Parth
@parth.nivarana.org
Community Physician, MAMC, Delhi | Public health researcher, ASARforIndia.org | Founding editor, Nivarana.org | Alumus CMC Vellore
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Parth
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· Nov 25
3 years (including 1 year in peer review) and 7 reviewers later! Finally, our paper is ready to get published on Dec 6! #telehealth #publichealth #UHC
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There is an urgent need to regulate the private healthcare sector in India. Check out the first article from our latest series where we look into the causes and impact of #privatization of healthcare in India.
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Standardized Rates And Enforcement Of Patients’ Rights In Indian Private Hospitals | Nivarana
Over hundred healthcare and public health experts collectively demand more regulation of private hospitals in India.
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December 9, 2024 at 2:59 PM
There is an urgent need to regulate the private healthcare sector in India. Check out the first article from our latest series where we look into the causes and impact of #privatization of healthcare in India.
nivarana.org/article/stan...
nivarana.org/article/stan...
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#AMR is a plague and not fully attributable to the natural course of an infection. Indiscriminate antimicrobial use can be directly attributed to the development of AMR, a global threat. What role do e-pharmacies play in this global health concern?
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Digital Prescriptions, Dangerous Consequences: How E-Pharmacies Fuel Antimicrobial Resistance | Nivarana
E-pharmacies are making antibiotics more accessible and adding to the threat of AMR.
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December 15, 2024 at 9:43 AM
#AMR is a plague and not fully attributable to the natural course of an infection. Indiscriminate antimicrobial use can be directly attributed to the development of AMR, a global threat. What role do e-pharmacies play in this global health concern?
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Big Tobacco is using e-cigarettes to rebrand and distract from its deadly legacy. Misleading claims about “choice” and “harm reduction” confuse the public and undermine health policies.
Read Dr Fitzpatrick’s blog here: blogs.bath.ac.uk/iprblog/2024...
@theconversation.com @tcrgbath.bsky.social
Read Dr Fitzpatrick’s blog here: blogs.bath.ac.uk/iprblog/2024...
@theconversation.com @tcrgbath.bsky.social
How big tobacco firms are using e-cigarettes to try to improve their image
Iona Fitzpatrick highlights how the tobacco industry uses e-cigarettes and new products to improve its image and sustain profits despite tobacco’s link to millions of deaths. Companies like …
blogs.bath.ac.uk
December 10, 2024 at 10:44 AM
Big Tobacco is using e-cigarettes to rebrand and distract from its deadly legacy. Misleading claims about “choice” and “harm reduction” confuse the public and undermine health policies.
Read Dr Fitzpatrick’s blog here: blogs.bath.ac.uk/iprblog/2024...
@theconversation.com @tcrgbath.bsky.social
Read Dr Fitzpatrick’s blog here: blogs.bath.ac.uk/iprblog/2024...
@theconversation.com @tcrgbath.bsky.social
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The global tobacco industry is worth around £730 billion /year.
Their product has caused >200 MILLION DEATHS in the last 30 years.
Harm reduction? Why would they reduce harm? Harm is their business model.
Their product has caused >200 MILLION DEATHS in the last 30 years.
Harm reduction? Why would they reduce harm? Harm is their business model.
Big Tobacco is using e-cigarettes to rebrand and distract from its deadly legacy. Misleading claims about “choice” and “harm reduction” confuse the public and undermine health policies.
Read Dr Fitzpatrick’s blog here: blogs.bath.ac.uk/iprblog/2024...
@theconversation.com @tcrgbath.bsky.social
Read Dr Fitzpatrick’s blog here: blogs.bath.ac.uk/iprblog/2024...
@theconversation.com @tcrgbath.bsky.social
How big tobacco firms are using e-cigarettes to try to improve their image
Iona Fitzpatrick highlights how the tobacco industry uses e-cigarettes and new products to improve its image and sustain profits despite tobacco’s link to millions of deaths. Companies like …
blogs.bath.ac.uk
December 10, 2024 at 4:21 PM
The global tobacco industry is worth around £730 billion /year.
Their product has caused >200 MILLION DEATHS in the last 30 years.
Harm reduction? Why would they reduce harm? Harm is their business model.
Their product has caused >200 MILLION DEATHS in the last 30 years.
Harm reduction? Why would they reduce harm? Harm is their business model.
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Two wonderful global health scholars have made their global health books free to download
Bravo and thanks @seyeabimbola.bsky.social and
@thewrittenro.bsky.social
The Foreign Gaze:
www.editions.ird.fr/open_access_...
Rethinking Global Health:
taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon...
Bravo and thanks @seyeabimbola.bsky.social and
@thewrittenro.bsky.social
The Foreign Gaze:
www.editions.ird.fr/open_access_...
Rethinking Global Health:
taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon...
December 7, 2024 at 10:33 PM
Two wonderful global health scholars have made their global health books free to download
Bravo and thanks @seyeabimbola.bsky.social and
@thewrittenro.bsky.social
The Foreign Gaze:
www.editions.ird.fr/open_access_...
