Happy news: My new book -- Humanitarianism: A Very Short Introduction -- now has a cover and is available for preorder! The book is a concise history of humanitarianism in an international and global perspective, from the 18th century to the present. More info here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Last night, eight Dems in the Senate broke ranks and acquiesced to Republicans in the shutdown fight.

Last month, El Fasher, in Sudan’s Darfur region, fell to rebel forces. “The world hasn’t caught up to what a big deal El Fasher is,” a humanitarian researcher at Yale said. “We are talking tens upon tens of thousands of potential dead in five days.” https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/ePchw0

Yesterday, hundreds of scientists, physicians, health workers, patients, leaders, and advocates spoke together with one voice, RFK Jr. is not fit to lead HHS and has got to go. Thanks to @apha.org @standupforscience.bsky.social, and others for organizing.

it is darkly humorous that after all these years, the Republican health insurance plan ends up being to end health insurance

This is murder. It is social engineering by oligarchs and politicians doing the will of oligarchs. It is cruel and brutal and results in death as surely as other forms of violence.

I’m very pleased to have written the chapter on health and to be in fantastic company in this volume.

This is murder. It is social engineering by oligarchs and politicians doing the will of oligarchs. It is cruel and brutal and results in death as surely as other forms of violence.

Thread. Strongly recommend reading the whole thread.

I'm delighted to give a pre-launch book talk at Dartmouth on 11/10. Why is eastern Europe necessary for understanding global health and health as a right? Come hear my talk and look for my book in the spring! "For Your Health and Ours" history.dartmouth.edu/events/event...

Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man

And let's name names. #ElonMusk #MarcoRubio #RussellVought and #DonaldTrump (with help from #JohnRoberts). This is premeditated murder--of children. You can spin it anyway you like but you cannot escape this fact.

Cuts to the NIH imperil health today and in the future. As though that’s not enough, there’s also this: “The overall domestic impact of the cuts to NIH funding is currently estimated at $11 billion in economic losses and 49,000 jobs, with $17 billion in future economic losses predicted annually.”

🧵1/5 Article a few weeks old and no less devastating. It is *tragic*, morally repugnant, and simply *dangerous* that DOGE/this admin have fired the experts working on fighting outbreaks. We cannot protect ourselves if we remove the infrastructure and staff working tirelessly to keep us safe. 🎁🔗👇

This story comes out the same day the architect of this monstrous policy gets approval for a near-trillion-dollar payout from his government-subsidized company. Utterly despicable.

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

“Puryear recalls a recent meeting that consisted entirely of her colleagues announcing they'd had to halt their studies related to H5N1 in humans because of the administration's funding cuts.”

By this time next week, the estimated deaths due to the illegal destruction of USAID and the shuttering of its aid efforts will breach 400,000. More than 260,000 will be children. Source: www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...

Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to our analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. (Published February)

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I'm delighted to give a pre-launch book talk at Dartmouth on 11/10. Why is eastern Europe necessary for understanding global health and health as a right? Come hear my talk and look for my book in the spring! "For Your Health and Ours" history.dartmouth.edu/events/event...

I love my town’s voting stickers — designed by local school kids. Make the kids proud and go vote! Even if it’s the most local of elections, even if there’s no real contest. All politics is ultimately local. And the act of participating in democracy matters. Also a way to check your registration.

SNAP is not a luxury, and food banks lack the resources to make up this deficit. SNAP is a literal lifeline for 42 million people who Trump is saying he will literally break the law to see poor people starve while he remodels his bathroom and holds Gatsby-themed parties.

If in DC area on Wed, Nov 5, join us, APHA, and many others for a rally. Where: National Mall, 7th Street, N.W. between Madison and Jefferson (near the Hirshhorn Museum) When: Wednesday, Nov. 5 from 2:30-4 p.m. Why: Rally for critical public health issues and initiatives. More: APHA.org/rally

I love my town’s voting stickers — designed by local school kids. Make the kids proud and go vote! Even if it’s the most local of elections, even if there’s no real contest. All politics is ultimately local. And the act of participating in democracy matters. Also a way to check your registration.

A horrific mass murder is unfolding in Sudan, where no one can see it. The RSF are murdering civilians in El Fasher, having finally defeated the Sudanese army forces holding out in the city. The BBC has managed to speak to some who escaped www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7fC...

