Madhu Pai, MD, PhD
@madhupai.bsky.social
Inaugural Chair, Department of Global & Public Health, McGill University. Canada Research Chair in Epidemiology & Global Health
Tweets: own views. He/him.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhukar_Pai
Tweets: own views. He/him.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhukar_Pai
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It was a huge honor for me to moderate a panel with authors of 4 new books on tuberculosis at @theunion.org conference in Copenhagen
Big thanks to @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social @mariasmilios.bsky.social & Handaa
Please watch the recording 👇🏽
youtu.be/rI629blqReM
Big thanks to @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social @mariasmilios.bsky.social & Handaa
Please watch the recording 👇🏽
youtu.be/rI629blqReM
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McGill is recruiting top-tier researchers working abroad through the federally funded Canada Impact+ Research Chairs program, addressing global and national challenges. The first round is due in early 2026.
Learn more and submit your candidacy: https://mcgill.ca/x/5Zh
Learn more and submit your candidacy: https://mcgill.ca/x/5Zh
December 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
McGill is recruiting top-tier researchers working abroad through the federally funded Canada Impact+ Research Chairs program, addressing global and national challenges. The first round is due in early 2026.
Learn more and submit your candidacy: https://mcgill.ca/x/5Zh
Learn more and submit your candidacy: https://mcgill.ca/x/5Zh
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It was a total joy to reflect on the past year's worth of incredible thought leadership that the @plosglobalpublichealth.org community created. Here I reflect on (some of!) the Reviews, Essays, and Opinions that we published that made a huge impression on me. (A non-exhaustive list!)
Some thoughts from Executive Editor @juliarobinson.bsky.social on the past year of Front Matter (Reviews, Essays, and Opinion articles) in PLOS Global Public Health.
speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/12/18/r...
speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/12/18/r...
December 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
It was a total joy to reflect on the past year's worth of incredible thought leadership that the @plosglobalpublichealth.org community created. Here I reflect on (some of!) the Reviews, Essays, and Opinions that we published that made a huge impression on me. (A non-exhaustive list!)
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December 16, 2025 at 10:09 PM
December 16, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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What an honour to be back in Chennai, India, to co-direct the 2nd Advanced TB Diagnostics @icmr.bsky.social National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis
December 15, 2025 at 10:18 AM
What an honour to be back in Chennai, India, to co-direct the 2nd Advanced TB Diagnostics @icmr.bsky.social National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis
What an honour to be back in Chennai, India, to co-direct the 2nd Advanced TB Diagnostics @icmr.bsky.social National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis
December 15, 2025 at 10:18 AM
What an honour to be back in Chennai, India, to co-direct the 2nd Advanced TB Diagnostics @icmr.bsky.social National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis
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Promoting vaccines and demoting guns are both proven, highly effective ways to protect children and adults
In all countries at all times
In all countries at all times
December 14, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Promoting vaccines and demoting guns are both proven, highly effective ways to protect children and adults
In all countries at all times
In all countries at all times
Promoting vaccines and demoting guns are both proven, highly effective ways to protect children and adults
In all countries at all times
In all countries at all times
December 14, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Promoting vaccines and demoting guns are both proven, highly effective ways to protect children and adults
In all countries at all times
In all countries at all times
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Read it here: www.bmj.com/content/391/... We hope you will share it broadly and if you find our points compelling enough that you will engage with it and discuss. @patientrevolution.org
Reclaiming human care from surveillance capitalism
We must end the commodification of health data by big tech companies, centre healthcare on care, and put people back in control, argue Victor, J P, and Victor M Montori
Big tech companies are drivin...
www.bmj.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Read it here: www.bmj.com/content/391/... We hope you will share it broadly and if you find our points compelling enough that you will engage with it and discuss. @patientrevolution.org
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"I know the colour of that blood;—it is arterial blood;—I cannot be deceived by that colour;—that drop of blood is my death-warrant;—I must die"
John Keats, who died of tuberculosis at the young age of 25
John Keats, who died of tuberculosis at the young age of 25
December 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"I know the colour of that blood;—it is arterial blood;—I cannot be deceived by that colour;—that drop of blood is my death-warrant;—I must die"
John Keats, who died of tuberculosis at the young age of 25
John Keats, who died of tuberculosis at the young age of 25
Excited to be a keynote speaker at @nature.com conference in India next year!
