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Barrak Alahmad @Barrak1

PhD Population Health Sciences @Harvard | MPH @JohnsHopkins | MD @LivUni | Migrant Workers' Health | #ClimateChange & Health

Joined September 2009
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Barrak Alahmad@Barrak1
29 Nov 2023
In this BBC documentary, I talk about air pollution from oil production and gas flaring that suffocates communities in Basra and Kuwait City. This is *man-made* pollution that can be eliminated tomorrow, if we want. Full Video Here: youtu.be/nDmtnFV4njA?si=AdrM…
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Gulf Int'l Forum
@GulfIntlForum
Jan 21
"Kuwait’s Climate Challenge: Why Environmental Diplomacy Matters Now More Than Ever" In his new article, @Barrak1 examines #Kuwait's environmental challenges and the need for stronger policy reform and #Gulf cooperation to confront climate change. Full article: gulfif.org/kuwaits-climate-c…
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CPD Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar
@cpd_wcmq
25 Oct 2025
Today marked Day 1 of #CHE2025! A huge thank you to our speakers and participants for an inspiring start. We look forward to Day 2, packed with more engaging talks and discussions on climate, environment, and health! @WCMQatar @sadeer_alkindi @shadyabohashem @Barrak1 @BasselTDaher @OmarHahad @ramialfarra #CHE2025 #ClimateHealth #SustainableHealthcare #EnvironmentalHealth #ClimateAction #ClimateHealthNexus #HealthAndEnvironment #healthcarepractitioners #continuingmedicaleducation
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JAHA@JAHA_AHA
19 Jun 2025
A study of >3000 patients with implanted devices in 103 cities linked extreme heat to increased odds of #AFib episodes. #AHAJournals @Barrak1 @Harvard ahajrnls.org/3Tx5nYE
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Read our call to deliberate threshold-lowering of diabetes diagnosis Historically, adjustments to "thresholds" in clinical and regulatory worlds is common We've done it for hypertension: 1977: ≥160/95 mmHg 1993: ≥140/90 mmHg 2017: ≥130/80 mmHg Is it time for diabetes?
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology@TheLancetEndo
2 May 2025
New—Should diabetes diagnostic thresholds be lowered? Insights from the Middle East thelancet.com/journals/landi… #diabetes
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Today in @TheLancetPlanet, we address this question that we get each year: "Why are there more Cold Deaths than Heat Deaths?" The answer is in 4 graphs.. And *spoiler alert* scientists' concern about "Heat" (more than "Cold") is well justified. thelancet.com/journals/lanpl…
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Graph 4: So what's the extrapolated risk in the future? We don't exactly know.. we can make an educated guess? Like this comprehensive projection analysis by @MasselotPierre: nature.com/articles/s41591-0… Simply concluded: future cold reduction can't offset future heat increase
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The bottom line, however, is not whether heat or cold is more dangerous, but how we can save the most lives. The available science strongly suggests that an urgent focus on HEAT-related deaths is well justified.
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Thank you Ambassador for your kind words! Really appreciate your support and enthusiasm to science!
Steven R. Butler
@USAmbKuwait
19 Feb 2025
أهنئ د. براك الأحمد @Barrak1، المحاضر والباحث في @HarvardChanSPH، على نيله الجائزة المرموقة من @aaas. هذا التكريم المستحق يعكس تميزه في مجال الصحة البيئية ويجسد الشراكة القوية بين الولايات المتحدة والكويت في دعم البحث العلمي. إن التعليم في الولايات المتحدة يشكل قوة دافعة للابتكار!
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KFAS
@kfasinfo
16 Feb 2025
تبارك مؤسسة الكويت للتقدم العلمي KFAS للباحث الكويتي الدكتور براك الأحمد الذي حاز على "جائزة الباحثين الناشئين للتواصل العلمي مع الجمهور" (Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science)، التي تقدمها المؤسسة الأمريكية لتقدم العلوم (American Association for the Advancement of Science)، تقديرًا لجهوده في تسليط الضوء على التأثيرات الصحية الناجمة عن تغير المناخ. ومن الجدير بالذكر أن د. براك الأحمد أحد الحاصلين على منحة بحثية مكملة لطلبة الدكتوراة من مؤسسة الكويت للتقدم العلمي.
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Thank you NAWI for the invitation! I look forward to Kuwait's first summit on health and wellness. شكراً ل"ناوي" على الدعوة لهذا الملتقى الأول من نوعه! كل التوفيق لكم 🙏 To join, you can register here: thearenakuwait.com/events/na…
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Harvard Chan Environmental Health@HarvardEnvHlth
19 Nov 2024
“AFib is becoming more prevalent both in the U.S. and globally, with its incidence rising at an alarming rate" - @Barrak1 A study by Drs. Alahmad and Koutrakis at #AHA24 for @AHAScience saw that heat increases AFib in patients with implanted devices. loom.ly/t3HenPU
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Looking forward to join this fantastic panel to discuss heat and worker health in the US and globally Thanks @aaas and @pulitzercenter for the invitation! See you soon in DC!
Pulitzer Center@pulitzercenter
13 Nov 2024
How does high heat impact health? What are governments doing to protect them? Join @arynebaker, @meredithwadman, @CathyFeingold, Douglas Parker, and @Barrak1 to discuss these issues. A conversation in collaboration with @ScienceMagazine & @aaas. RSVP👉bit.ly/48AZd0v
Extremes: Protecting Workers Health in a Warming World - November 19, 2024 - American Association for the advancement of science 1200 New York NW AAAS Auditorium, 2nd floor - Washington DC

