Prof John Daniels
@drjohndaniels.bsky.social
40 yr career in Indigenous and Public Health. Interest in future health systems and the broad social and economic implications of new tech. Order of Australia recipient. Classical music. Running. Views my own not those of my academic institution.
Canada ‘will never be part of the US’, says new PM Mark Carney amid trade war
The USA would be better off if it were part of Canada.
The USA would be better off if it were part of Canada.
March 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Canada ‘will never be part of the US’, says new PM Mark Carney amid trade war
The USA would be better off if it were part of Canada.
The USA would be better off if it were part of Canada.
‘I feel utter anger’: From Canada to Europe, a movement to boycott US goods is spreading
Tetzlaff is a great violinist and he makes great sense.
Tetzlaff is a great violinist and he makes great sense.
March 12, 2025 at 6:32 AM
‘I feel utter anger’: From Canada to Europe, a movement to boycott US goods is spreading
Tetzlaff is a great violinist and he makes great sense.
Tetzlaff is a great violinist and he makes great sense.
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Indigenous crisis support line co-designer Marjorie Anderson has been named 2025 NSW Aboriginal Woman of the Year. Less than three years after launching, 13 YARN has received close to 70,000 calls delivering an ear to listen when Indigenous people are at their most vulnerable.
13 YARN co-designer named NSW Aboriginal Woman of the Year
Indigenous crisis support line co-designer Marjorie Anderson has been named 2025 NSW Aboriginal Woman of the Year. Less than three years after launching, 13 YARN has received close to 70,000 calls delivering an ear to listen when Indigenous people are at their most vulnerable.
nit.com.au
March 6, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Indigenous crisis support line co-designer Marjorie Anderson has been named 2025 NSW Aboriginal Woman of the Year. Less than three years after launching, 13 YARN has received close to 70,000 calls delivering an ear to listen when Indigenous people are at their most vulnerable.
Timothy Ridout’s latest release is a masterclass in technical brilliance and musicianship. His selections by Telemann, Britten, Shaw and JS Bach exhibit deep interpretive understanding. Truly great recordings are rarities. This one will be acclaimed as one of them.
February 23, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Timothy Ridout’s latest release is a masterclass in technical brilliance and musicianship. His selections by Telemann, Britten, Shaw and JS Bach exhibit deep interpretive understanding. Truly great recordings are rarities. This one will be acclaimed as one of them.
There are many ways Trump could trigger a global collapse. Here’s how to survive if that happens
Some interesting ideas. We can debate their relevance under specific scenarios. Given the diversity of global challenges including those arising from new tech, Bookchin may offer valuable approaches.
Some interesting ideas. We can debate their relevance under specific scenarios. Given the diversity of global challenges including those arising from new tech, Bookchin may offer valuable approaches.
February 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
There are many ways Trump could trigger a global collapse. Here’s how to survive if that happens
Some interesting ideas. We can debate their relevance under specific scenarios. Given the diversity of global challenges including those arising from new tech, Bookchin may offer valuable approaches.
Some interesting ideas. We can debate their relevance under specific scenarios. Given the diversity of global challenges including those arising from new tech, Bookchin may offer valuable approaches.
bmcprimcare.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
An important paper with an international perspective on operational preparedness for pandemics. ( I have an affiliation with one of the university depts listed in the paper’s author details).
An important paper with an international perspective on operational preparedness for pandemics. ( I have an affiliation with one of the university depts listed in the paper’s author details).
Ten pressure points in primary care during COVID-19: findings from an international narrative review - BMC Primary Care
Background Strong primary care (PC) services are the foundation of high-performing health care systems and can support effective responses to public health emergencies. Primary care practitioners (PCP...
bmcprimcare.biomedcentral.com
February 18, 2025 at 3:45 AM
bmcprimcare.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
An important paper with an international perspective on operational preparedness for pandemics. ( I have an affiliation with one of the university depts listed in the paper’s author details).
