MPOX: Remember MPOX virus is in same family -orthopoxviruses- as smallpox; DNA virus; endemic in West & Central Africa but large global outbreak 2022-23 (not gone); now Democratic Republic of Congo declaring outbreak -rodent exposure & sexually transmitted
reuters.com/world/africa/c…

YOUTH: Apartheid, yesterday's oppressed becoming today's oppressors, stop the killings, disobey unjust laws, the promise of a country's #youth , clear-eyed, leading us to justice

InterAction & 50 Member CEOs urge President Biden to take decisive & actionable steps to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in #Gaza .

It includes specific steps that can save civilian lives & alleviate the suffering of Palestinians on the brink of famine ⬇️
interaction.org/statement/inte…

INACTIVATED VIRAL FRAGMENTS: Pasteurization kills organisms, that is why it was invented. Fragments of bird flu virus in pasteurized milk will not lead to viral transmission because these fragments are dead, inactivated, not infectious

REACTION: 281.6 million people across 59 countries are now experiencing acute hunger – 24 million additional people over last year. Conflict is the primary driver of hunger. #GRFC24

Read our reaction oxf.am/4b8Dw7R

HIV: Need to support early-stage investigators to enter this important field. Topic very close to my heart. One way is to make it easier for young investigators to get grants (e.g. increase payline at NIH)
niaid.nih.gov/news-events/hi…

Heartbreaking to see the children of Palestine suffer so greatly and their families -UNICEF, other human rights organizations, and many countries beg for peace for them
unicef.org/press-releases…

I'm a goddamn miracle of modern science

McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
imdb.com/title/tt007348…

Access to food and other life-saving assistance is a human right.

Humanitarians must be permitted to safely deliver critical aid to all those in need —wherever they are.

via World Food Programme

HOMELESSNESS: Congress priorities for spending going towards wars but record numbers in the U.S. are now homeless following economic downturns from pandemic (& now may be fined!); very keenly felt in San Francisco, creative people working on solutions
usnews.com/news/politics/…

“How could I get angry at those lazy people?” said Tom, realizing they didn’t actually do anything.

Avian flu: This week on #MashupMD , Monica Gandhi MD, MPH shared insights on the virus as well as US #measles cases, long-acting #HIV medications, and more:
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mashupmd.com/expert-collect…

PERTUSSIS: 'Whooping cough' caused by Bordetella pertussis, a gram negative bacterial pathogen (treated with macrolides like azithromycin). Can make neonates very ill (treat). Recommend boosting every 10 years (with tetanus in form of TdaP vaccine)
nbcnews.com/health/health-…

The latest BAIS V survey in Botswana published in our April issue reveals milestone achievement of UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets in the country, both overall in adults and among women. #HIV
Read here:
thelancet.com/journals/lanhi…

UNAIDS has spearheaded a coordinated, multisectoral HIV response for nearly 30 years. To sustain progress in ending AIDS, we call on global financial leaders attending World Bank IMF meetings to invest, fight inequalities, and save lives.
#InvestInHealth #InvestInUNAIDS

After a year of conflict, Sudan faces one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, particularly devastating for children.

14 million children urgently need aid, with hundreds of thousands facing severe malnutrition.

See what UNICEF is doing to help. unicef.org/emergencies/em…

Gaza: 'Humanitarian agencies, led by UNRWA which is the backbone of our operations, must be able to move food and other supplies safely and via all possible routes and crossings, into and throughout every part of Gaza' - UN chief António Guterres