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Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, SM @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social · 2d

Some of these people have now been fired and rehired TWICE since January. The current state of dysfunction is mind boggling.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 3d

OOOPS! UPDATE: Two HHS officials tell me that disease detectives, measles response officers, global health officials and the MMWR staff were laid off by mistake and will be reinstated. But Washington office is still RIFed

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Jason Nickerson @jwnickerson.bsky.social · 4d

Some personal news: after more than a decade with @msf.ca, today is my last day as the Humanitarian Representative to Canada for Doctors Without Borders.
Serving in this role has been the privilege of a lifetime and I’m leaving feeling inspired by the work that MSF does.

The author is standing in front of 3 white Land Cruiser vehicles, wearing blue jeans and a white MSF vest, with one hand on a vehicle and the other on his hip. He is smiling. He is standing in a dirt parking lot, the dirt is a light brown colour, that also has tinted the white Land Cruiser vehicles with dust.

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Heather McPherson MP @heathermcpherson.bsky.social · 4d

Jason Nickerson has been an absolute champion and unwavering advocate for human rights, international law, and the protection of all people. I have learned so much from him and count him as one of my dear friends.

Thank you for your work, your voice, and your humanity @jwnickerson.bsky.social.

Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 4d

After 10 years of leading our advocacy and humanitarian diplomacy, @jwnickerson.bsky.social is stepping down.

Since joining us in 2015, he has been our voice on Parliament Hill and among Canada’s diplomatic community, a steadfast advocate for people caught in crises around the world.

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Jason Nickerson @jwnickerson.bsky.social · 3d

It’s been a pleasure working with you, @heathermcpherson.bsky.social - I admire the fact that you’re driven to do good things, for the right reasons. Something we need more of in Canadian politics! 💪

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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 4d

After 10 years of leading our advocacy and humanitarian diplomacy, @jwnickerson.bsky.social is stepping down.

Since joining us in 2015, he has been our voice on Parliament Hill and among Canada’s diplomatic community, a steadfast advocate for people caught in crises around the world.

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Jason Nickerson @jwnickerson.bsky.social · 4d

I feel profoundly grateful and humbled to have been given the chance to make a difference in this world and am taking away from this experience the need to act with principle, with moral clarity, and moral consistency - to continue to do good things.
To everyone I’ve met along the way: thank you.

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Jason Nickerson @jwnickerson.bsky.social · 4d

Working in medical humanitarian assistance, as in healthcare more generally, is deeply personal work. Working for an organization made up of thousands of people that work to alleviate suffering and restore dignity amidst chaos and inhumanity is a remarkable thing.

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Jason Nickerson @jwnickerson.bsky.social · 4d

I continue to believe in the work that MSF does and I honestly believe that our organization not only continues to challenge the status quo of what’s possible to do in terms of bringing high quality medical care to difficult places, but acts as an important counterbalance in the world.

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Jason Nickerson @jwnickerson.bsky.social · 4d

This work has changed me, profoundly, as a person. A decade of meeting people, hearing their stories, and working to help bring medical care to some of the most challenging places on earth are all things that should change a person, and it has.

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Jason Nickerson @jwnickerson.bsky.social · 4d

Some personal news: after more than a decade with @msf.ca, today is my last day as the Humanitarian Representative to Canada for Doctors Without Borders.
Serving in this role has been the privilege of a lifetime and I’m leaving feeling inspired by the work that MSF does.

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Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) @dndi.org · 5d

‘What is already an innovation gap could become an innovation chasm.’

Large pharma companies withdrawing from R&D for infectious disease therapeutics has a growing impact on non-profit medical research orgs like DNDi, writes our R&D director in @statnews.com.

www.statnews.com/2025/10/09/p...

Pharma’s shift away from infectious disease research could spell disaster for the world’s poorest people

The number of “innovation champions” in the pharma industry working on infectious diseases is dropping — and that’s troubling, writes R&D director for Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative.

www.statnews.com

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 14d

This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important

Leah 🐸 McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 15d

⚠️ Chinese researchers have invented bone glue that mimics how oysters stick to surfaces underwater.

The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.

interestingengineering.com/science/chin...

China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes

A new oyster-inspired Bone-02 adhesive can revolutionize bone repair without metal fasteners.

interestingengineering.com

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Dr. Catherine Scott @cataranea.bsky.social · 19d

Canada Post “lost” 1 billion dollars last year?

How about, “it cost Canadians 1 billion dollars to have a national postal service” which works out to costing about $25 a year per person (population of Canada in 2024 = 40 million). Seems like a pretty reasonable cost to me.

Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 19d

"Canada Post is on track to lose money" Hum. Duh. It cost less than a toonie to send a letter across Canada.

"Canada Post is a service and not a business" was common knowledge until late stage capitalism brain rotted most people into think if it ain't making money for shareholders, it's failing.

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Jason Nickerson @jwnickerson.bsky.social · 19d

I think this is an event you could sell tickets to. Send me the eventbrite plz.

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Adam R Houston @healthlawadamh.bsky.social · 24d

It's unfortunate that the op-ed @jwnickerson.bsky.social and I wrote last year on putting that publicly-owned pharmaceutical manufacturing facility to good (or indeed any) use could basically just be reprinted verbatim today.
www.montrealgazette.com/opinion/arti...

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Adam R Houston @healthlawadamh.bsky.social · 27d

👀"Are insurance companies trying to ‘strong arm’ New Brunswick into rejecting pharmacare?" nbmediacoop.org/2025/09/17/a...

Screenshot of the first three paragraphs of the linked article.

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Jason Nickerson @jwnickerson.bsky.social · 29d

I took some extended time off from MSF this summer - some time to trade crisis meetings for trail running, cold lakes, and a long scramble up to Ishpatina Ridge (Ontario’s highest point).
It wasn’t just time off, it was a summer of practicing nervous system regulation & recovery. Some thoughts:

A picture of the author standing on top of Ishpatina Ridge. The author is taking a selfie and is in the foreground wearing a black raincoat, and blue hat, smiling at the camera. In the background are lush, green trees and in the far distance high, rolling hills can be seen blanketed with trees in a typical Northern Ontario forest. The sky is cloudy with patches of blue sky, and to the right it is clearly raining far off from where the photo is taken. The sun is bright.

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Jason Nickerson @jwnickerson.bsky.social · 29d

That’s why I’m focusing on human factors + simulation in crisis diplomacy this year.
And why I’m leaning on practices like breathwork, mindfulness, and recovery, in my own leadership.
👉 Calm is contagious. These skills aren’t luxuries - they’re essential tools.

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Jason Nickerson @jwnickerson.bsky.social · 29d

Humanitarian diplomacy faces the same problem.
We often work in “smash teams”: skilled people, who have never worked together before, scattered across continents, making high-consequence decisions.
Without systems + shared understanding, we can stumble or miss critical moments.
Human factors matter.

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Jason Nickerson @jwnickerson.bsky.social · 29d

In emergencies, we talk about stress + burnout.
But a pressing issue remains: how do we prepare teams to perform under pressure?
Medicine has studied this for decades:
✅Shared mental models
✅Clear roles
✅Training non-technical skills
Without these, even brilliant people can fail, together.

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Jason Nickerson @jwnickerson.bsky.social · 29d

I took some extended time off from MSF this summer - some time to trade crisis meetings for trail running, cold lakes, and a long scramble up to Ishpatina Ridge (Ontario’s highest point).
It wasn’t just time off, it was a summer of practicing nervous system regulation & recovery. Some thoughts:

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Adam R Houston @healthlawadamh.bsky.social · Jun 26

The right job for somebody:
Tuberculosis (TB) Technical Advisor for @msfaccess.org.
msf.recruitee.com/o/tuberculos...
#Tuberculosis #TB #MSF

Screenshot of the intro of the linked job advert

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Jason Nickerson @jwnickerson.bsky.social · Jun 11

Friends, I’m taking a break for the coming months to rest, recharge, and rebalance a bit. I’ve been spending less time on here and will be spending more time on trails, on my bike, and on the water over the summer. I hope your summers are restful and peaceful and adventure-packed. Do cool stuff. ✌️

A view from Tawadina lookout in Gatineau Park, showing a large rock cliff formation along the bottom overlooking the Ottawa valley with trees in front, and farmland below. The Ottawa River is visible off in the distance crossing the landscape.

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Jason Kindrachuk @kindrachukjason.bsky.social · Jun 2

Rolling clinical and epi updates for #mpox data from #SierraLeone. Watch for updated versions as additional data becomes available. Heartfelt thanks to our local colleagues in-country led by Dr. Jia Kangbai

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https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.30.25328691v1

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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · May 27

Congratulations to the new members of #Canadian Parliament. 🇨🇦

You are taking this responsibility at a time of unprecedented global upheaval and we urge you to stand up for humanity: doctorswithoutborders.ca/an-open-lett... #cdnpoli

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