@marksguy.bsky.social
Respiratory and public health physician; epidemiologist. #tuberculosis #asthma #clean_air #global_health #IUATLD @burnet_institute
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Lung health experts call for urgent action to transform chronic respiratory diseases into a global health priority.
⚖️ Prof @marksguy.bsky.social described the need in three words: impact, justice, and equity.
@lancetrespirmed.bsky.social: www.thelancet.com/.../PIIS2213...
#UNGA80 #ActOnNCDs
⚖️ Prof @marksguy.bsky.social described the need in three words: impact, justice, and equity.
@lancetrespirmed.bsky.social: www.thelancet.com/.../PIIS2213...
#UNGA80 #ActOnNCDs
www.thelancet.com
September 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Lung health experts call for urgent action to transform chronic respiratory diseases into a global health priority.
⚖️ Prof @marksguy.bsky.social described the need in three words: impact, justice, and equity.
@lancetrespirmed.bsky.social: www.thelancet.com/.../PIIS2213...
#UNGA80 #ActOnNCDs
⚖️ Prof @marksguy.bsky.social described the need in three words: impact, justice, and equity.
@lancetrespirmed.bsky.social: www.thelancet.com/.../PIIS2213...
#UNGA80 #ActOnNCDs
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Strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes Myanmar, with tremors felt in neighbouring Thailand
Strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes Myanmar, with tremors felt in neighbouring Thailand
Witnesses in Bangkok more than 1,000km away said people ran out onto the streets in panic
An earthquake of magnitude 7.7 has struck Myanmar, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, causing hundreds of people to pour out of swaying buildings in Bangkok, the capital of neighbouring Thailand 1,400km away.
USGS said the quake on Friday was shallow, at a depth of just 10km (six miles) with the epicentre near the central city of Mandalay, about 50km (30 miles) east of the city of Monywa. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes Myanmar, with tremors felt in neighbouring Thailand
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All Australians should be able to breathe clean, safe air. But right now the health impacts of air pollution are increasing while government responsibility for clean air remains fragmented.
Sign our open letter calling for a National Clean Air Strategy here: safeair.org.au/open-letter/
Sign our open letter calling for a National Clean Air Strategy here: safeair.org.au/open-letter/
March 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
All Australians should be able to breathe clean, safe air. But right now the health impacts of air pollution are increasing while government responsibility for clean air remains fragmented.
Sign our open letter calling for a National Clean Air Strategy here: safeair.org.au/open-letter/
Sign our open letter calling for a National Clean Air Strategy here: safeair.org.au/open-letter/
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⚠️"It is total injustice and failure by us all that millions of people around the world are still at high risk of tuberculosis."
🔎The Union calls for a focus on finding and treating everyone to #EndTB.
@cassandrakc.bsky.social's #WorldTBDay message: theunion.org/news/no-more...
🔎The Union calls for a focus on finding and treating everyone to #EndTB.
@cassandrakc.bsky.social's #WorldTBDay message: theunion.org/news/no-more...
March 24, 2025 at 8:26 AM
⚠️"It is total injustice and failure by us all that millions of people around the world are still at high risk of tuberculosis."
🔎The Union calls for a focus on finding and treating everyone to #EndTB.
@cassandrakc.bsky.social's #WorldTBDay message: theunion.org/news/no-more...
🔎The Union calls for a focus on finding and treating everyone to #EndTB.
@cassandrakc.bsky.social's #WorldTBDay message: theunion.org/news/no-more...
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🚨 Public health data disappeared. We’re restoring it. 🚨
RestoredCDC.org preserves unaltered CDC content after key pages were removed or changed without notice.
Public data belongs to all of us. 🔗 RestoredCDC.org
#PublicHealth #ScienceTransparency #RestoredCDC
RestoredCDC.org preserves unaltered CDC content after key pages were removed or changed without notice.
Public data belongs to all of us. 🔗 RestoredCDC.org
#PublicHealth #ScienceTransparency #RestoredCDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
RestoredCDC.org
March 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
🚨 Public health data disappeared. We’re restoring it. 🚨
RestoredCDC.org preserves unaltered CDC content after key pages were removed or changed without notice.
Public data belongs to all of us. 🔗 RestoredCDC.org
#PublicHealth #ScienceTransparency #RestoredCDC
RestoredCDC.org preserves unaltered CDC content after key pages were removed or changed without notice.
Public data belongs to all of us. 🔗 RestoredCDC.org
#PublicHealth #ScienceTransparency #RestoredCDC
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“Again, the mice used for clinical purposes did not undergo gender transition.”
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trump Decried Millions Spent 'Making Mice Transgender.' It Was Cancer and Asthma Research
President Trump falsely claimed that Biden spent $8 million on 'making mice transgender,' but the real research was for human health.
www.rollingstone.com
March 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
“Again, the mice used for clinical purposes did not undergo gender transition.”
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Massive $200 million TB research programme derailed by US funding cuts
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/03/04/m...
Massive $200 million TB research programme derailed by US funding cuts
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/03/04/m...
Massive $200 million TB research programme derailed by US funding cuts
Just over a month after US President Donald Trump implemented a 90-day freeze of all foreign assistance, the future looks very uncertain for tuberculosis research. Among others, a large TB research pr...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za
March 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Massive $200 million TB research programme derailed by US funding cuts
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/03/04/m...
Massive $200 million TB research programme derailed by US funding cuts
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/03/04/m...
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1/ 📢 In our new PREPRINT - tinyurl.com/2pmudzrk - we evaluate how symptom-agnostic, population-wide screening interventions could significantly reduce the TB burden in Viet Nam. These require a substantial front-loaded investment but yield lasting cost savings. 🧵 #Tuberculosis #TBSky
Potential impact, costs, and benefits of population-wide screening interventions for tuberculosis in Viet Nam: a mathematical modelling study
Background Population-wide screening may accelerate the decline of tuberculosis (TB) incidence, but the optimal screening algorithm and duration must weigh resource considerations.
Methods We calibra...
tinyurl.com
January 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
1/ 📢 In our new PREPRINT - tinyurl.com/2pmudzrk - we evaluate how symptom-agnostic, population-wide screening interventions could significantly reduce the TB burden in Viet Nam. These require a substantial front-loaded investment but yield lasting cost savings. 🧵 #Tuberculosis #TBSky