paul sonenthal
@psonenthal.bsky.social
🫁 & ICU doctor | director, inpatient medicine & critical care @partnersinhealth.bsky.social | he/him | opinions my own
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paul sonenthal
@psonenthal.bsky.social
· Mar 14
Design, implementation and outcomes of a national oxygen distribution network in Lesotho
Background Despite its essential and life-saving role in the treatment of many medical conditions, access to medical oxygen remains limited in many countries. In 2021, Partners In Health established a...
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🚨🚨New article on our oxygen work in Lesotho‼️ @partnersinhealth.bsky.social
🙏🏼 support from @unitaid.bsky.social
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🙏🏼 support from @unitaid.bsky.social
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🏄♀️🏄🏾♀️🏄🏽♂️ on over to our new website! www.pih.org/arctb
November 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
🏄♀️🏄🏾♀️🏄🏽♂️ on over to our new website! www.pih.org/arctb
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‼️arcTB is underway‼️ with support from @unitaid.bsky.social we’re accelerating access to DR-TB treatment in 7 countries🫁💊
Today we 👏🏾 our team from PIH-Liberia for working with the Ministry of Health to train over 120 Community Health Promoters on DR-TB. @pih.org #BendTheArc
Today we 👏🏾 our team from PIH-Liberia for working with the Ministry of Health to train over 120 Community Health Promoters on DR-TB. @pih.org #BendTheArc
October 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
‼️arcTB is underway‼️ with support from @unitaid.bsky.social we’re accelerating access to DR-TB treatment in 7 countries🫁💊
Today we 👏🏾 our team from PIH-Liberia for working with the Ministry of Health to train over 120 Community Health Promoters on DR-TB. @pih.org #BendTheArc
Today we 👏🏾 our team from PIH-Liberia for working with the Ministry of Health to train over 120 Community Health Promoters on DR-TB. @pih.org #BendTheArc
“In addition to demanding this ban’s reversal, we invite Secretary of State Rubio or any senior cabinet official to be our guests in Haiti or Sierra Leone—to meet the inspiring people they are excluding and witness the life-saving work they are jeopardizing.”
www.pih.org/press/pih-st...
www.pih.org/press/pih-st...
PIH Statement on the June 2025 Travel Ban
Partners In Health unequivocally condemns the Trump administration’s June 4 travel ban, which names two countries in which PIH works, and demands its immediate withdrawal. Justifications for this proc...
www.pih.org
June 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
“In addition to demanding this ban’s reversal, we invite Secretary of State Rubio or any senior cabinet official to be our guests in Haiti or Sierra Leone—to meet the inspiring people they are excluding and witness the life-saving work they are jeopardizing.”
www.pih.org/press/pih-st...
www.pih.org/press/pih-st...
🚨🇸🇴🏥 this is the very first assessment of emergency and critical care services in Somalia—we identified significant gaps and established a foundation for urgently needed interventions
bmcemergmed.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Emergency and critical care services in Somalia: a cross-sectional nationwide hospital assessment using the WHO Hospital Emergency Unit assessment tool - BMC Emergency Medicine
Background Data on emergency and critical care services in Somalia and other countries with fragile and conflict-affected (FCA) situations are limited, although the burden of emergency health conditio...
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June 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
🚨🇸🇴🏥 this is the very first assessment of emergency and critical care services in Somalia—we identified significant gaps and established a foundation for urgently needed interventions
bmcemergmed.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
bmcemergmed.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Hot take: Amanda Bynes’ voice work in She’s the Man is comedic genius
June 1, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Hot take: Amanda Bynes’ voice work in She’s the Man is comedic genius
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To fellow researchers,”This is not the time for researchers to retreat. If we disengage from academic forums out of fear, we’re participating in a weakening of science’s role in public discourse.” Find and use ur voice!
The threat to science is real. In just six weeks, we’ve seen funding cuts, data restrictions, and political interference. Researchers can’t afford to stay silent. Here’s what we can do: academyhealth.org/blog/2025-03... #ScienceUnderThreat #DefendScience @academyhealth.bsky.social
The Threat to Science Is Real. Here’s What Researchers Can Do. | AcademyHealth
In the wake of recent policy shifts under President Trump's administration, the core of America's scientific research is under unprecedented strain. Dr. Aaron Carroll and Dr. Elizabeth Cope of…
academyhealth.org
March 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
To fellow researchers,”This is not the time for researchers to retreat. If we disengage from academic forums out of fear, we’re participating in a weakening of science’s role in public discourse.” Find and use ur voice!
🚨🚨New article on our oxygen work in Lesotho‼️ @partnersinhealth.bsky.social
🙏🏼 support from @unitaid.bsky.social
gh.bmj.com/content/10/3...
🙏🏼 support from @unitaid.bsky.social
gh.bmj.com/content/10/3...
Design, implementation and outcomes of a national oxygen distribution network in Lesotho
Background Despite its essential and life-saving role in the treatment of many medical conditions, access to medical oxygen remains limited in many countries. In 2021, Partners In Health established a...
gh.bmj.com
March 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
🚨🚨New article on our oxygen work in Lesotho‼️ @partnersinhealth.bsky.social
🙏🏼 support from @unitaid.bsky.social
gh.bmj.com/content/10/3...