An important paper with an international perspective on operational preparedness for pandemics. ( I have an affiliation with one of the university depts listed in the paper’s author details).
Rollback on diversity policies ‘risks undoing decades of progress’, says Co-op
DEI policies have obvious benefits. Their prime underpinning is to provide a practical application of pre existing fundamental human rights.
DEI policies have obvious benefits. Their prime underpinning is to provide a practical application of pre existing fundamental human rights.
February 14, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Rollback on diversity policies ‘risks undoing decades of progress’, says Co-op
DEI policies have obvious benefits. Their prime underpinning is to provide a practical application of pre existing fundamental human rights.
DEI policies have obvious benefits. Their prime underpinning is to provide a practical application of pre existing fundamental human rights.
The Guardian view on supporting vaccines: humans can work miracles – so why wouldn’t we?
The correct policy option is to increase funding not to cut it. In these conflicted times we need global cooperation and vision.
The correct policy option is to increase funding not to cut it. In these conflicted times we need global cooperation and vision.
February 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The Guardian view on supporting vaccines: humans can work miracles – so why wouldn’t we?
The correct policy option is to increase funding not to cut it. In these conflicted times we need global cooperation and vision.
The correct policy option is to increase funding not to cut it. In these conflicted times we need global cooperation and vision.
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In case you missed it, the recording of our @obshealth.bsky.social webinar on countering mis- and dis-information is now online - with Rachel Greenley, @sheencr.bsky.social @yuxiwang.bsky.social , Erica Richardson & Svitlana Nidzvetska
youtu.be/jDY_6rgg0gw?...
youtu.be/jDY_6rgg0gw?...
Countering misinformation and disinformation: the role of trust in health systems
YouTube video by European Observatory on Health Systems & Policies
youtu.be
February 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
In case you missed it, the recording of our @obshealth.bsky.social webinar on countering mis- and dis-information is now online - with Rachel Greenley, @sheencr.bsky.social @yuxiwang.bsky.social , Erica Richardson & Svitlana Nidzvetska
youtu.be/jDY_6rgg0gw?...
youtu.be/jDY_6rgg0gw?...
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There's a small contingent of people online who get angry when you say this but:
Wikipedia is unquestionably the most successful utopian project of the internet age, and its destruction would be a crime against humanity
Wikipedia is unquestionably the most successful utopian project of the internet age, and its destruction would be a crime against humanity
Wikipedia is rolling out anonymity features piloted in countries with authoritarian governments in the US & is making a change to not show editor IP addresses in response to a global "increase in threats" from Elon Musk, Heritage Foundation, and governments
www.404media.co/wikipedia-pr...
www.404media.co/wikipedia-pr...
Wikipedia Prepares for 'Increase in Threats' to US Editors From Musk and His Allies
The Wikimedia Foundation says it will likely roll out features previously used to protect editors in authoritarian countries more widely.
www.404media.co
February 13, 2025 at 7:33 AM
There's a small contingent of people online who get angry when you say this but:
Wikipedia is unquestionably the most successful utopian project of the internet age, and its destruction would be a crime against humanity
Wikipedia is unquestionably the most successful utopian project of the internet age, and its destruction would be a crime against humanity
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Woooooooo ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Someone’s done it - archived the entire datasets of the US CDC before the orange toddler could destroy them.
#episky #medsky #academicsky
Someone’s done it - archived the entire datasets of the US CDC before the orange toddler could destroy them.
#episky #medsky #academicsky
The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
February 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Woooooooo ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Someone’s done it - archived the entire datasets of the US CDC before the orange toddler could destroy them.
#episky #medsky #academicsky
Someone’s done it - archived the entire datasets of the US CDC before the orange toddler could destroy them.
#episky #medsky #academicsky
To all my many Canadian friends. Hold the line. Here is a message to think about : Make America Grateful Again.
February 3, 2025 at 6:45 AM
To all my many Canadian friends. Hold the line. Here is a message to think about : Make America Grateful Again.
