Why do we accept politics that ignores the wellbeing of our future and the future of the next generation? Why do we settle for the short term promises? Why don’t we demand that our politicians show solid commitment to long term goals? Why are our expectations so low?

Several doctors I've talked to have remarked that Biden looks like he has Parkinson's disease. In his latest evaluation released to the public in Feb 2024, Biden's doctor noted the absence of Parkinson's -specific findings.

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Acute undifferentiated fevers are a dilemma and challenge for clinicians in low-resource settings. IN 2018, I with colleagues published an approach based on epidemiology, clinical features & results of simple tests in the BMJ. There were nice infographics too. Still relevant.

📣Call for applications from WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and TDR for implementation research projects on infectious diseases of poverty: who.my.site.com/etdr/s/gs-soli… Deadline: 15 September 2024

Marcel Behr Claudia Denkinger Madhu Pai, MD, PhD I actually went to read the piece and indeed the resemblance is stricking: side-by-side comparisson below: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jc…

Have we learned anything? - thelancet.com/journals/lanin… This is a call to apply the lessons of COVID to the outbreak of avian influenza in dairy herds in US and monkeypox in DRC. Cows were considered resistant to avian flu but it is multiplying in milk glands & milking can spread it

Colleagues and friends pls consider applying and shaping science THRU_ZIM

Identifying advanced #HIV is important, but increasingly difficult due to lack of CD4 capacity in many countries. In 🇲🇼 🇿🇦 🇹🇿 🇹🇭 🇺🇬 🇻🇳 🇿🇲 we evaluated VISTECT point of care CD4 test. Met WHO minimal sensitivity, but not specificity. Triage use? doi.org/10.1093/infdis…

New list of priority diseases of epidemic / pandemic concern. A more systematic approach, as is common in virology labs working on EID diagnostics fi cdn.who.int/media/docs/def…

Love it, especially coming from a virologist. TB - the leading infectious disease cause of death worldwide!

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Women’s safety & basic amenities in the workplace should be non-negotiable. thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/…

WHO call for data for the third edition of the WHO TB mutation catalogue createsend.com/t/d-C9D1306680…

Happy to share the lab's 1st paper from Rhiannon A. E. Logan. Our findings show that UGTs are linked to insecticide resistance, and by using a synergist, we were able to restore susceptibility to pyrethroids & DDT in the An. gambiae complex and An. funestus. rdcu.be/dR5mQ

18 years ago, Busisiwe Beko's TB diagnosis during pregnancy sparked her fight for better treatment options for expectant mothers. Today, she's advocating for fair access to clinical trials to ensure no woman faces the same uncertainty. #PreventTB theguardian.com/global-develop…