#HEALTH

I’m thinking about the times I’ve trusted friends enough to confide in them about racism. Then I thought of how many of those experiences were met with things like ,”maybe
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Flew from JFK - Manila this weekend. This was our experience from takeoff, to landing, to quarantine.JFK was eerily quiet. I think our flight was the only one taking off
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Do your lectures ever leave you sad? The promise of supply side economics was that if we cut taxes, undermined labor unions, and deregulated industry, we'd have more jobs, more
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It’s more important now than ever to stand in solidarity with grassroots activists and advocates as they fight to defend human rights. That’s why we’re launching our COVID-19 call to
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Thanks to friends in Minneapolis & bit of digging, I'd like to share some of orgs making biggest impact in the wake of #GeorgeFloydMurder to respond to protests & help
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1/THREAD about why race is in the @NICEComms hypertension (blood pressure) guidelines and why it should go: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng136 @MedCrisis and I read #AngelaSaini's book "Superior" and were horrified at
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1/4: Yesterday @epdevilla shared an update on case & contact management in our #COVID19 response. Since March we've scaled up this team to be the largest in Canada w/700+ dedicated
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Okay, so it's become very clear the EPA and Interior are not letting up on environmental rollbacks during COVID19. Going to track those here. March 4: EPA is moving forward
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Someone with no experience in #LGBTQ health recently tried to correct me on the "sensitive" nature of collecting sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data. Let's discuss what data shows
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Not being funny but after people give blood they are advised to rest and avoid activity as they likely to feel fatigued and faint, but when they have blood pouring
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The @AssemblyWales, its staff and its members have adapted much better to virtual working and new procedures than the @UKParliament. Lots of the decisions related to the Senedd were done
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THREAD: For #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, we’re going to be highlighting resources available to you to support your mental health so you know where to turn in a crisis & what preventative measures
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There has been justifiable concern about the impact of #COVID19, and particularly the lockdown, on children. Our @LancetChildAdol paper evaluates delayed presentations to Emergency Departments (and it's not what you
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In 2014, Blacks constituted 2.3 million, or 34%, of the total 6.8 million correctional population. Blacks are incarcerated at more than 5x the rate of whites. Blacks make 14% and
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It's not just Brooklyn. Youth sports leagues are being denied permits on fields in Manhattan and all over NYC.This will lead to informal use of the fields, without the health
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A thread of questions for ppl who have any personality disorder!! QRT pls Hi I made this to make myself feel better bc my current special interest is psychology and
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