Kaitlin E Mara

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Interesting/concerning

FDA quietly approved a generic abortion pill ahead of shutdown The FDA quietly approved a generic form of mifepristone, one of the two medications used in most U.S. abortions, on Tuesday.

In this era of hyper-partisanship, shockingly the FDA did…. a normal bureaucratic thing. Which is what it should do.

FDA approved a generic version of mifepristone, an abortion med.

'An extraordinary legacy': Tributes after chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall dies age 91 The primatologist was a

Jane Goodall was one of my earliest childhood heroes and remained an inspiration all my life. I saw her speak at the UN 15 or so years ago -- one of the few speeches I've seen that moved me to tears. What an amazing woman.

What's the future of Traditional Knowledge, given resistance to the WIPO TK Treaty?

Join Wend Wendland at American University & online on 25 Sept and hear more about the Centre on Knowledge Governance.

Registration: t.ly/DnrRK

@pijip.bsky.social

@profseanflynn.bsky.social

@gvagrad.bsky.social

If you're at the WHO today, we have copies! But else you can get the digital version here: medicineslawandpolicy.org/2025/04/phar...

Read ML&P's statement, delivered by @ellenthoen.bsky.social , at the opening session of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Pandemic Agreement here: medicineslawandpolicy.org/2025/09/the-...

Next week, at the @who.int the second meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) tasked with negotiating the PABS Instrument will take place. We just published this brief on the subject:
medicineslawandpolicy.org/2025/09/who-...

YouTube video by Elle Cordova For our scientists

@ellecordova.bsky.social being the voice of reason and wit we need right now. <3 www.youtube.com/shorts/AYm9w...

Treatment for cystic fibrosis added to Essential Medicines List by the World Health Organization: A victory for campaigners, though prices still ‘toxic’: Check out our new block on the Essential Medicines List: medicineslawandpolicy.org/2025/09/trea...

The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.

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Mass starvation spreading across Gaza, aid agencies warn, as pressure on Israel grows – Middle East crisis live More than 100 aid agencies, including Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children and Oxfam, say ‘our colleagues and those we serve are wasting away’

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

The world is run by old men in a hurry The advanced age of leaders is a destabilising force in international politics

The world is run by old men in a hurry https://on.ft.com/4oaeBbB | opinion

Childhood leukemia: how a deadly cancer became treatable Before the 1970s, most children affected by leukemia would quickly die from it. Now, most children in rich countries are cured.

Before the 1970s, a child diagnosed with leukemia had a 90% chance of dying within 5 years.

Today, those odds are flipped: they have an almost 90% chance of survival.

My colleague @scientificdiscovery.dev's article on progress against childhood cancer.

ourworldindata.org/childhood-le...

In a milestone decision, member starts at #WHA78 @who.int adopt the global traditional medicines strategy -- a new way forward for health systems. Read the @tcih-coalition.bsky.social statement here: www.tcih.org/article/who-...

🌿Traditional & complementary medicine is used worldwide.
➡️Time to integrate it safely & effectively into health systems.
🔬 Member States call for more evidence but rarely fund the research. That must change.
At #WHA78 👉 Knowledge Ecology International: WHO TM Strategy offers the way forward.

"No one should die of TB in 2025. the fact that 1.3 million will this year is a stain on our society," added @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social. But cuts to USAID will cause 10 million excess cases. And it threatens progress on HIV, which we had the tools to eliminate, said @coalitionplus.bsky.social

DEADLY CUTS: Consequences of Slashed U.S. Government Funding for Global Health YouTube video by Club suisse de la presse

Cuts to USAID are a "5 alarm fire raging out of control" said #HealthGAP 's Asia Russel yesterday. @altusaid.altgov.info. Streamed here: www.youtube.com/live/anbOfSI...

🔎💊💰 Out now: our joint report with @hai-org.bsky.social on the status of implementation of WHA resolution 72.8 on #transparency of pharmaceutical markets.

What have countries done or not done & what are good practices they can learn from?

➡️ Read the report: www.wemos.org/transparency...

#WHA78

"I see no objection -- the resolution is adopted" [applause in the room]. Congrats @who.int , the Pandemic Agreement has passed.

Starting now: The WHA plenary @who.int to discuss the Pandemic Agreement -- expected to adopt it shortly.

Line graph showing rise in deaths due to HIV/AIDS (global data, all ages) from 1980 —> 2005. Significant increase in deaths around 1990, with large decline in deaths starting around 2005. PEPFAR began in 2003.

This is the kind of data that makes the case. 📊

AIDS deaths were rising—then dropped fast after 2005. ⬇️

PEPFAR launched in 2003.

That’s not a coincidence. That’s impact. 🌍

We use this data to show what works in global health.

It’s why PEPFAR still matters. ❤️

"Governments do not have a monopoly on ideas" noted Precious Matsoso, co-chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body towards a Pandemic Agreement, acknowledging the importance of non-state actors and exerts. At a @fourpawsint.bsky.social side event this morning.

Address of Precious Matsoso, co-chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body to draft and negotiate a WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response to Committee A on 19 May 2025. @who.int #WHA78

Dutch Court Case On Humira Assesses Whether Its Price Was `Excessive' At the heart of the Dutch court case on Humira is the question of whether there ought to be limits to what a company can charge for medicines.

Excellent article in @forbes.com on The Pharmaceutical Accountability Foundation's suit against AbbVie: www.forbes.com/sites/joshua...

Diagram of distribution of items for 2004 to 2018 after adjusting for sales and expected profit, showing 49% in excess profit.

New from @medslawpolicy.bsky.social , @ellenthoen.bsky.social - The People vs AbbVie: medicineslawandpolicy.org/2025/05/the-...

Happening now!

Farmaceut AbbVie aangeklaagd voor 'excessieve winst' op reumamedicijn Hoeveel mag een farmaceut verdienen aan een goed werkend medicijn? Het is de achterliggende vraag bij een rechtszaak die morgen begint.

Vandaag op TV @eenvandaag.nl over de rechtszaak tegen AbbVie betreffende te hoge prijs voor Humira. eenvandaag.avrotros.nl/artikelen/fa...

It has just come to my attention that covid.gov is now just a straight up conspiracy website. Yikes.