“The Spartan Mosquito Eradicator is unlikely to kill a single mosquito unless it falls from the tree and lands on one.'

Don't miss this multi-car pileup of a story, where commerce, regulation, and science collide — as told by the inimitable Brooke Borel

undark.org/2024/06/12/bio…

“But when he reflects more broadly on his ordeal, the scientist’s irritations reach well beyond the company. “I’m mad that they sued me,” Purrington said. “But I’m just kind of disappointed at the rest of the world for not caring as much as I do.”

colinpurrington I feel ya bud.

🚨🚨Hope you all tune in with me today to listen to my brilliant colleague Isaac Maddow-Zimet testify before the US Senate on how abortion bans infringe on reproductive freedom and rights

Congrats to PSI for publishing this interesting piece on the market for contraceptive fertility tracking apps in the Philippines in Population Council's #SFPjournal .

Ignore interest in fertility tracking at your own risk, my beloved contraceptive field!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/si…

Increasing access to safe abortion is key to eliminating unsafe abortion and its impact on women’s health and well-being globally.

Listen to our director of international research, @onykepe, discuss global #SRHR in a new podcast from Think Global Health: gu.tt/3KBhU8X

We were delighted to co-host the Fourth International Congress on Male Contraception yesterday, where we engaged with researchers and clinicians on the progress of male #contraception , and its value in creating gender equitable solutions to preventing unwanted pregnancy.

Upcoming Webinar!
The Spotlight Initiative is bringing together experts to unpack positive masculinity and male engagement in eliminating violence against women and girls in Africa. To participate in the webinar, register here: buff.ly/45fmZgY.
#WeAreAfrica #APHRCResearch

Colin Purrington was SLAPPed for posting a negative review of a mosquito control product. Read about his experience being targeted by an abusive lawsuit meant to silence him just for posting a review on his personal blog: protecttheprotest.org/stories/colin-… #StopSLAPPs

.Council on Foreign Relations’s Why It Matters podcast speaks to Patty Skuster and Onikepe Owolabi about the worldwide ripple effects caused by the U.S decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, and why some countries are tightening abortion restrictions while others are expanding protections. on.cfr.org/3yNwAiT

If you're a mid-career woman working in #globalhealth and living in North America, this PowerUp is for you! Join us on June 26 for 'Building Your Power & Rethinking Imposter Syndrome.'

The workshop is free, but spots are limited! womenlifthealth.community.tc/catalog/poweru…

'Some apps required a user to indicate whether they had had a miscarriage or abortion to use a data-deletion feature. This is an example of dark patterns, or manipulating a user to give out private information, the study authors point out.'

sciencenews.org/article/privac…

“The increasing number of abortions, out-of-state patients and delays to care points to the need for increased investment in and resources for abortion care in WA,” - Taylor Riley, UW Epidemiology doctoral student & JAMA Network Open article lead author. jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Please consider supporting the GoFundMe of my friend Georgewilliam in his pursuit of an Epi/Biostat degree at Washington University in St. Louis. He's done a spectacular job in year 1 of his program & got a summer job, but needs our help to close current financial shortfall. More here: gofund.me/b184b894

Two professors at UT Austin, John Hatfield and Daniel Bonevac, are suing for the right to penalize their students who miss class because they are obtaining an abortion out-of-state. media.aflegal.org/wp-content/upl…

#ICYMI : Our analysis explains how misinformation about contraceptives and definitions of pregnancy outlined in state abortion bans may impact contraceptive access across the U.S.

Explore the current landscape: bit.ly/3sako8P

Let's go!

“If the history of Africa was written by Africans and by women, I think we would find many unsung heroes.”

~Sahle-Work Zewde; first female president of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
#AfricaDay

💯 super-hero Chelsea Polis (Mastodon: @[email protected]) !
Lesley Stahl opening her rebuttal to Barry Sherman’s attempts at revisionist history 'Well…not exactly...'
= best three words in the English language🤣🤣
🙏 60 Minutes