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Alex Armenta (she/her)

@bioethiquemx.bsky.social
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💚 #Anthropology #HIVadvocate #Bioethics #HumanitarianAction #ResearchEthics #HumanRights #GlobalHealth #Equity #ReproductiveHealth #Cinema

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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#InternationalCoffeeDay #CaféMexicano
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#Porvenir
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
"As in other countries, current evidence indicates that the main barrier to #PrEP initiation among #women sex workers in Spain is lack of awareness, particularly among cisgender women."
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PLOS Global Public Health @plosglobalpublichealth.org · 07/05/2026
Gender‑sensitive care can improve cardiovascular outcomes—but is it reaching practice? A survey of #cardiology physicians in #Germany finds high awareness/knowledge, limited implementation of GSC+, pointing to systemic barriers in translating evidence into care. journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
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From evidence to action: Gender-sensitive cardiovascular care – A quantitative survey with physicians working in cardiology departments
Gender-sensitive care (GSC+) is a key component of personalized medicine and essential for ensuring quality and equity in cardiovascular care. By integrating biological, social, and cultural dimension...
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The Hastings Center for Bioethics @hastingscenter.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
📣 The Hastings Center for Bioethics 2025 Impact Report is here! 🧬 Science, 🩺 health, and 🤝 public trust are under pressure—and we responded. We’re proud to share our first-ever interactive Impact Report, designed to be explored, not just read. 🔗: bit.ly/3QMP0cy
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
MSF AG CAMEX 2026
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PLOS Global Public Health @plosglobalpublichealth.org · 23/04/2026
What does impactful global health research look like? Our selection of recent highly cited articles show how rigorous evidence moves beyond publication to inform policy, practice, and future research. Read a selection of widely cited studies shaping global health today: plos.io/4mOdsWH
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Nathalie Baye deja un legado de interpretación cinematográfica impresionante con su talento, versatilidad, carácter e inteligencia para habitar la piel de los personajes. Su trayectoria y legado de la representación femenina en el cine es una inspiración. Hasta siempre...
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
#LeSilence
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
"Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls on Gilead to sell #lenacapavir directly to organizations ready to purchase it, and to take additional concrete steps toward ensuring global access to this breakthrough in HIV prevention."
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
" #ImplementationResearch is essential for moving research findings into everyday practice. It is intentionally geared towards local ownership and sustainability, and contributes to more effective health policies, improved service delivery [...] and strengthened health research systems."
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Why It Is Unethical Not to Conduct Randomized Trials in Pregnancy? "There is an urgent need to develop systematic review processes for medications during pregnancy, including routine randomized clinical trials (RCTs)." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Why It Is Unethical Not to Conduct Randomized Trials in Pregnancy
This Viewpoint discusses the need to develop systematic review processes for medications during pregnancy, including routine randomized clinical trials (RCTs), rather than relying on observational stu...
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Understanding where people with tuberculosis seek care to serve them better.
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Seye Abimbola @seyeabimbola.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
It was nice to see @lancetgh.bsky.social editors wrote an editorial in the issue of the journal featuring our article. They committed to being "mindful of these expectations in all work that we evaluate". Restoring dignity to the marginalised as sovereign knowers: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Restoring dignity to the marginalised as sovereign knowers
Power imbalances persist in research, prioritising the experience and knowledge of those with social, political, and economic power while silencing or misrepresenting others. This dynamic—which is int...
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
When I retired only around 25% of Full Professors in STEM were women. I was proud be one of them, and to support the success of fellow women in STEM through mentoring. This was not an organic process. It took hard work and persistence. And now The Regime is setting us back decades.
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NIH grant terminations affected women scientists more than men, study finds
A new paper shows that women, particularly those early in their careers, have been disproportionately affected by NIH grant terminations.
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
#Perinatal #BereavementCare "Despite advances, challenges remain, including limited high quality evidence on the most effective interventions, provision of care in socioculturally diverse settings, and support for fathers and siblings." www.bmj.com/content/392/...
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Improving perinatal bereavement care in settings with the highest mortality
Parents should be able to access compassionate bereavement care, wherever they live, but interventions must take account of the local culture and context, write Tracey Mills and colleagues A baby di...
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
"Awareness of the importance of creating more equitable and collaborative international partnerships is increasing. The #decolonisation of #GlobalHealth research entails ensuring that diverse voices, especially from low and middle income countries, are shaping all stages of the process."
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Preámbulo de primavera...
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
"Labs aren’t just shrinking. In some cases, they’re on track to shut down permanently, with early-career researchers among the hardest hit."
