Partners In Health announced that its founder, Dr. Paul Farmer, unexpectedly passed away today in his sleep while in Rwanda.
Dr. Farmer was 62 years old. He is survived by his wife, Didi Bertrand Farmer, and their three children.
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Scientists, and the very ideals of science, are under attack on many fronts. This is dangerous and shortsighted. So I was dismayed to hear Jon Stewart add to the "questioning" when he went on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert this week. My thoughts here.
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Graveyard, cacophony, horde, disaster, scream, mosh pit.
Astronomers asked the internet: What do you call a collection of black holes? Hundreds replied. https://t.co/ac9J3F6xtQ
“For those who are vaccinated this individual risk may be low, but public health is built on the backs of thousands of individual actions." - Harvard Chan School's @Thomasctsai (via @BostonGlobe). https://t.co/wx3RtL9Gp8
Several studies show that, even if face-mask wearers do get covid-19, their disease is milder. Now researchers think they may have worked out why https://t.co/mDRkRPqZkr