Happy New Year open.substack.com/pub/itaibavl...

I’ve started a Substack dedicated to PUBLIC HEALTH ERRORS. Subscribe, it’s free :) itaibavli.substack.com

Stunning view of the University of British Columbia. 📍Grouse Mountain

I’ve started a Substack dedicated to PUBLIC HEALTH ERRORS. Subscribe, it’s free :) itaibavli.substack.com

An updated version of my piece on how a “safe and effective” radiation treatment put millions at risk of cancer, the action taken by the NCI in the US to warn the public, and Canada’s failure to follow suit.

New in When Public Health Goes Wrong: A generation of Canadian children was given radiation treatment — and never warned of the cancer risks open.substack.com/pub/itaibavl...

Merry Christmas 🎁 🎅🎄

Delaying treatment and denying the link between HIV and AIDS in South Africa was one of the clearest examples of a PUBLIC HEALTH ERROR OF OMISSION. Civil society action demonstrated the power of the public when public health goes wrong. My latest

Happy 8th night of Hanukkah. May these lights bring peace. And happy Yalda to all my dear Persian friends

New in When Public Health Goes Wrong: AIDS and the cost of inaction — how civil society in South Africa helped correct one of the worst public health errors of our time open.substack.com/pub/itaibavl...

New in When Public Health Goes Wrong: AIDS and the cost of inaction — how civil society in South Africa helped correct one of the worst public health errors of our time open.substack.com/pub/itaibavl...

Happy Hanukkah 🕎 🕊️

Weekend read. Shabbat Shalom 🕊️

New post on When Public Health Goes Wrong: How we got peanut allergy guidelines wrong and why correcting mistakes is key for public health open.substack.com/pub/itaibavl...

New post on When Public Health Goes Wrong: How we got peanut allergy guidelines wrong and why correcting mistakes is key for public health open.substack.com/pub/itaibavl...

שבת שלום 🕊️

Portland’s drug and homelessness crisis is worse than I imagined. Heartbreaking

Not every day you get to meet the President of The Hastings Center for Bioethics. So great connecting with Vardit Ravitsky

My favourite conference moment so far 🦙 #ASBH2025

In 📍Portland for #ASBH2025 — happy to connect while I’m here

My Latest in JLME

New open access on FirstView: "Framing, Narratives, and the Overdose Crisis" is @itaibavli.bsky.social 's insightful commentary on a recent article by Daniel Eisenkraft Klein, Quinn Grundy, Ben Hawkins and Robert Schwartz @uoftdlsph.bsky.social (also open access). www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Our work starts today 🕊

My new commentary responding to Daniel Eisenkraft Klein et al. in the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Saying sorry for Covid mistakes is important. But accountability comes first. My new reflection: “Accountability Before Saying Sorry.” open.substack.com/pub/itaibavl...

Please take a few minutes to read this important perspective from a surgeon in Gaza: On Bearing Witness by Dr. Samer Attar www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

"When the FDA opened the door to opioids.” My latest article — now up on When Public Health Goes Wrong. 👉 Check it out on my Substack: itaibavli.substack.com

A new study suggests that feeling lower in social rank due to socioeconomic factors like income or education can heighten the body’s cardiovascular stress responses....point to a potential biological pathway connecting social inequality to heart health. www.psypost.org/your-social-...

The public health error behind the opioid epidemic. My latest in When Public Health Goes Wrong open.substack.com/pub/itaibavl...

Shanah Tova. Wishing a year of happiness and kindness for all. A year of peace 🕊️

Shabbat Shalom 🕊️

Five years after their 2020 article, Vyas, Eisenstein, and Jones reflect in @nejm.org on the progress, tensions, and future of race correction in medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

New reflection on When Public Health Goes Wrong: why we all need a break in nature open.substack.com/pub/itaibavl...

New reflection on When Public Health Goes Wrong: why we all need a break in nature open.substack.com/pub/itaibavl...

I have a list of things we can do to change this tempo of tragedy The proposals are based on real data They have had signals of efficacy It may feel hopeless today but: I refuse to give up. Because - Our babies & our communities deserve better than a rolling litany of horrors.

Sunset at Spanish Banks, Vancouver 🇨🇦

Public health errors can affect entire populations, yet they’ve received surprisingly little attention. In this post, I explain what counts as a public health error, why it matters, and what we can learn from past mistakes. Public health errors 101: the basics open.substack.com/pub/itaibavl...

New on When Public Health Goes Wrong: Public health errors 101: an introduction

Public health errors can affect entire populations, yet they’ve received surprisingly little attention. In this post, I explain what counts as a public health error, why it matters, and what we can learn from past mistakes. Public health errors 101: the basics open.substack.com/pub/itaibavl...

Brilliant new paper by Dr. Jad Brake on how autistic adults perceive and define friendship. Highly recommended for anyone interested in autism, social relationships, and ethics of care onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Persistence in error — why harmful practices continue despite evidence of harm. A reflection on Sandro Galea’s It Bears Conversation open.substack.com/pub/itaibavl...

I wrote a short piece introducing a topic the academic community mostly ignored open.substack.com/pub/itaibavl...

Paris reminds me of Romain Gary in 'The Kites' (may not be the exact wording): to taste your cooking is erotic, but to see your prices is pornographic

REALLY interesting work here for public health policy scholars

New on When Public Health Goes Wrong: Why nobody studies public health errors open.substack.com/pub/itaibavl...

New on When Public Health Goes Wrong: vaping in the UK — a chance to reflect on public health errors. open.substack.com/pub/itaibavl...

New on When Public Health Goes Wrong: vaping in the UK — a chance to reflect on public health errors. open.substack.com/pub/itaibavl...

I’ll be posting about the historical, social, and ethical aspects of public health errors. Subscribe--it’s free :) itaibavli.substack.com/subscribe?pa...

I’ll be posting about the historical, social, and ethical aspects of public health errors. Subscribe--it’s free :) itaibavli.substack.com/subscribe?pa...