Maebh Ní Fhallúin
@maebhnif.bsky.social
Public health, environment, systems, policy, comms, intersections. Weathering the storm in Catalunya Nord. Mo thuairimí.
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The Journal spoke to Irishman John Whyte, the senior deputy director for UNRWA in Gaza with responsibility for operations, about Israel's efforts to hinder humanitarian access to the famine-stricken Gaza Strip.
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jrnl.ie/6866735
UNRWA's Irish deputy director on how the Israeli ban continues to hinder aid delivery in Gaza
There are still 12,000 UNRWA workers operating in Gaza, but they’ve been cut off from their colleagues on the outside.
jrnl.ie
November 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The Journal spoke to Irishman John Whyte, the senior deputy director for UNRWA in Gaza with responsibility for operations, about Israel's efforts to hinder humanitarian access to the famine-stricken Gaza Strip.
jrnl.ie/6866735
jrnl.ie/6866735
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I have a feature essay for The Guardian today on the mirage of AI medicine, why care cannot be automated, and how overwhelming uptake of AI by American health capitalism threatens to undermine the very possibility of democracy.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
What we lose when we surrender care to algorithms | Eric Reinhart
A dangerous faith in AI is sweeping American healthcare – with consequences for the basis of society itself
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I have a feature essay for The Guardian today on the mirage of AI medicine, why care cannot be automated, and how overwhelming uptake of AI by American health capitalism threatens to undermine the very possibility of democracy.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Isabella Weber on Mamdani & lessons we can learn:
"This is antifascist economics – not opposing any particular party, but addressing the material conditions that make fascism appealing. It’s a program restoring universal dignity rather than fueling divides and blaming scapegoats for the crisis."
"This is antifascist economics – not opposing any particular party, but addressing the material conditions that make fascism appealing. It’s a program restoring universal dignity rather than fueling divides and blaming scapegoats for the crisis."
Zohran Mamdani shows how Democrats can defeat authoritarians like Trump | Isabella Weber
Democrats have two choices: fight to make life affordable again for ordinary people or watch voters embrace authoritarians
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Isabella Weber on Mamdani & lessons we can learn:
"This is antifascist economics – not opposing any particular party, but addressing the material conditions that make fascism appealing. It’s a program restoring universal dignity rather than fueling divides and blaming scapegoats for the crisis."
"This is antifascist economics – not opposing any particular party, but addressing the material conditions that make fascism appealing. It’s a program restoring universal dignity rather than fueling divides and blaming scapegoats for the crisis."
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Unlike politics, there’s no such thing as public health centrism. It’s evidence-based radicalism. It’s all about change towards health justice and equity, not tinkering around the edges trying to keep everyone happy. Such notions, my friends, are rather radical and there’s no shame in that.
November 8, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Unlike politics, there’s no such thing as public health centrism. It’s evidence-based radicalism. It’s all about change towards health justice and equity, not tinkering around the edges trying to keep everyone happy. Such notions, my friends, are rather radical and there’s no shame in that.
I did both history & ethics as part of my MPH but the classes were a tiny % of overall student intake.
Those subjects provided vital context & Qs for everything else I learned.
Moving beyond the ☑️ or "minimalist, procedural, institution-protecting ethics of ethics committees or peer review" ...👇
Those subjects provided vital context & Qs for everything else I learned.
Moving beyond the ☑️ or "minimalist, procedural, institution-protecting ethics of ethics committees or peer review" ...👇
Epistemic dignity
I wrote an essay on this important book for @thelancet.com: Do Less Harm: Ethical Questions for Health Historians, edited by Courtney Thompson & Kylie Smith
Please read the review here www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The book is available here www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
I wrote an essay on this important book for @thelancet.com: Do Less Harm: Ethical Questions for Health Historians, edited by Courtney Thompson & Kylie Smith
Please read the review here www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The book is available here www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
November 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I did both history & ethics as part of my MPH but the classes were a tiny % of overall student intake.
Those subjects provided vital context & Qs for everything else I learned.
Moving beyond the ☑️ or "minimalist, procedural, institution-protecting ethics of ethics committees or peer review" ...👇
Those subjects provided vital context & Qs for everything else I learned.
Moving beyond the ☑️ or "minimalist, procedural, institution-protecting ethics of ethics committees or peer review" ...👇
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🇪🇺 #Alcohol profits before #PublicHealth and #Democracy?
