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With so many humanitarian crises in the world it sometimes feels as if we're drowning in tears. But imagine a pandemic where tears transmitted like a virus? Would the wave of crying enhance our empathy for others or would it deepen our own grief? open.substack.com/pub/markhoni...

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With so many humanitarian crises in the world it sometimes feels as if we're drowning in tears. But imagine a pandemic where tears transmitted like a virus? Would the wave of crying enhance our empathy for others or would it deepen our own grief? open.substack.com/pub/markhoni...

How a dietary shift in #chimpanzees triggered by the global demand for tobacco and cuts to #virus surveillance programmes triggered a deadly outbreak of #Marburg - a #pandemic scenario. open.substack.com/pub/markhonigs…

Forget talk of "the China virus" and a "lab leak". Bats –and the trade in wild animals – are a far more likely source of the Covid pandemic. Today, I write about the natural origin theory and sketch scenarios of how the virus could have got to Wuhan. open.substack.com/pub/markhonigs…

“A shadow passed over us and hundreds of thousands of people felt the sudden and unexpected loss of loved ones.” – Michael Rosen. The Long Shadow of Covid-19 @honigsbaum @MichaelRosenYes open.substack.com/pub/markhonigs…

3/.. an insight that could provide vital to understanding the threat posed by H5N1 bird flu today and preventing other influenza pandemics. markhonigsbaum.substack.com/p/killing-scie…

1/Following Trump’s decision to slash 1,200 jobs at the National Institues of Health, I am reissuing my podcast series on the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. In particular, I urge you to listen to ‘Resurrecting the Killer’ in which I visit the NIH and speak to Jeffrey Taubenberger..

Powerful testimony at #covidinquiry this PM. John Sullivan's daughter Susan, 56, had Down's syndrome. She was admitted to hospital just after first lockdown with Covid and died. Medical notes said: "Intensive care denied in view of Down's syndrome and cardiac co-morbidities."

If you watch one thing from @covidinquiryuk this week, watch John Sullivan describing how his Down's Syndrome daughter was denied access to ITU after being deemed 'not for resuscitation'. "They gave her a bed to die in. End of" Full background here: tinyurl.com/4hf9zt79

New today 🚨 open.spotify.com/episode/7wRhMK… @Tony_Robinson @wallcurator @EnglishHeritage

NEW TODAY 🚨 Building The Wall: An Enthusiast’s Guide to HADRIAN’S WALL @Tony_Robinson is joined by Prof. Richard Hingley and Collections Curator for Hadrian's Wall at English Heritage @EnglishHeritage Dr. Frances McIntosh @wallcurator to discuss … 🔗 podfollow.com/1676254046

The RSPH's 19th-century origins were rooted in disease prevention. In 2024, it is deeply worrying to witness the return of Victorian-era diseases. It emphasises the urgent need for sustained investment in preventative public health policies. theguardian.com/society/2024/f…

Last year the #Trapped team made a report for @BBCRadio4 with @1roddyRussell fighting for justice for his brother Rob serving #IPP ‘Trapped in the System’ is a moving, personal account of this ‘stain’ on our justice system. @PeterStefanovi2 @fmspear 🔗 bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Former prisons chief blasts ‘panicky’ response to overcrowding: “If the government would do something rather more energetic to expedite the release of #IPP prisoners who are over tariff that would have a big impact on the prison population quite quickly,” independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/…

Tommy Nicol was serving an #IPP and when his tariff expired and he wasn’t released from prison, he took his life. Tommy is just one of many: 81 #IPP prisoners have now taken their lives @SamanthaAsumadu investigates the human stories behind the stats 🎙️ podfollow.com/1689277181

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2/ Luckily, we spoke to Susan's parents John and Ida for Lady Hallett. You can catch their moving story about their daughter and their investigation into her death on our podcast, here: tinyurl.com/yt53z23f