Third Chinese medical team departed for the DRC to assist with #Ebola# outbreak response—ready to strengthen screening, treatment, lab capacity, and response coordination on the ground.
This is the first episode in our Summer Profiles series on the Inside Geneva #podcast#, hosted by @ImogenFoulkes. Today we speak to Trish Newport of @MSF_Suisse about her career and her current work in the #DRC#, where an #Ebola# outbreak is under way. 👉
New in @NEJM: Phase 3 LITESPARK-022 showed belzutifan + pembrolizumab significantly improved disease-free survival in high-risk kidney cancer after surgery. The FDA recently approved the combo in this patient population. Study lead @DrChoueiri of @DanaFarber explains:
Next-generation HIF-2α inhibitor casdatifan shows promising signs of on-target efficacy in first-in-patient clinical trial in metastatic clear cell kidney cancer. Now published in @Nature and led by @DrChoueiri. @DanaFarber_GU
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Starlink is acting as a lifeline for Ebola response teams in eastern DRC.
• Starlink delivered 150 satellite connectivity kits to support Africa CDC’s Ebola response in Ituri Province
• The kits are being deployed in remote and hard-to-reach areas where reliable internet is critical
• They support real-time surveillance data, contact tracing, lab result reporting, case updates and field coordination
• Each kit includes a Starlink antenna, Wi-Fi router and power cables, and can be operational within minutes
• WHO/OMS updates also showed 10 Starlink kits being installed in affected areas to strengthen satellite connectivity
• The response is focused on helping frontline health workers detect cases faster, coordinate better and protect communities from further spread
This is where Starlink becomes more than internet, it becomes life-saving infrastructure.
The 4 km-long stretch of river in the city of Yanagawa, Japan is ideal for a relaxing time on a donko boat.
And sometimes the boatmen can show off their skills in a somewhat theatrical way.