How the new “EU Wine Package” reveals a troubling imbalance between public interest and private influence.
No public health assessment and the European Parliament and health civil society are being bypassed.
euobserver.com/eu-political...
How the new “EU Wine Package” reveals a troubling imbalance between public interest and private influence.
No public health assessment and the European Parliament and health civil society are being bypassed.
euobserver.com/eu-political...
Lack of transparency of EU's new wine proposals will cause a hangover
The EU Wine Package — a broad reform of the rules for how wine should be produced, marketed, and labelled across the EU — is moving forward with unusual speed and limited transparency.
euobserver.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:05 AM
🇪🇺 #Alcohol profits before #PublicHealth and #Democracy?
How the new “EU Wine Package” reveals a troubling imbalance between public interest and private influence.
No public health assessment and the European Parliament and health civil society are being bypassed.
euobserver.com/eu-political...
How the new “EU Wine Package” reveals a troubling imbalance between public interest and private influence.
No public health assessment and the European Parliament and health civil society are being bypassed.
euobserver.com/eu-political...
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Read the latest Fascism & Liberalism blog by @jksteinberger.bsky.social and @celine.bsky.social
"Cataclysm Capitalism continues neoliberalism’s attack on democracy, and goes even further, dispensing with any illusion of serving the greater good."
➡️ tinyurl.com/4jj2zese
"Cataclysm Capitalism continues neoliberalism’s attack on democracy, and goes even further, dispensing with any illusion of serving the greater good."
➡️ tinyurl.com/4jj2zese
November 7, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Read the latest Fascism & Liberalism blog by @jksteinberger.bsky.social and @celine.bsky.social
"Cataclysm Capitalism continues neoliberalism’s attack on democracy, and goes even further, dispensing with any illusion of serving the greater good."
➡️ tinyurl.com/4jj2zese
"Cataclysm Capitalism continues neoliberalism’s attack on democracy, and goes even further, dispensing with any illusion of serving the greater good."
➡️ tinyurl.com/4jj2zese
BMGF contributed $5.5 billion to WHO 2000-24
$4.5b (82.6%) for infectious diseases incl. $3.2 billion to polio, though it's not a major % of global burden of disease
A small % went to health systems, NCDs & determinants of health despite >disease burden & WHO strategy
gh.bmj.com/content/10/1...
$4.5b (82.6%) for infectious diseases incl. $3.2 billion to polio, though it's not a major % of global burden of disease
A small % went to health systems, NCDs & determinants of health despite >disease burden & WHO strategy
gh.bmj.com/content/10/1...
Who’s leading WHO? A quantitative analysis of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s grants to WHO, 2000-2024
Introduction The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) has been the World Health Organization’s (WHO) second biggest source of funding in recent years, contributing 9.5% of WHO’s revenues between 2...
gh.bmj.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
BMGF contributed $5.5 billion to WHO 2000-24
$4.5b (82.6%) for infectious diseases incl. $3.2 billion to polio, though it's not a major % of global burden of disease
A small % went to health systems, NCDs & determinants of health despite >disease burden & WHO strategy
gh.bmj.com/content/10/1...
$4.5b (82.6%) for infectious diseases incl. $3.2 billion to polio, though it's not a major % of global burden of disease
A small % went to health systems, NCDs & determinants of health despite >disease burden & WHO strategy
gh.bmj.com/content/10/1...
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Upcoming webinar: @mmbuchs.bsky.social - How to pay for a #WellbeingEconomy? Wednesday 3rd December, 12-1pm GMT
More info and registration: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
More info and registration: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Upcoming webinar: @mmbuchs.bsky.social - How to pay for a #WellbeingEconomy? Wednesday 3rd December, 12-1pm GMT
More info and registration: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
More info and registration: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Three children were killed by lawn darts in the 70’s and they were banned in the US.
ChatGPT has caused how many deaths at this point?
If corporations are people, why aren’t we holding them criminally liable?
ChatGPT has caused how many deaths at this point?
If corporations are people, why aren’t we holding them criminally liable?
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Three children were killed by lawn darts in the 70’s and they were banned in the US.
ChatGPT has caused how many deaths at this point?
If corporations are people, why aren’t we holding them criminally liable?