Rethinking Global Health:
taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon...
Bravo and thanks @seyeabimbola.bsky.social and
@thewrittenro.bsky.social
The Foreign Gaze:
www.editions.ird.fr/open_access_...
Rethinking Global Health:
taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon...
For those in India, register for this session to understand what an Advance Medical Directive is and how you could make one.
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December 6, 2024 at 1:49 AM
For those in India, register for this session to understand what an Advance Medical Directive is and how you could make one.
Register here- us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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A must read on how medical education in India is being destroyed by the coaching lobby!
The unregulated Coaching Lobby in India is destroying medical education and ultimately degrading the quality of healthcare in the country.
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How The Coaching Lobby Is Destroying Medical Education In India | Nivarana
Coaching institutes use multiple tactics to lure medical students into their trap.
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December 2, 2024 at 1:44 AM
A must read on how medical education in India is being destroyed by the coaching lobby!
India needs to invest significantly in home based care and palliative care. Our pollution is becoming sicker by the day and the level of suffering is rapidly rising.
December 1, 2024 at 8:22 AM
India needs to invest significantly in home based care and palliative care. Our pollution is becoming sicker by the day and the level of suffering is rapidly rising.
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The solution to poverty is to give money to people who need money. Everything else is just inefficiency in order to salve people’s desire to punish poor people for being poor.
November 30, 2024 at 2:36 AM
The solution to poverty is to give money to people who need money. Everything else is just inefficiency in order to salve people’s desire to punish poor people for being poor.
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Another horrifying example of neglect leading to assisted dying:
Normand Meunier (a quadriplegic) developed bedsores after being left FOUR days on ER gurney. He wasn’t turned & his pleas for a specialized mattress were ignored.
He decided he didn’t want to “be a burden”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Normand Meunier (a quadriplegic) developed bedsores after being left FOUR days on ER gurney. He wasn’t turned & his pleas for a specialized mattress were ignored.
He decided he didn’t want to “be a burden”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
December 1, 2024 at 2:52 AM
Another horrifying example of neglect leading to assisted dying:
Normand Meunier (a quadriplegic) developed bedsores after being left FOUR days on ER gurney. He wasn’t turned & his pleas for a specialized mattress were ignored.
He decided he didn’t want to “be a burden”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Normand Meunier (a quadriplegic) developed bedsores after being left FOUR days on ER gurney. He wasn’t turned & his pleas for a specialized mattress were ignored.
He decided he didn’t want to “be a burden”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Can you guess what happens when a Walmart Supercenter enters a community?
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◾EITC receipts in the community increase
◾ workers' incomes go down
as a direct result.
"Walmart Supercenters gradually accumulate and exercise monopsony power, with negative consequences for workers."
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◾EITC receipts in the community increase
◾ workers' incomes go down
as a direct result.
"Walmart Supercenters gradually accumulate and exercise monopsony power, with negative consequences for workers."
December 1, 2024 at 3:26 AM
Can you guess what happens when a Walmart Supercenter enters a community?
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◾EITC receipts in the community increase
◾ workers' incomes go down
as a direct result.
"Walmart Supercenters gradually accumulate and exercise monopsony power, with negative consequences for workers."
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◾EITC receipts in the community increase
◾ workers' incomes go down
as a direct result.
"Walmart Supercenters gradually accumulate and exercise monopsony power, with negative consequences for workers."
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Let's not forget the need to fund good palliative care. This by @doctoroxford.bsky.social is spot on.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Good palliative care can alleviate the pain of dying – this bill means Labour must fund it | Rachel Clarke
Making dying easier is not the solution when NHS, social and palliative care are simply not there for patients
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November 30, 2024 at 8:47 AM
Let's not forget the need to fund good palliative care. This by @doctoroxford.bsky.social is spot on.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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To make a fair comparison, 700 mill is more than the full yearly budget of a Ministry of Health in most countries.
November 30, 2024 at 9:44 AM
To make a fair comparison, 700 mill is more than the full yearly budget of a Ministry of Health in most countries.
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Such a poor excuse for investigative journalism! Do better, @EconomicTimes
Take a principled stance instead of hedging on "middle ground" & "we can be forgiven for distrusting scientific evidence". If you can't be data and evidence driven, you can't call yourself balanced.
Take a principled stance instead of hedging on "middle ground" & "we can be forgiven for distrusting scientific evidence". If you can't be data and evidence driven, you can't call yourself balanced.
November 30, 2024 at 10:04 AM
Such a poor excuse for investigative journalism! Do better, @EconomicTimes
Take a principled stance instead of hedging on "middle ground" & "we can be forgiven for distrusting scientific evidence". If you can't be data and evidence driven, you can't call yourself balanced.
Take a principled stance instead of hedging on "middle ground" & "we can be forgiven for distrusting scientific evidence". If you can't be data and evidence driven, you can't call yourself balanced.
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Good to see Geneva Health Files covering the issue of insulin access in India genevahealthfiles.substack.com/p/insulin-gl... #insulin4all #diabetes
The Multi-Faceted Struggles of Addressing Diabetes in India Amid Global Shifts In Insulin Production
Newsletter Edition #240 [The Files In-Depth]
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November 27, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Good to see Geneva Health Files covering the issue of insulin access in India genevahealthfiles.substack.com/p/insulin-gl... #insulin4all #diabetes
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Disease prevalence in US states before & after vaccine introduction
Graphic from Edward Tufte
More graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d... 🧪
Graphic from Edward Tufte
More graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d... 🧪
November 15, 2024 at 5:00 AM
Disease prevalence in US states before & after vaccine introduction
Graphic from Edward Tufte
More graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d... 🧪
Graphic from Edward Tufte
More graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d... 🧪
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New Delhi becomes a gas chamber, once again. However, Indian government continues to do flip-flop on accepting air pollution can lead to deaths — something studies carried out its own institutes have established. But in Parliament govt doesn’t shy away in rejecting them. m.thewire.in/article/heal...
Does Air Pollution Cause Deaths? Government Says ‘Yes’, Government Says 'No'
The Union government has constantly said in parliament that there is no conclusive evidence to link air pollution and deaths. However, the latest letter written by Union health secretary to states all...
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November 19, 2024 at 10:56 AM
New Delhi becomes a gas chamber, once again. However, Indian government continues to do flip-flop on accepting air pollution can lead to deaths — something studies carried out its own institutes have established. But in Parliament govt doesn’t shy away in rejecting them. m.thewire.in/article/heal...
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Global Assessment of Palliative Care Need: Serious Health-Related Suffering Measurement Methodology
www.jpsmjournal.com/article/S088...
www.jpsmjournal.com/article/S088...
Global Assessment of Palliative Care Need: Serious Health-Related Suffering Measurement Methodology
Inequities and gaps in palliative care access are a serious impediment to health systems
especially in low- and middle-income countries and the accurate measurement of need
across health conditions is...
www.jpsmjournal.com
November 27, 2024 at 3:16 AM
Global Assessment of Palliative Care Need: Serious Health-Related Suffering Measurement Methodology
www.jpsmjournal.com/article/S088...
www.jpsmjournal.com/article/S088...
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1/ Influenza wastewater activity levels are currently low across the US, aside from conspicuous areas in CA where #H5N1 is spreading in dairy cows.
A deeper dive into the Wastewater Scan data paints a very concerning picture and should add to our sense of urgency.
A deeper dive into the Wastewater Scan data paints a very concerning picture and should add to our sense of urgency.
November 26, 2024 at 10:06 PM
1/ Influenza wastewater activity levels are currently low across the US, aside from conspicuous areas in CA where #H5N1 is spreading in dairy cows.
A deeper dive into the Wastewater Scan data paints a very concerning picture and should add to our sense of urgency.
A deeper dive into the Wastewater Scan data paints a very concerning picture and should add to our sense of urgency.
Is there a starter pack for Indian public health people? @pranab.stopamr.org
November 25, 2024 at 10:37 AM
Is there a starter pack for Indian public health people? @pranab.stopamr.org
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There‘s a lot of euphoria about this site which fully understand but we should not be naive that the more powerful Bluesky gets, the sooner it will be infiltrated by those that want to control narratives. We should be prepared - (and yes, my mantra is also here: „Block hard & early, no regrets“!)
November 25, 2024 at 8:25 AM
There‘s a lot of euphoria about this site which fully understand but we should not be naive that the more powerful Bluesky gets, the sooner it will be infiltrated by those that want to control narratives. We should be prepared - (and yes, my mantra is also here: „Block hard & early, no regrets“!)
A must read!
Is sharing our writing a thing here? 😊
Proud of this piece because it represents the work of so many trying to make medicine and communication better for our patients. #MedSky
www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/action/showP...
Proud of this piece because it represents the work of so many trying to make medicine and communication better for our patients. #MedSky
www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/action/showP...
November 25, 2024 at 7:48 AM
A must read!
3 years (including 1 year in peer review) and 7 reviewers later! Finally, our paper is ready to get published on Dec 6! #telehealth #publichealth #UHC
November 25, 2024 at 6:28 AM
3 years (including 1 year in peer review) and 7 reviewers later! Finally, our paper is ready to get published on Dec 6! #telehealth #publichealth #UHC
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The third article discusses the role of surveillance and why it needs to be strengthened to address AMR -
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The AMR Catch-22: Solving Big Questions Through Surveillance | Nivarana
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) threatens to reverse decades of medical progress, rendering routine infections untreatable and life-saving treatments ineffective. Can science rise to the challenge?
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November 25, 2024 at 4:49 AM
The third article discusses the role of surveillance and why it needs to be strengthened to address AMR -
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The second article discusses the importance of the voices of people with lived experiences in advocating for a change -
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The Power Of Patient Voices In Tackling AMR: A Conversation With Nandita Venkatesan | Nivarana
Science is incomplete without the voices of the people that it impacts the most.
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November 25, 2024 at 4:49 AM
The second article discusses the importance of the voices of people with lived experiences in advocating for a change -
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