Happy to see our commentary out in @plosglobalpublichealth.org !

Measles cases in Ontario, by year: 2013: 15 2014: 22 2015: 20 2016: 7 2017: 7 2018: 8 2019: 14 2020: 0 2021: 0 2022: 1 2023: 7 2024: 64 2025: 804 And it's only April 10. Nearly 5x more than the previous 12 years *combined*. From Public health Ontario: www.publichealthontario.ca/-/media/Docu...

Alberta's expanded use of private surgical facilities isn't an attempt to support a struggling public system, argues academic Andrew Longhurst in Parkland's new report "Operation Profit." It's a deliberate and ideologically-motivated attempt to cannibalize it www.theprogressreport.ca/operation-pr...

So much punching down today. The highest tariffs imposed today were on Lesotho, a tiny mountainous African country whose primary wage industry is making clothes for Levi, Gap, Walmart and other brands. I’ve spent a lot of time in those factories, and let me tell you…

The US cuts off funding to GAVI, which provides a huge proportion of the vaccines needed by low-income countries, and to the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization, which (among many things) works to prevent spillover of dangerous pathogens from animals to humans. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/h...

Serious conflict of interest - obesity head at Novo Nordisk Fdn is a paid advisor to chocolate firm - & he has called into question the widely accepted classification system on ultraprocessed foods. Public health policies should be based on independent science - not $$ www.ft.com/content/4f36...

Time to ACT UP (or pick your alternative), but the status quo of sporadic and small protests isn't going to move the needle. We need a united democratic front--mobilizing far more people--to beat this Administration. www.thenation.com/article/acti...

As @cpsjournal.bsky.social editor I read about 100 peer-reviews per month. A 🧵 on what makes a great review: 1.) Succinct summary of the contribution (puzzle, argument, data, evidence) 2.) State clearly in your first paragraph whether the evidence supports the argument.

Yes! I'm working on a case study of medical oxygen governance during covid & engineers were crucial to navigating the learning curve. Also shows that the pandemic treaty must recognize the breadth of health professionals needed for pandemic PPR, as colleagues & I speak to here: tinyurl.com/5n7prych

Global Health starter pack! Join and suggest others!! go.bsky.app/DgwRPwD

A starting line up of global health folks who work across law, policy and ethics. There are many others to add - please share widely and suggest additions! go.bsky.app/Qj9GcA1