#Health

CallumsStories

CallumsStories

Little talk of the day; (A thread)I don't trust too many people who say they're Mental Health Advocates.Back when I was part of the mental health community, I met some

Monica | Fatty, MPH

fattyMPH

(CW: anti-fatness, ED) I was a not-that-fat kid. I became "that fat" after developing a restrictive eating disorder that destroyed my metabolism. I recovered IN SPITE OF the medical system,

Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D

RVAwonk

So, there’s a movement to bring about the collapse of our current healthcare system, with the goal of forcing doctors/hospitals to partner w/ private companies to revolutionize medicine through advanced

Diana Lachiondo for Ada County

Lachiondo4Ada

And as our federal and state officials have consistently failed to provide the kind of leadership needed in this moment of crisis, those responsibilities have fallen on local leaders, health

Carl T. Bergstrom

CT_Bergstrom

Good update on pooled testing; dreadful headline.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/18/health/coronavirus-pool-te.html The thing is, pooled testing *is* working in many places, as the story clearly explains. The story addresses how pooled tes

Ro

rhondamcmeekin

My experience with Mental Health Care: after the loss of my daughter and the subsequent hell I endured from a doctor who blamed me for her death I was diagnosed

Arzan Tarapore

arzandc

Five days ago we landed at Sydney Airport. Getting to that point - navigating the new travel regs, jumping the hurdles - was stressful & arduous. But once we landed,

Sam Dylan Finch

samdylanfinch

"My friend is in crisis but I just can't support them anymore without tanking my own mental health. What do I do? How do I step back?"Remember the acronym TACT.

Prof Heather Marquette #NHSblueheart

hamarquette

I have a new article out with @DrCarynPeiffer, @PakRosi & Pius Gumisiriza on ‘Lessons from reducing bribery in Uganda’s health services’. The case is a 'sort of success' raising important

Louise

munro_louise

Great webinar @EquallyWellUK & @PHE_uk "Living with mental illness during Covid-19: Addressing inequalities & supporting physical health" - a fantastic demonstration of the impact we can have by bringing people

Elise Schmelzer

EliseSchmelzer

A new program in Denver that sends a paramedic+a mental health expert to 911 calls instead of police launched amid calls for alternatives to policing. So far, the van has

Kimberly Prather, Ph.D.

kprather88

A new paper (coming out in 2021) proposing an expanded "new" model for "airborne"....sounds familiar. (1/4)https://cmr.asm.org/content/34/1/e00184-20 Consequently, we propose a revised and broader definition of “airbor

Madhu Pai, MD, PhD

paimadhu

On "clinical deserts" in global health:Folks in global health often care about vaccinations, bed-nets, WASH & other public health measures. This is important, but what communities first want is medical

Kieron Boyle

KieronJBoyle

There are too few incentives for key players in the school food system to focus on nutrition. We're joining many partners in highlighting to the PM the urgent need for

lil p.

preshiate

I’ve decided that I hate the phrase or saying “Let me know what I can do for you.” I’ve decided I’m against to for several reasons. 1/ When you tell

Open Society Health

OSFHealth

Director of @OpenSociety's Public Health Program @JonCohenNYC, lays out the top 10 things the new Biden COVID Task Force can place at the center of its work to ensure a

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