Adam R Houston

Screenshot of a sugar packet held in the palm of the hand, with the English sentence "May God spare you your health" beneath an Irish Gaelic sentence presumably saying the same thing.

Not entirely sure if this Irish sugar packet label is a public health warning or not?

South Darfur, Sudan is facing a deadly cholera outbreak. As of 5 August, the Ministry of Health in South Darfur reported 1,440 suspected cases and 74 deaths. We are supporting cholera treatment centres that are now overwhelmed. We need @unicef.org and WHO to act now.

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An interesting curiosity rather than a genuine public health threat, but Tacoma Washington still isn't a place one usually associates with a possibly locally acquired case of #malaria. tpchd.org/news/we-are-...

YouTube video by The Boomtang Boys Bif Naked - Spaceman (Boomtang Boys Remix)

I can't believe you didn't go for the CanCon doubleheader of the Boomtang Boys remix.
(indeed, while "remix" implies there must have been an original, I don't think I'd ever heard a version other than the Boomtang Boys remix until your post somehow?)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_vY...

Canadian researchers solve 12-year mystery of sea star wasting disease A team led by researchers in British Columbia has solved the mystery of a gruesome disease that has killed billions of sea stars along the Pacific coast of North America, more than a decade after the die off. Melanie Prentice, the lead author of a new study, recalls a moment of "not really believing it" when researchers found a strain of bacteria that was abundant in diseased sea stars and absent in healthy ones.

A team led by researchers in British Columbia has solved the mystery of a gruesome disease that has killed billions of sea stars along the Pacific coast of North America, more than a decade after the die off. 

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" #Tuberculosis spike in Nunavik has complex causes, needs complex solutions: experts" www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...

YouTube video by From Beyond Press Mark Hamill reads Janet & Isaac Asimov's "Norby"

"put to film" being the limitation that excludes the LP of Mark Hamill reading the first two chapters of Norby the Mixed-Up Robot from the running, presumably? www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSoq...

A Tourist Ended Up With a Wild Bat in Her Mouth — And Nearly $21,000 in Medical Bills - KFF Health News Health insurance generally doesn’t cover treatment for injuries sustained shortly before a customer buys a policy. A Massachusetts woman found that out the hard way.

Two highly unpleasant experiences that are very different but ultimately connected:
"A Tourist Ended Up With a Wild Bat in Her Mouth — And Nearly $21,000 in Medical Bills" kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Screenshot of a sugar packet held in the palm of the hand, with the English sentence "May God spare you your health" beneath an Irish Gaelic sentence presumably saying the same thing.

Not entirely sure if this Irish sugar packet label is a public health warning or not?

YouTube video by Tom Lehrer - Topic The Elements

Hard to pick just one song to celebrate Tom Lehrer... but this is certainly the one I've listed to the most over the course of my lifetime. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyNk...

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The right job for somebody:
Strategic Pharmaceutical Advisor @msfaccess.org
msf.recruitee.com/o/strategic-...

a group of basketball players are standing on a court and one of them is wearing a number 3 jersey ALT: a group of basketball players are standing on a court and one of them is wearing a number 3 jersey

Master P, MSc

Rabies confirmed in kitten captured in rural area in Chemainus: Island Health Island Health is advising rural Chemainus residents that a kitten was recently captured in the area is confirmed to have been infected with rabies.

👀 "Rabies confirmed in kitten captured in rural area in Chemainus: Island Health" cheknews.ca/rabies-confi...

Song of the summer, says I.
(*some wiggle room on exactly which summer)

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👀"U.S. Quietly Drafts Plan to End Program That Saved Millions From AIDS - #PEPFAR, the campaign to end H.I.V. globally, would morph into an effort to detect disease outbreaks and sell American products"
via @stephanienolen.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/h...

Are you passionate about community health, TB prevention, or have lived experience with TB? Join the SSTARLET trial's Advisory Board to help guide research on safer, shorter TB treatments.

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"Health officials to study mosquitoes in the Sea to Sky region after cluster of illness - Late last year, four cases of encephalitis, or swelling of the brain, were linked to mosquitoes in the Sea to Sky region". 🦟 vancouversun.com/news/health-...

The crisis over Sarepta’s Duchenne therapy is a mess. But the lesson is clear The crisis over Sarepta Therapeutics' Duchenne therapy offers a valuable lesson: Listening to critics, and responding with data, is the surest path forward.

The crisis over Sarepta’s Duchenne therapy is a mess. But the lesson is clear: This is no way to do drug development.

www.statnews.com/2025/07/21/s...

Screenshot of July 14 tweet from WHO African Region https://x.com/WHOAFRO/status/1944721131405037597 spotlighting the partnership between Canada and WHO on vaccine access in Africa (as the first entry in a series highlighting collaborations)

Canada has indeed done some commendable work in this area, but nonetheless its record on "putting equity at the heart of vaccines access across Africa", especially for COVID-19, has been... mixed.

Screenshot of the article "A new medication to treat "black fever" parasitic disease" from https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54163.html

Good to see CIHR spotlight Dr. Wasan for this work on an oral form of Amphotericin B for conditions like visceral leishmaniasis.
Though honestly, Canada needs to fund R&D bench-to-bedside, precisely so advancing this sort of important global health product is NOT dependent on partnering w/ industry.

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#MSF's International Activity Report for 2024 is now online:
www.msf.org/internationa...

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"Health officials to study mosquitoes in the Sea to Sky region after cluster of illness - Late last year, four cases of encephalitis, or swelling of the brain, were linked to mosquitoes in the Sea to Sky region". 🦟 vancouversun.com/news/health-...

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🤔"Drug body members quit, B.C. minister apologizes to family of girl with rare disease" 💊 cheknews.ca/drug-body-me...

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The Emperor
by Ryszard Kapuściński
#SummerReading2025

Malaria ‘back with a vengeance’ in Zimbabwe as number of deaths from the disease triple Withdrawal of USAID funds threatens decades of progress, say experts, with cuts to research and shortage of mosquito nets putting thousands at risk across the country

"Malaria ‘back with a vengeance’ in Zimbabwe as number of deaths from the disease triple"
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

US has wasted hundreds of thousands of vaccines meant for Africa, health officials there say The expiration of shots the Biden administration promised to send comes after President Donald Trump cut deeply into foreign aid.

Nearly 800,000 mpox vaccine doses that the US gov had promised to donate to African countries experiencing an outbreak of the disease cannot be shipped because they’re expiring in less than six months.

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#MSF's International Activity Report for 2024 is now online:
www.msf.org/internationa...

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USA rejects amendments to the WHO's International Health Regulations a day before the rejection/reservation deadline #IHR #PPPR www.hhs.gov/press-room/s...

In theory, isn't Super part of the same universe as Brightburn (to the extent that counts as a "franchise")?

Gilead’s Voluntary License on Lenacapavir: Key Limitations of the License and Recommendations to Improve Access MSF briefing document outlines Gilead’s voluntary license for lenacapavir, highlights its limitations and challenges, and recommends actions to expand access.

New from @msfaccess.org:
"Gilead’s Voluntary License on #Lenacapavir: Key Limitations of the License and Recommendations to Improve Access"
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msfaccess.org/gileads-volu...