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Long Covid in Children - we’re still looking for families who’d like to take part and help in this research. Please get in touch
Looking for help please on #LongCovid research in children (with Nathalie as below).
Our WILCO study is going brilliantly but we’re short of *controls*: aged 10-17y, London, have tested positive for Covid, but recovered fully inside 12wks.
Any noble tweens/teens who want to help research? 1/2
Our WILCO study is going brilliantly but we’re short of *controls*: aged 10-17y, London, have tested positive for Covid, but recovered fully inside 12wks.
Any noble tweens/teens who want to help research? 1/2
January 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Long Covid in Children - we’re still looking for families who’d like to take part and help in this research. Please get in touch
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There are some profound ideas here and they have universal applicability.
There are some profound ideas here and they have universal applicability.
This is some of what we must do to reform our dysfunctional healthcare system | Bernie Sanders
We are the wealthiest nation on Earth. There is no rational reason as to why we are not the healthiest nation on Earth
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There are some profound ideas here and they have universal applicability.
There are some profound ideas here and they have universal applicability.
My picks for the outstanding classical recordings of 2024 : Elisabeth Leonskaja Berg, Schoenberg and Webern Piano Works Warner 2173228826; Boccherini Cello Works Hyperion CDA 68444; Sibelius 4 etc Santuu-Matias Rouvali GSO Alpha 1008. All likely to become classics of the catalogue. See next post.
December 31, 2024 at 3:28 AM
My picks for the outstanding classical recordings of 2024 : Elisabeth Leonskaja Berg, Schoenberg and Webern Piano Works Warner 2173228826; Boccherini Cello Works Hyperion CDA 68444; Sibelius 4 etc Santuu-Matias Rouvali GSO Alpha 1008. All likely to become classics of the catalogue. See next post.
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Evangelicals overwhelmingly chose Ronald Reagan over Jimmy Carter — a literal Sunday school teacher.
There is no reason to think they will ever return to sanity…
There is no reason to think they will ever return to sanity…
December 30, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Evangelicals overwhelmingly chose Ronald Reagan over Jimmy Carter — a literal Sunday school teacher.
There is no reason to think they will ever return to sanity…
There is no reason to think they will ever return to sanity…
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Rest in peace Jimmy Carter.
This week we've lost two enormous figures who fought global poverty and disease. An excellent piece on his legacy:
This week we've lost two enormous figures who fought global poverty and disease. An excellent piece on his legacy:
How Jimmy Carter's global health efforts elevated 'the art of the possible'
Former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at age 100, gave visibility to devastating health problems that are often invisible.
www.statnews.com
December 30, 2024 at 12:19 AM
Rest in peace Jimmy Carter.
This week we've lost two enormous figures who fought global poverty and disease. An excellent piece on his legacy:
This week we've lost two enormous figures who fought global poverty and disease. An excellent piece on his legacy:
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🚨 The first preliminary analysis from the Japan Meteorological Agency highlights 2024 as the warmest year on record globally (since at least 1891 in this data).
Additional climate rankings will be released on 1/10/2025 for other datasets.
Graph and methods by ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/prod... 🧪⚒️🌊
Additional climate rankings will be released on 1/10/2025 for other datasets.
Graph and methods by ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/prod... 🧪⚒️🌊
December 30, 2024 at 10:55 PM
🚨 The first preliminary analysis from the Japan Meteorological Agency highlights 2024 as the warmest year on record globally (since at least 1891 in this data).
Additional climate rankings will be released on 1/10/2025 for other datasets.
Graph and methods by ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/prod... 🧪⚒️🌊
Additional climate rankings will be released on 1/10/2025 for other datasets.
Graph and methods by ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/prod... 🧪⚒️🌊
‘Medical misogyny’ condemns women to years of gynaecological pain, MPs told
Let’s hope that is action to address any care quality outcomes and that defensive resistance is avoided.
Let’s hope that is action to address any care quality outcomes and that defensive resistance is avoided.
