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Climate change and AMR are interconnected global health threats that cannot be tackled in isolation. 🌍🦠

Read OHT's latest in @nature.com Reviews Microbiology to learn more 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#ClimateChange #AntimicrobialResistance #AMR #GlobalHealth #OneHealth
February 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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Whooping cough in 2024 was huge in Australia, but is declining in 2025 and 2026

The risks of declining childhood vaccination include a resurgence of dangerous infectious diseases driven by airborne pathogens such as Bordetella pertussis, the bacterium that causes whooping cough (also called…
Whooping cough in 2024 was huge in Australia, but is declining in 2025 and 2026
The risks of declining childhood vaccination include a resurgence of dangerous infectious diseases driven by airborne pathogens such as Bordetella pertussis, the bacterium that causes whooping cough (also called pertussis). A recent local news article highlights this and touches on the infection pause as a reason for a 2024 epidemic. But I'm no fan of language like "catastrophic", and I'm even less of a fan of telling half a story to trigger fear and perhaps scare people into vaccinating.
virologydownunder.com
February 19, 2026 at 7:05 AM
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The pharmaceutical industry needs stability & clear guidance from #FDA as it attempts to bring through licensure new drugs & vaccines. Vinay Prasad, FDA's head of biologics, has brought drama to a setting where it's not welcome, @matthewherper.bsky.social writes. www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/m...
The FDA’s Moderna pirouette is one more sign of chaos at the agency
For drugmakers and vaccine developers, an FDA reversal on Moderna's flu vaccine is better than the alternative. But it is also another sign of agency chaos.
www.statnews.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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Cryptographer Juanita Moody helped avert a nuclear war.

She played a pivotal role during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, where her leadership in signals intelligence (SIGINT) helped provide critical, real-time information to US decision-makers. Moody died #OTD in 2015. #WomenInSTEM

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February 17, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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Advocacy is a huge part of global and public health - change does not happen on its own

Learn about the basics of global health advocacy in this short, online course by @resultscanada.bsky.social @stoptbcanada.bsky.social @mcgillspgh.bsky.social

www.mcgill.ca/summerinstit...
February 18, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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Every year, we raise and kill around 76 billion chickens. That's almost ten chickens slaughtered for every person on Earth. It's also more than ten times the number in 1960, and almost twice as many as in 2000.

Part of this rise has come from gains in the "efficiency" of chicken production.
February 18, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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Congratulations Libya 🇱🇾 for having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem! https://bit.ly/4ayjR2E
February 18, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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33 Proben getestet: Bund findet giftiges Cereulid in Babynahrung.
Bund findet giftiges Cereulid in Babynahrung
Nach Rückrufen wegen Cereulid in Babynahrung hat der Bund in bisher 33 analysierten Proben das Gift in zwei Proben nachgewiesen.
www.20min.ch
February 18, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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Kids are uniquely vulnerable to environmental toxins, which can cause neurodevelopmental problems, immune system disorders, obesity, and more. magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/decodin...
Decoding Environmental Exposures’ Lifelong Impacts | Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine
Tracing the health impacts of chemical exposures decades after they happen is endlessly complex. Researchers are finding new ways to untangle the effects.
magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu
February 18, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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#FDA backs down on #Moderna: The agency had refused to review the company's licensure application for an mRNA flu vaccine, but after significant pushback has relented. www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/f...
FDA reverses course, agrees to review Moderna’s flu vaccine
The FDA reversed course and told Moderna it would review its application for a new flu vaccine, the company announced Wednesday.
www.statnews.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:45 PM
www.watson.ch/wissen/gesun...
Das berichtet ein Forschungsteam im Fachjournal «Interface» der britischen Royal Society. Wahrscheinlich sei im Sommer und Frühherbst eine Übertragung in weiten Teilen Europas möglich. Damit seien die Risiken für die öffentliche Gesundheit grösser als bisher angenommen.
Tropenkrankheit Chikungunya für Europa problematischer als gedacht
Europa könnte weitaus stärker von der Tropenkrankheit Chikungunya betroffen sein als angenommen. Das Virus könne sich bei niedrigeren Temperaturen ausbreiten.
www.watson.ch
February 18, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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Wer mit mir telefonieren will:

Ich bin um 13 Uhr in der Ö1-Sendung „Punkt eins“ - der Anlass ist mein neues Buch „Feindbild Frau“

Bin schon gespannt!
"Feindbild Frau" | MI | 18 02 2026 | 13:00
Welche Folgen digitale Gewalt und Hass im Netz gegen Politikerinnen für Demokratie und Meinungsbildung haben. Gast: Ingrid Brodning, Journalistin und Autorin, Expertin für Digitalisierung und Debat...
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February 18, 2026 at 7:33 AM
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February 17, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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Spätfolgen von COVID-19 für das Immunsystem

SARS-CoV-2-Infektionen hinterlassen im Serum von Genesenen dauerhafte molekulare „Spuren“, vor allem in Immunglobulinen, Komplement- und Gerinnungskomponenten.

Sogar noch 12 Monate nach der Genesung von COVID-19 finden sich …
February 17, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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Kids’ health is improving in some areas—but we’re losing ground in others. From drops in infant mortality to rising obesity and mental health struggles, the latest data paints a complex picture of children’s health in the U.S.

magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/gains-a...
Gains and Losses in Children’s Health | Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine
Data snapshots show hopeful—and worrying—trends in U.S. kids’ health.
magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu
February 17, 2026 at 4:52 PM
www.bernerzeitung.ch/gesundheit-d...

"«In der Schweiz gibt es kein systematisches Meldesystem für unerwünschte Effekte von Nahrungsergänzungsmitteln», sagt Sarah Camenisch, Sprecherin des Bundesamts für Lebensmittelsicherheit und Veterinärwesen (BLV). (...)"
Gefährlicher Gesundheitstrend? Über die körperlichen Risiken von Nahrungsergänzungsmitteln
Supplements gelten als Lebens­mittel und werden nicht wie Medikamente kontrolliert – was zu gefährlichen Situationen bis hin zum Leber­versagen führen kann.
www.bernerzeitung.ch
February 17, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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Hannah's new book is out today in the US and Canada!

Order it from your favorite seller: mitpress.mit.edu/978026205274...
@hannahritchie.bsky.social's new book, “Clearing the Air”, will be published in North America on February 17th! (link to pre-order now in 🧵 )

Hannah, our Deputy Editor and Science Outreach Lead, published her first book, “Not the End of the World”, in 2024...
February 17, 2026 at 2:11 PM