ALT Extremes: Protecting Workers Health in a Warming World - November 19, 2024 - American Association for the advancement of science 1200 New York NW AAAS Auditorium, 2nd floor - Washington DC
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Pulitzer Center@pulitzercenter
8 Nov 2024
Evidence suggests that high heat negatively impacts health. What are authorities doing to protect outdoor workers? Grantees @arynebaker and @meredithwadman discuss this topic with experts @CathyFeingold, Douglas Parker, and @Barrak1. RSVP now! 👉 bit.ly/48AZd0v
Extremes: Protecting Workers Health in a Warming World - November 19, 2024 - American Association for the advancement of science 1200 New York NW AAAS Auditorium, 2nd floor - Washington DC

ALT Extremes: Protecting Workers Health in a Warming World - November 19, 2024 - American Association for the advancement of science 1200 New York NW AAAS Auditorium, 2nd floor - Washington DC

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Harvard Chan Environmental Health@HarvardEnvHlth
26 Sep 2024
Heat and dust increase risk of diabetes hospitalizations, according to a new study in @DiabetesRC and featured in the Harvard Gazette. The study by @Barrak1 is one of the first to look at the effects of multiple exposures on the disease. news.harvard.edu/gazette/sto…
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Harvard Chan Environmental Health@HarvardEnvHlth
9 Aug 2024
How many people die from extreme heat? It’s hard to tell. @Barrak1 was featured in @japantimes discussing the issue of underreporting heat-related deaths. He stated “Even countries with massive resources still struggle to identify heat deaths.” ow.ly/NQF450SU86N

From the Philippines to Mali, countries fail to count deaths from extreme heat

A lack of reliable data is undermining efforts to mitigate the risk of extreme heat and provide better protection for the most vulnerable.

japantimes.co.jp
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The Atlantic
@TheAtlantic
21 Jun 2024
California regulators just voted to establish heat protections for indoor workers for the first time. But few if any enforceable rules protect workers in the rest of the country—and American workers will keep dying from this heat, @ZoeSchlanger writes. theatlantic.com/science/arch…

America’s Doublethink on Working Through the Heat

Heat can be deadly; no federal rules currently exist to protect workers against that danger.

theatlantic.com
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Yuming Guo@YumingGuo007
4 Jun 2024
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are leading cause of death. We estimated 1.8 million annual CVD deaths were associated with cold and hot temperatures, constituting 8.86% of total CVD mortality. Cold accounted for 8.2%, while heat accounted for 0.66%. jacc.org/doi/epdf/10.1016/j.…
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