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Neglected Global Diseases Initiative at UBC @ngdiubc.bsky.social · 1d

PCFC Board Members Dr. Kishor M. Wasan and Murray Hill will co-lead a prostate cancer awareness session on Oct 20, 7–9 PM at the Cathedral of the Holy Family, Saskatoon.

PCFC is proud to support initiatives like these that raise awareness for prostate health across Canada.

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Global Health Matters podcast 🎙️ @ghm-podcast.bsky.social · 23h

⏳ It’s almost time! Tomorrow we will be at #WHS2025 @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social . Catch our first-ever livestreamed episode of #GlobalHealthMatters this Sunday—don’t miss it!

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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 12h

Severe #COVID may carry higher risk of long-term conditions requiring hospitalization through 6 months

The excess risk was primarily seen among COVID-19 survivors who were hospitalized for their infections.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...

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Yale School of Public Health @yalesph.bsky.social · 11h

Looking for real-time infectious disease trends? PopHIVE has you covered.

PopHIVE combines multiple sources of data — like Google Trends and medical records — to keep you informed in real-time. When one source slows down, others fill in the picture.

🔗 Explore data for your state: PopHIVE.org

Graph of trends in respiratory viral activity in Florida shows several data sources have trends going slightly up. Sick season is starting. Here’s how to watch infectious disease trends (even when some data sources are down). Yale School of Public Health.

Activity is increasing in Florida, where RSV season often begins before sweeping across the nation. This can be an early sign that respiratory virus season is getting underway.
Graph of trends in respiratory viral activity in Florida shows several data sources have trends going slightly up. Arrow pointing to title says “PopHIVE brings together multiple data sources —from Google Trends to medical records and more— so you can still track real-time infectious disease activity even when federal data slows down.” Arrow pointing to one data source line says “Epic Cosmos is based on emergency department data (non-federal source)” Arrow pointing to another data source line says “Google Health Trends looks for searches related to COVID-19”
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Flu activity is still low (for now). Graph of trends in influenza activity in the United States shows multiple data sources showing rates are low. Arrow pointing to one data source line on the graph says “Epic Cosmos (based on emergency department visits) is the most up-to-date source for flu”

COVID-19 is still trending down. Graph shows trends in COVID-19 activity in the United States. Multiple data sources show it’s trending down. The latest data from Delphi’s doctor and hospital claims

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 23h

Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize

Leader of country’s opposition receives award after intense public and private campaign by Donald Trump

www.theguardian.com

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The Economist @economist.com · 23h

The discovery of regulatory T-cells may seem an obscure bit of biology to win such an esteemed prize. It is not. It is an excellent example of physiology leading to medicine in the way the prize’s double name alludes to

A Nobel prize in physiology for immune tolerance

The search to understand how the body keeps immunity in check

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PLOS Mental Health @plosmentalhealth.org · 1d

This #WorldMentalHealthDay we focus on service access in times of crisis.

We highlight content from our journal and across @plos.org (@plosglobalpublichealth.org and PLOS Medicine), which aims to improve well-being in the face of mass trauma

speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/10/10/w...

World Mental Health Day 2025: Access to Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies - Speaking of Medicine and Health

This year, the theme for World Mental Health Day is ‘access to services – mental health in catastrophes and emergencies’. Supporting those…

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PLOS Global Public Health @plosglobalpublichealth.org · 21h

NEW research in PLOS Global Public Health from Ellen Brooks-Pollock and @leondanon.bsky.social at @bristoluni.bsky.social:

Targeted vaccination is effective for mpox clade Ib in England despite increased household transmission: Predictions from a modelling study

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Targeted vaccination is effective for mpox clade Ib in England despite increased household transmission: Predictions from a modelling study

Mpox is an emerging infectious disease with increasing global relevance. In 2024, a new clade, mpox clade Ib, was associated with high household attack rates and case fatality, raising concerns about ...

journals.plos.org

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 1d

In Paul Farmer’s Beautiful Garden of Global Health Equity: Reflections on the Third Remembrance of His Passing

"Paul’s garden was never meant to be his alone. It is ours now to protect, nurture, and expand"

www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

In Paul Farmer’s Beautiful Garden of Global Health Equity: Reflections on the Third Remembrance of His Passing | NEJM

On the third anniversary of Paul Farmer’s death, Didi Bertrand Farmer reflects on his “beautiful garden” — a vision of social justice in health care, with deep roots in the fertile soil of equity.

www.nejm.org

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A.L. Kushner @alkushner.bsky.social · 20h

Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 goes…to a woman who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness. As the leader of the democracy movement in Venezuela, Maria Corina Machado is one of the most extraordinary examples of civilian courage in Latin America
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/

Nobel Peace Prize

www.nobelprize.org

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The BMJ @bmj.com · 20h

NEW: The BMJ Collection on Women’s Health Innovation, developed w/ @gatesfoundation.bsky.social is now live
www.bmj.com/collections/...

@jocalynclark.bsky.social is in Berlin this week for the Gates Foundation Innovation Equity Forum & #WHS2025 to highlight the Collection’s insights #GlobalHealth

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The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · 20h

🦟" #France: Local #chikungunya cases top 700" @santepubliquefrance.fr via @outbreaknewstoday.substack.com.web.brid.gy
open.substack.com/pub/outbreak...

