Dr. Sumona Chaudhury
@drsumona.bsky.social
London Infectious Diseases Dr MRCP(UK)
@Harvard.edu MPH MSc PhD
- infectious diseases, epidemiology, global health
@WHO.int initiative on trust & pandemic preparedness
- what it means to be on the right side of history
- in an unequal world
@Harvard.edu MPH MSc PhD
- infectious diseases, epidemiology, global health
@WHO.int initiative on trust & pandemic preparedness
- what it means to be on the right side of history
- in an unequal world
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Not all heroes wear capes. What a brave and compassionate human being. The war in Sudan has killed 150,000 people and displaced 12 million. This orthopedic surgeon has not fled but continued to provide medical assistance under impossible conditions.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Doctor in Sudan wins $1 million prize for his extraordinary courage: 'It is my duty'
Dr. Jamal Eltaeb of Sudan has been awarded the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity. He says, "Every day we work in the impossible conditions with barely enough to keep people alive."
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November 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Not all heroes wear capes. What a brave and compassionate human being. The war in Sudan has killed 150,000 people and displaced 12 million. This orthopedic surgeon has not fled but continued to provide medical assistance under impossible conditions.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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After the Exit: How #USAID Scaledown Is Rewriting Kenya’s #HIV Battle pulitzercenter.org/projects/aft... @pulitzercenter.org
After the Exit: How USAID Scaledown Is Rewriting Kenya’s HIV Battle
The Pulitzer Center's support for this reporting was made possible through the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). This reporting project examines how the scaledown of USAID support is reshaping Kenya....
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November 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
After the Exit: How #USAID Scaledown Is Rewriting Kenya’s #HIV Battle pulitzercenter.org/projects/aft... @pulitzercenter.org
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Today @TheNewYorker released our short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” online.
It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Today @TheNewYorker released our short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” online.
It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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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 1:09 AM
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/...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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November 4, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Influenza, mumps, and hepatitis A were prevalent in ICE detention facilities from 2019 to 2023, with multiple outbreaks and seasonally fluctuating case rates. ja.ma/47BaD5j
October 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Influenza, mumps, and hepatitis A were prevalent in ICE detention facilities from 2019 to 2023, with multiple outbreaks and seasonally fluctuating case rates. ja.ma/47BaD5j
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"The tiny African nation of Lesotho had victories in its HIV fight. Then, the US aid cuts came." Read the article from @apnews.com ➡️ ow.ly/B2kq50Xgr0Y
#HIV #AIDS #PEPFAR #USAID
#HIV #AIDS #PEPFAR #USAID
In Lesotho, US aid cuts leave people living with HIV in limbo
Lesotho, once with the world’s second-highest HIV rate, faces a health crisis as U.S. aid cuts dismantle vital HIV treatment programs, leaving patients without care.
ow.ly
October 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
"The tiny African nation of Lesotho had victories in its HIV fight. Then, the US aid cuts came." Read the article from @apnews.com ➡️ ow.ly/B2kq50Xgr0Y
#HIV #AIDS #PEPFAR #USAID
#HIV #AIDS #PEPFAR #USAID
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On Oct 25, scientists from around the world, including UW Professor Dr. Larry Corey & the team behind "Ending HIV: The Journey to a Vaccine" will join the 11th annual Raw Science Film Festival.
The film was honored with the Jury Award for Best Professional Documentary Feature.
bit.ly/4nkxNkZ
The film was honored with the Jury Award for Best Professional Documentary Feature.
bit.ly/4nkxNkZ
October 21, 2025 at 11:10 PM
On Oct 25, scientists from around the world, including UW Professor Dr. Larry Corey & the team behind "Ending HIV: The Journey to a Vaccine" will join the 11th annual Raw Science Film Festival.
The film was honored with the Jury Award for Best Professional Documentary Feature.
bit.ly/4nkxNkZ
The film was honored with the Jury Award for Best Professional Documentary Feature.
bit.ly/4nkxNkZ
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Radiographic Manifestations of Tuberculosis: A Primer for Clinicians, Second Edition
Order a printed book (free, within the United States) or download the PDF: www.currytbcenter.ucsf.edu/products/vie...