I’m delighted to host David Petruccelli at the University of Connecticut on November 6th for a talk about how a 1968 Vienna trial over pornography sparked national and international debates on morality, law, and identity. Join us! events.uconn.edu/human-rights...

"Nathaniel Redmond, director of the Yale school of public health, said on Tuesday that the “horror, scale and velocity of killing” in El Fasher had left pools of blood visible from satellites" Pity the West simply does not have any tools to pressure UAE, which is the RSF's main funder and supplier

WHO condemns the reported killing of more than 460 patients and their companions, as well as the abduction of six health workers, on 28 October from the Saudi Maternity Hospital in El Fasher, Sudan. Read the full press release: bit.ly/3WuVZ9u

“Nathaniel Redmond, director of the Yale school of public health, said on Tuesday that the “horror, scale, and velocity of killing” in El Fasher had left pools of blood visible from satellites.”

There are 2 winners here: Trial lawyers and expert witnesses. They will ride this gravy train and enjoy the billable hours. Public health, parents, kids, trust: all will be harmed 🤦🏻‍♂️

The ceasefire is not the end of the suffering in #Gaza. Thousands of Palestinians still need urgent medical care and evacuation. Watch Abu Abed Moughaisib, MSF physician and Medical Advisor, speak about the critical medical evacuation needs and the ongoing crisis.

Saving Sight is a United24 campaign to raise money for medical equipment to treat eye injuries among both civilians and soldiers in Ukraine. You can make a meaningful difference to many people's lives by donating here. @u24.gov.ua u24.gov.ua/saving-sight...

credible modeling from impactcounter.com shows that trump and musk have killed nearly 600,000 people with their illegal cuts to date. nearly 400,000 of them were children.

Yes. This is exactly what is happening.

I'm getting ads for ivermectin. They say it can "cleanse what doctors miss" and prevent chronic illness and cancer. The image is a woman kissing a large medicine bottle, with a rapturous look on her face. Why is faith in ivermectin as a cure-all so persistent among skeptics of medical expertise?

Went to a prayer service tonight at St. Mary of the Lake, where they have cardboard cutouts throughout the church representing parishioners afraid to come to Mass because of ICE.

I wrote an OpEd back in April about how mass deportations, tariffs, cuts to safety net programs, and mass firings and funding cuts to federal institutions were going to undermine food safety and access in the United States. Nobody would publish it. 😕 I think they thought I was overreacting.

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These reports of ICE horrifically mistreating pregnant women are so upsetting. This is abuse and another result of eugenic principles. I also can't read them as anything but echoes of accounts I've read and listened to of pregnant women in Nazi concentration camps. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

"Trump’s 21st century eugenics — from ending diversity programs in colleges or the workplace to the obsession with finding the pill or shot or whatever that has made some kids 'not normal' — is the unifying force of his dictatorship."

These reports of ICE horrifically mistreating pregnant women are so upsetting. This is abuse and another result of eugenic principles. I also can't read them as anything but echoes of accounts I've read and listened to of pregnant women in Nazi concentration camps. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

More than 420 state bills attacking key public health protections have been introduced in 2025. Around 30 bills in 12 states have already been enacted or adopted. Please call your state's elected officials!

“Medical staff did not give her any food, water, or pain medication for several hours. Much later that evening, after a significant loss of blood, Lucia was transported to an emergency room approximately an hour away, with her arms and legs shackled.” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

All politics is local. Vote out your state reps who peddle in this dangerous anti-science nonsense.

“The tax documents, obtained by NBC News from ICAN, show the increasing prominence and profitability of the anti-vaccine movement in the ongoing fight over vaccine policies and public health.” Follow the profit motive of anti-vax and MAHA leaders and influencers.

An AP investigation found that more than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses this year, part of a campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law. https://to.pbs.org/43dxCkD

“The tax documents, obtained by NBC News from ICAN, show the increasing prominence and profitability of the anti-vaccine movement in the ongoing fight over vaccine policies and public health.” Follow the profit motive of anti-vax and MAHA leaders and influencers.

Sad and deeply frustrating that this is needed, but it is NEEDED! Science-informed voices must step up! NEJM and public health group are launching rival to CDC’s MMWR publication www.statnews.com/2025/10/21/c... via @statnews.com

CDC researchers are being forced to skip a pivotal conference on infectious disease this week due to the government shutdown, missing out on high-level discussions not long after surges in measles and whooping cough hit the U.S. www.statnews.com/2025/10/20/g...