🙏🏼 support from @unitaid.bsky.social
gh.bmj.com/content/10/3...
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🧵 PIH condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the Trump Administration's mass termination of United States Government grants and contracts supporting essential health care delivery and humanitarian assistance around the world.
Here’s what you need to know—and how you can take action 👇
Here’s what you need to know—and how you can take action 👇
February 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
🧵 PIH condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the Trump Administration's mass termination of United States Government grants and contracts supporting essential health care delivery and humanitarian assistance around the world.
Here’s what you need to know—and how you can take action 👇
Here’s what you need to know—and how you can take action 👇
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"5 billion people—ie, 60% of the world's population—do not have access to affordable, high-quality medical oxygen services"
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Reducing global inequities in medical oxygen access: the Lancet Global Health Commission on medical oxygen security
“Oxygen delayed is life denied.”—Person who survived COVID-19, Kenya
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February 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
"5 billion people—ie, 60% of the world's population—do not have access to affordable, high-quality medical oxygen services"
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Part 2 w/ Dr. @cdmitpih.bsky.social from @harvardmed.bsky.social discusses the #endTB trial & how it’s changing RR-TB treatment with 9-month, all-oral regimens that are more affordable and accessible, along with future directions for the field. #IDsky #MEDsky
www.contagionlive.com/view/endtb-t...
www.contagionlive.com/view/endtb-t...
endTB Trial Paves Way for Shorter, Cheaper, and Safer Rifampin-Resistant TB Treatments
Carole Mitnick, ScD discusses the impact of the endTB trial's findings on future TB treatment options, including shorter treatment durations, lower costs, and expanded accessibility.
www.contagionlive.com
February 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Part 2 w/ Dr. @cdmitpih.bsky.social from @harvardmed.bsky.social discusses the #endTB trial & how it’s changing RR-TB treatment with 9-month, all-oral regimens that are more affordable and accessible, along with future directions for the field. #IDsky #MEDsky
www.contagionlive.com/view/endtb-t...
www.contagionlive.com/view/endtb-t...
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In the endTB trial, researchers assessed the efficacy and safety of five 9-month, all-oral treatment regimens, as compared with the evolving standard of care, in participants with rifampin-resistant, fluoroquinolone-susceptible tuberculosis. nej.md/3WFFJTv
#MedSky #IDSky
#MedSky #IDSky
February 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
In the endTB trial, researchers assessed the efficacy and safety of five 9-month, all-oral treatment regimens, as compared with the evolving standard of care, in participants with rifampin-resistant, fluoroquinolone-susceptible tuberculosis. nej.md/3WFFJTv
#MedSky #IDSky
#MedSky #IDSky
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🧵 PIH Statement on the Targeting of USAID
Follow the thread to read our statement 👇
Follow the thread to read our statement 👇
February 4, 2025 at 10:13 PM
🧵 PIH Statement on the Targeting of USAID
Follow the thread to read our statement 👇
Follow the thread to read our statement 👇
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If you're not already subscribed to WIRED, you should be. They are doing fantastic, essential work - that many other, larger media outlets are not.
And great journalism isn't free.
And great journalism isn't free.
EXCLUSIVE: The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It’s also where, sources say, a 25-year-old engineer tied to Elon Musk has admin privileges over the code that controls Social Security payments, tax returns, and more.
A 25-Year-Old With Elon Musk Ties Has Direct Access to the Federal Payment System
The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It’s also where, sources say, a 25-year-old engineer tied to Elon Musk has admin privileges over the code that controls So...
www.wired.com
February 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
If you're not already subscribed to WIRED, you should be. They are doing fantastic, essential work - that many other, larger media outlets are not.
And great journalism isn't free.
And great journalism isn't free.
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Within a week of patients losing access to Antiretroviral therapy (ART) drugs, H.I.V. levels will skyrocket from undetectable levels to more than 100,000 copies per millilitre of blood. (Source: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/h...)
Nobody should be placed in such a position.
Nobody should be placed in such a position.
PEPFAR (President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) has saved over 25 million lives since its launch in 2003.
February 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Within a week of patients losing access to Antiretroviral therapy (ART) drugs, H.I.V. levels will skyrocket from undetectable levels to more than 100,000 copies per millilitre of blood. (Source: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/h...)
Nobody should be placed in such a position.
Nobody should be placed in such a position.
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This language describes a coup. You have to be a government employee, subject to the rules & procedures that bind gov employees, to do this kind of work. This is a blatant abuse of the public trust by the Trump administration, a true 5-alarm fire. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
February 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This language describes a coup. You have to be a government employee, subject to the rules & procedures that bind gov employees, to do this kind of work. This is a blatant abuse of the public trust by the Trump administration, a true 5-alarm fire. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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🚫 Tuberculosis (TB) is not just a disease of the past.
🚫 TB is not rare.
🚫 TB is not untreatable.
