Indi Trehan
@inditrehan.bsky.social
Humanitarian, pediatrician, professor. Global child health, malnutrition, infectious diseases, emergency & critical care, climate change. Logical liberalism, bad puns. Rage against the dying of the light.
www.seattlechildrens.org/medical-staff/indi-trehan
www.seattlechildrens.org/medical-staff/indi-trehan
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WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 6: tuberculosis and comorbidities, 2nd ed.
The guidelines are a living document and will include dedicated sections for each key TB comorbidity or health-related risk factor. The first edition focused on HIV-associated TB, updating the WHO pol...
www.who.int
Updated WHO guideline on TB & undernutrition now out!
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The state of infectious diseases - they are not going away
- Ebola in DRC
- VHF in Ethiopia
- Lassa in Nigeria
- RVF in Senegal
- Polio in Germany
- Oropouche in S America
- Cholera
- Chikungunya
- COVID19
- Measles
- Influenza
A bad time to demolish public health and funding for science
- Ebola in DRC
- VHF in Ethiopia
- Lassa in Nigeria
- RVF in Senegal
- Polio in Germany
- Oropouche in S America
- Cholera
- Chikungunya
- COVID19
- Measles
- Influenza
A bad time to demolish public health and funding for science
November 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The state of infectious diseases - they are not going away
- Ebola in DRC
- VHF in Ethiopia
- Lassa in Nigeria
- RVF in Senegal
- Polio in Germany
- Oropouche in S America
- Cholera
- Chikungunya
- COVID19
- Measles
- Influenza
A bad time to demolish public health and funding for science
- Ebola in DRC
- VHF in Ethiopia
- Lassa in Nigeria
- RVF in Senegal
- Polio in Germany
- Oropouche in S America
- Cholera
- Chikungunya
- COVID19
- Measles
- Influenza
A bad time to demolish public health and funding for science
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I've been on the road so I'm behind the times—but if you wanted to destroy US science, I can think of no more expedient action.
Blatant unconstitutionality aside, fuck this backwards forwards and sideways.
www.science.org/content/article/u-s-congress-considers-sweeping-ban-chinese-collaborations
Blatant unconstitutionality aside, fuck this backwards forwards and sideways.
www.science.org/content/article/u-s-congress-considers-sweeping-ban-chinese-collaborations
November 14, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I've been on the road so I'm behind the times—but if you wanted to destroy US science, I can think of no more expedient action.
Blatant unconstitutionality aside, fuck this backwards forwards and sideways.
www.science.org/content/article/u-s-congress-considers-sweeping-ban-chinese-collaborations
Blatant unconstitutionality aside, fuck this backwards forwards and sideways.
www.science.org/content/article/u-s-congress-considers-sweeping-ban-chinese-collaborations
Hasta la victoria siempre.
‘A sigh of relief’: New malaria drug succeeds in large clinical trial
As existing drugs falter because of resistance, the world gets a backup—but hard choices loom on how to use it
www.science.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Hasta la victoria siempre.
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Malnutrition is devastating people right across Sudan. More must be done to end this crisis:
🔴 Unimpeded and safe access for humanitarians
🔴 Increased funding to respond
🔴 Unimpeded and safe access for humanitarians
🔴 Increased funding to respond
People face extreme malnutrition in Sudan crisis | MSF
Our teams in Sudan are seeing high rates of malnutrition, including among people who have fled atrocities in El Fasher.
www.msf.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Malnutrition is devastating people right across Sudan. More must be done to end this crisis:
🔴 Unimpeded and safe access for humanitarians
🔴 Increased funding to respond
🔴 Unimpeded and safe access for humanitarians
🔴 Increased funding to respond
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Updated WHO guideline on TB & undernutrition now out!
WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 6: tuberculosis and comorbidities, 2nd ed.
The guidelines are a living document and will include dedicated sections for each key TB comorbidity or health-related risk factor. The first edition focused on HIV-associated TB, updating the WHO pol...
www.who.int
November 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Updated WHO guideline on TB & undernutrition now out!
Reposted by Indi Trehan
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Brendan Loper. #NewYorkerCartoons
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November 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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USAID fed the world and fought disease. Its destruction fed only power. The soul of American service was traded for control. Today Elon Musk, the butcher of USAID, got a trillion dollar paycheck from Tesla.
The Quiet American Idea, Erased
On November 3, 2025, USAID marked its sixty-fourth anniversary. One week later, the American idea of service without conquest stands dismantled, undone by power and neglect.
thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:13 AM
USAID fed the world and fought disease. Its destruction fed only power. The soul of American service was traded for control. Today Elon Musk, the butcher of USAID, got a trillion dollar paycheck from Tesla.
Always fun to be on ID consults and see a great case and then tag along while the trainees write it up!
Spotting Dengue
A previously healthy 13-year-old boy was admitted to our hospital after his second
visit to the emergency department in 5 days. He presented with a fever of 41.6 °C,
headache, abdominal pain, vomiting...
www.jpeds.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Always fun to be on ID consults and see a great case and then tag along while the trainees write it up!
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The late Gore Vidal’s tongue in cheek quip about the United States having one political party with two right wings seems a propos.
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 AM
The late Gore Vidal’s tongue in cheek quip about the United States having one political party with two right wings seems a propos.
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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-...
By orders of magnitude.
As we're remembering that Dick Cheney killed a million Iraqis, remember that the death toll from cutting USAID funding will be still larger than that.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Study: 14 million lives could be lost due to Trump aid cuts
A new study looks at lives saved by USAID in the past and what the future without the agency will look like.
www.npr.org
November 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
By orders of magnitude.
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In #Sudan, “the deadly combination of hunger, disease and displacement is placing millions of children at risk,” warns UNICEF.
