FlyingSurgeons@AkterF2

#neurosurgery #neuroscience #globalhealth #humanitarianmedicine #aviation #flyingdoctors

 Harvard University
Joined April 2022
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The Sontag Foundation@sontagfdn
Mar 18
Today is the final day to apply for the 2026 Distinguished Scientist Award! Don't miss out on this opportunity to join a network of extraordinary scientists. Apply here: bit.ly/49jbcSk #SontagFoundation #BrainCancer #CancerResearch #DSA
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Today, the Emergency Committee on #mpox met and advised me that in its view, the situation constitutes a public health emergency of international concern. I have accepted that advice. @WHO is on the ground, working with the affected countries, and others at risk, through our country and regional offices, as well as with partners including the @AfricaCDC, NGOs, civil society and more.
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It’s crucial to have good exposure during skull base surgery. Here, I used gentle drilling of the clivus to expose the 6th nerve running parallel to the carotid (red bulge) , expose the sympathetic and then approach the 3rd nerve.
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The Guardian
@guardian
4 Aug 2024
Fifth of medicines in Africa may be sub-par or fake, research finds theguardian.com/world/articl…

Fifth of medicines in Africa may be sub-par or fake, research finds

Analysis suggests extent of problem UN estimates is causing 500,000 deaths a year in sub-Saharan region

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Royal Air Force
@RoyalAirForce
27 Jul 2024
The RAF Poseidon Force is conducting its longest training detachment yet, both in duration & distance. 🌊 For #RIMPAC2024, two Poseidons from @RAFLossiemouth based CXX & 201 Squadrons are flying as part of a multi-national Combined Task Force on anti-submarine warfare sorties.
Serviceperson walking up the stairs of a RAF Poseidon, outside on the ground.

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Serviceperson sitting by the window inside an aircraft, making notes on a piece of paper.

ALT Serviceperson sitting by the window inside an aircraft, making notes on a piece of paper.

Five servicepeople working inside an aircraft, wearing headphones and looking at screens.

ALT Five servicepeople working inside an aircraft, wearing headphones and looking at screens.

Five personnel walking away from an aircraft, in a line, with the sun shining on them and blue skies above.

ALT Five personnel walking away from an aircraft, in a line, with the sun shining on them and blue skies above.
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Stephen Asiimwe Dr@dr_sasiimwe
24 Jul 2024
It’s only 9 days remaining to the @MGHGlobalHealth @GlobalHealthCo4 supported 8th color run for Paediatrics cancer! Get your tshirt & join us for an epic event as we raise awareness and funding to our regional cancer program. We need all the help we can find! C U
Mbarara University
@MbararaUST
18 Jun 2024
Every step counts in the fight against childhood cancer. Join us on August 3rd 2024 to run for a cause. Your support will bring hope and healing to young lives. Don't forget to wear your colors and spread the word. #The8thUgandaCancerColorRun
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Conscious gratitude may help older adults live longer, according to a new study news.harvard.edu/gazette/sto…

There’s much to be grateful for in giving thanks — Harvard Gazette

Elderly may harvest benefits from the attitude alone

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University of Oxford
@UniofOxford
25 Jul 2024
Seeing as we're in graduation season, here's a photo from 1920 of the first women to be awarded degrees at Oxford 🎓 📷 | @lmhoxford #ThrowbackThursday
A black and white photo of graduates walking in their academic outfits.

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Neuro2024, Fukuoka Japan @foianini_s
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Harvard Medical School
@harvardmed
9 Jul 2024
Scientists at HMS are untangling the surprising ways that organs send signals to the brain, and vice versa bit.ly/3W26Jg6

Making Sense of Interoception

How we perceive what’s happening inside our bodies and what that means for our health

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University of Oxford
@UniofOxford
23 Jul 2024
Congratulations, graduates! 🎓 #OxfordGrad
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In a first, neuroscientists have created a microscopic “brain thesaurus” that reflects how the meaning of words is represented by neurons in the brain bit.ly/4bKAkzi

Creating a Map of Word Meaning in the Brain

Researchers used neural activity to understand how the human brain represents the words it hears

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Doctors w/o Borders
@MSF_USA
13 Jun 2024
Refugees Internally displaced people Asylum seekers Migrants Human beings need safety and access to health care. #WithoutBorders #WorldRefugeeDay
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#InvestInWHO means supporting WHO and countries to: 🔸 better prevent, mitigate, and prepare for risks to health from all hazards 🔸rapidly detect and sustain an effective response to all health emergencies
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nature
@Nature
19 Jul 2024
Reverse engineering spinal-cord injury go.nature.com/467EOyF
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The Wall Street Journal
@WSJ
27 Jan 2024
In 1937, Amelia Earhart disappeared during what she hoped would be a record-setting flight around the world. Explorers have spent millions on unsuccessful attempts to find her plane. Now, an adventurer has captured an image he believes is the real thing. on.wsj.com/48VI2WU on.wsj.com/48VI2WU

Is This Amelia Earhart’s Long-Lost Plane?

A former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer searched the depths of the Pacific Ocean for the plane Amelia Earhart was flying in 1937 when she vanished.

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The crisis in #Sudan is not only a forgotten crisis. It is an #AbandonedCrisis We urgently need ceasefire to deliver #ForEveryChild in humanitarian need Sudan 24M children need peace now to avert a generational catastrophe They cannot wait any longer @MandeepOBrien @AJEnglish
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#CapeVerde eliminated #malaria.   It gives me great pleasure to announce that on the advice of the @WHO Technical Advisory Group on Malaria Elimination and Certification and the WHO Malaria Policy Advisory Group, I have certified Cabo Verde as malaria-free.   I congratulate the government and people of 🇨🇻, and all partners, on this historic achievement. #EndMalaria
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Every year, more than 300 000 women die from #CervicalCancer. 90% of cervical #cancer cases and deaths occur in low and middle-income countries. We can end this with better access to vaccination, screening and treatment. More information: bit.ly/41MNKY7
Globally, cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women, with 604 000 new cases in 2020. About 90% of the 342 000 deaths caused by cervical cancer occurred in low- and middle-income countries. The highest rates of cervical cancer incidence and mortality are in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), Central America and South-East Asia. Regional differences in the cervical cancer burden are related to inequalities in access to vaccination, screening and treatment services, risk factors including HIV prevalence, and social and economic determinants such as sex, gender biases and poverty. Women living with HIV are 6 times more likely to develop cervical cancer compared to the general population, and an estimated 5% of all cervical cancer cases are attributable to HIV. The contribution of HIV to cervical cancer disproportionately affects younger women, and as a result, 20% of children who lose their mother to cancer do so due to cervical cancer.

ALT Globally, cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women, with 604 000 new cases in 2020. About 90% of the 342 000 deaths caused by cervical cancer occurred in low- and middle-income countries. The highest rates of cervical cancer incidence and mortality are in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), Central America and South-East Asia. Regional differences in the cervical cancer burden are related to inequalities in access to vaccination, screening and treatment services, risk factors including HIV prevalence, and social and economic determinants such as sex, gender biases and poverty. Women living with HIV are 6 times more likely to develop cervical cancer compared to the general population, and an estimated 5% of all cervical cancer cases are attributable to HIV. The contribution of HIV to cervical cancer disproportionately affects younger women, and as a result, 20% of children who lose their mother to cancer do so due to cervical cancer.

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