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Migrant Clinicians Network

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A national nonprofit building practical solutions at the intersection of migration, vulnerability, and health.

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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
MCN's Laszlo Madaras, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, weighs in on detainee health risks in this recent segment from ABC 7 Chicago. abc7chicago.com/post/family-...
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Months after Chicago business owner dies in ICE custody concerns over medical care abound
While some ICE detainees have since been deported, or after legal fights returned home to Chicago, one man will never return home.
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The challenges we face today are real, but so is the deep dedication of the clinicians working alongside their migrant and immigrant communities every day. Together, we’re rising up, stand with us and celebrate this important work! www.migrantclinician.org/together?utm...
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
We aren't recommending you skip salads for good -- just take care how it's handled and where it's from. Read the full scoop, including resources for community education and info on diagnosis, in our new Substack article. migrantcliniciansnetwork.substack.com/p/cyclospori...
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
It’s HOT. Stay safe out there with water, shade, and rest. Access MCN’s heat resources to learn more: www.migrantclinician.org/explore-envi...
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Immigrants are more than just headlines: they are workers, leaders, families, and neighbors who contribute every day to the growth and well-being of this country. Join the campaign, share their stories, and help us amplify their voices. migrantcliniciansnetwork.substack.com/p/beyond-lab...
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Beyond Labels, Beyond Stereotypes: Humanity That Builds and Strengthens
By Francelly Jiménez-Palacios, MPH, Doctoral Fellow, Environmental & Occupational Health Communications, Migrant Clinicians Network
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
A new federal proposal could politicize the grant-making process by placing funding decisions in the hands of political appointees instead of subject-matter experts. The public comment period closes on July 13. Make your voice heard. migrantcliniciansnetwork.substack.com/p/position-s...
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Position Statement: New Proposal Would Politicize the Grant-Making Process
Migrant Clinicians Network is alarmed by a recent federal proposal that could radically alter the way nonprofits doing important community work qualify for federal funding.
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Cosechando Salud is MCN’s Spanish-language health blog on Substack — completely free. All in one place. Read it at the link. cosechandosalud.substack.com
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
MCN is looking for a Director of Human Resources! Come join our amazing team! www.migrantclinician.org/about/career...
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
We’re hiring a Development Coordinator to help strengthen donor engagement, fundraising systems, and long-term sustainability at Migrant Clinicians Network. www.migrantclinician.org/about/career...
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Si te apasiona la misión y tienes una gran atención a los detalles, esta es una oportunidad para apoyar la justicia en salud de forma significativa. www.migrantclinician.org/es/sobre/opo...
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Esta semana en Notiviernes abordamos temas clave para la salud de las comunidades migrantes y agrícolas. cosechandosalud.substack.com/p/notivierne...
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Notiviernes: Entre políticas, calor extremo e historias que importan
Esta semana en Notiviernes reunimos temas clave que impactan la salud y el bienestar de las comunidades migrantes y agrícolas: desde nuevas políticas que podrían afectar el acceso a Medicaid, hasta ri...
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Migrant Clinicians Network builds practical solutions at the intersection of migration, vulnerability, and health. And we need you! We have THREE jobs open right now -- please help us spread the word! www.migrantclinician.org/about/career...
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
MCN is hiring a remote Program Associate (Bilingual English/Spanish) to support community engagement, outreach events, and program operations that advance health justice. Come join us! www.migrantclinician.org/about/career...
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
MCN is hiring a Web Manager! If you love building strong digital spaces, working with a collaborative team, and wearing a few creative hats along the way, we’d love to meet you. Apply here! www1.jobdiva.com/portal/?a=5o...
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Same risks. Fewer protections. Farmworkers are still left out. That gap has a name : farmworker exceptionalism. And it’s time to face it. Learn more.Take Action. www.migrantclinician.org/donate?langu...
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Work shouldn’t kill. In agriculture, the risks are real, but protections are often weaker. We’re starting that conversation this week. Learn more.Take Action. Support safer work. Link in Bio www.migrantclinician.org/donate?langu...
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
MCN is hiring a new Digital Content and Learning Platforms Manager position! This individual will lead MCN’s digital transformation as the organization transitions to a modern, managed Content Management System (CMS)and hosted Learning Management System (LMS) www.migrantclinician.org/about/career...
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
They carried the work forward through every uncertainty. The KZ Award recognizes leaders like them. Two weeks left to nominate your health justice champion. Read the full story here: migrantcliniciansnetwork.substack.com/p/shutdown-e...?
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Our clinical network is sounding the alarm. Read the top 5 takeaways from the Physicians for Human Rights PHR /MCN clinician survey – which many of you contributed to. migrantcliniciansnetwork.substack.com/p/ice-tactic...?
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
@kffhealthnews.org has a podcast episode with the title, “A Few Good Things From 2025 (Really)” and we’ll take it. The podcast covers wins for health care access in states across the nation, including new protections in Virginia for people with medical debt. kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast...
