On a bonus episode of Public Health On Call, virologist @AndrewPekosz and veterinarian @MeghanDavisDVM give an update on #H5N1 , including its presence in milk, infections in humans, and the public health response so far.

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We had already run out of words to describe how catastrophic the situation is in Rafah.

But the announced incursion will take it to indescribable new levels.

All States — including the U.S. — must act now to prevent further military escalation into Rafah and protect children.

There is nowhere safe in #Gaza , and there is nowhere people can access the basics needed to survive. Forcibly displacing people from #Rafah will likely seal the fate of many children. We call on all States to act now to protect civilians and prevent atrocity crimes in Rafah.

We join our peer organizations in urging President Biden to prevent an escalated military incursion into #Rafah to avoid further catastrophic loss of civilian lives.

The administration must urgently work toward a sustained ceasefire, dramatically increase humanitarian access, and hold…

Time has run out to protect children in #Rafah .

The looming ground assault forcing hundreds of thousands to flee and impeding aid efforts in Gaza’s ‘last refuge’.

The UK government must do everything in its power to stop the ground assault happening, thousands of young lives…

UN experts are 'horrified' at the mass graves unearthed in the Gaza Strip -- 390+ bodies at Nasser & Al Shifa hospitals, including of women and children, 'many reportedly showing signs of torture & summary executions' and potentially 'people buried alive.” ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

New: The syphilis rate among Indigenous people in the Great Plains is higher than at any point in 80 years of records. More than 3% of Native American babies born in South Dakota last year had the preventable and curable — but potentially fatal — disease. propub.li/4bn7q8y

I hope the academic, clinical and breastfeeding communities will find this systematic review useful Daphna Yasova Barbeau, MD BAPM The Incubator Podcast Charles C Roehr LLLI #LaLecheLeagueInternational La Leche League GB Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) ABM Neonatal Nurses Association (NNA) The Breastfeeding Network UK LCGB Michael Narvey 🇨🇦 ILCAWorldwide NPEU-Oxford

APHIS has not updated case counts since Thursday. Without data on testing, it's impossible to say if stagnant count is because we're not finding or we're not looking. Frustrating lack of transparency and urgency.

2/n: Thanks also to Guardian US's 𝕯𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖓𝖆 𝕹𝖔𝖔𝖗 for her excellent reporting on this. As Kert Davies told her, politicians are 'doing the [oil] industry’s work for them.'
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Wild new 'confidential' documents from BP.

It was warned in 2016 that gas-driven climate change could flood all the world's coastal cities and cause 'unprecedented famine.'

Yet BP chose to market gas as a climate solution.

desmog.com/2024/05/03/bp-… @desmog

What makes a world‐class #nursing school and why does this matter? Access here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… Hopkins Nursing UOW School of Nursing UOW ً. Caleb Ferguson Yenna Salamonson Johns Hopkins WHOCC for Nursing & Midwifery Journal of Advanced Nursing #NursesWeek2024

'Suncorp admitted their pond had been leaking...for years, directly into the water table...chemicals in these tailings ponds...are class 1 carcinogens.' Dr John O'Connor on elevated cancer rates in communities near oil sands, in the film, Killer Water👇🏽

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Early Care and Education Centers play a pivotal role in ensuring babies continue to be fed human milk when they're away from their parents.

Check out the 10 Steps to Breastfeeding Friendly Child Care to learn how facilities can support breastfeeding: unc.live/3VAEhCc

Join us next week!!

Speakers and facilitators include Attorney General Keith Ellison Aaron Kesselheim Regina LaBelle Adam Koon Laurie Allen Rob Sanderson @[email protected] Ben Lee Kevin Hawkins Liz Chiarello Jason Chernesky, PhD Dr. Cecília Tomori Caleb Alexander, Anne Seymour, David Courtwright, Antoine Lentacker

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Nurses are the backbone of American health care.

They deserve our gratitude and respect.

Thank you to the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing for the discussion on the essential role that nurses play in our communities.

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