US WILL LOSE MEALES ELIMINATION STATUS: With the US set to lose its measles elimination status and a large outbreak in Utah, probably time to elevate thie thread on measles below
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IGHS is moving into the next era of global health, where artificial intelligence is poised to reshape research, education, and care delivery. AI should serve the communities global health was built to reach, not only systems where AI is being developed.
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After 11 years as Dean of @UCSFMedicine and nearly 3 decades at UCSF, Talmadge King Jr., MD, is stepping down at the end of June. A renowned lung specialist. A leader who listened first and spoke last. Read about his legacy of trust & clinical excellence: https://t.co/2PGji2zloy
Exciting to join UCSF leaders, Hitachi, FIFTH SPACE and community partners at the Bottoming Out celebration for the future UCSF Life Sciences Building at Power Station in San Francisco’s Dogpatch neighborhood. Learn more here: https://t.co/VVX326frkb
Through his leadership in global health initiatives and @aidswalksf, Robert has helped improve lives while bringing compassion and purpose to every community he serves.
Congratulations, @mansfieldr for his Chancellor Distinguished Service Award @UCSF!
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PEPFAR: This is a bipartisan global health program started under President GW Bush in 2003 that has saved 26 million lives from HIV. Trump administration ran on idea of reforming public health not dismantling - agree with former not latter
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A new UCSF AI tool can predict Alzheimer’s-related cognitive decline from a single MRI, without expensive scans or lengthy testing. The approach may lead to faster, cheaper detection & could help identify progression in other neurodegenerative diseases. https://t.co/Ph9VxAbACs
By spurring the body to fight hepatitis B, "helper" immune cells could be the secret to curing the virus, a @ScienceMagazine study finds. “We think this could lead to much better treatments based on the liver’s natural biology," Dr. Jody Baron says. https://t.co/zyYPeN8txx
Ashish Jha, co-author of this story and White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator under President Joe Biden, will join us on May 19 for an event centered around pandemic preparedness.
Event details and registration: https://t.co/sPiqhlB118
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HANTAVIRUS: Let's start with obvious. Global pandemics in 1918 (influenza) and 2020 (coronavirus) are from viruses easily spread by respiratory contact which is why flu/coronaviruses most of concern for pandemic potential. Hantavirus is an RNA virus in bunyavirus family, can be
Last week, the newly launched Center for Malaria and Vector-Borne Diseases at IGHS marked #WorldMalariaDay by convening 100+ researchers, innovators, funders, and global health partners at a forum focused on progress toward malaria elimination.
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Executive Director Payam Nahid, was awarded the World Lung Health Award from the The American Thoracic Society.
Nahid has helped shape the global tuberculosis research agenda, leading efforts to transform care through research, mentorship, and advocacy.
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With support from federal funding, researchers at @UCSC used the James Webb Space Telescope to detect new molecules in a distant planet’s atmosphere—bringing us closer to understanding how planets form. 🪐
The California Science & Health Research Bond Act #SB895 helps sustain this work. Urge your lawmakers to support it. https://t.co/2SQEtd8bW8
Lawmakers are considering a $23B investment in California science.
@UofCalifornia is backing SB 895 to secure funding for research, innovation, and public health.
Tell lawmakers: Make science a priority.