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
La Salud de las mujeres desde la mirada interseccional." "La salud pública tiene la responsabilidad de generar investigación que visibilice estas desigualdades y contribuya a reducirlas hasta erradicarlas. insp.mx/avisos/la-sa... #IgualdadINSP
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
La Biblioteca del Goethe-Institut en CDMX tiene, entre su oferta, revistas muy buenas de cine y política. Un sitio espléndido para leer.
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Hoy tendrá lugar el #Simposio "El Sistema de Salud que México requiere" en la Academia Nacional de Medicina de México con la participación de grandes expert@s.
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
#Tripanosomiasis "La Agencia Europea de Medicamentos (EMA, por sus siglas en inglés) acaba de dar su visto bueno a un tratamiento de tres pastillas del fármaco acoziborol que, en una dosis única sanan en los estadios inicial o avanzado de la enfermedad." @dndi.org elpais.com/planeta-futu...
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Tres pastillas para eliminar la enfermedad del sueño en un contexto de recortes globales en ayuda al desarrollo
La Agencia Europa de Medicamentos ha dado su visto bueno a un nuevo fármaco que se prevé que llegue a países africanos en meses y que en una sola aplicación puede sanar a la mayoría de los pacientes q...
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
"Several years ago, nephrologists attempted a first-of-its-kind effort: remove race from a key clinical algorithm, and attempt to undo the harms of the race-based equation for those who were still being negatively affected by it." www.statnews.com/2026/03/10/k... via @statnews.com
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Removing race from kidney function algorithm helped more Black patients access transplants
Removing race from the eGFR had a big impact, resulting in 5.3 more kidney transplants per 1000 Black candidates.
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
" #Biosimilars are the generic equivalents of expensive biologic drugs, offering the same safety and effectiveness as brand-name biologics at significantly lower costs.2 But burdensome regulatory criteria have kept biosimilars from reaching their potential—until now."
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
#8M Ayer tuvo lugar la #MasterClass de la directora de cine francesa #ClaireSimon en la Cineteca Nacional de México. Como cinéfila, fue increíble escuchar sobre su mirada cinematográfica que mucho tiene de antropológica a través de las narrativas de las personas y observación de las realidades.
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
#WomensHealth
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
#ViolenceAgaintsWomen and #Health
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
El liderazgo se aprende a través del ejercicio del mismo de quienes están en posiciones de toma de decisiones. Hoy tuve la fortuna de saludar en persona a varias mujeres líderes en la acción humanitaria en la región y de hacerles saber lo imprescindible e inspirador de sus respectivas gestiones.
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
#BodilyAutonomy "Consent, dignity, protection, bodily integrity, non-discrimination and health are the rights of every girl or woman and need to be central in these conversations. The evidence base must be decolonised..." #FemaleGenitalMutilation @bmj.com
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
#Research within #HumanitarianAction leads to scientific innovation for communities. Bravo, @dndi.org !
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JAMA @jama.com · 24/02/2026
The 2025 US Perinatal Guidelines designate bictegravir as a preferred antiretroviral regimen for patients with #HIV during pregnancy, supported by safety and efficacy data. Learn more in this JAMA Insights: ja.ma/4aMWq5B
Algorithm for Antiretroviral (ARV) Treatment of Infants With In Utero or Intrapartum HIV Exposure by Risk of Transmission with these texts: JAMA Insights | WOMEN'S HEALTH, HIV During Pregnancy and Infant Feeding, HIV RNA ≥50 copies/mL, HIV RNA <50 copies/mL
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
@shashikalb.bsky.social Congratulations on the continuidad of this amazing #GlobalHealthLearning initiative with @madhupai.bsky.social @mcgillghp.bsky.social
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STAT @statnews.com · 11/02/2026
The FDA refused to review Moderna’s application for a new influenza vaccine. www.statnews.com/2026/02/10/f...
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FDA refuses to review Moderna’s influenza vaccine
FDA refuses to review Moderna’s influenza vaccine, which could raise concerns about the agency’s posture toward vaccines and drug approvals more generally.
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
En México, recientemente, han tenido lugar modificaciones a la Ley General dd Salud. Son aspectos técnicos y regulatorios importantísimos para acceso a medicamentos y ensayos clínicos de innovación. La Academia Nacional de Medicina presenta una sesión con el titular de la COFEPRIS y autoridades.
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
#Vacunación contra el #Sarampión en #México, después de que el gobierno anterior decidió no adquirir vacunas,hay brote en el país de una enfermedad absolutamente prevenible. La población en México está dispuestaba vacunarse. Necesitamos políticas que den prioridad a la inversión en vacunas y salud.
