Madhu Pai, MD, PhD

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

“The 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.”

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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...

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

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

“The 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...

‘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 😔

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

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

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!

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

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/...

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!

YouTube video by The Interview You See Chaos and Doom in the World? Rebecca Solnit Sees Possibility. | The Interview

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

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

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

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Find a rally.
Fight this administration's assault on science.

Visit this link to learn more! :
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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, “parachute 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/...

Books we need these days 👇🏾

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! 🙏

@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."

Beyond sputum: Why WHO’s new tongue swab test is a ‘major advance’ in fight against TB

indianexpress.com/article/citi...

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/...

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...

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-...

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...

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...

On just one of many wars and conflicts ongoing!

The next time politicians say there is no money for health or humanitarian aid, I will remember this: $1 billion per day on war

No money for health, education, social services or climate action

But billion $ a day for war, no problem!

The @alliancehpsr.bsky.social has a new call for proposals on #healthtaxes in #Cambodia, #China, #Kenya, #Indonesia, #Nigeria, #SouthAfrica, #SriLanka, #Thailand, and #VietNam deadline 26 March ahpsr.who.int/funding-oppo...

Join the Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab (PERL) and McGill Global Health Programs (GHP) for a special fireside conversation with Jason Gale (@jasongale.bsky.social), Senior Editor at Bloomberg News and author of After Covid, a close examination of the pandemic’s enduring legacy.

What Will We Remember? The Lasting Health Consequences of COVID-19

We are excited to welcome @jasongale.bsky.social to @mcgillperl.bsky.social @mcgillspgh.bsky.social for this talk!

@tivabaral.bsky.social @drejoanneliu.bsky.social

www.mcgill.ca/pandemic-eme...

Measles outbreaks are costing the U.S. millions of dollars. The true losses can't be counted. As vaccination rates decline, the economic consequences will increase, research suggests.

Every public health professional could have predicted this 👇🏾

Measles outbreaks are costing the U.S. millions of dollars. The true losses can't be counted.

www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...

Interviews 101. Knowledge holders of TB Research Qualitative interviews use open ended questions to prompt participants to share their lived experiences, stories, understandings, emotions, and so on. Questions are usually focussed on issues that are...

How do you conduct TB research ethically and respectfully?

@yuglobalhealth.bsky.social student Hanna Lum-Gerry is working with TB survivors worldwide to develop practical guidance on interviewing people affected by TB.

More here: sshiftb.org/resources/kn...

What Will We Remember? The Lasting Health Consequences of COVID-19

We are excited to welcome @jasongale.bsky.social to @mcgillperl.bsky.social @mcgillspgh.bsky.social for this talk!

@tivabaral.bsky.social @drejoanneliu.bsky.social

www.mcgill.ca/pandemic-eme...