Gabriel Leung (@gmleunghku) 's Twitter Profile
Gabriel Leung

@gmleunghku

global health & philanthropy

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calendar_today19-03-2019 11:08:40

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@drtedros) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Tonight's #WHS2024 Signature #InvestInWHO pledges are a powerful demonstration of high-level support to World Health Organization (WHO) with nearly $700 million in new funding commitments from European countries, foundations and others, and another $300 million in reaffirmed commitments. Thank you for

Dr Alexey Kulikov (@kulikovuniatf) 's Twitter Profile Photo

By 2050, countries that choose to invest in health could reduce by 50% the probability of premature death in their populations - ie, the probability of dying before age 70 years - from the levels in 2019. thelancet.com/journals/lance…

By 2050, countries that choose to invest in health could reduce by 50% the probability of premature death in their populations - ie, the probability of dying before age 70 years - from the levels in 2019. thelancet.com/journals/lance…
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@drtedros) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Compelling insights from The Lancet's Global Health 2050 report — investing in countries’ capacities and data systems is crucial for tackling health challenges. If implemented, it could halve premature mortality by 2050. I urge governments, civil society, researchers, and

Kai Kupferschmidt (@kakape) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Main take-away so far from very interesting presser on #Marburg outbreak in Rwanda: Dr Sabin Nsanzimana says all cases are linked to known infection chains. The outbreak is one major cluster with three branches.

Main take-away so far from very interesting presser on #Marburg outbreak in Rwanda:  <a href="/nsanzimanasabin/">Dr Sabin Nsanzimana</a> says all cases are linked to known infection chains. The outbreak is one major cluster with three branches.
The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change (@lancetcountdown) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🆕 Our 2024 report shows record breaking health threats from climate change. Meanwhile, fossil fuel investment persists. Join distinguished experts in exploring the findings at our virtual launch event today at 15:00 GMT: bit.ly/LancetCountdow… #LancetClimate24

Eric Topol (@erictopol) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A huge day for spatial omics of cancer, tracing the precise origin and evolution of 20 types of cancer, many in 3D, in ~2,000 individuals, with 12 publications nature Nature Cancer Nature Medicine Nature Methods Communications Biology Collection nature.com/immersive/d428…

A huge day for spatial omics of cancer, tracing the precise origin and evolution of 20 types of cancer, many  in 3D, in ~2,000 individuals, with 12 publications <a href="/Nature/">nature</a> <a href="/NatureCancer/">Nature Cancer</a> <a href="/NatureMedicine/">Nature Medicine</a> <a href="/naturemethods/">Nature Methods</a> <a href="/CommsBio/">Communications Biology</a> 
Collection nature.com/immersive/d428…
FAMILY Cohort (@familycohort) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Interested in working in #PublicHealth? Positions are available for Assistant Professors (Tenure/Non-Tenure Track), Research Assistant Professors, Postdoctoral Fellows, Data Analysts, among others.

Interested in working in #PublicHealth?

Positions are available for Assistant Professors (Tenure/Non-Tenure Track), Research Assistant Professors, Postdoctoral Fellows, Data Analysts, among others.
Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 (@helenbranswell) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Scientists who have studied #H5N1 #birdflu for years are flummoxed by the lack of severe cases among the 55 human cases the US has confirmed this year. I talked to lots to explore the theories of what's going on. statnews.com/2024/12/02/bir…

Martin Landray (@martinlandray) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Extraordinary: Raoult’s damaging paper on hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 finally retracted. So grateful to all the people who helped with the RECOVERY trial, allowing us to debunk the myth of hydroxychloroquine for severe COVID-19 science.org/content/articl…

Extraordinary: Raoult’s damaging paper on hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 finally retracted. 

