Laura Herrera

[Farmacia HUVR @FarmaciaHUVR]

Equipazo del grupo de investigación de #FarmaciaYFarmacocinéticaClínica del #IBiS. ¡Lo pasamos genial!. 24FeriaDeLaCiencia, celebrada en el #PalaciodeCongresosYExposicionesSevilla https://t.co/WXks6ykfVa

[Almudena Ariza @almuariza]

🇺🇸La Casa Blanca ha publicado este vídeo en el que mezcla ataques reales en la guerra contra Irán con escenas que simulan un videojuego.
Pero no es un juego: hay centenares de muertos, muchos de ellos niños.
Convertir la guerra en espectáculo es algo profundamente repugnante. Un grado de deshumanización difícil de describir. Es la quiebra absoluta de valores.

[Cadena SER @La_SER]

🎥 #PremiosOndas | El Gran Wyoming, tras recibir el Ondas a mejor comunicador: "Yo tengo el pelo blanco, pero no miento. No hemos emitido una sola mentira y jamás se lo hemos conseguido a ningún invitado en los 20 años que llevamos en antena"

https://t.co/RIeWSoYOMS

[mikel ayestaran @mikelayestaran]

Brutal
#Gaza

[DrDemetre @dr_demetre]

My resignation letter from CDC.

Dear Dr. Houry,

I am writing to formally resign from my position as Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), effective August 28, 2025, close of business.   I am happy to stay on for two weeks to provide transition, if requested.

This decision has not come easily, as I deeply value the work that the CDC does in safeguarding public health and am proud of my contributions to that critical mission. However, after much contemplation and reflection on recent developments and perspectives brought to light by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., I find that the views he and his staff have shared challenge my ability to continue in my current role at the agency and in the service of the health of the American people. Enough is enough.

While I hold immense respect for the institution and my colleagues, I believe that it is imperative to align my professional responsibilities to my system of ethics and my understanding of the science of infectious disease, immunology, and my promise to serve the American people.  This step is necessary to ensure that I can contribute effectively in a capacity that allows me to remain true to my principles.

I am unable to serve in an environment that treats CDC as a tool to generate policies and materials that do not reflect scientific reality and are designed to hurt rather than to improve the public’s health.  The recent change in the adult and children’s immunization schedule threaten the lives of the youngest Americans and pregnant people.   The data analyses that supported this decision have never been shared with CDC despite my respectful requests to HHS and other leadership.  This lack of meaningful engagement was further compounded by a “frequently asked questions” document written to support the Secretary’s directive that was circulated by HHS without input from CDC subject matter experts and that cited studies that did not support the conclusions that were attributed to these authors.  Having worked in local and national public health for years, I have never experienced such radical non-transparency, nor have I seen such unskilled manipulation of data to achieve a political end rather than the good of the American people.

It is untenable to serve in an organization that is not afforded the opportunity to discuss decisions of scientific and public health importance released under the moniker of CDC.  The lack of communication by HHS and other CDC political leadership that culminates in social media posts announcing major policy changes without prior notice demonstrate a disregard of normal communication channels and common sense.  Having to retrofit analyses and policy actions to match inadequately thought-out announcements in poorly scripted videos or page long X posts should not be how organizations responsible for the health of people should function.  Some examples include the announcement of the change in the COVID-19 recommendations for children and pregnant people, the firing of scientists from ACIP by X post and an op-ed rather than direct communication with these valuable experts, the announcement of new ACIP members by X before onboarding and vetting have completed, and the release of term of reference for an ACIP workgroup that ignored all feedback from career staff at CDC.

The recent term of reference for the COVID vaccine work group created by this ACIP puts people of dubious intent and more dubious scientific rigor in charge of recommending vaccine policy to a director hamstrung and sidelined by an authoritarian leader.   Their desire to please a political base will result in death and disability of vulnerable children and adults.  Their base should be the people they serve not a political voting bloc.

I have always been first to challenge scientific and public health dogma in my career and was excited by the opportunity to do so again.  I was optimistic that there would be an opportunity to brief the Secretary about key topics such as measles, avian influenza, and the highly coordinated approach to the respiratory virus season.  Such briefings would allow exchange of ideas and a shared path to support the vision of “Making America Healthy Again.”  We are seven months into the new administration, and no CDC subject matter expert from my Center has ever briefed the Secretary.  I am not sure who the Secretary is listening to, but it is quite certainly not to us.  Unvetted and conflicted outside organizations seem to be the sources HHS use over the gold standard science of CDC and other reputable sources.  At a hearing, Secretary Kennedy said that Americans should not take medical advice from him.  To the contrary, an appropriately briefed and inquisitive Secretary should be a source of health information for the people he serves. As it stands now, I must agree with him, that he should not be considered a source of accurate information.

