"healthy", then heart attack Why? Cool new study sheds light: *9500 asymptomatic folks *Test each with coronary CT angiogram (L) *follow over time (R) 46% - atleast some heart artery blockages 5% - obstructive & extensive blockages! Lots heart disease under radar

In the face of potential bans on affirmative action, our ⚡️new publication⚡️in JAMA Health Forum shows why race-conscious med school admissions are essential to diversifying the physician workforce. A thread🧵 1/ jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-…

Join us this coming Monday for the MGH #GlobalHealth Expo! We'll be on the MGH campus in the Thier 101 conference room Monday, May 1st 10am to 2pm. Please see the attached program for a comprehensive list of the organizations and folks represented.

Wonderful weekend seeing old friends from Brigham and Women's Medicine Residents and honoring Joel Katz—truly the Michael Jordan of program directors! Sachin H. Jain, MD, MBA Beth Riviello Robert Riviello

Elated and full of pride for the Nick Simons Institute winning the #WHO Sasakawa #Health Prize 2023! A 17 year journey to improve #healthcare in the most #rural and #remote areas of #Nepal…well deserved! Dr.Archana Amatya kashim Lotbo nsi.edu.np

Congratulations to everyone Nick Simons Institute!

Wow! What an honor to be showcased by Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus! Dherai dherai badhai to #Nepal and Nick Simons Institute Nepali Times Rita Thapa MOFA of Nepal 🇳🇵 BBC News Nepali Mass General Center for Global Health Nepal@HSPH Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Global mental health expert Vikram Patel will be the next chair of the HMS Department of Global Health and Social Medicine hvrd.me/w0TA50OCkrQ

The way how vaccines and drugs are supplied in Mountainous regions of Nepal! We need structural and/or innovative approaches to address this perennial problem. Ministry of Health & Population, Nepal World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Organization South-East Asia

Have you ever been frustrated with #globalhealth training programs that report only the number of trainees as an outcomes? We actually followed up our skilled birth attendant trainees at their sites of work at health posts and hospitals throughout #Nepal journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

Finally, the impact of FEP program has published in PLOSOne. This paper was severely delayed by COVID! FEP was one of the most unique & impactful programs to promote Nepal's rural healthcare! Nick Simons Institute Ministry of Health & Population, Nepal Ruma Rajbhandari Mingmar G Sherpa Rita Thapa journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

“The current preoccupation with primary healthcare condemns millions of people to disease, pain, and death. This acceptance of failure is intolerable.” thelancet.com/journals/lance…

Photo of the day: Rowing Mom Wins Nobel row2k.com/potd/10-3-2023…

Amazing! 👏

We live in a highly patriarchal society. I hv done around 200 kidney transplants. My findings in my series: 1. Around 80-90 % of Kidney Transplant Recipients are men. When a woman develops ESRD( Kidney Failure), it is very hard to find a Kidney donor, among the relatives. 2. In

A perfect match!!! We are thrilled to welcome our new GI fellows and honored these amazing physicians have chosen to train in our program. 🎉

A milestone !! transplant day:12th jan24. First successful independent living donor liver transplant in Nepal by Nepalese team. Donor-day 10 and Recipient being discharged today. Congratulations TUTH liver transplant team. Proud and Privileged to lead this team. IHPBA ILTS

I am so pleased to announce that Africa CDC has spearheaded a major move by African leaders to secure Africa’s health future by creating a 50 billion dollar medical market #pooledprocurement #africa

Wonderful start to the 12th Rural Healthcare Workers Conference. Attendees were 90 mid-level healthcare workers from all over Nepal. The Nick Simons award went to Kanchan Shrestha, a midwife from Nuwakot. True heroes propping up Nepal’s health system!