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mintimetz.bsky.social
Dr of Public Health & Information Scientist @ German university clinic - Co-Lead #PlanetaryHealth Group @ global charity - Editorial Board @ journal - Activist @ Earth.
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Tausende protestieren für mehr Klimaschutz, doch die Klima-Krise ist kaum Thema im aktuellen #Bundestagswahlkampf. Wie passt das zusammen? IPB-Direktorin @corneliabetsch.bsky.social im Interview im "heute journal" @zdfde.bsky.social und in der Wissenschaftssendung nano auf @3sat.bluesky.com.de.

Hate that it has come to this, but it's time to consider PubMed vulnerable to enshittification. My latest post @plos.org discusses the lines we need to fight to hold – and alternatives we can rely on internationally: absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w... #medlibs

Hallo Welt! 👋 Wir fangen hier nun auch an. Zum Einstand empfehlen wir unsere Kurz-Doku zum #IQWiGHerbstsymposium 2024: youtu.be/N1VxGMCk6oY?... Wir möchten uns gerne gut vernetzen mit #HTA- und #EbM -Institutionen und Personen, Leuten aus dem #Medizinjournalismus usw. Wen könnt ihr uns empfehlen?

Pressemitteilung d infektiologischen Fachgesellschaften zu den Ereignissen in den USA & den Folgen für die globale Gesundheit. Appell an die Politik in Deutschland, Medizin + Wissenschaft vor staatlicher Zensur u. Willkür zu schützen u. internationale Zusammenarbeit zu stärken. tinyurl.com/3fd7rtrx

Bei uns im Klinikum Darmstadt ist es wie in den meisten Gesundheitseinrichtungen in Deutschland: Unsere Vielfalt ist unsere Stärke.

Genau der richtige Impuls in diesem Moment! Wir dürfen uns jetzt nicht arrangieren, zurückziehen oder uns gar vorauseilend selbst gleichschalten. Je mehr selbstbewusster Widerspruch, je mehr Zusammenhalt der Demokraten, je mehr Stärke, auch: Humor, desto eher bewahren wir die Seele der Demokratie!

Please join me in signing this! Declaration To Defend Research Against U.S. Government Censorship docs.google.com/document/u/0...

The forest habitat of the beautiful pygmy #Hippo 🦛of #Guinea #Liberia 🇱🇷 #Africa is being razed for #palmoil and other crops. They now endangered. Such a beautiful creature deserves to be saved! Fight back and #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🪔🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife

The director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital, Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, has been subjected to various forms of intense torture and inhumane treatment in an Israeli military prison, his lawyer has told Al Jazeera. Read more: aje.io/o1rxhr

To build support for science, it's not enough to just share facts. We need open conversations between scientists and people who are unsure. Social networks, while spreading false information, can also help share the truth. theconversation.com/address-scie...

✅ “Interventions to promote active travel (walking and bicycling) have manifold societal benefits… we find strong evidence for wide ranging societal benefits from active transportation interventions that increase public health and transportation system sustainability in cost-effective ways.”

some comparative politics reading for people interested in public health and science cuts. from the era of harper in canada. this book likely flew under most people's radars when it came out in 2013, but maybe good to (re)read it now. greystonebooks.com/products/the...

"The freedom to express, to dissent, and to hold power accountable is no longer celebrated by Western elites; it’s being managed." www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

We just published a new editorial in BMJ EBM. Let´s forge a healthier, more sustainable, and equitable future for all by reducing the environmental impact of healthcare. #PlanetaryHealth doi.org/10.1136/bmje...

Dramatische Budget-Kürzungen für das NIH (National Institute of Healthcare) als Beginn einer Entwicklung, die die Forschungslandschaft in den USA in der Breite betrifft.

“Member states in each region of the world should step up and make sure WHO is sustainably financed” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Discover the benefits of plant-based diets! New study shows that choosing plant-based dietary patterns not only supports the environment but also follows Nordic nutrition recommendations and is cost-effective. Place 4 of most read in 2024! Read more: https://buff.ly/3uq6rov

Der Exodus vom ehemaligen Twitter lässt nicht nach: Immer mehr Städte, Medien, Vereine, Verbände und auch staatliche Institutionen kehren Musks Plattform X den Rücken. Derzeit profitiert Bluesky am meisten von der Wanderbewegung. netzpolitik.org/2025/bundesw...

🌡️ A record-breaking climate year in seven key charts. Discover the data from the Global Climate Highlights 2024 report: bit.ly/3DZs8jn #C3S #CopernicusClimate

"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This #MLKDay listen to his 1967 speech at the National Conference on New Politics about the Triple Evils: War, Racism and Poverty. youtu.be/6sT9Hjh0cHM

For Blue Monday we can't think of anything more appropriate than this charming depiction of a man getting his face eaten off by a leopard. #MosaicMonday

Interested in Artificial Intelligence developments in evidence synthesis? 🤖 Watch the 1st webinar of the Cochrane Learning Live series with my colleague Irma Klerings and me. training.cochrane.org/resource/how-c… The #AI-series is for anyone with foundational knowledge of systematic reviews.

Where is Dr. Hussain Abu Safiya? #FreeDrHussamAbuSafiya

"Our current economic system is clearly willing to sabotage planetary and human health in pursuit of profit, capital accumulation, and economic growth." Degrowth proposes a new logic for the global economy #ChristmasBMJ www.bmj.com/content/387/...

