Trauma & acute care surgeon, critical care intensivist, Eduardo Galeano fan and a believer that a better world is indeed possible
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Hate is a public health disease.
No one is born hating. Hate spreads like a virus through hate speech.
Then it leads to direct violence.
Trauma surgeons see the end result of hate. We need to take a leadership role in ending hate. Everywhere. – at Philadelphia, PA
Mazyouna, whose face was ‘ripped off’ by Israeli missile, allowed to leave Gaza
Israeli move follows Guardian report that 12-year-old girl’s evacuation for treatment had been repeatedly blocked theguardian.com/global-devel…
ICC issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged Gaza war crimes theguardian.com/world/2024/n…
‘Total oppression’: West Bank children being killed at unprecedented rate
Huge rise in attacks by Israeli settlers and soldiers killed 171 children in year after 7 October theguardian.com/world/2024/n…
Rightwing settlers in Israel welcome ‘dream team’ of Trump and his hardline appointments
Since the US election, authorities have pushed ahead with demolishing Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, which were occupied in 1967. theguardian.com/world/2024/n…
Special committee likens Israeli policy in Gaza to genocide
Report also refers to Israel ‘using starvation as a weapon of war’ and running ‘apartheid system’ in West Bank theguardian.com/world/2024/n…
Cattle, crops and ancient olive groves: Lebanon’s farmers ‘lose everything’ to Israeli bombs theguardian.com/global-devel…
Bluesky adds 700,000 new members as users flee X after the US election theguardian.com/technology/2…
At least 13 children among dozens killed in Israeli strike on home in northern Gaza, officials say theguardian.com/world/2024/n…
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the guy who just mansplained The Handmaid’s Tale to the author of The Handmaid’s Tale
Middle East crisis live: everyone in northern Gaza at ‘imminent risk’ of death, warns Unicef chief theguardian.com/world/live/2…
Pregnant Texas teen died after three ER visits due to medical impact of abortion ban theguardian.com/us-news/2024…
Josseli Barnica Died in Texas After Waiting 40 Hours for Miscarriage Care — ProPublica propublica.org/article/josse…
Tanya Zakrison (she/her) retweeted
With the support of 187 countries, the opposition of 2 (United States of America and Israel), and the abstention of Moldova, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on the need to end the US economic, commercial & financial blockade on #Cuba. buff.ly/3Yw8TET
I’m a surgeon, and I’ve been refused re-entry to Gaza – we need a medical ceasefire now
Doctors sign the hippocratic oath to do no harm, but how can we treat people without hospitals, staff and enough medicines? theguardian.com/commentisfre…
Tanya Zakrison (she/her) retweeted
Up to 82% of pregnant surgeons experience miscarriage, preterm delivery, and intrauterine growth restriction. Occupational hazards, including prolonged standing, physical exertion, overnight shifts, and teratogenic exposure, contribute to these risks.
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How can I vote for Kamala Harris if she supports Israel’s war? Here is my answer
-by Bernie Sanders theguardian.com/commentisfre…
US identified 500 cases where its weapons harmed Gaza civilians but hasn’t taken action
Some the incidents might have violated international humanitarian law, according to the sources theguardian.com/world/2024/o…
World must act to prevent ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Gaza, António Guterres warns
Secretary general makes appeal as civilian casualties mount amid intensive Israeli strikes on north theguardian.com/world/2024/o…
Middle East live: 60 reported killed in northern Gaza as fears grow over Israel’s ban on UN aid agency
Women and children said to be among the dead after Israeli airstrike; outcry over Israel’s ‘devastating’ decision to ban Unrwa theguardian.com/world/live/2…
Puerto Rican stars Bad Bunny and Ricky Martin back Kamala Harris after racist comments at Trump rally theguardian.com/us-news/2024…
