Novo announced earnings today. ~*$50 billion* so far from Ozempic & Wegovy. $44bn in buybacks & dividends since Ozempic launch. Price ~ 100x production cost. Meanwhile, states like North Carolina are choosing between dropping coverage & doubling premiums on working families.

🚨 Report by Claire Provost 🚨 Via its subsidiary in Ireland, Etsy is profiting from businesses in illegal Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories These proceeds MUST go against Irish anti-money laundering legislation Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment Irish Foreign Ministry theijsc.org/publication/et…

#Mpox outbreaks are caused by different strains of viruses called clades. The current outbreak in the Eastern #DRC is caused by a new offshoot of clade 1, called clade 1b, which causes more severe disease than clade 2. Clade 1b has been confirmed in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda.

No one does it quite like Laura Waters Brilliance 🥇

So great to see HSE Drugs.ie presence at Electric Picnic - always a pleasure running into the brilliant Nicki Killeen too! Had lots of conversations with friends about the high strength MDMA warning on the EP app - these initiatives really do work 👏 👏 👏

While we don’t have a full treatment cascade, HPSC presents figures that show 99.9% gay/bi men linked to HIV care are on treatment with 98.7% having an undetectable viral load Basically, if a gay or bi man tells you they’re living with HIV, they cannot pass on HIV 🥳 #GHF24

If you’re failing on justice, you’re failing on health, and if you’re failing on the most marginalised people in your society, you’re failing on every person in your society. There is no success without equity.

Really happy to share that collective advocacy, working closely with community & HSE colleagues, has led to interim guidance on #DoxyPEP in Ireland. mpower.hivireland.ie/doxypep/ We’ve created a community guide to DoxyPEP available at the link above and soon in community spaces. 💟

This is not how you achieve the ‘best medical support’ Experts worldwide, including across Ireland the UK have rejected the Cass report for its evident bias and lack of quality. Sinn Féin needs to quickly engage with LGBTQI+ communities & orgs or risk support north & south

Whole story a glittering insight into how power works

Bavarian Nordic mpox vaccines have estimated price of $50-$75 /dose, limiting no. that can be vaccinated. Similar vaccines are made for $4 /dose. Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance UNICEF must use public funds properly & negotiate lower prices & publish all agreements in full Letter signed by MSF Access Campaign

And history keeps repeating itself sadly as people in resource limited settings remain at the back of the queue always when it comes to access to new medical tools for deadly infectious diseases even now. Developed countries and Big Pharma must stop monopolizing access!

This has got to stop 14.429 people homeless. Imagine all of the thousands of children and young people starting a new school and no home. Disgraceful.

The Economist just published a deeply-researched story about car bloat, and it's very, very damning: "For every life that the heaviest 1% of SUVs and trucks save, there are more than a dozen lives lost in other vehicles." Well worth your time: economist.com/interactive/un…

📣Generic versions of HIV prevention drug lenacapavir could be made for just $40 a year, not the current $40,000 price. I urge Gilead Sciences: be transparent about your costs, and prioritise the communities whose lives can be transformed by this product! #GileadForGood

Why does Danaher Corporation refuse to release the GeneXpert audit they promised to make public? Is it because tests cost less than they claim? Is it because they're just dilly-dallying while 100,000 people die of TB every MONTH? Regardless, it's unacceptable. msfaccess.org/hidden-costs-g…

The report detailed 2,359 allegations of rape and sexual violence. 149 people gave personal testimony. The vast majority of cases were identified from files held by the Church. Files they sat on for decades. Actions do indeed speak louder than words. jrnl.ie/6480412

An independent review commissioned by Australian authorities confirms once again puberty blockers are "safe, effective, and reversible" treatment for gender dysphoria in transgender youth abc.net.au/news/2024-09-0…