Our #foodsystem promotes unhealthy diets and a big #environment & #climate impact. Improving public & planetary #health requires dietary change. Most #consumers in richer countries understand healthy #diets, even if adding concepts like pleasure & mental well-being... (1/2) doi.org/10.1017/S002...

🦠 NEW REVIEW 🌡️ What does health have to do with environmental change? Well, a lot, but the way that pop-sci describes these relationships isn't always the case: www.nature.com/articles/s44.... So, what does it all mean? We try to answer this in our new review "Pathogens and planetary change" 🧵

EMBL & ELLIS deepen partnership to drive #AI in European #LifeSciences. 🤝 We aim to unlock new insights, train the next gen of AI researchers, & develop innovative solutions for human & planetary health. Read the full article here: ellis.eu/news/embl-an...

Now that the first part of the ceasefire agreement has come into effect, it is our duty to help application of #InternationalLaw and hold perpetrators accountable. Support the important work of the @hindrajabfoundation.be in their pursuit of justice.

In einer von der Klima-Allianz Deutschland in Auftrag gegebenen repräsentativen Umfrage spricht sich eine Mehrheit der Befragten dafür aus, dass die nächste Bundesregierung mehr für den #Klimaschutz tun sollte. Dieses für uns alle so wichtige Thema sollte eine größere Rolle im Wahlkampf spielen!

🗣️ I'll be delivering my first keynote lecture of the year on Wednesday January 22 at 9am EST/ 2pm GMT. Join us! Ways of Repair: Loss and Damage Symposium - "Decolonizing Climate Knowledge: Repairing Epistemic Injustice and Loss in the Era of Climate Change." @lossanddamage.bsky.social

Octavia Butler published 1993’s Parable of the Sower — a sci-fi novel about California burning in 2024, following a presidential election of a candidate whose slogan is “Make America Great Again". www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

New #research #study 🧐 reveals “sustainable” #palmoil isn’t any better for workers. RSPO-certified and non-certified co’s in #Indonesia use violence and intimidation for #landgrabbing. Take action and #BoycottPalmOil ✊ #humanrights🌴🚫 @palmoildetect wp.me/pcFhgU-8IK

After 467 days of horror, a ceasefire deal has been reached to halt Israel's genocide in Gaza. Israel's cabinet will vote by Thursday, and the agreement is expected to take effect on Sunday. @mohamhawish.bsky.social reports for our blog, Palestine Square. palestine-studies.org/en/node/1656...

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a phased ceasefire deal that includes boosting aid into Gaza + the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners. Over the last 15 months, civilians have been targeted, attacked + killed at a scale unprecedented in the recent history of Israel and Palestine.

Flexitarismus boomt – Menschen in der Schweiz kaufen weniger Fleisch, aber weiterhin viele Kuhmilchprodukte. Dies zeigt die jüngste Ausgabe der Studie «Planetary Health Diet in der Schweiz 2024 – Trends und Entwicklungen» des Instituts für Handelsmanagement (IRM-HSG). unisg.link/fqr

Another day another Israeli war crime: They attacked, again, a UN aid convoy in Gaza www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

I am Dr. Alicia Maldonado, medical doctor from Lima, Perú. I am calling for the immediate release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, abducted by the IOF. His life is at imminent risk. End the occupation. End colonialism. End the apartheid. #FreeDrHussamAbuSafiya #FreePalestine

Free Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya who was taken hostage by the Israeli forces. Over 1000 Palestinian healthcare workers have been murdered and 450 Palestinian healthcare workers have been taken hostage by the Israeli forces during this genocide. Free them all. #FreeDrHussamAbuSafiya #FreeThemAll

2025 beginnt für uns mit dem Unterschriften-Endspurt für den Antritt zur #Bundestagswahl. Wir brauchen deine Unterstützung, denn die großen Parteien haben die Fristen verkürzt, ohne die geforderten Unterschriftenzahlen zu verringern. Hier jetzt helfen: mera25.de/unterschriften

Israel kills 70 Palestinians in Gaza as Genocide Joe exits the White House with a $8bn arms sale parting gift to Netanyahu www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

Cloud capital: The Broligarchy’s novel hyper-weapon - the English version of my Le Monde article www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...

My name is Dr Maria-Inti Metzendorf. I am a Public Health Scientist. I am calling for the immediate release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya. He was abducted by the Israeli forces. I am calling for protection of hospitals and medical workers in Gaza. And an end to the genocide. #FreeDrHussamAbuSafiya

My name is Jordan Rivera. I am an NHS occupational therapist working in the UK. I call for the immediate release of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya. I call for the protection of health workers and patients in Gaza and throughout the world, in line with international law. #FreeDrHussamAbuSafiya

My name is Dr Ruth Mitchell. I am a neurosurgeon on Gadigal land in Sydney, Australia I am calling for the immediate release of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya abducted by Israeli forces. I am calling for protection of hospitals and medical workers in Gaza. And an end to the genocide. #FreeDrHussamAbuSafiya

Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed in two days of intense Israeli attacks across Gaza, as a new round of ceasefire talks resumes in Qatar. 🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/e60abb