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Mashup Score: 1318Our history is a battle against the microbes: we lost terribly before science, public health, and vaccines allowed us to protect ourselves - 3 month(s) ago
For most of our history, we were losing terribly against the microbes. Only recently did we turn the battle in our favor. Vaccines were a major breakthrough.
Source: ourworldindata.orgCategories: General Medicine News, General HCPsTweet
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Mashup Score: 1203Our World in Data - 3 month(s) ago
Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems
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https://t.co/W3jYzkv76R is now exactly ten years old! Huge thanks to everyone who made these beautiful years possible. Most of all, the amazing team that joined me during the last decade to do this work! (I had started working on it some years before 2014, but at that time, my… https://t.co/iFJHfimmoP https://t.co/LBE4mzH4uJ
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Mashup Score: 15Politics is People - 4 month(s) ago
On Lea Ypi, James C Scott, and what politics is about
Source: benansell.substack.comCategories: General Medicine News, General HCPsTweet-
Really liked this text by @benwansell about Albania, Lea Ypi, and James Scott: https://t.co/w3eJibzEnD Last year, my summer holiday was almost identical to his: spent it in Albania and also read @lea_ypi's 'Free' — and I loved the country and loved the book.
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Mashup Score: 1341
It is wrong to think these three statements contradict each other. We need to see that they are all true to see that a better world is possible.
Source: ourworldindata.orgCategories: General Medicine News, General HCPsTweet-
'The world is awful — The world is much better — The world can be much better', is a short article on why we are building @OurWorldInData. → https://t.co/0mDcPBzMZ2 Today I've updated the data and made entirely new visualizations for it, as it is one of my most-read articles. https://t.co/4cYIcgfBUJ
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Mashup Score: 162
Dairy workers in Texas show signs of prior, uncounted bird flu infections in a new study. Without better surveillance, researchers warn that health officials could be caught off guard if the virus gets more contagious.
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We have very little data about the spread of bird flu (H5N1), but the little data we have is increasingly concerning. Amy Maxmen — @amymaxmen — reports on a new small study in the US that found that 15% of farmworkers had antibodies against H5N1. https://t.co/F9u1N1n11w
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Mashup Score: 160
Dairy workers in Texas show signs of prior, uncounted bird flu infections in a new study. Without better surveillance, researchers warn that health officials could be caught off guard if the virus gets more contagious.
Source: www.npr.orgCategories: General Medicine News, General HCPsTweet-
We have very little data about the spread of bird flu (H5N1), but the little data we have is increasingly concerning. Amy Maxmen — @amymaxmen — reports on a new small study in the US that found that 15% of farmworkers had antibodies against H5N1. https://t.co/F9u1N1n11w
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Mashup Score: 110Data Insights - 4 month(s) ago
Bite-sized insights on how the world is changing, written by our team
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Differences in life expectancy across the world are extremely large. The difference is *three decades* between Japan, where life expectancy is 85 years, and Nigeria or Chad, where life expectancy is just over 50 years. a new Data Insight by @EOrtizOspina https://t.co/904qlK1wmA https://t.co/M7hnNG3JJ2
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Mashup Score: 110Data Insights - 4 month(s) ago
Bite-sized insights on how the world is changing, written by our team
Source: ourworldindata.orgCategories: General Medicine News, General HCPsTweet-
Differences in life expectancy across the world are extremely large. The difference is *three decades* between Japan, where life expectancy is 85 years, and Nigeria or Chad, where life expectancy is just over 50 years. a new Data Insight by @EOrtizOspina https://t.co/904qlK1wmA https://t.co/M7hnNG3JJ2
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Mashup Score: 110Data Insights - 5 month(s) ago
Bite-sized insights on how the world is changing, written by our team
Source: ourworldindata.orgCategories: General Medicine News, General HCPsTweet-
Differences in life expectancy across the world are extremely large. The difference is *three decades* between Japan, where life expectancy is 85 years, and Nigeria or Chad, where life expectancy is just over 50 years. a new Data Insight by @EOrtizOspina https://t.co/904qlK1wmA https://t.co/M7hnNG3JJ2
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Mashup Score: 8GiveDirectly: Send money directly to the extreme poor - 5 month(s) ago
Browse the real, unedited profiles of the recipients we serve, learn about their aspirations, and follow them to stay updated as their lives move forward.
Source: live.givedirectly.orgCategories: General Medicine News, General HCPsTweet-
I hadn't yet seen this new page on Give Directly's website. They check in with the recipients of the cash transfers and share their stories about how they use the money: https://t.co/bjZK4BJItg
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The history of three infectious diseases — smallpox, polio, and measles — before and after a vaccine was available. From my article on humanity's long fight against infectious diseases: https://t.co/YMC6WLbEQm https://t.co/UCYZQiKSLN