Peter Singer (@petersinger) Bsky

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The $6 revolution. How generic weight loss drugs could save millions of lives. The arrival of generic semaglutide is an unheard of opportunity for global public health

Ozempic is way beyond an obesity drug — it’s a life-saving drug. My piece with @natashaloder.bsky.social 👇🏻
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Selective attention to attacks on health facilities undermines their protection Hospitals are protected under international law—but that protection is only as strong as its consistent and impartial application.

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What could generic GLP-1s do for global health? Read this popular piece -->

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The $6 revolution. How generic weight loss drugs could save millions of lives. The arrival of generic semaglutide is an unheard of opportunity for global public health

With Ozempic going generic in India, China, Brazil this weekend, re-upping this piece with @natashaloder.bsky.social
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Selective attention to attacks on health facilities undermines their protection Hospitals are protected under international law—but that protection is only as strong as its consistent and impartial application.

Check out my new post: Selective attention to attacks on health facilities undermines their protection
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#holocaustremembranceday | Peter Singer | 33 comments On #HolocaustRemembranceDay, I remember my dear late parents, who survived the Holocaust. Recently, I came across accounts they wrote in 1966 about their experiences, and I am sharing them here for th...

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New year, greater impact Career advice for young (and not so young) people

Check out my career advice your young people
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The United States Leaves the WHO. Three Reforms Could Motivate Its Return | Think Global Health A former special advisor to the WHO director general outlines arenas that could strengthen global health regardless of a U.S. withdrawal

Via @petersinger.bsky.social in @thinkglobalhealth.org:
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The US leaves WHO — What could motivate its return? On Thursday, the required one-year notice period will pass since the United States declared its intention to leave the World Health Organization (WHO), although other member states continue to discuss...

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The United States Leaves the WHO. Three Reforms Could Motivate Its Return | Think Global Health A former special advisor to the WHO director general outlines arenas that could strengthen global health regardless of a U.S. withdrawal

A year ago, President Donald Trump initiated the U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO). A former special advisor to the WHO director general outlines three reforms that could entice the United States to return.

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The US leaves WHO — What could motivate its return? On Thursday, the required one-year notice period will pass since the United States declared its intention to leave the World Health Organization (WHO), although other member states continue to discuss...

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My early take on the next WHO director-general 👇🏻

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The United States Leaves the WHO. Three Reforms Could Motivate Its Return | Think Global Health A former special advisor to the WHO director general outlines arenas that could strengthen global health regardless of a U.S. withdrawal

The US leaves WHO: Three reforms could motivate its return. By me, in @thinkglobalhealth.org www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/the-...

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Treatment of a teenager with an ultra-rare condition is a medical milestone It will change regulators’ rule books

Exclusive: "The start of a very exciting future" says Tallon at the MHRA.The 1st custom medicine is given under new UK pathway being developed for custom medicines. It’s a victory for Julia Vitarello who fought to change the system after losing her daughter Mila. www.economist.com/science-and-...

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Agree— yawn.

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This isn't news and it doesn't mean you shouldn't take them. Enough of the moral panic about these drugs

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The moral panic about GLP-1 rebound Scientists and journalists are piling on the misery about the weight regain after medication

If you stop taking blood pressure meds, your BP goes up. We call that medicine.

If you stop taking GLP-1s, your weight goes up. Scientists are calling it "weight recidivism"—a term for convicted criminals.
Why is obesity still treated as a moral failure? #GLP

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Wonderful expose of puritanical morality play around GLP-1 drugs.

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Global health in 2026 WHO Director-General election, US bilateral agreements, and intellectual honesty

Check out my new post — Global health in 2026. I track WHO Director-General election, US bilateral agreements, and intellectual honesty in global health. open.substack.com/pub/singerp/...

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Global health in 2026 WHO Director-General election, US bilateral agreements, and intellectual honesty

Check out my new post — Global health in 2026. I track WHO Director-General election, US bilateral agreements, and intellectual honesty in global health. open.substack.com/pub/singerp/...

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My favorite Peter Singer post

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