يوم من حياة طبيب من مدينة نيويورك حارب وباء إيبولا والآن هو في الخطوط الأمامية لمواجهة كورونا (كوفيد-19).
Dr. Craig Spencer kämpfte und überlebte Ebola. Als Arzt in NYC kämpft er jetzt gegen # COVID19. Hier ist sein Alltag (mit deutschen Untertiteln von @NeidhardtAndrea):
And in Portuguese:
Chegamos a mais de 1.7 milhões mortos pela covid-19 no mundo. Ainda que o governo brasileiro deboche da doença, os profissionais de saúde estão lutando para evitar que tudo seja ainda pior.
“Um dia na emergência combatendo a covid-19”
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I taught a class on the history of eugenics and public health today. Here's what we covered: 🧵
Eugenics is Greek for 'well-born'. But it wasn't coined by the Greeks. It's a late 19th century term made up by Francis Galton. He LOVED data. We will come back to that.
Eugenics had the biggest impact on the approach to mental illness, immigration, and reproductive justice.
We will dig into each.
But first, you gotta know the background and key players.
For background, eugenics arose in an environment obsessed with progress, but also frustrated with economic and social realities.
Having worked in conflict zones, I want to share a bit on humanitarian response in Gaza, as aid starts to trickle in.
This isn’t a thread on how to end the war, or hostages, or any of the other very important things. Those are critical too. But they’re not at all my expertise 🧵
Over the past week, shortages in food, water, and electricity have exacerbated the humanitarian and health challenges.
This creates new problems, as well as worsening chronic issues.
Without gas, generators can’t run. Newborns on life support in intensive care can’t survive.
Without electricity, patients can’t receive dialysis. Insulin for diabetes can’t be kept refrigerated, as it should be. These chronic health issues worsen, quickly.
Without water, infectious diseases like cholera (and others) become increasingly likely.