Archive: 2025

Week ending 14 June 2025 Scientists sign up to Bethesda Declaration A letter to US NIH director Jay Bhattacharya signed by hundreds of NIH staffers has been supported by more than 22,000 other scientists, including multiple Nobel Laureates,…

Abdulwhhab Abu Alamrain and Bilal Irfan In January 2024, I (AA) received the headless body of my cousin, Islam Abo Riala, while I was on duty at Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Hosopital. He was a volunteer ambulance officer with the Palestinian Red Crescent…

Vol 27/1, 2025, pp. 73-82  PDF STUDENT ESSAY Aubrienne Krysiewicz-Bell Abstract In today’s world of stark inequalities, medical education is increasingly recognizing the importance of exposing future physicians to topics such as health…

Vol 27/1, 2025, pp. 59-71  PDF Vanessa K. Voller, Mikaela Smith, Caterine Senzano Castro, Gabriella Barrozo, Fiorella Burgos, Dino Maccari, Pennye Nixon, Christie L. Martin, Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu, Alex Mysler, Veronica Pellizzari, and Sarah J.…

Vol 27/1, 2025, pp. 27-41 PDF George Drazenovich  Abstract This scoping review examines systemic and direct health care discrimination in Ontario, Canada, from 2021 to 2024, analyzing claims, contexts, affected groups, interventions, and…

  PERSPECTIVE Vol 27/1, 2025, pp. 19-26  PDF James Foulds, Sharon Shalev, Erik Monasterio, Alex Campbell, Rebecca R. Shuttleworth, and Stuart A. Kinner Introduction Recent national inquiries in Australia and New Zealand describe historic…

Week ending 7 June 2025 Scientists sign up to fight censorship Over 6000 scientists have signed an “Open letter in support of science” in protest against President Trump’s 23 May executive order which called for political appointees to…

FIGHT FOR RIGHTS VIEWPOINT SERIES, Vol 27/1, pp. 105-107, PDF Published 10 June 2025 Fernande Álvarez-Molina, Magda Meneses, Andrés Camilo Restrepo Mora, Javier Guerrero, and Catalina González-Uribe Colombia is witnessing a period of significant…

FIGHT FOR RIGHTS VIEWPOINT SERIES, Vol 27/1, pp. 117-120, PDF Published 8 June 2025 Stuart Ssebibubbu, Denis Kibira, and Adriano Lubanga Introduction The right to health, enshrined in international human rights frameworks, remains elusive…

Week ending 31 May 2025 Financial commitments and new campaigns at WHA At this year’s World Health Assembly member states not only committed to the landmark Pandemic Agreement but also approved significant increases in assessed contributions to…