ChatGPT has caused how many deaths at this point?
If corporations are people, why aren’t we holding them criminally liable?
"The AHA is part of a health care industry coalition made up of insurers, pharmaceutical firms, and hospital companies that spent $81 million from 2018-21 on a TV and lobbying campaign opposing Medicare for All" #CDoH #MedicalIndustrialComplex
🚨 Pelosi is retiring, and the hospital lobby’s praise shows why that matters: she kept Medicare for All off the table and protected the private insurance model they profit from.
www.levernews.com/pelosi-gets-...
www.levernews.com/pelosi-gets-...
Pelosi Gets Hospital Lobbyists’ Award After Blocking Reforms
The American Hospital Association feted the former House speaker for “advancing health care” following her years-long effort to obstruct Medicare for All.
www.levernews.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
"The AHA is part of a health care industry coalition made up of insurers, pharmaceutical firms, and hospital companies that spent $81 million from 2018-21 on a TV and lobbying campaign opposing Medicare for All" #CDoH #MedicalIndustrialComplex
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THIS IS AMAZING. ALSO WHAT, IF ANYTHING, DID WE FORGET TO RUIN?
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
THIS IS AMAZING. ALSO WHAT, IF ANYTHING, DID WE FORGET TO RUIN?
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"Centrists" need to call Mamdani a "radical leftist" so they can say Trump/Farage fascism is just the opposing side of an equally matched "both sides" conflict
But Mamdani is just a middle of the road, European social democrat
And "centrists" - ie centre-right and right - are simply pro-fascism.
But Mamdani is just a middle of the road, European social democrat
And "centrists" - ie centre-right and right - are simply pro-fascism.
BBC Radio 4 this morning joined Trump in describing Zohran Mamdani as a "radical leftist".
November 5, 2025 at 9:07 AM
"Centrists" need to call Mamdani a "radical leftist" so they can say Trump/Farage fascism is just the opposing side of an equally matched "both sides" conflict
But Mamdani is just a middle of the road, European social democrat
And "centrists" - ie centre-right and right - are simply pro-fascism.
But Mamdani is just a middle of the road, European social democrat
And "centrists" - ie centre-right and right - are simply pro-fascism.
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The head of journalism at Cardiff has published a blog entry on BBC Radio 4's coverage of Mamdani.
Why is the BBC calling Mamdani radical left?
Accurate and impartial or echoing Trump's language?
mattwalsh.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The head of journalism at Cardiff has published a blog entry on BBC Radio 4's coverage of Mamdani.
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Incredible courage in the face of indescribable suffering. A women's film festival held in the rubble of Gaza.
By Ibtisam Mahdi in @972mag.com
www.972mag.com/gaza-interna...
By Ibtisam Mahdi in @972mag.com
www.972mag.com/gaza-interna...
In a tent in central Gaza, a women’s film festival is born
Held over six days last week, the inaugural International Festival for Women's Cinema was ‘an affirmation that Gaza loves life despite the genocide.’
www.972mag.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Incredible courage in the face of indescribable suffering. A women's film festival held in the rubble of Gaza.
By Ibtisam Mahdi in @972mag.com
www.972mag.com/gaza-interna...
By Ibtisam Mahdi in @972mag.com
www.972mag.com/gaza-interna...
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OFFICIAL RELEASE: The documentary Unmasking Influence is now publicly available! Explore how powerful industries shape science, policy, and public health - and what must be done to prevent harm.
Watch the full film: edin.ac/43Gd2cC
@maizie333.bsky.social
#GlobalHealth #UnmaskingInfluence
Watch the full film: edin.ac/43Gd2cC
@maizie333.bsky.social
#GlobalHealth #UnmaskingInfluence
Unmasking Influence - Full Documentary Film
Unmasking influence is about how commercial actors influence policy and public health. Many of the major public health crises we face today are largely driven by…
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November 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
OFFICIAL RELEASE: The documentary Unmasking Influence is now publicly available! Explore how powerful industries shape science, policy, and public health - and what must be done to prevent harm.
