🌍Happy International Women’s Day!
This year’s theme, “Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls,” emphasizes the need to break down barriers affecting women’s access to services and wellbeing.
📘More here: europeanpainfederation.eu/efic-clinica...
La sanidad sigue sin ser universal en España: hay embarazadas que reciben una factura tras ir a urgencias
📚The #EFIC Academy provides #paineducation materials and resources to disseminate and advance #painscience.
This session, hosted by Claudia Sommer, explores nociplastic pain.
👉To watch the full session, become an #EFICAcademy member now: europeanpainfederation.eu/efic-academy
A crisis within crises.
Violence against women spikes during conflicts & disasters.
No emergency should strip away safety or dignity.
🤝 Incl. survivor-centred services in every humanitarian response
🏥 Support women-led organizations
🙋♀️ Advocate for protection & peace
Join us at the 🌏 Immunoschool Mar 23 - 25 🌇 EST to hear more from John Sedivy about how retrotransposons—ancient elements in our genome—shape immune aging and activate nucleic-acid sensing pathways and inflamaging, opening up new therapeutic opportunities.
✍️ FREE www.eventbrite.com/e/internatio...
Screenshot of table of contents for March issue
Our March issue is live! Read about induced proximity-based therapeutic modalities, organoids in drug discovery, epigenetic editing, lessons learned from the failures in targeting TIGIT in cancer and more here
www.nature.com/nrd/volumes/...
WHO graphic on a purple background titled “Teachers, you can support children with hearing loss.” It lists tips for inclusive classrooms: include every child in activities; seat the child at the front so they can hear and see clearly; ensure good lighting and face the child when speaking; encourage consistent use of hearing aids or implants; support peers in helping children express their needs; and learn sign language if needed. At the bottom, a teacher stands beside a board while a child with hearing aids sits at a desk.
Teachers: you can support children with hearing loss. Here's how 👇 bit.ly/4l97XkQ
Nutrition is essential for health and well being at every stage of life.
Good nutrition is essential for a healthy life at every age.
It supports:
👶🏿Better infant and child health
🤰🏿Improved maternal health
💪🏿Stronger immune systems
🩺Lower risk of diabetes, heart disease and other health conditions
🔴 España es el primer país de la UE en financiar la PrEP inyectable frente al VIH.
Se incorpora como prestación farmacéutica por su elevada eficacia preventiva en comparación con la pauta oral diaria, cuando la adherencia puede verse comprometida.
📰¿Cuál es la evidencia científica sobre la estimulación del nervio vago para reducir el estrés?
🖊️Hilmar Petur Sigurdsson @desantislab.bsky.social y Ester Benzaquén
🏦Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche @neuroalc.bsky.social
theconversation.com/estimulacion...
19 March Global Year Webinar:
Towards Precision Medicine in Neuropathic Pain 1: Using Randomised Trial Evidence to Uncover Individual Treatment Effects
Register: bit.ly/4cmt68P
Companyes! Agafeu agenda:
🗓️Dijous 12/03
JORNADES: Polítiques de cura, del benefici privat al suport mutu
🫂Amb Premilla Nadasen, Jo Litter i Dean Spade, autores de 'Les cures', 'El manifest de les cures' i 'Suport mutu'
📍@bibfbonnemaison
📚The #EFIC Academy provides #paineducation materials and resources to disseminate and advance #painscience.
This session, hosted by @mskpain.bsky.social, explores sensitisation mechanisms.
👉Become an #EFICAcademy member: europeanpainfederation.eu/efic-academy
Los elencos de 'Anatomía de Grey' y 'Euphoria' despiden a Eric Dane: "Era divertidísimo, quiero recordarle con ese espíritu"
These are the physical signs of stress: headaches; neck and shoulder pain; back pain; tight muscles; not feeling hungry; lump in the throat; heavy chest; and upset stomach.