Meeting the Challenge of Infectious Diseases in a Changing World
natureconferences.streamgo.live/infectious-d...
Meeting the Challenge of Infectious Diseases in a Changing World
natureconferences.streamgo.live/infectious-d...
Meeting the Challenge of Infectious Diseases in a Changing World
Organized in partnership by Nature Medicine, Nature Microbiology, Nature Health, Nature Communications, and MAHE, this conference will bring together leading voices in infectious d...
natureconferences.streamgo.live
December 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Excited to be a keynote speaker at @nature.com conference in India next year!
Meeting the Challenge of Infectious Diseases in a Changing World
natureconferences.streamgo.live/infectious-d...
Meeting the Challenge of Infectious Diseases in a Changing World
natureconferences.streamgo.live/infectious-d...
Fewer than 60,000 people – 0.001% of the world’s population – control three times as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Fewer than 60,000 people – 0.001% of the world’s population – control three times as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
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What Happens When Trump Gets His Way With Science
Harvard’s School of Public Health is broken.
www.theatlantic.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Stunning failure after stunning failure, from anti-Indigenous racism to unavailability of #TB drug formulations, in this powerful personal story of the challenges of getting proper care for #tuberculosis in Canada.
"TB in Canada: One Family’s Story and a Call for Change" @stoptbcanada.bsky.social
"TB in Canada: One Family’s Story and a Call for Change" @stoptbcanada.bsky.social
TB in Canada: One Family’s Story and a Call for Change — Stop TB Canada
By Donna Dumas
www.stoptbcanada.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Stunning failure after stunning failure, from anti-Indigenous racism to unavailability of #TB drug formulations, in this powerful personal story of the challenges of getting proper care for #tuberculosis in Canada.
"TB in Canada: One Family’s Story and a Call for Change" @stoptbcanada.bsky.social
"TB in Canada: One Family’s Story and a Call for Change" @stoptbcanada.bsky.social
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So pleased to learn that @seyeabimbola.bsky.social has been promoted to full professorship!
Bravo, Seye! 🎉
Keep up the inspiring work!!
Bravo, Seye! 🎉
Keep up the inspiring work!!
December 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM
So pleased to learn that @seyeabimbola.bsky.social has been promoted to full professorship!
Bravo, Seye! 🎉
Keep up the inspiring work!!
Bravo, Seye! 🎉
Keep up the inspiring work!!
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Counterpoint to the article: “Loss of promising talent supported by these [DEI] programmes will substantially weaken our research capacity, limit innovation and substantially reduce discoveries important for driving scientific advancements.”
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41131402/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41131402/
December 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Counterpoint to the article: “Loss of promising talent supported by these [DEI] programmes will substantially weaken our research capacity, limit innovation and substantially reduce discoveries important for driving scientific advancements.”
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41131402/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41131402/
"I know the colour of that blood;—it is arterial blood;—I cannot be deceived by that colour;—that drop of blood is my death-warrant;—I must die"
John Keats, who died of tuberculosis at the young age of 25
John Keats, who died of tuberculosis at the young age of 25
December 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"I know the colour of that blood;—it is arterial blood;—I cannot be deceived by that colour;—that drop of blood is my death-warrant;—I must die"
John Keats, who died of tuberculosis at the young age of 25
John Keats, who died of tuberculosis at the young age of 25
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We prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion 🤝
🗣️ In the second instalment of our Editor Insights series, Catherine Kyobutungi shares how the journal breaks barriers to make research accessible and relevant for all communities.
