And life expectancy was 32.
Personally I'm a fan of a world where kids survive childhood because of vaccines
Where people don't die of infections that you can't treat
And cool new mRNA based vaccines treat cancer so people can live long healthy lives
But that's me
The only way proven way to suppress and eradicate NWS is through SIT. The current USDA plan is necessary but not fast enough for the unfolding crisis. Additional sterilized flies are needed now. There are modular options that were scientifically validated in the 1950s that have potential to scale within months to provide an initial operational capability to start closing the sterilized fly gap long before the planned fixed facilities may come on line at the end of 2027, at the earliest. The fly is not waiting to spread, why should we wait to accelerate new options?
Sending Americans who are exposed to or infected with Ebola to Kenya (instead of bringing them home) is an extraordinarily bad idea and it will backfire
On the surface -- it seems smart. Why not send people elsewhere instead of bringing them home
For three reasons actually
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Ebola in DRC's Ituri Province. 246 suspected cases, 65 deaths.
If confirmed, already one of the 10 biggest Ebola outbreaks in history
We're just hearing about this now? That makes no sense. Those numbers take weeks to accumulate
Suspected cases in Bunia, the provincial capital — a city with airports. That matters enormously for spread
CDC and global partners need to surge resources in. Ituri is where the 2018 outbreak ignited.
A slow response creates unnecessary risks to people everywhere
Literally no one who did more to advance our understanding of -- and treatments for -- heart disease than Gene Braunwald. Ever.
One of the greatest physicians of the last 50 years has passed away at the age of 96
Know someone who survived a heart attack? You can thank EB
Gene Braunwald died at 96.
In a normal world, this would be front page of the NYT and WSJ.
The father of modern cardiology.
Fled the Holocaust as a boy
Went on to save millions of lives
The most important clinician-scholar of the last 50 years. We should all know his name
Millions of Americans skip medications because they can't afford them. Did the Inflation Reduction Act help?
In @JAMAInternalMed, we find the IRA's 2024 drug provisions ⬇️⬇️cost-related medication nonadherence—especially in those w/ multiple conditions
https://t.co/HiKzTtYmmI
This is just absolute, unequivocal bullshit. The IAEA says this is a lie. The UN says its a lie. The US intelligence community can't back up this assertion, nor can the Israelis. This is as bad as claims that Iraq had WMDs if not worse.
@jaygirimd We still have the @ACCinTouch Collaborative Maintenance Pathway (CMP). We have many volunteer editors, authors, and question writers. We are grateful for their time, effort, and support. https://t.co/8NR7SBSrpJ
Jeremy is right (and knows more about responding to Ebola than most)
There have been 12 Ebola/Marburg outbreaks in the past 4 years
Because of USAID and our work with WHO
All of them have been stamped out locally with zero cases in the US
Elon's gutting of USAID and our withdrawal from WHO leaves the world -- and us -- vulnerable
.@RoKhanna is right
When I was @WhiteHouse46 I couldn't even accept a bottle of water from a lobbyist
And when I left, was told I couldn't lobby the WH for 2 years
Those were good policies made through Executive Order by President Biden
We should codify them into law
This 3 minute video by @RepAuchincloss is exactly right and worth your time.
Of course it’s easy to find some silly study or even the occasional bad science in nih grants
But the solution to that is better peer review, not gutting the scientific enterprise
High-intensity statins lower LDL cholesterol in high-risk ASCVD patients, but combining moderate-intensity statins with ezetimibe offers similar benefits with a lower risk of new-onset diabetes and statin intolerance. https://t.co/p0OrAKjTEC @CardioSSoon
Has anyone done an analysis of the cost for unemployment benefits for fired fed employees ? I don’t know the laws or costs across the country. So I’m curious.
Essential thread by @Farzad_MD - we should be thanking our lucky stars for existence of EIS and folks like Farzad, @JeffDean’s father, and so many others, the very best and bravest and most curious and most determined. Instead: shuttering it? Absolute madness.
PEPFAR is the epitome of soft power. It is a Republican initiative, it is pro-life, pro-America and the most popular U.S. program in Africa. There’s even a waiver acknowledging this, yet I’m told that drugs are still being withheld at clinics in Africa. This must be reversed immediately!!
Catholic Relief Services is the biggest recipient of USAID funding
And now, @CatholicRelief is making deep cuts to its staff
As Bishop Kicanas says, the people hurt are the poor, living in desperate situations
Important story of impact via @NCRonline
https://t.co/7SbW1jgODR