Jef Vanhamel

What if We Can't Rely on PubMed? - Absolutely Maybe PubMed is incredibly reliable. And a lot depends on it. It’s an ecosystem built around MEDLINE, the steady feed of new publications…

Hate that it has come to this, but it's time to consider PubMed vulnerable to enshittification. My latest post @plos.org discusses the lines we need to fight to hold – and alternatives we can rely on internationally:

absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w...

#medlibs

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Charities reeling from USAid freeze warn of ‘life or death’ effects Abrupt order has done ‘serious damage’, say experts, with supply chains halted, HIV clinics struggling to source drugs and refugee camps facing loss of vital services

"This is a matter of life or death,” said Beatriz Grinsztejn, president of the International Aids Society, adding that stopping Pepfar would be disastrous. “If that happens, people are going to die and HIV will resurge.”

28.01.2025 14:16 — 👍 8    🔁 11    💬 0    📌 1

Research Fellow - HIV and Sexual Health More than 480 staff members at the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) contribute every day to improving the health of millions of people world...

📢 Vacancy alert! Research Fellow in HIV & Sexual Health @itmantwerp.bsky.social. If you hold a PhD and are passionate about epidemiological research in HIV and Sexual Health in an international environment, and love teaching and supervising, then have a look 👉 www.itg.be/en/jobs-and-...

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🤩 We are excited to announce that Dr Özge Tunçalp is our new Executive Director! With an impressive career in public health, maternal health, and health systems strengthening, she is eager to lead ITM into a new chapter.

Learn more 👉 itg.be/en/health-st...

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