Congratulations to Dr. Henri R. Ford (@HenriFordMD) for officially assuming his role as ACS President! We look forward to his leadership in the coming year. #ACSCC23

I’m re-upping this old column for all the people who think the SCOTUS ruling trashing affirmative action restores a so-called “level playing field.” Here’s some truth for y’all to choke on.

"Roughly 4,000 people on this planet died of #tuberculosis yesterday. From a curable disease. We need not accept such a world. #EndTB treatment must be made available to all, so that TB can become: history." @washingtonpost https://t.co/jkXIn9Y15m

Join us on Thursday for the latest installment of the Distinguished Lecture Series with leading human rights advocate Guerline M. Jozef. Guerline is the co-founder of the Black Immigrants Bail Fund (BIBF) and @CamAdvocacy. Learn more and buy tickets: https://t.co/A2qifboFIg

When a legislature bans Tick Tock before assault weapons you need to question the arguments made about desiring to “protect our children”.

For millions of people in Haiti, life is a daily, terrifying struggle. Aid organizations in 🇭🇹 gave a voice to the affected people, collecting ≈ 200 testimonies for the 2023 Humanitarian Needs Overview. 3 Haitian artists also contributed their artwork. 👉 https://t.co/I8NGKeqjed

Time for perhaps the most damning stat of all: One in 25 American five-year-olds today will not make it to their 40th birthday. No parent should ever have to bury their child, but on average across the US one set of parents from every kindergarten class most likely will.

NEW: I’m not sure people fully appreciate how dire the US life expectancy / mortality situation has got. My column: https://t.co/dBIhT9eZLv And some utterly damning charts. 1) at *every* point on the income distribution, Americans live shorter lives than the English.

First guilty plea in assassination of Haiti’s president. Drug dealer admits backing plot

On October 1, 2022, cholera was identified in Haiti after more than 3 years of the country being cholera-free, and it is rapidly spreading. The disproportionate effect on children is discussed in this report. https://t.co/vimxRGWihR

“Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:2

He’s 9 months old and a U.S. citizen. Why does Florida DCF want to send him to Haiti?

Humbled and truly blessed to be joining such an illustrious group of distinguished scholars as a member of the National Academy of Medicine. Proud day for @umiamimedicine and @OmaidaVelazquez

Nan mitan Gwo kriz nap travèse la, se premye fwa yon fanm Ayisyèn, pitit Okap, ap pilote yon avyon American Airlines Boeing 737 pou ateri nan ayewopò Toussaint Louverture nan Pòtoprens Jounen Jedi 6 Oktòb 2022. Felisitasyon Tarah Ernest. Nou fyè de wou.

Après une éternité à nous battre sauvagement, deux d’entre eux ont déchiré mes vêtements. L’un d’entre eux m’a installé sur lui. Ils ont introduit une arme à feu dans mon anus. Ils ont ensuite décidé de « mennen m nan baz » https://t.co/hZiF1mpkRv

Cela m'a pris du temps pour arriver à écrire cet article. Pour toi, dont j'ai essayé humblement et maladroitement de porter la voix. Pour Vava, pour Miyòn. Pour toutes celles qu'on n'a pas pu sauvé. Pour ce sentiment d'échec que je porte tous les jours

“Human history is the long terrible story of man trying to find something other than God which will make him happy.” -C.S. Lewis

Here's a bit of the history on why doctors were compelled to discover how to intubate children, watching them die terribly without being able to help https://brainblogger.com/2011/05/12/the-strangling-angel-of-children-birth-of-endotracheal-intubation/ Vaccines changed all this