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Both allies and adversaries of the United States on Monday used an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council to voice opposition to the audacious U.S. military operation in Venezuela that captured leader Nicolás Maduro.
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U.S. allies and adversaries alike use UN meeting to critique Venezuela intervention
Before the U.N.'s most powerful body, countries critiqued — if sometimes obliquely — President Donald Trump's intervention in the South American country and his recent comments signaling the possibili...
www.pbs.org
January 6, 2026 at 12:36 AM
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WHO adds GLP-1 drugs for diabetes, others to essential medicines list reut.rs/45PsEfr
WHO adds GLP-1 drugs for diabetes, others to essential medicines list
The World Health Organization has added GLP-1 drugs to treat diabetes to its essential medicines list alongside treatments for cystic fibrosis and cancer, and said it hopes this will help improve global access to the costly drugs.
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September 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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The first report from the Trump administration’s Make America Healthy Again Commission, released last week, appears to be rife with errors, including some studies that don’t exist.
Trump administration’s MAHA report on children’s health filled with flawed references, including some studies that don’t exist | CNN
The first report from the Trump administration’s Make America Healthy Again Commission, released last week, appears to be rife with errors, including some studies that don’t exist.
www.cnn.com
May 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Pls raise awareness on substandard and falsified medicines! Here is my chat w/ Oksana Pyzik, Fight the Fakes Alliance; Rutendo Kuwana, WHO; and Dr Obaidullah, Pakistan, revealing governance challenges & big business interference. People need medicines they can trust. youtu.be/j4WTHwx17J4
#ASKWHO All about fighting falsified medicines
YouTube video by World Health Organization (WHO)
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May 26, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Great curtainraiser #WHA78 6 key issues to watch at the 78th World Health Assembly www.devex.com/news/6-key-i...
6 key issues to watch at the 78th World Health Assembly
At one of the biggest gatherings in global health, countries are expected to adopt a treaty to help the world prevent and be better prepared for pandemics, and determine the future of WHO.
www.devex.com
May 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Trust forms the impact of #vaccines! 🌟
“WHO is a scientific organization. We are committed to following evidence and using evidence for policy and programme decisions."
Dr. Kate O Brien explains how vaccines are developed using gold-standard processes.
#VaccinesWork!
May 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Promising new antibiotic is one of first viable #gonorrhea drug candidates since 1990s. Rates of the sexually transmitted infection are rising globally, including in Canada, by Jennifer Yang www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #STIs
Promising new antibiotic is one of first viable gonorrhea drug candidates since 1990s
Rates of the sexually transmitted infection are rising globally, including in Canada
www.theglobeandmail.com
April 15, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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WHO's rapid assessment of the health system disruptions in March-April 2025 as a result of ODA cuts. What a sobering press release.
Countries are already experiencing significant health system disruptions – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) issues warning on health service disruptions reported in 70% of its surveyed country offices as a result of sudden suspensions and reductions in official developmen...
www.who.int
April 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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My review of Anthony Duncan and Michel Janssen’s excellent two volume history of quantum mechanics is now out in the (belated) latest issue of the British Journal for the History of Science:

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#physics
#philsci
#histsci
Charting the hybrid architectural style of quantum theory | The British Journal for the History of Science | Cambridge Core
Charting the hybrid architectural style of quantum theory - Volume 57 Issue 3
www.cambridge.org
April 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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TL;DR? We should be cautious about where we replace humans with AI in science.

#philtech #philsci #AI
April 4, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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March 14, 2025. World Health Organization
#COVID19DeathsCumulative
7,090,776 ‎+517
increase on previous 7 days
Reported COVID-19 deaths
World, 7 days to 23 February 2025
{https://data.who.int/dashboards/covid19/deaths?n=o}
March 15, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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WHAT IS #misinformation?
AND WHO DECIDES?
-by "Thinking Is Power" with Melanie Trecek-King

💡Be sure & check out Thinking is Power's WWW site too! 👇
thinkingispower.com

Video 👇
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What is misinformation? And who decides?
YouTube video by Thinking Is Power with Melanie Trecek-King
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February 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Looked for and found the intw with David Spiegelhalter on communicating statistics. The point about chasing #trust vs being trustworthy gives ideas on where we need to put our efforts when we want to achieve high impact #globalhealth #communication #advocacy💡

open.spotify.com/episode/5xZe...
David Spiegelhalter on Communicating Statistics
Social Science Bites · Episode
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February 22, 2025 at 12:18 PM
In the age of social media we are exposed to every personal opinion maximised. Many opinions are based on self-centred and limited views. #philsky #communication
February 22, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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“LLMs aren’t going away. Our students will use them (our students are using them). Our colleagues will use them (our colleagues are using them). We need, therefore, to figure out what we ought to think, and what we ought to do, about them”
#GenAI 🧪
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Three books to sum up where we’re at with “AI” tools for writing
Here’s an interesting thing about “AI”* writing tools (ChatGPT and the like, better called LLMs for “large language models”): there’s an enormous amount written about them, and yet little of it is …
scientistseessquirrel.wordpress.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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"What the world needs now is love, sweet love."

Check out this amazing "love grant" opportunity via the UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center (and shared with me by the amazing Katherine Reynolds Lewis)!

🧪❤️

ggsc.berkeley.edu/what_we_do/m...
Spreading Love Through the Media: Request for Proposals
ggsc.berkeley.edu
February 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
who.int WHO @who.int · Feb 11
Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science.

Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
February 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
who.int WHO @who.int · Feb 6
The WHO’s Executive Board, which meets twice a year to support the World Health Assembly, is currently in session to tackle pressing global health issues.

✨Follow the updates live: bit.ly/4glQLo5

⬇️ Here are some topics under discussion: bit.ly/3CulcKZ
February 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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With America’s CDC compromised, you can find solid information from the World Health Organization.

www.who.int
World Health Organization (WHO)
The United Nations agency working to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable.
www.who.int
February 3, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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UNICEF and the World Health Organization warned back in July of 2024 that low immunization coverage was “already driving measles outbreaks.”
www.thewhig.com/opinion/immu...
Immunization keeps children safe
In the age of disinformation and misinformation, many people have forgotten an irrefutable fact: childhood immunizations save lives.
www.thewhig.com
February 5, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Sharing with this platform that WHO Board is in session and it's open for all to watch! It's countries representing people talking about our common business that is: saving, protecting lives!

📢 Follow the #EB156 LIVE: bit.ly/4glQLo5
WHO Executive Board, 156th session
The 156th session of the WHO Executive Board take place on 3–11 February 2025.
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February 4, 2025 at 9:03 AM
#ProudToBeWHO thank you to all of you supporters out there.
who.int WHO @who.int · Jan 24
#HealthForAll

For everyone. Everywhere.
January 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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RFK Jr confirmation hearing with Senate Finance scheduled for Wednesday at 10AM

www.finance.senate.gov/ranking-memb...
Crapo Announces HHS Secretary Nomination Hearing | The United States Senate Committee on Finance
Crapo Announces HHS Secretary Nomination Hearing
www.finance.senate.gov
January 22, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Press Release: Leaving the WHO is a Threat to US Security
“The United States withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) poses significant risks to public health, national security, and global stability.”
www.cugh.org/blog/press-r...
Press Release: Leaving the WHO is a Threat to US Security: the US needs the WHO - Consortium of Universities for Global Health
Press Release on the US leaving the WHO.
www.cugh.org
January 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Germany will try to persuade the US to remain in the World Health Organization, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said today.
Germany will try tempt Trump into WHO U-turn
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to withdraw from the World Health Organization.
www.politico.eu
January 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM