Shreya Patel

Physician | Global reproductive and maternal health advocate | MPH'18 @harvardchanSPH | Writer for @maternova | London | Boston | All views are my own

[Kristen Schaal @kristenschaaled]

My one year old got her measles vaccine today. I'm thrilled! Thank you modern medicine!

[Sanofi UK @SanofiUK]

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[L'Infirmière @nursingmedialab]

Here's to all the individuals + organizations who made HR1318 #Act2SaveMoms a reality!

We are looking at you @HerreraBeutler @acog @AWHONN @MySMFM @MarchForMoms @everymomcounts @4kira4moms @neel_shah @ByNinaMartin @nprmontagne + the entire @ProPublica + @NPR #LostMothers team.

[NPR @NPR]

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent surgery today for early stage lung cancer.

Shortly after, she cast a decisive vote keeping the Trump administration from implementing new rules prohibiting people from seeking asylum if they enter the U.S. illegally. https://t.co/BPRrvcMX91

[RoyalCollegeObsGyn @RCObsGyn]

The RCOG welcomes this significant move for #womenshealth and has long supported calls for abortion reform in the Republic of Ireland
https://t.co/6w0IFc4gej

[Shreya Patel @29Shreya]

End This Shameful War https://t.co/iH8yKIHtM1

[Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof]

Six weeks ago @Facebook censored a news photo of a starving Yemeni child, and then it did so again with the photo of Abrar, the 28-pound 12-year-old girl in my most recent column. I wish Facebook appreciated that the obscenity is not the photo but the reality.

[Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof]

I begin my newsletter by urging thoughts and prayers for the Pittsburgh synagogue--but also preventive steps. All countries have disturbed people but only in the US do we give them access to assault weapons. And we need a leader who doesn't exacerbate hate https://t.co/uy5N1W6OlK

[Declan Walsh @declanwalsh]

I spent two weeks in the mountains of northwestern Yemen with @TylerHicksPhoto, reporting on the heartbreaking crisis that could soon turn to famine. This is what we found.
The Tragedy of Saudi Arabia’s War.
https://t.co/2wMf3FbN5v

[Amy Siskind @Amy_Siskind]

Look at all these things our sons have to think about each and every day of their lives to stay safe. What a burden. H/t Jackson Katz #HimToo

[Shreya Patel @29Shreya]

Brett Kavanaugh Cannot Have It Both Ways https://t.co/kUhUMHle75 via @politicomag

[UN Human Rights @UNHumanRights]

Congratulations @DenisMukwege for winning the Nobel Peace Prize! Your fearless contributions to the human rights of women inspire us all. #StandUp4HumanRights Watch the full video here: https://t.co/pAliRoPHkP

[Economist Intelligence: Clearstate @eiclearstate]

Could #AyushmanBharat create a new class of consumers that would encourage the building of hospitals where they were previously uneconomic, especially in remote rural areas? #Modicare https://t.co/0vqZCLY3qD

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Nearly 63% of Instagram users report being miserable, a higher share than for any other social network https://t.co/Qi3C2ocBJN

[Dr Rachel Clarke @doctor_oxford]

BREAKING. Staggeringly bad latest figs on NHS vacancies. We are now short of:

42k nurses
11.5k doctors
108k staff overall

This government should hang their heads in shame. They are destroying our country’s greatest asset.

https://t.co/sulXq7jVUH

[Shreya Patel @29Shreya]

India is taking the lead on using AI to drive social impact. https://t.co/FE8n3Is8Uk via @pathtweets

[Shreya Patel @29Shreya]

An ‘indefensible’ decision: not vaccinating pregnant and lactating women in an Ebola outbreak https://t.co/JKVfGKYv1d via @statnews

[Orla Guerin @OrlaGuerin]

Bloodied schoolbags belonging to children who never came home after an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition #Yemen. At least 33 children were killed. Where does Saudi Arabia get most of its arms? From Britain and the US.

[The Lancet @TheLancet]

Today Imran Khan @ImranKhanPTI will take the oath as #Pakistan's new Prime Minister, but improving the state of #health in Pakistan will be a difficult task—Editorial discusses https://t.co/WhXlwxBNNb

[Natalie Blencowe @NatalieBlencowe]

I won’t be hurrying to pay the £541 annual subscription fee to an organisation that thinks/assumes I’m a man. It’s 2018 - sort it out! #heforshe #ILookLikeASurgeon 😡😡