Researcher WDGMC | nephrologist @WitsUniversity | ARK Study - understanding epidemiology kidney disease in South Africa @AgincourtHDSS | nuts about climbing
Johannesburg, South Africa
Joined May 2022
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June Fabian retweeted
Brilliant thread on social and psychosocial determinants of obesity from @jburnmurdoch . Blaming individuals doesn't work, quite apart from its unacceptability.
June Fabian retweeted
Oh, and for the "it’s just personal responsibility" crowd, an anecdote:
I worked nights (10p-7a) at local supermarket for a few months between school & university, and my diet, exercise & weight all took a hit. Over the months after leaving that job, I got back onto an even keel
June Fabian retweeted
"If we’re using equations developed in Europe, we may not be accurately estimating the kidney function of people globally."
Major study involving LSHTM & @MRC_Uganda suggests scale of #KidneyDisease in Africa has been considerably underestimated.
@Nature go.nature.com/3Ac5ley
June Fabian retweeted
A leader in the global efforts to improve treatments and treatment outcomes for drug-resistant TB:
spotlightnsp.co.za/2022/08/1…
June Fabian retweeted
Meet Dr Robert Kalyesubula @rkalyes1 President of ACCESS Uganda @ACCESS_UG who was recognized by publicopinions.net in Uganda as one of the best 15 doctors & medical specialists. Click 👉
publicopinions.net/index.php…
June Fabian retweeted
Thrilled that our paper investigating the prevalence of kidney disease in Africa, brilliantly led by @JuneF_sa in South Africa, @rkalyes1 in Uganda, and colleagues from @MEIRU_MALAWI is out today.
What did we find? 🧵 1/n
thelancet.com/journals/langl…
June Fabian retweeted
Prof Andy Levey @goKDIGO
Pearls of wisdom from true humble human giant in nephrology:
Interpret GFR number in context - acknowledge it is not perfect, but useful
@rkalyes1 @JuneF_sa @Roxytonin
June Fabian retweeted
JUST IN - #COVID19:Death risk in SA differed depending on where people were hospitalised. @SECTION27news @CovidCommsSA @CovidSupportSA @MRCza @nicd_sa @HealthZA @FoMohale @LindaGailBekker @UCTHealthSci @ShabirMadh @MicheleGroom @ProfAbdoolKarim @Tuliodna spotlightnsp.co.za/2022/06/1…
June Fabian retweeted
MEDIA STATEMENT FROM WITS UNIVERSITY
Wits University is appalled to learn of the suspension of Dr Tim De Maayer, a paediatric gastroenterologist based at the Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital (RMMCH), and who is also a joint appointee of the University of the Witwatersrand.
June Fabian retweeted
I just can’t get my head around the idea that nobody from Africa is considered to be of high potential.
The stupidity of this is beyond belief
Thanks @rkalyes1 for pointing me to this
The UK wants to attract graduates from around the world to work in science and other fields, but the rules for its new High Potential Individual visa mean anyone who studied at an African university won't be allowed to apply newscientist.com/article/232…
