Where the money is directed shows the political priorities - as many statements / interviews showcase, political priority is about consolidating power & access to resources and NOT about liberating or supporting people. In fact, Geneva convention has been openly violated repeatedly with impunity.

What happened after the weird Sept 2025 White House press conference on autism? 📉 Tylenol use in the ED dropped >10% among pregnant patients 📈 leucovorin rx jumped 93% among kids 5-17 immediately afterwards new @thelancet.com today with @jeremyfaust.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Stand Up For Science announces Dr. Eric Maskin, Professor of Economics and Mathematics at Harvard University, Nobel Laureate as a speaker at the Boston, MA National Day of Action rally on Saturday, March 7th! Visit standupforscience.net/march7 to find a rally near you! #March7Boston #science

I sincerely hope, at a time rules of engagement in war are not being respected, #SriLanka won’t get dragged into this rapidly expanding conflict. As President has stated - Sri Lanka is not only neutral but also humanitarian. I appreciate that, now more than ever. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/w...

When life gives you RFK Jr., PROTEST! Join us for our National Day of Action NATIONWIDE on SATURDAY, MARCH 7TH by joining your local rally, hosting a rally, or hosting a pop-up protest! Visit standupforscience.net/march7 to do all of the above and learn more! #standupforscience #March7 #science

As fractures deepen, I thought of resharing this piece on combating 'othering'. I hope we can advocate for the voiceless/the oppressed - esp. children&civilians impacted by armed conflicts. "As Fractures in Global Health Deepen, Combating 'Othering' is a Must." mjgh.library.mcgill.ca/article/view...

The United States attacked Iran after learning that ally Israel was going to strike and fearing Tehran would retaliate against US forces, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday. "We were not going to sit there and absorb a blow," he said. u.afp.com/SuYu

Fear, sadness, confusion, anger, anxiety - whatever your children are feeling now about what’s happening in the world, you can navigate it together. Here are some tips to approach challenging conversations with them. Read more: https://unicef.link/43JL0gU

Story time: The CDC (Kennedy) gave $1.6m to fund an unethical Hep B trial in Guinea-Bissau. WHO/scientists denounced it. Enter @standupforscience.bsky.social. They briefed congress on this study. It is now cancelled. Science activism is essential right now. 🧪 www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Drop in overseas workers is ‘car crash’ for UK hospitals and care homes, say experts

It’s not just Medicaid funding they’re withholding to MN. It’s food assistance, child care assistance, social services, job training, safety testing, public health, disaster relief. SNAP. Free lunch for kids in school. They hate us for loving our neighbors, and are collectively punishing us for it.

The pink water bottle - The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

BREAKING Sri Lanka's ex-intelligence chief, Major General Suresh Sallay, arrested Wednesday in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 279 people, police said. "He was arrested for conspiracy and aiding and abetting the Easter Sunday attacks," an investigating officer told AFP

I’m tired of war mongering, lack of accountability for killing civilians, and spectacular failure of leadership. I don’t think I have seen enough life to have the answers. But we all have to try to course correct, as a global community, I think/hope.

WHO Pandemic Agreement is only the beginning: strengthening implementation to protect global health. Here is a mind-map of the pathways forward for the Pandemic Agreement outlined (Box 2). Full article: www.bmj.com/content/392/... @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social @jocalynclark.bsky.social @bmj.com

Usually don’t promote travel docs on #SriLanka because they are increasingly extractive/exploitative. This series by BBC is nice. Provides context - and speaks to the community. Part 1: youtu.be/cZ-ehhNPfps?... Part 2: youtu.be/ltE_QGGPJPM?...

Thailand moves to cut sugar in popular drinks amid health drive

FINALLY, finally, the University of Southern Denmark says it will investigate the proposed RFK Jr-funded trial that its researchers want to conduct in Guinea Bissau—a deeply unethical trial that lacks equipoise and puts babies at risk Took them forever to get there

@shashikalb.bsky.social Congratulations on the continuidad of this amazing #GlobalHealthLearning initiative with @madhupai.bsky.social @mcgillghp.bsky.social

Join us for Reimagining Global Health Course this summer - June 8-12. It is fully online - you can join from anywhere in the world. Here is our global faculty snapshot 📸. Join us! Learn more: bit.ly/RGH2026 @madhupai.bsky.social @mcgillghp.bsky.social #globalhealth

Read our analysis of the political economy of the pandemic agreement implementation with relevance to ongoing PABS negotiations @who.int and our ways forward in addressing pandemics. @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social @jocalynclark.bsky.social @madhupai.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/392/...

Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died on Tuesday at 84, entered the national spotlight during the civil rights movement and ran for president twice. He also courted controversy while in the public eye. These are seven key moments in his life.

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus made a farewell broadcast to the nation before handing over to an elected government. The 85-year-old Nobel peace prize winner has been Bangladesh’s ‘chief adviser’ since a 2024 popular uprising. u.afp.com/S6Gy

What a game from #SriLanka against Australia! It’s been a while since I went back and watched a game! Reminds me of the joyful brand of cricket we play. #T20WorldCup www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/...

"We are the hollow men We are the stuffed men Leaning together Headpiece filled with straw. Alas! Our dried voices, when We whisper together Are quiet and meaningless As wind in dry grass Or rats’ feet over broken glass In our dry cellar" The Hollow Men (1925), T.S. Eliot

At this point I’m inclined to get a pigeon predator to deter pigeons from my balcony. I also welcome other not so extreme ideas.

An important read on the racist and misogynist PR machinery of the White House - its historical parallels and current impact. Important to avoid becoming numb or normalizing these framings. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Pakistan needs to stop imploding in these India vs Pakistan games man. Need more competitive games.

Also applies to Saturday :) and Valentine’s Day.

Wow. What an upset!! Need to catch the highlights. www.france24.com/en/live-news...

Friday. Here is one of my faves off of J.Cole's excellent new album 'Fall Off'! Chill flow, story telling and Erykah Badu makes this a gem of a track! Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a_a...

BREAKING: Four states led by Democrats sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, aiming to halt deep cuts in federal public health funds that had already been allocated. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/h...

TIME 100 Health has RFK Jr. - do we need to rexamine the definition of leader TIME? Neutral language/approaches often masks the intentional damage. A very poor choice to lift up/platforms those we shouldn’t. RFK Jr. is destroying public health. Reshaping is not the synonym. time.com/collections/...

T20 workd cup flew under my radar! India vs Pakistan is obv gonna be electric. Hopefully Sri Lanka does well. mashable.com/article/icc-...

Holy shit—a terrible waste of $$ Bhattacharya is so kooky “If lots of people believe it & it’s moving public health, we as NIH have an obligation, again, to treat it seriously,” Bhattacharya said at a MAHA event Great reporting by @rachanadpradhan.bsky.social kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

No science, just vibes.

Bernie Sanders delivers a scathing take down of billionaire class - the biggest factors in shifting status quo towards inequity. Billionaires deeply influence political and structural determinants of health - and in the examples provided by Bernie their influence is negative.

#badbunny #halftimeshow #benitobowl

Breaking News: Thailand embraced nationalism and the monarchy for the first time in years, rejecting a recent progressive movement in elections on Sunday.

J. Cole and Bad Bunny dominating the charts. Critique of the inequitable status quo and introspection can make it in the charts. Both album covers incidentally have chairs in the cover (for trivia fans).

Who else suffers from the condition of losing and looking for your glasses? I somehow had to look for my glasses three times this morn.

Democratizing Knowledge Through Global Health Podcasts Podcasts are a great way to learn, share, exchange, and democratize global health knowledge Here is my new list of podcasts worth checking out! communities.springernature.com/posts/democr...

J. Cole's 'The Fall Off' is out! Brilliant album - looking into the fault lines of the system, than playing into media frenzies/beefs/attacks etc. There is a song "What if?" asking what if actually Tupac and Biggie talked and settled it - will all those deaths happen? Beautiful production&curation.

Excellent, well researched short article by a student journalist Héloïse Durning at McGill @mcgillghp.bsky.social on the measles resurgence and pathways forward. It is in French but also can be read in English. #globalhealth #vaccines www.delitfrancais.com/2026/02/04/l...

I spoke to Interprofessional Global Health Course students tonight. I asked "What gives you hope in global health?" Their answers didn't disappoint! Finding hope in community and solidarity is joyous! Shout out to the organizing student team Wan-Li Sun, Greta Zogaj, Adetomiwa Adedire, and others.

“One of the most troubling dynamics of the past twelve months is seeing anti-immigrant propaganda become policy in the second Trump administration. […] These pipelines between participatory propaganda and policy are growing increasingly robust and hard to ignore.”

US committee is reconsidering all vaccine recommendations

I am hyped by Springsteen’s new. Song supporting protestors in the US. And of course incomparable J.Cole mixtape. NYT agrees. So. Some weekend listens for you all. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/a...

How did British Muslims become ‘the problem’? – podcast

Thank you to you also Madhu! Together we can shift the tide!