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A Few Good Things From 2025 (Really) - KFF Health News
Good news for health care access this year includes new state laws to rein in prior authorization and medical debt collectors.
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
This article from last month in This Week in Public Health “matches what we are hearing from community health centers around the country raising concerns about the affect on health not just on individuals but for the communities in which they reside.” thisweekinpublichealth.com/blog/2025/10...
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Only 2 in 10 Migrants Feel Safe Seeking Care - This Week In Public Health
New research shows immigration policy perceptions harm migrant health. Here’s what public health agencies can do now to respond.
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Chikungunya – the mosquito-borne illness – is hitting Cuba, infecting one-third of the entire population according to Reuters. @reuters.com @altcdc.altgov.info www.cdc.gov/chikungunya/...
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Clinical Signs and Symptoms of Chikungunya Virus Disease
Consider chikungunya in patients with fever and joint pain after travel to areas with higher risk.
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Mario shared NACHC’s new report on Puerto Rico’s 21 community health centers that serve 1 in 7 island residents, and the important role they play in their communities. www.nachc.org/resource/pue...
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
It’s Friday! There’s always a lot going on at Migrant Clinicians Network, and we love to share with you. Here are a few articles we’ve been sharing amongst ourselves in the last few weeks since our last issue of Five on Friday. Read here: migrantcliniciansnetwork.substack.com/p/five-on-fr...
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Five on Friday: Barriers to Healthcare Access
There’s always a lot going on at Migrant Clinicians Network, and we love to share with you. Here are a few articles we’ve been sharing amongst ourselves in the last few weeks since our last issue of F...
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Each year, GreatNonprofits recognizes organizations that achieve their top rating and MCN is only 4 reviews away from Top-Rated status! If you love our work, will you tell the world by leaving us a review? greatnonprofits.org/org/migrant-...
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
This webinar is not to be missed. Learn how to integrate interdisciplinary models and practical approaches to address mental health challenges, with Javier Rosado, PhD. In English simultaneous interpretation into Spanish. www.migrantclinician.org/webinar/inte...
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
NEW RESOURCES ALERT: Our new respiratory health & protection page features a ton of new resources including a comic book, a radio PSA, and curriculum in Spanish. migrantcliniciansnetwork.substack.com/p/new-respir...
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New Respiratory Health Resources: Take Care with Air!
MCN's Respiratory Health and Protection resources hub equips Community Health Workers, health educators, outreach workers, and health advocates with bilingual tools and resources on respiratory risks.
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Now open: TWO Doctoral Fellowship opportunities! Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) is offering a Doctoral Fellowship in Environmental and Occupational Health Communications. Learn more and apply through MCN’s Careers Page. www.migrantclinician.org/about/career...
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Chronic and acute pesticide exposure has a myriad of potential health consequences. Read MCN's Claire Seda's recent article, reprinted from our in-print clinical publication, Streamline, on how depression may factor in. migrantcliniciansnetwork.substack.com/p/depression...
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Weekly Win: Amy sent in the good news for the week: state and city governments are stepping up with “cooling bills” to make their communities more resilient to the impacts of extreme heat, with the help of National Resources Defense Council, as @Isabelfriedman describes on @nrdc.org blog.
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The Third-Hottest Summer Yet Just Got a Little Safer
California’s state legislature, the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors, and New York City Council pass lifesaving cooling bills.
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Renai offered up the @who.int recent response on issues of autism, concluding that there is “no conclusive scientific evidence” to link acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism, and reiterating that “a robust, extensive evidence base exists” demonstrating that vaccines do not cause autism
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WHO statement on autism-related issues
The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between autism and use of acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) ...
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Esther forwarded Your Local Epidemiologist’s recent post, which explores answers to hot-button questions like, “Currently in the US the probability of getting measles is very low. If we consider that, do the vaccine’s benefits still outweigh risks?” by @kkjetelina.bsky.social and Kristen
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Routine vaccinations, sanitation, and a look back at history
Sanitation vs. vaccine impact, requirements, universal recommendations, Hep B and more
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
“Undocumented immigrants are not eligible for federally funded health coverage. The GOP’s Big Beautiful Bill didn’t change that.” Claire sent in this breakdown of health care coverage options for people without authorization, from @kffhealthnews.org @drishp.bsky.social. www.kff.org/quick-take/r...
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Rolling Back the Big Beautiful Bill’s Health Care Provisions Would Not Provide Health Care to Undocumented Immigrants
Undocumented immigrants are not eligible for federally funded health coverage. The GOP’s Big Beautiful Bill didn’t change that. Overturning the health care provisions in the law won’t either.
