Gearing up for eye surgery number 3! 1st one saved my vision (most of it). 2nd one hopefully prevents retinal detachment in the other eye. 3rd is to remove a cataract caused by the 1st.

New article in #FeministAnthropology by Mānoa Anthropology doctoral student Mary Bannister on the #PCT

I love little glimpses of how medical science actually works. Most ‘Ovarian Cancer’ Isn’t. Gina Kolata for NYTimes #ReproSky #MedAnthro

There’s a Way to Prevent Ovarian Cancer. Few Know About It.

The vast majority of cases begin in the fallopian tubes — and removing them can reduce the risk by nearly 80 percent.

nytimes.com

Regrettably, I do none of those things, but if I did, I would be applying

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My alma mater (College of the Atlantic) is hiring faculty in Field Ecology, Agroecology, and Chemistry. If you're looking for a very cool small liberal arts college on the coast of Maine with a strong environmental focus, check it out (happy to answer questions!): www.coa.edu/human-resour...

It's hard to track a hurricane when NOAA and NWS have been gutted #Fausto

made the mistake of going to see a house that i thought surely i wouldn't like in person, but i loved it. in this economy.

My monograph came out with @universitypress.cambridge.org this July. I examine how the end of the one-child policy has reshaped women’s labor rights. As China confronts population decline, how are Chinese women navigating rights infringement, while envisioning the pathways to a gender-equal future?

treat the patient, not the MRI #SpineHealth

Vamos España

Track suits and Tom Cruise? Let’s get on with this.

FIFA flags? Really?

Happy 19th birthday to number 19! 🇪🇸

I think this is actually the final ⚽️

Just days after the killing of a Mexican immigrant in Texas, immigration agents fatally shot another immigrant, also driving to work, this time in a small town in southern Maine. Joan Sebastian Guerrero, originally from Colombia, was 26 years old and the father of a 3-year-old daughter.

“Our Community Is Hurting”: ICE Kills 26-Year-Old Joan Sebastian Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine

Just days after the killing of a Mexican immigrant in Texas, immigration agents fatally shot another immigrant, also driving to work, this time in a small town in southern Maine. Joan Sebastian Guerrero, originally from Colombia, was 26 years old and th...

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Oldest World Cup lineup. Let’s go, Olds!

I feel for Courtois

We're hiring an associate/full professor in paleoanthropology in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University - As Katie Hinde says - come join our science party in the desert!!

shut the front door

I do not wish to be on another plane for a long time. Do not even want to think about being on a plane. Starting to plan for AAA in St. Louis gave me a little shudder.

What? What is with these late European comebacks

Overheard today in Nepal, "How can one person cause so much trouble in the world?"

I have reached the point in life where half the accounts I follow on IG are doctors of physical therapy or spinal surgeons. And I reached it way too early, mind you.

Projects of Reproduction: Global Health Discourses and Lived Experiences in Nepal Monday at 1:00 pm NPT, Central Dept of Anthropology, Tribhuvan University

Please join us for my presentation, "Vertical Solutions? The Politics of Helicopter Rescue and Maternal Survival" 28 May 3 pm NPT (UTC+05:45) Hosted by @martinchautari.bsky.social and @anhs-himalaya.bsky.social

First we shut down life saving services of USAID without even an off-ramp, and now US citizens won’t be brought home to be treated in specialized medical units. Infectious disease isn’t my lane, but do better, US.

Trump Administration to Send Americans Exposed to Ebola to Kenya

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"Over 970 Nepali peacekeepers are currently deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo under a UN peacekeeping mission, including in Bunia in Ituri province, the epicentre" #Nepal #GlobalHealth

No hospital in Nepal is equipped to handle potential Ebola cases

Doctors warn that delay in preparedness could turn even a single infection into a major health crisis.

kathmandupost.com

Just outside the Kathmandu Valley, past Dhulikhel, four farms are redefining agriculture. At a time of severe fertiliser crisis and resulting increase in the price of chemicals, the farms show that organic methods can be both practical and economical.

Simply organic

Four farms in Dhulikhel redefine agriculture to lure Nepali youth back to the land

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I am really bad at the game simi or hariyo khursani? After all these years.