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Neglected Global Diseases Initiative at UBC @ngdiubc.bsky.social · 1d

PCFC Board Members Dr. Kishor M. Wasan and Murray Hill will co-lead a prostate cancer awareness session on Oct 20, 7–9 PM at the Cathedral of the Holy Family, Saskatoon.

PCFC is proud to support initiatives like these that raise awareness for prostate health across Canada.

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Neglected Global Diseases Initiative at UBC @ngdiubc.bsky.social · Jun 24

innovation.ubc.ca/news/june-06...
@news.ubc.ca @innovationubc.bsky.social @msfaccess.org @medicinespatentpool.org @isntd.org @who.int @dndi.org @uaemcy.bsky.social @petersinger.bsky.social @jodyvance.bsky.social

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Neglected Global Diseases Initiative at UBC @ngdiubc.bsky.social · Aug 29

Canadian researchers have developed a groundbreaking treatment for “black fever” parasitic disease! The Wasan lab is working to get a new oral medication into the hands of those who need it. cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54163.html...

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Neglected Global Diseases Initiative at UBC @ngdiubc.bsky.social · 9d

NGDI UBC Oral Amphotericin B Abstract at the 2025 Global VL Virtual Conference leish.ircconferences.net

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ISNTD @isntd.org · 1d

☕️Starting soon at 13.00 UTC! Come take part in the open discussion at #ISNTDDialogues & share your suggestion of #OneSmallThing to make a big difference to #beatNTDs 🔗https://www.isntd.org/isntd-dialogues

ISNTD @isntd.org · 3d

This week! Drop by to the upcoming #ISNTDDialogues: share your #OneSimpleThing to tackle neglected & tropical diseases. What have you seen work? What is missing? Grab a hot drink, highlight your solution & bring your best idea!
📅 Oct 9 | 13.00–14.00 UTC
💡https://www.isntd.org/isntd-dialogues

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Medicines Patent Pool @medicinespatentpool.org · 1d

🌍 We’re hiring!

The Medicines Patent Pool is looking for a Programme Finance Officer to join our team in Geneva, Switzerland.

📅 Apply by: 31 October 2025
📧 Send your application to: [email protected]

Learn more 👉 medicinespatentpool.org/call-for-app...

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Academy of Medical Sciences @acmedsci.bsky.social · 2d

What can Africa’s fight against HIV teach us about tackling today’s global health challenges? 🌍

Pleased to share Dr Mohammad Hosseini @mhmdhsini.bsky.social will join the panel at our International Health Lecture with @thelancet.com, bringing his expertise in research ethics to the discussion 🔬✨

A photo of Dr Mohammad Hosseini, with a quote that reads: "Fostering trust in science requires well-informed, collaborative and critically thinking communities, supported by mechanisms that ensure transparency and accountability."

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 2d

The number of deaths caused by antimicrobial resistance is predicted to rise from 1 millio to 2 million death per year by 2050. Reasons:
- Too few new drugs
- Excessive use of antibiotics in agriculture
- Antibiotics overuse in medical practice
- Lack of awareness
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The rise of ‘nightmare bacteria’: antimicrobial resistance in six charts

Data reveal how the global challenge to reduce deaths and infections from drug-resistant bacteria is not going according to plan.

www.nature.com

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🎃nisillos @onisillos.bsky.social · 2d

"Usutu, which mainly infects birds, was first detected in London blackbirds in 2020 and has been found in birds or mosquitoes every year since, making it now endemic to the UK … Usutu often establishes first, with West Nile following as temperatures rise."

theconversation.com/first-eviden...

First evidence in the UK of breeding aegypti mosquito – the main spreader of dengue, chikungunya and Zika

The first discovery of Aedes aegypti eggs in the UK shows how climate change and global travel are helping mosquitoes that spread dengue and Zika expand northwards.

theconversation.com

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AVAC @avac.org · 2d

Important news from WHO! The 1st #lenacapvirs for #PrEP have been prequalified in just 36 days through a new abridged prequalification pathway, which is the 1st time this procedure has been used!

extranet.who.int/prequal/news...

An important step, but more to do: www.prepwatch.org/tracking-len...

First lenacapavirs prequalified | WHO - Prequalification of Medical Products (IVDs, Medicines, Vaccines and Immunization Devices, Vector Control)

Gilead’s Lenacapavir Tablet and Injection Products Prequalified by WHO

extranet.who.int

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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 2d

Vaccine for typhoid, invasive Salmonella shows promise in phase 1 trial

Researchers say the investigational three-strain vaccine produced a strong immune response and was well-tolerated in its first human trial.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/s...

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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 2d

WHO #pertussis case definition misses many infections, needs revision, study suggests

Compared with WHO's definition, a modified definition including apnea but not cough duration boosted sensitivity but reduced specificity.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/p...

Photo: anjanettew / Flickr cc

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Nature @nature.com · 2d

Regulatory T cells, the immune cells at the centre of Monday's Nobel Prize, are showing promise as a treatment for autoimmune diseases, cancer, and even organ transplants

go.nature.com/3VSjVDB

These immune cells won Nobel fame — can they solve autoimmune disease?

Regulatory T cells, which help to dampen inflammation, are being used in clinical trials against ailments such as rheumatoid arthritis.

go.nature.com

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