So grateful to all the people who helped with the RECOVERY trial, allowing us to debunk the myth of hydroxychloroquine for severe COVID-19

science.org/content/articl…
CDC (@cdcgov) 's Twitter Profile Photo

CDC confirms first severe case of H5N1 Bird Flu in the U.S. While an investigation into the source of the infection is ongoing, it has been determined that the patient had exposure to sick and dead birds in backyard flocks. No person-to-person spread of H5 bird flu has been

CDC confirms first severe case of H5N1 Bird Flu in the U.S. While an investigation into the source of the infection is ongoing, it has been determined that the patient had exposure to sick and dead birds in backyard flocks.

No person-to-person spread of H5 bird flu has been
David Sinclair (@davidasinclair) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Big news: Rare back-to-back studies nature provide evidence a bile acid called LCA mediates the health & age slowing benefits of low-calorie diets, and may be the elusive endogenous SIRT1 activator that resveratrol mimics. Details below 🧵 tinyurl.com/55dxb859

Big news: Rare back-to-back studies <a href="/Nature/">nature</a> provide evidence a bile acid called LCA mediates the health &amp; age slowing benefits of low-calorie diets, and may be the elusive endogenous SIRT1 activator that resveratrol mimics. Details below 🧵
tinyurl.com/55dxb859
Michael Mina (@michaelmina_lab) 's Twitter Profile Photo

H5 BirdFlu continues to spread CA declared State of Emergency & now a severe D1.1 case in Louisiana Two main lineages in US - in cattle (B3.13) & in birds (D1.1) The US should not wait to prepare So, again, we’ll need fast tests for starters latimes.com/environment/st…

george davey smith (@mendel_random) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Triangulation of evidence in medical research explained, in work led by Sirena Gutierrez and Maria Glymour link.springer.com/article/10.100… Will do a thread when I get the time

Gordon H. Guyatt (@guyattgh) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As previous post, here is an 4 minutes video in which I describe the first article of 7 appearing in the next weeks in the #BMJ. This one, published today, lays out an overview of Core #GRADE, the all-you-need-to-know essentials of applying GRADE to #SystematicReviews and

Ben Cowling (@bencowling88) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Just out at NEJM - our report with Arnold S. Monto and other collaborators on the CENTERSTONE trial nejm.org/doi/full/10.10… provides the first robust evidence that an influenza antiviral treatment (baloxavir marboxil) can curb the spread of influenza within households. This

Prof. Akiko Iwasaki (@virusesimmunity) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Published today📣 Our nasal booster in the "Prime & Spike" vaccine works without adjuvants (which are needed to induce adaptive immunity but also cause inflammation). Dong-il Kwon 🇰🇷 Tianyang Mao Benjamin Israelow et al. asked how this is possible. (1/) nature.com/articles/s4159…

Ren Minghui 任明辉 (@rminghui) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thanks to all the health ministers m and ambassadors from 🇨🇳🇪🇹 🇵🇪 🇹🇿 , leaders of WHO/Europe World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific and the panelists from 🇨🇳🇹🇭 🇪🇹 🇬🇧 World Health Organization (WHO) for their insights and experiences sharing on empowering #PHC with digital technology, at the side event #WHA78.

Thanks to all the health ministers m and ambassadors from 🇨🇳🇪🇹 🇵🇪 🇹🇿 , leaders of <a href="/WHO_Europe/">WHO/Europe</a> <a href="/WHOWPRO/">World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific</a> and the panelists from 🇨🇳🇹🇭 🇪🇹 🇬🇧 <a href="/WHO/">World Health Organization (WHO)</a> for their insights and experiences sharing on empowering #PHC with digital technology, at the side event #WHA78.
World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific (@whowpro) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Learning from previous health emergencies and envisioned as a collaborative platform, the Global Health Emergency Corps aims to create a health emergency workforce in every country that can work together across borders to prevent, prepare for, and respond to health crises. We

Learning from previous health emergencies and envisioned as a collaborative platform, the Global Health Emergency Corps aims to create a health emergency workforce in every country that can work together across borders to prevent, prepare for, and respond to health crises.

We