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
“The brutality of USAIDs closure and the disregard for the human toll betrayed a vision of a crueler, meaner, more insular world — one in which America aspires not to any pretense of moral leadership but simply to naked power, dominance and extractive self-interest” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/o...
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Opinion | The Aftermath of Feeding America’s Credibility Into the Woodchipper
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
La diversidad cultural, lingüística, musical y de todo tipo se vive sin fronteras. Me pareció muy poderosa la inclusión del inglés con la magnética interpretación de #LadyGaga a ritmo latino. América fue nombrada y celebrada en todo su esplendor. Bravo, #BenitoAntonioMartínezOcasio !
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
#HealthCare "Clinicians should never be forced to choose between their patients’ lives and their own safety [...] Defending #MedicalNeutrality in #Iran is a defence of the ethical foundation upon which the integrity of global healthcare depends." www.bmj.com/content/392/...
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Iran: Attacking injured protestors and healthcare workers violates medical neutrality
In January 2026, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and other security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran massacred protesters and healthcare workers in a swathe of mass violence.12 The violence re...
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Los archivos y memoria histórica. El primer número del boletín de la #DirecciónGeneral de #Epidemiología de México de marzo de 1987 sobre #VIH en México. En el Internet Archive se encuentra la colección completa hasta 1994.
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Seye Abimbola @seyeabimbola.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
The French translation of The Foreign Gaze is now out! It is titled “Le regard étranger: Réflexions sur la santé mondiale” You can download it for free or order a print copy here: www.editions.ird.fr/produit/731/... Please spread the word to your French-speaking friends, colleagues, and partners.
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Le regard étranger - Réflexions sur la santé mondiale - Seye Abimbola (EAN13 : 9782709930567) | IRD Editions
Le regard étranger - Réflexions sur la santé mondiale - Seye Abimbola (EAN13 : 9782709930567)
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Felicitaciones a todas las mujeres en Medicina: en docencia, atención, política, investigación, acción humanitaria, editoras en journals, PIs... Su liderazgo es esencial en salud. Congratulations: @kbibbinsdomingo.bsky.social @cla-cor.bsky.social @iasociety.bsky.social @msf.ca
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
#MedicalEthics "Educators now navigate ambiguous directives, questioning what they can safely teach. These constraints jeopardize not only academic freedom, but also accuracy, objectivity, and professional integrity."
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Holding powerful corporations accountable for their health impacts: are corporate rankings effective? Two examples of relevance to global health are the Access to Medicine Index and the Access to Nutrition Initiative's Global Index.  www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Holding powerful corporations accountable for their health impacts: are corporate rankings effective?
Monitoring the behaviour of transnational corporations is an important public health priority given the many ways corporate actors negatively affect health. Such effects can be mitigated by defining s...
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
To #RethinkRebuildRise I would add the inclusion of research ethics and the Declaration of Helsinki in the pathway to advocate for Access Equity to Lenacapavir and pharmaceutical innovation for HIV Prevention and Treatment, developed thanks to clinical trial communities. @iasociety.bsky.social
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AVAC @avac.org · 28/01/2026
Track the status of long-acting #PrEP all over the world using AVAC’s matrix for Country Planning for Product Introduction. Follow the progress of #LEN, #CAB & the #DVR by country. buff.ly/6XusfgM
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
“Doctors at all stages can contribute meaningfully to research without formal qualifications beyond their medical degree. Many begin by joining existing projects, helping with data collection or recruitment, or contributing to analyses." #MedicalResearch www.bmj.com/content/392/...
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How can I get involved in research as a doctor?
There are many ways doctors can get involved in research, from assisting with small projects to becoming a clinical academic. Elisabeth Mahase asks the experts where doctors should start “Start by ex...
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
#Porvenir
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Alex Armenta (she/her) @bioethiquemx.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
" #SolidarityRhetoric has become a regular feature in global health, particularly in the context of global health emergencies. It is, however, a nebulous concept, differently defined, understood and practiced around the world..." gh.bmj.com/content/10/3...
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Can solidarity in global health curb the next outbreak? A commentary on mpox
Solidarity rhetoric has become a regular feature in global health, particularly in the context of global health emergencies. It is, however, a nebulous concept, differently defined, understood and pra...
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Lenacapavir and the Open Veins of Latin America Gilead's voluntary license for Lenacapavir currently excludes 11 countries in Latin America Why is this problematic ethically? @bioethiquemx.bsky.social & colleague explain onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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