Explore PLOS Global Public Health at: plos.io/44mX7QV
🗣️ In the second instalment of our Editor Insights series, Catherine Kyobutungi shares how the journal breaks barriers to make research accessible and relevant for all communities.
Explore PLOS Global Public Health at: plos.io/44mX7QV
December 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
We prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion 🤝
🗣️ In the second instalment of our Editor Insights series, Catherine Kyobutungi shares how the journal breaks barriers to make research accessible and relevant for all communities.
Explore PLOS Global Public Health at: plos.io/44mX7QV
🗣️ In the second instalment of our Editor Insights series, Catherine Kyobutungi shares how the journal breaks barriers to make research accessible and relevant for all communities.
Explore PLOS Global Public Health at: plos.io/44mX7QV
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Introducing Editor Insights! 🎥
A six-part video series featuring our Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi (@ckyobutungi.bsky.social)
🗣️ In this opening video, she shares her vision for an inclusive research system amplifying diverse voices and global perspectives.
A six-part video series featuring our Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi (@ckyobutungi.bsky.social)
🗣️ In this opening video, she shares her vision for an inclusive research system amplifying diverse voices and global perspectives.
December 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Introducing Editor Insights! 🎥
A six-part video series featuring our Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi (@ckyobutungi.bsky.social)
🗣️ In this opening video, she shares her vision for an inclusive research system amplifying diverse voices and global perspectives.
A six-part video series featuring our Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi (@ckyobutungi.bsky.social)
🗣️ In this opening video, she shares her vision for an inclusive research system amplifying diverse voices and global perspectives.
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It was a huge honor for me to moderate a panel with authors of 4 new books on tuberculosis at @theunion.org conference in Copenhagen
Big thanks to @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social @mariasmilios.bsky.social & Handaa
Please watch the recording 👇🏽
youtu.be/rI629blqReM
Big thanks to @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social @mariasmilios.bsky.social & Handaa
Please watch the recording 👇🏽
youtu.be/rI629blqReM
December 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
It was a huge honor for me to moderate a panel with authors of 4 new books on tuberculosis at @theunion.org conference in Copenhagen
Big thanks to @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social @mariasmilios.bsky.social & Handaa
Please watch the recording 👇🏽
youtu.be/rI629blqReM
Big thanks to @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social @mariasmilios.bsky.social & Handaa
Please watch the recording 👇🏽
youtu.be/rI629blqReM
Reposted by Madhu Pai, MD, PhD
Vaccines cause adults
COVID vaccines slashed ER visits by 76% in kids 9 mos-4 yrs, and 56% in older kids, CDC's latest MMWR report found (reposting with story): www.scientificamerican.com/article/covi...
COVID Vaccines Slashed Kids’ ER Visits by 76 Percent, Study Finds
A report published by the CDC reaffirms the effectiveness of COVID vaccines at preventing severe disease in children
www.scientificamerican.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Vaccines cause adults
What an utterly unnecessary crisis!
We know how to prevent this, FFS!!
We know how to prevent this, FFS!!
More than 250 people who were exposed to measles, including dozens of unvaccinated school-aged children, are quarantining in South Carolina as the state wrestles to contain an outbreak that has sickened more than 110 people.
Hundreds Quarantined in South Carolina as Measles Outbreak Shows No Sign of Slowing
The outbreak shows no signs of slowing, likely because of the affected area’s “lower-than-hoped-for vaccination coverage,” a state health official said.
nyti.ms
December 12, 2025 at 3:27 AM
What an utterly unnecessary crisis!
We know how to prevent this, FFS!!
We know how to prevent this, FFS!!
So pleased to learn that @seyeabimbola.bsky.social has been promoted to full professorship!
Bravo, Seye! 🎉
Keep up the inspiring work!!
Bravo, Seye! 🎉
Keep up the inspiring work!!
December 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM
So pleased to learn that @seyeabimbola.bsky.social has been promoted to full professorship!
Bravo, Seye! 🎉
Keep up the inspiring work!!
Bravo, Seye! 🎉
Keep up the inspiring work!!