December 11, 2024 at 12:11 PM
‘Medical misogyny’ condemns women to years of gynaecological pain, MPs told
Let’s hope that is action to address any care quality outcomes and that defensive resistance is avoided.
Let’s hope that is action to address any care quality outcomes and that defensive resistance is avoided.
The Guardian view on humanities in universities: closing English Literature courses signals a crisis
The humanities are important because humans are important. If we cannot see the point of the humanities, we have more than a crisis.
The humanities are important because humans are important. If we cannot see the point of the humanities, we have more than a crisis.
December 6, 2024 at 2:55 PM
The Guardian view on humanities in universities: closing English Literature courses signals a crisis
The humanities are important because humans are important. If we cannot see the point of the humanities, we have more than a crisis.
The humanities are important because humans are important. If we cannot see the point of the humanities, we have more than a crisis.
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New @science.org
from my Scripps Research colleagues on H5N1
A single mutation can increase the virus's binding to human receptors, highlighting the need for rigorous surveillance
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
from my Scripps Research colleagues on H5N1
A single mutation can increase the virus's binding to human receptors, highlighting the need for rigorous surveillance
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
December 5, 2024 at 7:02 PM
New @science.org
from my Scripps Research colleagues on H5N1
A single mutation can increase the virus's binding to human receptors, highlighting the need for rigorous surveillance
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
from my Scripps Research colleagues on H5N1
A single mutation can increase the virus's binding to human receptors, highlighting the need for rigorous surveillance
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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The number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills.
Norway - 0
UK - 0
France - 0
Spain - 0
Portugal - 0
Denmark - 0
Australia - 0
Iceland - 0
Italy - 0
Finland - 0
Ireland - 0
Germany - 0
Netherlands - 0
Sweden - 0
Japan - 0
Canada - 0
United States - 643k
Norway - 0
UK - 0
France - 0
Spain - 0
Portugal - 0
Denmark - 0
Australia - 0
Iceland - 0
Italy - 0
Finland - 0
Ireland - 0
Germany - 0
Netherlands - 0
Sweden - 0
Japan - 0
Canada - 0
United States - 643k
December 5, 2024 at 12:28 PM
The number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills.
Norway - 0
UK - 0
France - 0
Spain - 0
Portugal - 0
Denmark - 0
Australia - 0
Iceland - 0
Italy - 0
Finland - 0
Ireland - 0
Germany - 0
Netherlands - 0
Sweden - 0
Japan - 0
Canada - 0
United States - 643k
Norway - 0
UK - 0
France - 0
Spain - 0
Portugal - 0
Denmark - 0
Australia - 0
Iceland - 0
Italy - 0
Finland - 0
Ireland - 0
Germany - 0
Netherlands - 0
Sweden - 0
Japan - 0
Canada - 0
United States - 643k
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Tomorrow, we publish 4 new research briefs from the Progressive Politics Research Network. The focus is on the "Political Viability of Climate Policies" - a political science perspective on how more ambitious climate policies are possible. Here a preview of the theme introduction.
December 5, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Tomorrow, we publish 4 new research briefs from the Progressive Politics Research Network. The focus is on the "Political Viability of Climate Policies" - a political science perspective on how more ambitious climate policies are possible. Here a preview of the theme introduction.
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I know there's so much news to track at the moment, but let me add some important science to the list: "An unknown disease killed 143 people in a south-west province of Democratic Republic of the Congo in November." www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
Unknown disease kills 143 people in south-west DRC, local authorities say
Infected people described as having flu-like symptoms including high fever and severe headaches
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 6:39 PM
I know there's so much news to track at the moment, but let me add some important science to the list: "An unknown disease killed 143 people in a south-west province of Democratic Republic of the Congo in November." www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
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#NowSpinning Helvi Leiviskä’s Orchestral Suite No.2 Op.11. More wonderful music from Finland.
December 1, 2024 at 5:49 PM
#NowSpinning Helvi Leiviskä’s Orchestral Suite No.2 Op.11. More wonderful music from Finland.