngdiubc.med.ubc.ca @who.int @isntd.org @healthcare-global.bsky.social @globalhealthnow.bsky.social @ubcmedicine.bsky.social @msf.ca @medicinespatentpool.org

Latest from the Nature Podcast 🔊 AI can turbocharge scientists' careers — but limit their scope go.nature.com/3NlLioq

Nature research paper: The ubiquitin ligase KLHL6 drives resistance to CD8+ T cell dysfunction go.nature.com/3NxrNJz

Update Announcement @prostatecanceruk.bsky.social @news.ubc.ca @ubcmedicine.bsky.social @ualberta.bsky.social

Honored to be recognized by the Saskatoon Prostate Cancer Support for our support of their important work: www.pcssaskatoon.ca

🎥 New MedsPaL Video Series! Continuing our mission to help users navigate the enhanced #MedsPaL platform! 🌍💊 🔍 You’ll learn how to explore #licence data efficiently and unlock valuable insights for your work! 🔗 Explore more at: www.medspal.org

Malaria vaccine R21/Matrix-M excels against intradermal sporozoites, but falters with venous route, demanding re-evaluation of efficacy metrics. by Kapulu MC, Orenge F (...) Bejon P et 35 al. in Nat Med #MedSky 👉 get more here 📖 read the article:

#Medsky🧪 @nature.com Analyses of hundreds of thousands of papers in the natural sciences reveal a paradox: scientists who use AI tools produce more research but on a more confined set of topics. www.nature.com/articles/d41... www.nature.com/articles/d41...

🐮🔎 What makes #FootandMouthDisease so contagious? Learn how the virus spreads and why swift action is essential to stop outbreaks. http://bit.ly/44fqwMQ

"Because of a decision made decades before by frightened parents, these babies may grow up to suffer the misery of cancer — and, always, the risk of passing the curse of illness to future generations." www.statnews.com/2026/01/15/h...

"The sweeping study... found that using AI in education can 'undermine children's foundational development' and that 'the damages it has already caused are daunting.'" They include limiting kids' cognitive, social, and emotional developmen, and increasing inequity. www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...