Stress can cause:
❤️🩹 headaches
❤️🩹 neck and shoulder pain
❤️🩹 lack of appetite
❤️🩹 back pain
❤️🩹 a heavy chest
❤️🩹 tight muscles
❤️🩹 an upset stomach
Pausing, breathing, and reflecting through slow breathing techniques can help to reduce stress
Healthcare worker administering oral oral cholera vaccine to a child wearing a red hoodie. A WHO banner seen on the background.
GOOD NEWS: Preventive cholera vaccination resumes as global supply reaches critical milestone, first time in 3 years https://bit.ly/4qRWDLK
First country to restart the preventive vaccination: Mozambique
This means we can move from reacting to outbreaks, to preventing them before they begin 💪🏼
In 1922, insulin co-discoverer Frederick Banting refused to profit from the discovery and offered it to the world as a global public good.
Today, many people with diabetes still don't have access to affordable and quality treatment and care.
What does it mean that facial expressions activate many of the same cortical pathways as voluntary movements—and how might that impact studies using “reflexive” facial expressions to measure pain? Read more from @natmesanash.bsky.social at @thetransmitter.bsky.social bit.ly/4pMlqQd #PRF
A person with polio lying inside an 'iron lung'
1 in 200 #polio infections leads to irreversible paralysis.
In the 1960s children suffering from irreversible paralysis caused by polio were required to use 'iron lungs' to help them breathe.
We don't see these 'iron lungs' anymore today because #VaccinesWork
Illustrated graphic titled “Symptoms of polio.” A child stands at the centre, surrounded by small icons showing symptoms: fever, muscle pain, loss of appetite, general discomfort, muscle aches, tingling in arms and legs, and weakness or paralysis in arms and/or legs.
Let's talk about #polio!
The virus can invade our nervous system and cause paralysis in just hours. Remember: 1 in 200 cases leads to irreversible paralysis (usually in the legs). However, thanks to vaccines polio can be prevented! #VaccinesWork
Stay informed and protect yourself and loved ones!
Register for the inaugural 2026 Global Year Webinar on 29 January, Launching the IASP 2026 Global Year of Neuropathic Pain: What is Neuropathic Pain and Why Does it Matter? bit.ly/3NKZWWp
Sanidad anuncia un acuerdo con los sindicatos para un nuevo estatuto marco, pero sin contar con quienes mantienen la huelga
"Lo dejaron tirado pensando que era drogadicto": el duro relato de Paca Sauquillo sobre la muerte de su hijo que cambió la ley
Siete de cada 10 españoles piden priorizar el fortalecimiento de la sanidad pública
Qui escriu la Història? Quantes dones han estat silenciades i esborrades de la memòria col·lectiva? Carme Portaceli revista el mite de Maria Magdalena per capgirar el relat oficial.
❤️🔥 A partir del 22/01 a la Sala Gran.
🎟️ www.tnc.cat/ca/maria-mag...
Amélie Nothomb se sube al escenario con una historia sobre nuestro vacío existencial y nuestra necesidad del otro
📌 Hoy se ha aprobado la Acción Estratégica en Salud #AES #ISCIII 2026, que seguirá impulsando y financiando el próximo año en España la investigación en salud.
📰 #NoticiasISCIII ➡️ www.isciii.es/es/w/aprobad...
📰 Más información vía @cienciagob.bsky.social ➡️ www.ciencia.gob.es/Noticias/202...
🗓️ #AgendaISCIII Miércoles 10. 10:00h.
📍Jornada informativa: Oportunidades de financiación en salud en 2026 en Horizonte Europa.
cc @horizonteeuropa.bsky.social
📌 Campus #ISCIII de Chamartín, Madrid.
🙋♀️ Agenda/Inscripción ➡️ isciii.es/w/oportunida...
📲 Síguela online ➡️ youtube.com/live/JGmyGcm...
¿Conoces la Agencia #ISCIII de Evaluación de Tecnologías Sanitarias? ➡️ www.isciii.es/w/agencia-de...
Apoya necesidades de información y evidencia científica del Sistema Nacional de Salud, facilitando un uso seguro, eficiente, accesible y equitativo de nuevas tecnologías en la clínica.
🧵 #Hilo ⬇️
