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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD

@madhupai

Inaugural Chair, Department of Global & Public Health, McGill University. Canada Research Chair in Epidemiology & Global Health Tweets: own views. He/him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhukar_Pai

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I can’t stop thinking of the health consequences of the bombing of oil depots, especially when multiple hospitals are not functioning due to damage. Lives lost due to respiratory exacerbation in the context of reduced healthcare access are also casualties in this war.

11.03.2026 01:07 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Removing race from kidney function algorithm helped more Black patients access transplants Removing race from the eGFR had a big impact, resulting in 5.3 more kidney transplants per 1000 Black candidates.

Amazing to see the change that can be possible to reduce longstanding racial health disparities. πŸ‘πŸ½πŸ‘πŸ½πŸ‘πŸ½Story by @aniloza.bsky.social Comments from @thenephrologist.bsky.social whttps://www.statnews.com/2026/03/10/kidney-transplants-black-americans-race-based-test-discarded/ via @statnews.com

11.03.2026 00:15 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Politicization of science in Canada: what’s happening and what can we do about it? - CSPC Attacks on science and on equity, diversity and inclusion are gaining traction worldwide, and Canada is no exception. On October 1, 2025, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Researc...

Politicization of science in Canada: what’s happening and what can we do about it?

sciencepolicy.ca/posts/politi...

10.03.2026 21:31 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜A sobering preview’: extreme heat now affects one in three people globally, study finds Rising temperatures making it hard even for young, healthy people to safely do normal physical tasks in many regions

Even as politicians are busy chasing oil and denying climate change, reality is this:

β€˜A sobering preview’: extreme heat now affects one in three people globally, study finds

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

10.03.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We won't end TB without working with all healthcare providersβ€”public, private, formal, and non-formal. Learn key strategies to engage them in TB prevention and care in the PPM-TB Course on June 1-5. More info: www.mcgill.ca/summerinstit....

10.03.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today we honor the legacy of PIH co-founder Tom White, who would have turned 106 years old.⁠
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Tom believed deeply in the vision of PIH that high-quality health care should be available to everyone, everywhere. πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡

10.03.2026 14:59 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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"The destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 year might take generations to repair, and there is little hope for US health and science while he remains at the helm"

@thelancet.com

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

09.03.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 228 πŸ” 101 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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"The destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 year might take generations to repair, and there is little hope for US health and science while he remains at the helm"

@thelancet.com

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

09.03.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 228 πŸ” 101 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
You See Chaos and Doom in the World? Rebecca Solnit Sees Possibility. | The Interview
You See Chaos and Doom in the World? Rebecca Solnit Sees Possibility. | The Interview YouTube video by The Interview

You See Chaos and Doom in the World? @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social Sees Possibility

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOJ_...

07.03.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 5
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BBC Audio | The Interview | Samantha Power, former US Ambassador to UN: Closing USAID was soft power suicide Caitriona Perry speaks to the former US ambassador Samantha Power who led USAID

β€œThe destruction of USAID is not only one of the cruellest acts that I've seen in my career, but of course also one of the dumbest.”

bbc.com/audio/play/w...

09.03.2026 03:05 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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G7 nations to hold emergency meeting on oil as stock markets sink Chancellor Rachel Reeves will join talks amid reports that oil reserves could be released to lower prices.

War is bad for people

War is bad for the water, air, soil, plants, and animals

War is bad for the economy

www.bbc.com/news/article...

09.03.2026 10:27 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

In support of Stand Up For Science, enjoy this science:

Stars that go supernova are responsible for creating many of the elements of the periodic table (e.g. C, Fe), including those that make up our bodies

You & I are both made up of the same star dust

Stop funding wars and start funding science

08.03.2026 12:22 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC Audio | The Interview | Samantha Power, former US Ambassador to UN: Closing USAID was soft power suicide Caitriona Perry speaks to the former US ambassador Samantha Power who led USAID

β€œThe destruction of USAID is not only one of the cruellest acts that I've seen in my career, but of course also one of the dumbest.”

bbc.com/audio/play/w...

09.03.2026 03:05 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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β€˜Dark, like our future’: Iranians describe scenes of catastrophe after Tehran’s oil depots bombed Residents report terror of smoke-filled city, from potentially toxic rain, air and water to food scarcity and difficulty of escape

I’m thinking of all the innocent civilians πŸ˜”

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

09.03.2026 02:34 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Scientists (including me) are better understanding now that we can't save science without saving democracy

09.03.2026 00:20 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What happens when you have quacks running health care?