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Amy @amyliebman.bsky.social recommends Washington Post’s coverage of Roxana Chicas’ latest research, where outdoor workers swallowed a pill-sized thermometer to track their body’s temperature over the course of their hot days at work. wapo.st/474M7Jz @washingtonpost.com
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Workers keep dying from heat. Data from inside their bodies shows why.
Nearly half of Florida farmworkers’ bodies reached dangerous temperatures in one study — but short breaks pulled them back from the danger zone.
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
It’s Friday! Time to gather five articles that MCN staff have shared, covering health issues among migrants, immigrants, and the underserved that relate to our work here at Migrant Clinicians Network. migrantcliniciansnetwork.substack.com/p/five-on-fr...?
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Five on Friday: Heat & Health Care
It’s Friday! Time to gather five articles that MCN staff have shared, covering health issues among migrants, immigrants, and the underserved that relate to our work here at Migrant Clinicians Network.
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Is it safe? Will it cost money? Is it even available? Join MCN's webinar to get the latest guidance on delivering flu, RSV, and COVID-19 vaccines to the marginalized and underserved people in our communities. www.migrantclinician.org/webinar/fall...
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Every statistic represents a child. Better data collection ensures their risks are visible, not hidden. www.marshfieldresearch.org/Media/Defaul...
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Health centers, are you expanding your telehealth offerings? It's National Telehealth Week -- and we'd love to hear the stories from our clinical network on how and why they are expanding services, like this clinic in Southern California. californiahealthline.org/news/article...
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‘A Fear Pandemic’: Immigration Raids Are Pushing Patients Into Telehealth - California Healthline
With intensified immigration enforcement in California, community clinics serving Latino and immigrant populations say they’ve noticed an increase in appointment cancellations and telehealth usage. Bu...
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
MCN's Amy Liebman @amyliebman.bsky.social is speaking at this two-day workshop to explain agricultural exceptionalism, and the risks dairy workers face and challenges regarding protection from H5N1. Mark your calendars -- this one will be good. www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/per...
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Join Health Partners on IPV + Exploitation, Migrant Clinicians Network, and Health Outreach Partners for a four-part virtual education series! Learn more and register here: healthpartnersipve.org/learning-opp...
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
September is Sexual Health Awareness Month! Watch our webinar on congenital syphilis, which is spiking across the US. youtu.be/8zlzlxSwUq4?...
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Congenital Syphilis - Risks and Prevention for Migrant & Seasonal Farmworkers | Webinar
YouTube video by Migrant Clinicians Network
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Bonus link! Want to get nerdy with the experts? Watch the Vaccine Integrity Project’s archived webinar from August for in-depth understanding of the efficacy and safety of flu, COVID-19, and RSV vaccines. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSuv...
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Weekly Win: This week’s ACIP meeting is dominating vaccine-related coverage, but today we want to highlight the statement of another similarly acronymed group, AHIP, the nation’s largest health insurance association. qz.com/ahip-rfk-jr-...
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AHIP pledges coverage of current vaccines through 2026
AHIP says it’ll keep covering all federally recommended vaccines through 2026, even as a Kennedy-appointed panel is expected to weigh rollbacks
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
...and for those on the East Coast, there’s the newly announced Northeast Public Health Collaborative. @reuters.com www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Losing track of all the vaccine-related news? This Scientific American article summarizes all the goings-on (plus links!) in the last two weeks, including regional- and state-specific vaccine recommendations. @reuters.com www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-...
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U.S. States Start Sharp Divisions on Vaccines
West Coast states are forming their own vaccine compact as Florida announces plans to ditch shot requirements for schoolchildren
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Today, CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is finishing up its two –day meeting. CIDRAP’s Vaccine Integrity Project provides some context and myth-busting ahead of expected conversations and results from the meeting. @cidrap.bsky.social www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...
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Viewpoint: Four tips for understanding this week’s ACIP meeting
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Losing track of all the vaccine-related news? This Scientific American article summarizes all the goings-on (plus links!) in the last two weeks, including regional- and state-specific vaccine recommendations. @reuters.com www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
As usual, Katelyn Jetelina, PhD, MPH provides a cogent, complete, and well-designed overview, including the “what,” “who,” and “when” for each fall vaccine on her Substack, Your Local Epidemiologist. @kkjetelina.bsky.social yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/a-guide-to...
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A guide to fall 2025 vaccines
This fall, we have vaccines for three fall respiratory viruses: flu, RSV, and Covid-19.
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Five on Friday is here! This week, our MCN team shares five timely pieces on vaccines that we think you'll find useful. migrantcliniciansnetwork.substack.com/p/five-on-fr...
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Migrant Clinicians Network @migrantclinicians.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Botulism is rare - but potentially deadly. In our latest Substack, Renai Edwards, MCN's Director of Training & Technical Assistance shares what clinicians and communities need to know to prevent and respond to outbreaks. migrantcliniciansnetwork.substack.com/p/botulism-w...
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