#Tuberculosis #TBSky #Radiology
Order a printed book (free, within the United States) or download the PDF: www.currytbcenter.ucsf.edu/products/vie...
#Tuberculosis #TBSky #Radiology
October 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Radiographic Manifestations of Tuberculosis: A Primer for Clinicians, Second Edition
Order a printed book (free, within the United States) or download the PDF: www.currytbcenter.ucsf.edu/products/vie...
#Tuberculosis #TBSky #Radiology
Order a printed book (free, within the United States) or download the PDF: www.currytbcenter.ucsf.edu/products/vie...
#Tuberculosis #TBSky #Radiology
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Generative AI in ID #IDWeek2025
@idweek.bsky.social #IDSky #MedSky
Remember that LLM is like a new med student that needs clear instructions
@idweek.bsky.social #IDSky #MedSky
Remember that LLM is like a new med student that needs clear instructions
October 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Generative AI in ID #IDWeek2025
@idweek.bsky.social #IDSky #MedSky
Remember that LLM is like a new med student that needs clear instructions
@idweek.bsky.social #IDSky #MedSky
Remember that LLM is like a new med student that needs clear instructions
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October 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #immunosky #virosky #publichealth @nature.com
The number of infections for this time of year is unusual and could seed outbreaks in countries that are heading into winter
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The number of infections for this time of year is unusual and could seed outbreaks in countries that are heading into winter
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Japan declares a flu epidemic — what this means for other nations
Researchers say that the number of infections for this time of year is unusual.
www.nature.com
October 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #immunosky #virosky #publichealth @nature.com
The number of infections for this time of year is unusual and could seed outbreaks in countries that are heading into winter
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The number of infections for this time of year is unusual and could seed outbreaks in countries that are heading into winter
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Whooping cough cases soar in Florida as pediatricians worry about vaccine rollback www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
Whooping cough cases soar in Florida as pediatricians worry about vaccine rollback
Whooping cough cases in Florida have soared this year, marking an 81% increase from 2024's number.
www.tallahassee.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Whooping cough cases soar in Florida as pediatricians worry about vaccine rollback www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
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This week, learn about the Center for Discovery and Innovation's research around antivirals, the hepatitis C bill in Congress, how AI is influencing antimicrobial development, and more. #IDsky #Medsky
Top Infectious Disease News Stories Week of October 3-October 10 | Contagion Live
This week, learn about the Center for Discovery and Innovation's research around antivirals and antifungals, the hepatitis C bill in Congress, how AI is influencing antimicrobial development, and mor...
www.contagionlive.com
October 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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📍Today in Manila, civil society organizations are rallying as the 7th Board Meeting of The Fund for Responding to #LossAndDamage ( #FRLD ) opens.
Their message is clear: the Fund is on life support.
💰 Just $399.89M paid in—less than 0.1% of what’s needed.
It’s time to #FillTheFund now!
Their message is clear: the Fund is on life support.
💰 Just $399.89M paid in—less than 0.1% of what’s needed.
It’s time to #FillTheFund now!
October 7, 2025 at 10:34 AM
📍Today in Manila, civil society organizations are rallying as the 7th Board Meeting of The Fund for Responding to #LossAndDamage ( #FRLD ) opens.
Their message is clear: the Fund is on life support.
💰 Just $399.89M paid in—less than 0.1% of what’s needed.
It’s time to #FillTheFund now!
Their message is clear: the Fund is on life support.
💰 Just $399.89M paid in—less than 0.1% of what’s needed.
It’s time to #FillTheFund now!
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Very glad to be part of this statement on the EPA's 2009 Endangerment Finding, including the unequivocal evidence climate change poses a risk to human health in the United States and abroad zenodo.org/records/1728...