TB still kills more people than HIV/AIDS and malaria combined. It’s time to bring attention back to this global crisis.
Learn the facts and how we can stop TB together ➡ www.pih.org/article/what...
🚫 TB is not rare.
🚫 TB is not untreatable.
TB still kills more people than HIV/AIDS and malaria combined. It’s time to bring attention back to this global crisis.
Learn the facts and how we can stop TB together ➡ www.pih.org/article/what...
February 1, 2025 at 12:50 PM
🚫 Tuberculosis (TB) is not just a disease of the past.
🚫 TB is not rare.
🚫 TB is not untreatable.
TB still kills more people than HIV/AIDS and malaria combined. It’s time to bring attention back to this global crisis.
Learn the facts and how we can stop TB together ➡ www.pih.org/article/what...
🚫 TB is not rare.
🚫 TB is not untreatable.
TB still kills more people than HIV/AIDS and malaria combined. It’s time to bring attention back to this global crisis.
Learn the facts and how we can stop TB together ➡ www.pih.org/article/what...
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Idgaf I’m still fighting for guaranteed healthcare.
Aspiration is the answer. Not just “we’re not the bad guys.”
We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. 👊🏽
Aspiration is the answer. Not just “we’re not the bad guys.”
We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. 👊🏽
January 31, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Idgaf I’m still fighting for guaranteed healthcare.
Aspiration is the answer. Not just “we’re not the bad guys.”
We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. 👊🏽
Aspiration is the answer. Not just “we’re not the bad guys.”
We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. 👊🏽
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For 40 years, PIH & @who.int have partnered to fight disease & improve health at our sites, like responding to Rwanda’s Marburg outbreak.
We oppose the Trump admin’s move to withdraw the U.S. from the WHO. Staying engaged is essential for global health.
Learn more: www.pih.org/article/us-w...
We oppose the Trump admin’s move to withdraw the U.S. from the WHO. Staying engaged is essential for global health.
Learn more: www.pih.org/article/us-w...
January 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
For 40 years, PIH & @who.int have partnered to fight disease & improve health at our sites, like responding to Rwanda’s Marburg outbreak.
We oppose the Trump admin’s move to withdraw the U.S. from the WHO. Staying engaged is essential for global health.
Learn more: www.pih.org/article/us-w...
We oppose the Trump admin’s move to withdraw the U.S. from the WHO. Staying engaged is essential for global health.
Learn more: www.pih.org/article/us-w...
January 24, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The 🇺🇸 withdrawal from @who.int is a calamitous error. Full stop. But the @washingtonpost.com editorial board responds with whataboutism and deference to MAGA talking points. 👎🏼 @postopinions.bsky.social
wapo.st/3CjI53w
wapo.st/3CjI53w
Opinion | Trump’s withdrawal from the WHO is a mistake — but also an opportunity
He could turn his rash action into a negotiation that might strengthen global health.
wapo.st
January 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The 🇺🇸 withdrawal from @who.int is a calamitous error. Full stop. But the @washingtonpost.com editorial board responds with whataboutism and deference to MAGA talking points. 👎🏼 @postopinions.bsky.social
wapo.st/3CjI53w
wapo.st/3CjI53w
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I know a lot of people are exhausted. And many have vowed to check out, tune out, etc.
But that's what they want--a public too exhausted to be outraged and utterly anesthetized to what is happening.
Even if you are taking a break from media, please watch this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/o...
But that's what they want--a public too exhausted to be outraged and utterly anesthetized to what is happening.
Even if you are taking a break from media, please watch this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/o...
Opinion | Lessons on Authoritarianism From Around the World
Tyranny doesn’t happen overnight. Take it from the people who missed the first signs.
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I know a lot of people are exhausted. And many have vowed to check out, tune out, etc.
But that's what they want--a public too exhausted to be outraged and utterly anesthetized to what is happening.
Even if you are taking a break from media, please watch this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/o...
But that's what they want--a public too exhausted to be outraged and utterly anesthetized to what is happening.
Even if you are taking a break from media, please watch this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/o...
In case you ever doubted the power of a comma…
As much as I want this to be true, @theguardian.com should maybe double check this.
As much as I want this to be true, @theguardian.com should maybe double check this.
January 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
In case you ever doubted the power of a comma…
As much as I want this to be true, @theguardian.com should maybe double check this.
As much as I want this to be true, @theguardian.com should maybe double check this.
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Yes! TB Hunter is app made by Dr. Melino Ndayizigiye and the Partners In Health Lesotho team to find TB and MDRTB for Search, Treat , Prevent strategy. @partnersinhealth.bsky.social
I'm doing final edits on Everything Is Tuberculosis, and I can't stop adding stuff. I spent 3 years on the book, but I am not done. I must mention the tongue swab tests. I must let you know about the new app made in Lesotho that aids in contact tracing. Also did you know about the Adirondack Chair.
November 24, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Yes! TB Hunter is app made by Dr. Melino Ndayizigiye and the Partners In Health Lesotho team to find TB and MDRTB for Search, Treat , Prevent strategy. @partnersinhealth.bsky.social