“‘We are flying blind’: RFK Jr.’s cuts halt #data #collection on #abortion, #cancer, #HIV and more.” https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/13/abortions-cancer-in-firefighters-and-super-gonorrhea-rfk-jr-s-cuts-halt-data-collection-00284828
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“we found a unique chronic illness stigma—where people did not want to reveal that they had #LongCovid because they feared of being perceived to have #HIV. They reported feeling dismissed or disbelieved by family, friends,and clinicians and turned to online social support groups“
#LongCovid #PASC
@longcovid @covid19 @novid@chirp.social @novid@a.gup.pe
https://www.europesays.com/uk/15602/ How US funding cuts are threatening South African families living with HIV | HIV/AIDS #Africa #DonaldTrump #Features #Health #HIV/AIDS #SouthAfrica #UK #UnitedKingdom
"A top Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official told staff this week to start planning for the agency’s splintering.
Several parts of CDC — mostly those devoted to health threats that aren’t infectious — are being spun off into the soon-to-be-created Administration for a Healthy America, the agency official told senior leaders in calls and meetings."
Major public health groups and doctors call for RFKJr's resignation or firing.
CIDRAPPublic health groups call for Kennedy to resign or be fired as biomed sector airs concerns
Many have called Trump the worst president ever. However, under his 1st presidency, he did not come close to causing the amount of death that occurred under the leadership of Bush Jr., whose War on Terror brought him into the top 20 of most murderous regimes in the history of earth.
But Trump 2.0 is set to be far more deadly. His cuts to HIV program funding in Africa, alone, is predicted to result in over 500,000 deaths of children, along with 2.8 million orphaned when their parents die of AIDS.
CIDRAPUS cuts to HIV programs in Africa threaten to set progress back to 'dark ages,' experts say
Who Will Care for #Infants With #HIV Overseas?
The consequences of# mother-to-child transmission can be enormous, a new study suggests. But the US has dismissed experts working to solve the problem. The Trump administration has dismissed the few remaining #health officials who oversaw care for some of the world’s most vulnerable people: more than 500,000 #children and more than 600,000 #pregnant women with H.I.V. in low-income countries.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/health/cdc-hiv-mothers.html
https://archive.ph/H0agt
The New York Times · All Federal Experts on H.I.V. Prevention in Children Overseas Were Dismissed
The repeal of an unfair and unscientific #HIVcriminalisation law in Zimbabwe three years ago was a major milestone in the global fight against #HIV criminalisation. A new report and video documentary from the HIV Justice Network explores the strategies used and impact of the campaign to repeal the law. https://www.hivjustice.net/news/new-case-study-and-documentary-examines-how-zimbabwe-repealed-its-hiv-criminalisation-law/
HIV Justice NetworkNew case study and documentary examines how Zimbabwe repealed its HIV criminalisation lawThe HIV Justice Network (HJN) is the leading community-based NGO building a co-ordinated, effective global response to punitive laws and policies that impact people living with HIV in all our diversities.
In the first Trump administration, an effort to stop transmission of #HIV in the US — a now realistic goal — was launched.
Instead of doubling down, the second Trump administration has inexplicably cut many of the programs aimed at stopping spread of HIV. https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/07/hiv-aids-prevention-hhs-cuts-stalls-progress/
STAT · HIV prevention was making great strides. Then Trump’s budget axe fellCDC layoffs and program cuts gutted branches responsible for a slew of HIV prevention services, imperiling decades of progress.
A Conversation with WHO’s Dr. Allotey https://www.byteseu.com/898819/ #Bleeding #Blood #Childbirth #diabetes #epidemiology #FemaleGenitalMutilation #GestationalDiabetes #GlobalHealth #Health #HealthSystems #Healthcare #HIV #InfectiousDiseases #MaternalHealth #MentalHealth #Mortality #Newborn #poverty #pregnancy #PublicHealth #ReproductiveHealth #Research
"In recent weeks, academics who focus on improving the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Americans have been subjected to waves of grant cancellations from the National Institutes of Health. More than 270 grants totaling at least $125 million of unspent funds have been eliminated, though the true sum is likely much greater, researchers told NBC News."
NBC News · Trump administration axes more than $125M in LGBTQ health funding, upending research field
"There was also not enough time for scientists to properly shut down the laboratories before they were locked out from their email systems and the building, two CDC officials said, with equipment still running and hazardous materials left unattended."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-cdc-labs-stds-hepatitis/
Massive, Unarchivable #Datasets of #Cancer, #Covid, #HIV and #Alzheimer's Research Could Be Lost Forever
Days before RFK announced 10,000 #HHS staffers would lose their jobs, a message appeared on #NIH research repository sites saying they were "under review." Unlike other government datasets or web pages, downloading or otherwise archiving NIH data often requires a Data Use Agreement between a researcher institution and the agency.
https://www.404media.co/nih-archives-repositories-marked-for-review-for-potential-modification/
https://archive.ph/Y8asq
404 Media · Massive, Unarchivable Datasets of Cancer, Covid, and Alzheimer's Research Could Be Lost ForeverDays before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that 10,000 HHS staffers would lose their jobs, a message appeared on NIH research repository sites saying they were "under review."
I had the chance to do my first rotation as a medical student under the supervision of Dr. Lowenstein back in 1993. He created the first #methadone clinic in Paris to help drug users transition out of injecting heroin. The #hiv pandemic was raging, methadone and #harmreduction were saving lives. Mr. Mayor Lurie, what San Francisco needs it’s a free methadone clinic for people not covered by health insurance. Counseling by itself it’s not enough.
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Let me rephrase this headline for you: the new Mayor of San Francisco, a millionaire “gauche caviar”, is rolling back 30 years evidence-based #harmreduction policies to get drug users and drugs off the streets. #harmreduction has proven extremely effective in decreasing infections like #hiv or #hepC. What these people need is understanding the root cause of their use, often due to societal impact and #mentalhealth issues. Counseling without the rest doesn’t work. https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/lurie-plans-drug-policy-shift-20255326.php
#YourLocalEpidemiologist #YLE #KatelynJetelina
Why we keep going
Today thousands of health workers at the CDC and FDA lost their jobs—effective immediately.
#HIV #Asthma #airQuality #EnvironmentalHazard
#GunViolence #Communications #workersafety
#ReproductiveHealth #BirthDefects #DisabilityHealth
#TB_Prevention #BloodDisorder
#DrugUse #MentalHealth
#LeadPoisoning #WaterSafety
#TobaccoControl
https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/why-we-keep-going
#HealthCare #us #usa #sectarian #kleptofascist #billionaire #looter
Your Local Epidemiologist · Why we keep going
From WTVR Richmond: Why Capital Area Health Network will no longer offer HIV/AIDS services: 'What is happening?'
CBS 6 News Richmond WTVR · Why Capital Area Health Network will no longer offer HIV/AIDS services: 'What is happening?'
A decline in funding for #HIV response could result in millions of preventable new infections and deaths, with up to 120 000 of these deaths affecting children according to World Health Organization #OMS #WHO
International cooperation is essential to sustain the advances we’ve made in HIV prevention, testing and treatment.