You get disinformation, outbreaks and deaths

Stand Up For Science @standupforscience.bsky.social

Quacks must go!

07.03.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 113 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

In support of Stand Up For Science, enjoy this science:

Stars that go supernova are responsible for creating many of the elements of the periodic table (e.g. C, Fe), including those that make up our bodies

You & I are both made up of the same star dust

Stop funding wars and start funding science

08.03.2026 12:22 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Given the billions being spent on war these days, it's a good time to read this @bmj.com series on the (h)arms industry!

"the arms industry should be seen as a commercial determinant of health"

Even as people are being killed, this industry is making billions in profit

www.bmj.com/collections/...

06.03.2026 12:29 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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What happens when you have quacks running health care?

You get disinformation, outbreaks and deaths

Stand Up For Science @standupforscience.bsky.social

Quacks must go!

07.03.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 113 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
You See Chaos and Doom in the World? Rebecca Solnit Sees Possibility. | The Interview
You See Chaos and Doom in the World? Rebecca Solnit Sees Possibility. | The Interview YouTube video by The Interview

You See Chaos and Doom in the World? @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social Sees Possibility

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOJ_...

07.03.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 5
TAKE BACK our SCIENCE RALLY
FIND AN EVENT TODAY.
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
standupforscience.net/march7

TAKE BACK our SCIENCE RALLY FIND AN EVENT TODAY. STAND UP FOR SCIENCE standupforscience.net/march7

TODAY.
Take Back our Science Rally.
Find a rally.
Fight this administration's assault on science.

Visit this link to learn more! :
fight2win.standupforscience....

#StandUpForScience
#March7
#Rally
#science
#sciencerally

07.03.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Science should save all, not just some Discussions around global equity and justice in science typically emphasize the lack of diversity in the editorial boards of scientific journals, inequities in authorship, β€œparachute research,” domina...

Today is #StandUpForScience Take Back our Science allies across the US @standupforscience.bsky.social @cdelawalla.bsky.social

While I am not there, I post this piece in solidarity

Science matters and science is for all, not just some!

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

07.03.2026 12:08 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Books we need these days πŸ‘‡πŸΎ

07.03.2026 03:50 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How Stand Up For Science is trying to 'pull every lever' to win over the public Stand Up For Science has become a formal organization and adopted a new strategy that's more confrontational with grassroots tactics

#GoTeam! πŸ™

@standupforscience.bsky.social pulls every lever www.statnews.com/2026/03/06/s... @statnews.com

"...we think people care about science. We think people care about biomedical innovation."

"We think that people care about not getting polio. Like, it’s really simple. That’s our strategy."

06.03.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 83 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Beyond sputum: Why WHO’s new tongue swab test is a β€˜major advance’ in fight against TB

indianexpress.com/article/citi...

06.03.2026 13:51 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Given the billions being spent on war these days, it's a good time to read this @bmj.com series on the (h)arms industry!

"the arms industry should be seen as a commercial determinant of health"

Even as people are being killed, this industry is making billions in profit

www.bmj.com/collections/...

06.03.2026 12:29 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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States Move to Limit Access to H.I.V. Treatment

What a shame!

By killing USAID and cutting aid, they have already compromised HIV care in the Global South

Now they reducing HIV treatment access to Americans???

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/h...

05.03.2026 22:55 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here’s Every Country Directly Impacted by the War on Iran As the conflict in the Middle East continues to escalate, more than a dozen countries in the region have reportedly been affected by air strikes.

A whole region is impacted

www.wired.com/story/every-...

06.03.2026 10:27 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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States Move to Limit Access to H.I.V. Treatment

What a shame!

By killing USAID and cutting aid, they have already compromised HIV care in the Global South

Now they reducing HIV treatment access to Americans???

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/h...

05.03.2026 22:55 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The brutality of war measured in children’s lives as hostilities escalate in Iran Statement by UNICEF in the Middle East and North Africa

UNICEF is deeply concerned about the deadly impact the ongoing military escalation in Iran is having on children. Approximately 180 children have reportedly been killed and many more injured.

www.unicef.org/press-releas...

05.03.2026 22:35 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1