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human, pediatrician, UW professor. global child health, malnutrition, infectious diseases, emergency medicine, climate change. logical liberalism, bad puns. rage, rage against the dying of the light. www.seattlechildrens.org/medical-staff/indi-trehan

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Health Policy Watch - Global health news reporting@healthpolicywatch.bsky.social · 3d ago

A child is raped every 30 minutes in eastern DRC, accounting for up to 45% of survivors says @unicef.org. How many generations will pay the price? 📰➡️ healthpolicy-watch.news/sexual-viole... ✍️ @stefananderson.bsky.social @unfpa.org @hrw.org @msf.org @unocha.org @wfp.org @un-spexperts.bsky.social

Sexual Violence Surges In Eastern DRC As Conflict And Ebola Overwhelm Health System - Health Policy Watch

Panzi Hospital, a facility in South Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded an 85% increase in newly reported survivors of sexual violence in the first six months of 2026

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Zeke Hausfather@zekehausfather.com · 3d ago

I'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850.

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Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran.com · last wk.

Record outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite 20M eggs recalled due to salmonella Worst air quality in world from wildfire smoke UN says world risks HIV resurgence due to funding cuts Most measles cases in 35 years They’re going after Fauci to distract you from current public health failures

Prof. Sam Kariuki, BVM, MSc, PhD, DSc (Hons, LSTM)@eadirectordndi.bsky.social · last wk.

Good news! @WHO recommends new treatment guidelines for #leishmaniasis. East Africa: new combo treatment is 90%+ effective, cuts injections 34→14, hospitalization 60-90→14 days. South Asia: safer PKDL options, less toxic. Read more bit.ly/4x9OYv3 #BeatNTDs @dndi.org

WHO recommends new, better and safer treatment regimens for leishmaniasis

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued major updates to its leishmaniasis treatment guidelines, introducing a new regimen for visceral leishmaniasis (VL/kala-azar) in eastern Africa and severa...

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Alexandra Phelan@alexandraphelan.bsky.social · 2w ago

First nursery for babies of Ebola victims opens. 135 children in Ituri province have been orphaned by the outbreak. With so much focus on numbers and their accuracy, definitions, rates, and proportions, we so readily lose sight of echoed impacts of outbreaks. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

First nursery for babies of Ebola victims opens in Congo

The first UNICEF-supported Ebola nursery opens in the Democratic Republic of Congo, supporting young children whose parents have contracted the disease while the number of cases intensifies.

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Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · 2w ago

NEWS: Taylor Farms gave *$2 million* to Trump & Republicans as they postponed a rule that could've limited the spread of outbreaks like the ongoing Cyclospora epidemic. And, years ago, the industry *also* successfully lobbied to cut a program that handled ~80% of federal produce pathogen testing.

‘Explosive Diarrhea’: Company Tied to Outbreak Donated to Trump as He Delayed Food Safety Rule

Taylor Farms contributed $2 million to Trump and Republicans as they postponed a rule to help the government limit the spread of foodborne illnesses.

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UNICEF Press Office@unicefmedia.bsky.social · 2w ago

Food security and child nutrition crises persist in Gaza despite fragile gains due to increased humanitarian assistance and commercial traffic @fao.org @wfp.org @unicef.org www.unicef.org/press-releas...

Food security and child nutrition crises persist in Gaza despite fragile gains due to increased humanitarian assistance and commercial traffic

The latest IPC analysis for Gaza reveals both the impact of sustained humanitarian assistance and the scale of the challenges that remain.

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Ryan Marino, MD@ryanmarino.bsky.social · 2w ago

Reminder when it comes to mifepristone vs other meds… Mortality rates: Mifepristone: 0.65/100,000 Penicillin 2/100K Viagra 4/100K Pregnancy in the US: 22/100,000 (some states see rates >60/100K) More people have died from ICE executions in the past week than will die from mifepristone all year.

Susan Rinkunas@susanrinkunas.com · 2w ago

NEW: A federal judge ruled that FDA restrictions on the abortion drug mifepristone are scientifically unjustified in suit filed by independent clinics—says 2023 REMS is unlawful, FDA must reconsider. Louisiana suing FDA for allowing telehealth Rx in same reg storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

screenshot from page 1 of the opinion: IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE DIVISION WHOLE WOMAN’S HEALTH ) ALLIANCE, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) Civil Action No.: 3:23-CV-00019 ) v. ) ) UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ) By: Hon. Robert S. Ballou ADMINISTRATION, et al., ) United States District Judge ) Defendants. )) MEMORANDUM OPINION Since 2000, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined that mifepristone is a safe and effective medication for early pregnancy termination. Each time the FDA has reviewed mifepristone, it has reaffirmed its safety and efficacy.1 But the FDA has consistently imposed certain prescribing and dispensing restrictions, known as Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (“REMS”), because it concluded such restrictions were necessary to ensure that the drug’s benefits outweighed its risks. The 2023 REMS imposed by the FDA on mifepristone require that (1) prescribing pharmacies be specially certified, (2) prescribing clinicians be specially certified, and (3) prescribers and patients sign a form acknowledging the treatment and its risks. Dkt. 78-7 at 389–92. Abortion providers in Virginia, Kansas, and Montana brought this case to challenge the 2023 REMS as excessively restrictive, unwarranted, and inconsistent with the requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938. The issue before this.... docket https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67347356/whole-womans-health-alliance-v-united-states-food-and-drug-administration/?order_by=desc two page order https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.vawd.128384/gov.uscourts.vawd.128384.96.0.pdf
Médecins Sans Frontières@msf.org · last mo.

The seasonal peak for malnutrition is now underway in southern Afghanistan, and an alarming number of children have already been admitted so far this year. We’re worried that rising needs will continue to outpace the humanitarian response:

Alarming rise in severe malnutrition admissions in southern Afghanistan | MSF

An alarming number of children with severe malnutrition are being admitted to our therapeutic feeding centres in southern Afghanistan.

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Médecins Sans Frontières@msf.org · last mo.

Children with malnutrition in southern Afghanistan are often arriving at facilities in critical condition. “This reflects not only worsening food insecurity, but also the breakdown of systems designed to detect and treat malnutrition at an early stage.”

Alarming rise in severe malnutrition admissions in southern Afghanistan | MSF

An alarming number of children with severe malnutrition are being admitted to our therapeutic feeding centres in southern Afghanistan.

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