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Preprint in @thelancet.com estimates that 8 million more children will die by 2040 due to US aid cuts

The Effects of Reductions in United States Foreign Assistance on Global Health

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The Effects of Reductions in United States Foreign Assistance on Global Health
Background: The United States (US) has traditionally been the largest donor to health programs in low- and middle-income countries. In January 2025 almost all s
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July 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Completely horrifying.👇 Anti-science monster.

RFK Jr. Cancels mRNA Vaccine Research www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...

Reality: Vaccine...
- saved millions of lives
- < hospitalization
- < long COVID
- > pregnancy outcomes
- < healthcare costs
- promising platform for other diseases!
- etc, etc!!!
R.F.K. Jr. Cancels mRNA Vaccine Research
www.nytimes.com
August 6, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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"Kennedy’s new ACIP panel isn’t about reform; it’s an effort to sabotage the vaccine program."

RFK Jr. is sabotaging the vaccine program. Here’s how to stop him. wapo.st/3ZBWqkt by @ashishkjha.bsky.social
Opinion | RFK Jr. is sabotaging the vaccine program. Here’s how to stop him.
States must act swiftly to protect their residents — especially children and the vulnerable.
wapo.st
June 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Dr. Amanda Black talked to CBC News about the SOGC's new guideline on early pregnancy loss. She stresses the need for compassionate care to address women’s grief & feelings of being dismissed due to a lack of timely access to care. Listen: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
© CBC/Radio-Canada 2025. All rights reserved.
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June 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Our medical staff are donating their own blood to provide life-saving treatment for patients in #Gaza.

Patients that were gunned down while trying to get food.

Food for their families.

Food to live.

We need an immediate #ceasefire, now.
June 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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In response to a change in the U.S. advice for COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy, Dr. Darine El-Chaar tells the Ottawa Citizen the vaccine is safe and protects expectant mothers. She urges reliance on science for medical advice on vaccination. More: tinyurl.com/sfhj2fud
Canadian experts strongly recommend COVID vaccines in pregnancy amid U.S. policy changes
Canadian health experts are doubling down on their support of COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant women, amid U.S. policy changes.
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June 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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RFK Jr.’s stance on Covid vaccines for pregnant women is profoundly unethical www.statnews.com/2025/06/03/c... via @statnews.com

"Covid vaccines in pregnancy offer an established benefit to pregnant women and their babies."

"Millions of pregnant women have received Covid mRNA vaccines..."
RFK Jr.’s stance on Covid vaccines for pregnant women is profoundly unethical
It is squarely unethical to treat healthy pregnant women differently than other groups that are similarly at elevated risk of serious Covid illness, writes one bioethicist.
www.statnews.com
June 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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How does health misinformation spread? www.cma.ca/healthcare-f... cc @scienceupfirst.bsky.social

Many forces, including:

- Confirmation Bias
- Availability Heuristic
- Emotional Reasoning

"...stopping its spread requires us to be attentive & discerning consumers of online content."
How does health misinformation spread?
Health misinformation spreads rapidly through social media, online forums, and word-of-mouth, fueled by algorithms and cognitive biases. Learn how false health claims gain traction, why people believe...
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February 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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While health care workers like myself were working in ICU desperately trying to save COVID victims, @JustinTrudeau was procuring vaccines and enacting life-saving public-saving public health measures. Meanwhile, @PierrePoilievre was more concerned with supporting anti-vax insurrectionists
November 23, 2024 at 5:19 PM
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Dr. Doug Eyolfson-
"While health care workers like myself were working in ICU desperately trying to save COVID victims,Justin Trudeau was procuring vaccines & enacting life-saving public-saving public health measures. Meanwhile Poilievre was more concerned with supporting insurrectionists."
#cdnpoli
November 24, 2024 at 11:57 AM