Here's what you need to know about the crisis and how our colleagues on the ground are responding:
Here's what you need to know about the crisis and how our colleagues on the ground are responding:
Famine Takes Hold in Sudan
In the western regions of Sudan, active conflict and severely restricted humanitarian access are driving a sharp deterioration in hunger and malnutrition.
www.unicefusa.org
November 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
In #Sudan, “the deadly combination of hunger, disease and displacement is placing millions of children at risk,” warns UNICEF.
Here's what you need to know about the crisis and how our colleagues on the ground are responding:
Here's what you need to know about the crisis and how our colleagues on the ground are responding:
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A statistic that continues to live rent free in my mind: half of all international shipping is just moving fossil fuels around.
November 4, 2025 at 4:10 AM
A statistic that continues to live rent free in my mind: half of all international shipping is just moving fossil fuels around.
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲
Attacks on medical personnel, facilities and services are increasing and are deliberate
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
#Gaza #Ukraine #Sudan #Congo #Yemen #Afghanistan #Haiti @msf.ca
Attacks on medical personnel, facilities and services are increasing and are deliberate
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
#Gaza #Ukraine #Sudan #Congo #Yemen #Afghanistan #Haiti @msf.ca
How attacking healthcare has become a strategy of war
Gaza, Ukraine, and Sudan have put a spotlight on attacks on healthcare facilities and staff in conflict zones. The BMJ looks at the data, which seem to show a new strategy of war: removing civilians’ ...
www.bmj.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:41 AM
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲
Attacks on medical personnel, facilities and services are increasing and are deliberate
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
#Gaza #Ukraine #Sudan #Congo #Yemen #Afghanistan #Haiti @msf.ca
Attacks on medical personnel, facilities and services are increasing and are deliberate
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
#Gaza #Ukraine #Sudan #Congo #Yemen #Afghanistan #Haiti @msf.ca
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⚠️ If you’re not paying attention to #Sudan, you should be.
Since April 2023, civil war has killed > 150,000 & displaced > 12 million people
The humanitarian crises has led to famine, genocide, sexual assault & collapse of health systems
The world must not look away
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Since April 2023, civil war has killed > 150,000 & displaced > 12 million people
The humanitarian crises has led to famine, genocide, sexual assault & collapse of health systems
The world must not look away
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sudan war: A simple guide to what is happening
Sudan was thrown into disarray in 2023 when its army and a paramilitary group began a power struggle.
www.bbc.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:32 AM
⚠️ If you’re not paying attention to #Sudan, you should be.
Since April 2023, civil war has killed > 150,000 & displaced > 12 million people
The humanitarian crises has led to famine, genocide, sexual assault & collapse of health systems
The world must not look away
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Since April 2023, civil war has killed > 150,000 & displaced > 12 million people
The humanitarian crises has led to famine, genocide, sexual assault & collapse of health systems
The world must not look away
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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“Historically, the most terrible things - war, genocide, and slavery - have resulted not from disobedience, but from obedience.”
- Howard Zinn
- Howard Zinn
October 31, 2025 at 8:01 AM
“Historically, the most terrible things - war, genocide, and slavery - have resulted not from disobedience, but from obedience.”
- Howard Zinn
- Howard Zinn
Hasta la victoria siempre.
October 31, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Hasta la victoria siempre.
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Since the conflict in #Sudan began, UNICEF has been delivering Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food across the country — navigating unsafe terrain and active frontlines — to ensure children at risk of malnutrition receive timely treatment.
Here's what happens when they receive these packets of hope:
Here's what happens when they receive these packets of hope:
Hope in a Red Packet
Helping vulnerable children recover from malnutrition during the crisis, one packet at a time
www.unicef.org
October 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Since the conflict in #Sudan began, UNICEF has been delivering Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food across the country — navigating unsafe terrain and active frontlines — to ensure children at risk of malnutrition receive timely treatment.
Here's what happens when they receive these packets of hope:
Here's what happens when they receive these packets of hope:
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Trump and Rubio’s legacy.
Mass Murder: Trump's USAID Cuts Have Already Killed More Than Half a Million People
by Mark C. Eades Donald Trump first became a mass murderer during the COVID-19 pandemic in the final year of his first term as president, when his deliberate negligence in handling the pandemic result...
www.dailykos.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Trump and Rubio’s legacy.
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Maternal deaths have more than halved in the last forty years
October 29, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Maternal deaths have more than halved in the last forty years
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Tuberculosis and undernutrition: improving estimates to reinforce the policy imperative
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Tuberculosis and undernutrition: improving estimates to reinforce the policy imperative
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Tuberculosis and undernutrition: improving estimates to reinforce the policy imperative
Undernutrition is a key driver of the global tuberculosis epidemic, increasing the
risk of people developing tuberculosis disease and of poor outcomes in those who do.1
Each year, WHO publishes estima...
www.thelancet.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
New comment:
Tuberculosis and undernutrition: improving estimates to reinforce the policy imperative
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Tuberculosis and undernutrition: improving estimates to reinforce the policy imperative
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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UW ID Fellow Dharini Gopalan with a very challenging Dengue diagnosis, now in the Journal of Pediatrics… #IDSky
www.jpeds.com/article/S002...
www.jpeds.com/article/S002...
Spotting Dengue
A previously healthy 13-year-old boy was admitted to our hospital after his second
visit to the emergency department in five days. He presented with a fever to 41.6°C,
headache, abdominal pain, vomiti...
www.jpeds.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
UW ID Fellow Dharini Gopalan with a very challenging Dengue diagnosis, now in the Journal of Pediatrics… #IDSky
www.jpeds.com/article/S002...
www.jpeds.com/article/S002...