The intentional eroding of trust in low-risk vaccines favoring natural infection and unproven remedies will bring us to a pre-vaccine era where only the strong will survive and many if not all will suffer.  I believe in nutrition and exercise.  I believe in making our food supply healthier, and I also believe in using vaccines to prevent death and disability.  Eugenics plays prominently in the rhetoric being generated and is derivative of a legacy that good medicine and science should continue to shun.

The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning.  My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so.  I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud.   I am resigning because of the cowardice of a leader that cannot admit that HIS and his minions’ words over decades created an environment where violence like this can occur.  I reject his and his colleagues’ thoughts and prayers, and advise they direct those to people that they have not actively harmed.

For decades, I have been a trusted voice for the LGBTQ community when it comes to critical health topics.  I must also cite the recklessness of the administration in their efforts to erase transgender populations, cease critical domestic and international HIV programming, and terminate key research to support equity as part of my decision.

Public health is not merely about the health of the individual, but it is about the health of the community, the nation, the world. The nation’s health security is at risk and is in the hands of people focusing on ideological self-interest.

I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for the opportunities for growth, learning, and collaboration that I have been afforded during my time at the CDC. It has been a privilege to work alongside such dedicated professionals who are committed to improving the health and well-being of communities across the nation even when under attack from within both physically and psychologically.

Thank you once again for the support and guidance I have received from you and previous CDC leadership throughout my tenure. I wish the CDC continued success in its vital mission and that HHS reverse its dangerous course to dismantle public health as a practice and as an institution.  If they continue the current path, they risk our personal well-being and the security of the United States.

Sincerely,

Demetre C. Daskalakis MD MPH (he/his/him)

[Almudena Ariza @almuariza]

Poco antes de la anunciada ofensiva sobre la ciudad de Gaza, Israel ha asesinado al equipo completo de @AlJazeera en la zona: dos reporteros y dos camarógrafos.
Murieron en un ataque directo contra la carpa en la que residían, situada junto al hospital Al-Shifa.

Entre las víctimas está Anas Al-Sharif, uno de los periodistas más conocidos de Gaza, quien recientemente denunció ante las cámaras la hambruna que sufre la población. Tenía 28 años y se había convertido en una fuente clave de información para el mundo.

El Comité para la Protección de los Periodistas ya había alertado de su preocupación por la seguridad de Al-Sharif, señalando que estaba siendo blanco de una campaña de desprestigio militar israelí que “podría ser el anticipo de su asesinato”.

Hoy, esa amenaza se ha hecho realidad.

[Almudena Ariza @almuariza]

🔴El gabinete de seguridad de Israel aprueba el plan de Netanyahu para ocupar la ciudad de Gaza, según apuntan medios israelíes.
La ocupación total de Gaza avanza.
🔻Una decisión que perpetúa la limpieza étnica, pisotea el derecho internacional y convierte la impunidad en política de Estado.

[Almudena Ariza @almuariza]

Termina mi etapa como corresponsal en Jerusalén, después de casi dos años intensos cubriendo Oriente Medio. Han sido meses de trabajo profundo, de historias duras, complejas y necesarias.

Empiezo en mi nuevo destino, en Bogotá, donde cubriré Colombia, Venezuela, Perú, Ecuador y Panamá. Aterrizo con ilusión… y con un recibimiento lleno de cariño por parte de mis compañeros: tarta, globos y sonrisas.

Pero no me desconecto de Gaza. Allí siguen muriendo, no solo bajo las bombas, sino de hambre. Es atroz. Inhumano. Y ocurre ante los ojos del mundo.
Desde aquí seguiré denunciándolo, compartiendo los vídeos y testimonios que me llegan. Porque informar también es resistir.

En septiembre estreno, además, un pódcast sobre Gaza que aportará contexto y perspectiva, pero también mostrará lo esencial: esa franja donde conviven el exterminio sistemático y la entrega de quienes se juegan la vida por ayudar.

Seguiré contando. Gracias por estar ahí y por no dejar de escuchar y de leerme.

[Inés Martín Rodrigo @imartinrodrigo]

Esta portada de @el_pais, con texto de Mohamed Solaimane y foto de Jehad ALshrafi.