Expert Working Group on Climate Change and Health in the United States Comment on EPA's Proposed Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding
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October 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Very glad to be part of this statement on the EPA's 2009 Endangerment Finding, including the unequivocal evidence climate change poses a risk to human health in the United States and abroad zenodo.org/records/1728...
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“And if America continues down this path of anti-science, constituting an existential threat to the rest of the world, then other nations will have to make difficult decisions about what they choose to do about this..." - Prof. Michael Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social
‘US anti-science stance poses global existential threat’ - Research Professional News
Author of Science Under Siege warns that disinformation around science puts humanity at risk
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
“And if America continues down this path of anti-science, constituting an existential threat to the rest of the world, then other nations will have to make difficult decisions about what they choose to do about this..." - Prof. Michael Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social
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Tomorrow is the Society #PumphandleLecture in the John Snow Lecture Theatre @lshtm.bsky.social.
Dr Cesar Victora will give the keynote:
"From local insights to global impact: Four decades of child health and nutrition epidemiology in Pelotas, Brazil"
Details here 👇🏼:
Dr Cesar Victora will give the keynote:
"From local insights to global impact: Four decades of child health and nutrition epidemiology in Pelotas, Brazil"
Details here 👇🏼:
Pumphandle Lecture 2025: Dr Cesar Victora | LSHTM
The John Snow Society Annual Pumphandle Lecture of this year will be given by Dr Cesar Victora, Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology at the Federal University of Pelotas (Brazil), entitled "From local
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October 6, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Tomorrow is the Society #PumphandleLecture in the John Snow Lecture Theatre @lshtm.bsky.social.
Dr Cesar Victora will give the keynote:
"From local insights to global impact: Four decades of child health and nutrition epidemiology in Pelotas, Brazil"
Details here 👇🏼:
Dr Cesar Victora will give the keynote:
"From local insights to global impact: Four decades of child health and nutrition epidemiology in Pelotas, Brazil"
Details here 👇🏼:
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CDC has finally adopted the recommendations its vaccine panel made Sept. 19. This should increase access to Covid vaccines somewhat — CVS and Walgreens had said once the recs were official, they'd offer the shots w/o Rx nationwide, and Vaccines for Children program also needed the official approval
October 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
CDC has finally adopted the recommendations its vaccine panel made Sept. 19. This should increase access to Covid vaccines somewhat — CVS and Walgreens had said once the recs were official, they'd offer the shots w/o Rx nationwide, and Vaccines for Children program also needed the official approval
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The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has decided to award the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to:
Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, Shimon Sakaguchi
“for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance”
Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, Shimon Sakaguchi
“for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance”
The official website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.org
The Nobel Prize rewards science, humanism and peace efforts. This is one of the central concepts in the will of Alfred Nobel, and it also permeates the outreach activities that have been developed for the purpose of engaging, inspiring and spreading knowledge about the Nobel Prize as well as the discoveries and achievements of the laureates.
www.nobelprize.org
October 6, 2025 at 9:48 AM
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has decided to award the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to:
Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, Shimon Sakaguchi
“for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance”
Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, Shimon Sakaguchi
“for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance”
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PNAS: Operation Warp Speed offers a roadmap for improving the efficiency of bench to bedside medical advances
by Lawrence Corey
bit.ly/48IUFqK
by Lawrence Corey
bit.ly/48IUFqK
October 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
PNAS: Operation Warp Speed offers a roadmap for improving the efficiency of bench to bedside medical advances
by Lawrence Corey
bit.ly/48IUFqK
by Lawrence Corey
bit.ly/48IUFqK
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I'll be speaking about my book on Oct. 7 at Lewes Public Library's Science and Society Lecture, which is webcast: www.capegazette.com/article/scie...
Science and Society Lecture to address pandemic prevention Oct. 7
Lewes Public Library’s Science and Society Lecture Series will present Science magazine’s Jon Cohen for an online presentation based on his new book, "Planning Miracles: How to Prevent Future Pandemic...
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October 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I'll be speaking about my book on Oct. 7 at Lewes Public Library's Science and Society Lecture, which is webcast: www.capegazette.com/article/scie...