Combatants in Ethiopia have perpetrated widespread, systematic, deliberate acts of conflict-related sexual and reproductive violence, according to a new report based on 515 medical records + 657 health workers’ testimonies published today by PHR & OJAH. Release: phr.org/news/brutal-...

“This sudden withdrawal of U.S. aid – without consultation or transition planning – abandons patients mid-treatment, blocks food aid to malnourished babies, shutters clinics serving women who survived conflict-related sexual violence, and dismantles decades of hard-won progress in public health.”

“Nobody wants to go swim in a community pool and come out of it with a rash or a disease from it. Nobody wants to walk out their door and take a fresh breath of air and start wheezing." The Trump administration is cutting public health spending on an unprecedented scale. apnews.com/article/publ...

Deep cuts erode the foundations of US public health system, end progress, threaten worse to come

Americans are losing an array of people and programs dedicated to keeping them healthy.

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"Last year saw more than 3,600 attacks on health workers, hospitals & clinics in conflict zones, a record figure reflecting “new levels of horror,'" per new Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) report covered by @theguardian.com. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Attacks on healthcare in war zones in 2024 reach ‘new levels of horror’ – report

Health facilities were destroyed and staff killed in record numbers in conflicts in Gaza, Lebanon, Ukraine, Myanmar and Sudan

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According to researchers with impactcounter.com/dashboard, the Trump administration's decimation of global health support has already resulted in 152,888 kids dying + 73,268 adults dead... averaging 103 deaths every hour. Hard to fathom the scale and scope of needless suffering.

In just 100 days, the Trump administration has inflicted enormous damage to human rights in the United States and around the world. To mark the first 100 days of President Trump's second term, Human Rights Watch has cataloged 100 of the administration’s human rights harms 🧵⤵️

"Without [US global health] spending, roughly *25 million people* could die in the next 15 years, according to models that have estimated the impact of such cuts on programs for TB, HIV, family planning & maternal & child health." Unconscionable cruelty. www.nature.com/articles/d41... @nature.com

25 million deaths: what could happen if the US ends global health funding

Models estimate the ginormous potential impact of foreign-aid cuts.

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The Trump administration’s immigration policies are resulting in decreased access to health care among undocumented immigrants, individuals with other immigration statuses, and U.S. citizens, according to a new survey of 173 health care professionals published today by PHR. phr.org/news/trump-a...

"The term ‘excited delirium’ should just be gone forever." Thankful John Oliver & @lastweektonight.com spotlight and condemn the pseudoscience of "excited delirium" & conflicts of interest from the manufacturers of Taser. LWT cites PHR's seminal study on "excited delirium": phr.org/our-work/res...

"Excited Delirium" and Deaths in Police Custody - PHR

“Excited delirium” cannot be disentangled from its racist and unscientific origins and is not a valid, independent medical or psychiatric diagnosis.

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver@lastweektonight.com · last yr.

Here’s last night’s story about Tasers, whether they’re as safe and effective as the company that makes them, Axon, claims, and why you shouldn’t test one out on any of your family members. You’d think that goes without saying, but you’ll see that it really, really doesn’t. youtu.be/7Yd9nLQx3qQ

As Trump expands his "mass deportation campaign, hospitals & health facilities may be targeted for immigration raids. Health professionals must be ready to protect health care access + defend the rights of patients, colleagues & themselves." New guide from PHR & @nilc.org: phr.org/news/new-gui...

"While some are already dying because of the decisions in Washington, the toll is likely to soar in the coming months as stockpiles of medicines and food are drawn down and as people become weaker and sicker." A jaw-dropping must-read from @nickkristof.bsky.social citing new @cgdev.org analysis.

Nick Kristof@nickkristof.bsky.social · last yr.

Elon Musk says that no one has died because he slashed humanitarian aid. I went to South Sudan to check if that's true. It's not. Meet Peter, Achol and Evan, ages 10, 8 and 5. The reckless actions of the world's richest men are killing the world's poorest kids www.nytimes.com/interactive/...