[Yolanda Álvarez @yalvareztv]

#Gaza se muere de hambre... Y el mundo debería morirse de vergüenza por permitirlo. Estas imágenes deberían abrir los informativos y portadas hasta que #Israel dejara de perpetrar la peor limpieza étnica de este siglo. #GazaStarvingToDeath

[Rubén Sánchez @RubenSanchezTW]

Casi mil millones de euros en impuestos se ahorraron las empresas del 'caso Montoro'. La cúpula de Hacienda comprada por empresas a las que redactaba leyes a la carta.

Es el escándalo de corrupción de mayor magnitud de toda nuestra democracia. https://t.co/7aURxM0cJZ

[Javier Espinosa @javierespinosa2]

El mayor fondo de inversiones de Noruega abandona todas sus inversiones en 2 empresas de EEUU y Alemania X suministrar armas al ejército de #Israel. El boicot, económico, cultural, deportivo y político, fue clave para acabar con el #Apartheid en Sudáfrica https://t.co/hKFOkkNIgZ

[Javier Gallego Crudo @carnecrudaradio]

Israel ataca a Irán, Irán responde, pero es Israel quien tiene derecho a defenderse. Lo mismo con Palestina. Israel somete a los palestinos a una limpieza étnica desde 1948 y a un genocidio desde el 7-O, pero lo llaman derecho a defenderse. Y así Occidente reescribe la Historia.

[Almudena Ariza @almuariza]

🔴Trump sopesa intervenir directamente en la guerra entre Israel e Irán, ayudando a destruir Fordo, la planta nuclear enterrada que solo puede alcanzar EE. UU. con su bomba más potente.
Si lo hace, entrará en el tipo de guerra que prometió evitar. Si no, Israel podría fracasar en su objetivo clave: eliminar la amenaza nuclear iraní.
https://t.co/xUXEuwsdVs via @NYTimes

[Almudena Ariza @almuariza]

La guerra siempre es desgarradora, lo sufra quien lo sufra.
Ojalá el dolor que has visto en Tel Aviv te ayude a comprender lo que viven, cada día, los civiles en Gaza: bajo las bombas, sin comida, sin hospitales, sin refugios… y sin prensa internacional que lo cuente.
En Israel han muerto 10 personas. Todas las muertes son terribles y ninguna debería ocurrir.
Pero en Gaza, ya van más de 50.000 muertos, entre ellos, 18.000 niños. Han sido asesinados 1600 sanitarios y 230 periodistas.
Por cierto la prensa internacional, sobre todo la prensa española, recorre cada día, también, las zonas afectadas de Israel por estos ataques.
A estas alturas no vas a darnos lecciones de periodismo.

[Almudena Ariza @almuariza]

🔴¿Recordáis a la niña de Gaza que caminaba entre las llamas tras un bombardeo?
Un paramédico la rescató y un periodista grabó la escena.

Anoche, ambos fueron asesinados en un ataque israelí.

[Freedom Flotilla Coalition @GazaFFlotilla]

It’s been 19 hours since we last saw or heard from our friends and comrades. We have not been allowed any contact.

Of course, Israeli media alledge that no volunteers have been harmed. But the psychological impact of being forcibly abducted by a military force that is conducting a genocide in Gaza and other war crimes across the world, as well as being cut off from friends, family, and #freedomflotillacoalition colleagues, is illegal, beyond distressing and an attack on solidarity.

We see everyone fighting for our team - thank you for stepping up and mobilizing. But we are aware that because of our volunteers’ varying passports of privilege, most of them will likely not be subjected to the horrendous torture we know Palestinians face every day - some of which have been imprisoned unlawfully for decades.

This is why must also keep the pressure up on states to stop Israel’s genocide and siege of Gaza, creating the need for a Flotilla in the first place. This is why we are here, right now in this moment - for Gaza. For Palestine.

#BreakTheSiege #FreedomFlotilla #humanity #FreePalestine #EndTheOccupation #gaza

[Almudena Ariza @almuariza]

🔴EE. UU. ha vetado esta noche una resolución de la ONU que pedía un alto el fuego inmediato en G*za y el fin del bloqueo a la ayuda humanitaria.
Los otros 14 miembros del Consejo de Seguridad han votado a favor.
Pero el veto de EE. UU. vuelve a blindar a Israel. Impunidad garantizada.

[Iñaki López @_InakiLopez_]

Israel encierra a los palestinos en jaulas para distribuir la comida. Deshumanizarles y robarles la dignidad es el pago por conseguir un plato de comida.

[mikel ayestaran @mikelayestaran]

Israel y EEUU inauguran las jaulas del hambre en #Gaza y difunden este tipo de imágenes