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[tsundoku_scientist @tsun_scientist]

@Shola_timi Powerful and ever-relevant session as always, Dr Olu! Thank you for your wisdom as always! Will chat soon!

[tsundoku_scientist @tsun_scientist]

@Shola_timi Thank you for the insightful session, Dr Olu!

[tsundoku_scientist @tsun_scientist]

@Shola_timi Amazing session, Dr Olu! As always!

[tsundoku_scientist @tsun_scientist]

@Shola_timi Is day 1 the best time to start working on your thesis? Even if it's only something small every day?
Or is it better to wait until a significant amount of your study is complete? So you have a better view of the big picture.

[tsundoku_scientist @tsun_scientist]

@Shola_timi Hi Dr Olu, hope you're well! Thank you for the insightful session as always! My question is:

[Aadit Sheth @aaditsh]

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[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

WHO continues to adapt and evolve to meet the demands of a rapidly changing world and better deliver measurable impact in communities and countries, where it matters most.🧵

Our Transformation, initiated in 2017, makes global impact.

Learn about our journey to achieve #HealthForAll, everywhere ⬇️https://t.co/U12s3fj4t0

[Craig Spencer MD MPH @Craig_A_Spencer]

10 years ago today I walked out of the hospital after surviving Ebola.

Back then I begged the world to strengthen our response to that crisis and prepare for others.

I’ve been reflecting on what we’ve learned over the last decade.

And the role of the U.S. in global health🧵

[tsundoku_scientist @tsun_scientist]

@Shola_timi Thank you in advance for your insight! :)

[tsundoku_scientist @tsun_scientist]

@Shola_timi Do you have any other suggestions to make the review and feedback process easier for you and your supervisor? (2/2)

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

Today is #WorldPolioDay

More than 20 million people are walking today who would have been paralyzed by #polio if not for efforts to deliver vaccines to children around the��.

Let's continue the push to vaccinate every child. Together, we can #EndPolio. 🔗https://t.co/M7aXWst4z4

[Craig Spencer MD MPH @Craig_A_Spencer]

Update on Marburg in Rwanda—Oct 18

No new cases (total 62)
No new deaths (total 15)
1 more recovered! 🎉

Only 3 still in treatment.

Over 1,000 vaccine doses administered!

And more good news coming soon!

[Menelas Nkeshimana @mnls_nke]

This is a historic moment, as it marks the first time a Marburg patient has been extubated on this continent 🌍
This breakthrough will significantly enhance clinical management guidelines for filoviruses.
#Rwanda #CriticalCare #InfectiousDiseases #InternalMedicine

[tsundoku_scientist @tsun_scientist]

@NicoGagelmann @BrownJHM @Innov_Medicine @MedTweetorials @nihardesai7 @PanktiMehta24 @Satyayadav__ @Nischistocyte Amazingly informative thread by the way!!! Thank you!

[tsundoku_scientist @tsun_scientist]

@NicoGagelmann @BrownJHM @Innov_Medicine @MedTweetorials @nihardesai7 @PanktiMehta24 @Satyayadav__ @Nischistocyte It's definitely a terrible system that is ultimately a barrier to science. Can I ask, in your opinion, what is the ethically sound and responsible way to run a journal?

[tsundoku_scientist @tsun_scientist]

@NicoGagelmann @BrownJHM @Innov_Medicine @MedTweetorials @nihardesai7 @PanktiMehta24 @Satyayadav__ @Nischistocyte Besides the fact that science should be open access, should journals charge reasonable fees that actually only cover publishing and review? I don't know much about this topic and I'm genuinely curious as to what improvements can be made :)

[Nico Gagelmann @NicoGagelmann]

What does that all mean?

You as a researcher pay to get access to your own work!
You as a researcher review works of others for Elsevier journals for free!
And if you want free access to your work, you pay about 1 month salary for one article!

So, Non Solus (not alone)?

We as researchers in the current academic publishing scheme are all alone. We or the society pays for a company to get rich.

Elsevier has made significant contribution to science and knowledge acquisition, absolutely. But it is far away from altruistic goals for a global community but a raw and complex global company with monetary goals.

The current system is INSANE, paying for your own article 6k$, just because you want everyone to get access to it? That's not open access, that's giving those who already have enough more advantages!

And since when are we all ok that the state or societies (universities, libraries) pay a company to get access to works from their own faculty? When have we lost our pride and support for our researchers?

The academic publishing scheme must CHANGE🙏

Thank you for reading the thread and happy to receive comments...

[tsundoku_scientist @tsun_scientist]

@Shola_timi If feel that this is especially relevant if your work has a large practical component, like lab work/ field work. Or if you're studying part-time.

[tsundoku_scientist @tsun_scientist]

@Shola_timi Thank you Dr Olu for the next great session! My question is: what do you feel is healthy number of "added time" to commit to when doing your postrgraduate studies? 2 hours a day? 3 hours a day? I understand it'll differ for everyone, but how do you determine your own?