Watch the full film: edin.ac/43Gd2cC
@maizie333.bsky.social
#GlobalHealth #UnmaskingInfluence
Watch the full film: edin.ac/43Gd2cC
@maizie333.bsky.social
#GlobalHealth #UnmaskingInfluence
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Water companies ordered to clean up hundreds of water sources across England found to contain toxic PFAS forever chemicals, with levels rising at some sites, reports Watershed's @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Drinking Water Inspectorate ordered action over ‘forever chemicals’ risk
Analysis finds regulator for England and Wales raised issues with untreated water at facilities serving millions
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Water companies ordered to clean up hundreds of water sources across England found to contain toxic PFAS forever chemicals, with levels rising at some sites, reports Watershed's @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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(Next personal blog)
Spheres of control, influence and concern: Why we can’t afford to stay in our comfort zones
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Spheres of control, influence and concern: Why we can’t afford to stay in our comfort zones
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Spheres of control, influence and concern
Why we can’t afford to stay in our comfort zones. Early this year, I asked my teams to use the diagram of control, influence and concern – and note what they are doing daily in their work vs …
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November 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
(Next personal blog)
Spheres of control, influence and concern: Why we can’t afford to stay in our comfort zones
katribertram.wordpress.com/2025/11/02/s...
Spheres of control, influence and concern: Why we can’t afford to stay in our comfort zones
katribertram.wordpress.com/2025/11/02/s...
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Can democracy survive a GDP obsession and the myth of unlimited growth? youtu.be/0fmz6PCF2pQ?...
Can democracy survive a GDP obsession and the myth of unlimited growth?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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October 31, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Can democracy survive a GDP obsession and the myth of unlimited growth? youtu.be/0fmz6PCF2pQ?...
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Wealth taxes are back on the agenda – and Prof Richard Murphy shows why the data demands them.
200 years of evidence: capitalism funnels wealth upward unless govts intervene. So what's stopping them?
His must-read analysis👇
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @richardjmurphy.bsky.social with thanks
200 years of evidence: capitalism funnels wealth upward unless govts intervene. So what's stopping them?
His must-read analysis👇
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @richardjmurphy.bsky.social with thanks
How capitalism drives inequality: and how to stop it
Wealth taxes are on Rachel Reeves’ agenda. Thomas Piketty has shown why it matters, and how we could stop the growth of inequality
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Wealth taxes are back on the agenda – and Prof Richard Murphy shows why the data demands them.
200 years of evidence: capitalism funnels wealth upward unless govts intervene. So what's stopping them?
His must-read analysis👇
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @richardjmurphy.bsky.social with thanks
200 years of evidence: capitalism funnels wealth upward unless govts intervene. So what's stopping them?
His must-read analysis👇
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @richardjmurphy.bsky.social with thanks
"In 2023, $2 trillion of military expenditure cost the global economy $8.4 trillion through direct & indirect costs of violence & lost opportunities from diversion of public money.
No other industry measures success by its power to destroy"
Elise West, Med. Assoc. for Prevention of War, AU
#CDoH
No other industry measures success by its power to destroy"
Elise West, Med. Assoc. for Prevention of War, AU
#CDoH
“The arms industry is a major commercial determinant of health, responsible for widespread individual, population, and planetary harm” - Elise West, MAPW
Health advocates urged to take a stand against arms industry expo
Introduction by Croakey: Human rights experts and MPs have called for Israel’s largest weapons companies to be removed from a
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November 2, 2025 at 10:51 AM
"In 2023, $2 trillion of military expenditure cost the global economy $8.4 trillion through direct & indirect costs of violence & lost opportunities from diversion of public money.
No other industry measures success by its power to destroy"
Elise West, Med. Assoc. for Prevention of War, AU
#CDoH
No other industry measures success by its power to destroy"
Elise West, Med. Assoc. for Prevention of War, AU
#CDoH
“So many of us are feeling a stirring... A wish to reconnect to something deeper that our forebearer had but which we may have lost...The best way of describing it is an impetus. An inner urging based on an uncertain sense that it's time to delve deeper” #Manchán💔
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
At the sacred centre of Ireland, thousands gather as Manchán Magan’s ashes are scattered
Month’s memorial hears world will be a less kind, generous, curious and gentle place with the writer’s passing
www.irishtimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
“So many of us are feeling a stirring... A wish to reconnect to something deeper that our forebearer had but which we may have lost...The best way of describing it is an impetus. An inner urging based on an uncertain sense that it's time to delve deeper” #Manchán💔
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...