Joseph Cherabie MD MSc (They/He)
@jncherabiemd.bsky.social
Infectious Disease Doc - WashU
HIVMA Board of Directors
LGBT+ Health, STI, HIV
Queer and Proud
HIVMA Board of Directors
LGBT+ Health, STI, HIV
Queer and Proud
Reposted by Joseph Cherabie MD MSc (They/He)
This is when every single hospital in the country needs to say no. Shut down all the hospitals and see what happens.
The news of HHS potentially pulling funding for any hospital that provides gender affirming care for youth should terrify everyone. This means the govt can decide what care any of us can receive and hold funding hostage for any hospital that doesn’t bend to its will.
December 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
This is when every single hospital in the country needs to say no. Shut down all the hospitals and see what happens.
The news of HHS potentially pulling funding for any hospital that provides gender affirming care for youth should terrify everyone. This means the govt can decide what care any of us can receive and hold funding hostage for any hospital that doesn’t bend to its will.
December 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The news of HHS potentially pulling funding for any hospital that provides gender affirming care for youth should terrify everyone. This means the govt can decide what care any of us can receive and hold funding hostage for any hospital that doesn’t bend to its will.
Hey instead of focusing on ruining healthcare for the majority of Americans because hospitals provide care for less than 1% of the population, why don't you actually MAKE HEALTHCARE AFFORDABLE AND STOP CULTURE WARS!
Breaking News: New Trump administration rules, if finalized, would pull funding from hospitals that provide gender-related care to minors.
Trump Moves to Prevent Access to Gender-Related Care for Minors
Proposed new rules would pull all federal financing from hospitals that continue to provide gender treatments for adolescents.
nyti.ms
December 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Hey instead of focusing on ruining healthcare for the majority of Americans because hospitals provide care for less than 1% of the population, why don't you actually MAKE HEALTHCARE AFFORDABLE AND STOP CULTURE WARS!
Reposted by Joseph Cherabie MD MSc (They/He)
In a new piece for Positively Aware, HIVMA Board members @jncherabiemd.bsky.social and Julia C. Rosebush, DO, FAAP, FPIDS, also a @pidsociety.bsky.social liaison, outline how federal funding cuts are putting PrEP access and core HIV prevention efforts at risk. #SaveHIVFunding bit.ly/4p25kBG
HIV prevention on the brink—A call to save HIV funding
bit.ly
December 12, 2025 at 5:36 PM
In a new piece for Positively Aware, HIVMA Board members @jncherabiemd.bsky.social and Julia C. Rosebush, DO, FAAP, FPIDS, also a @pidsociety.bsky.social liaison, outline how federal funding cuts are putting PrEP access and core HIV prevention efforts at risk. #SaveHIVFunding bit.ly/4p25kBG
Reposted by Joseph Cherabie MD MSc (They/He)
PrEP is an effective—if not the most effective—HIV prevention modality. But the actions of this administration risk all the gains we’ve made, at a time when HIV rates are rising, say @jncherabiemd.bsky.social & Dr. Julia Rosebush. #SaveHIVFunding
www.positivelyaware.com/hiv-prevention-on-the-brink
www.positivelyaware.com/hiv-prevention-on-the-brink
December 12, 2025 at 7:58 AM
PrEP is an effective—if not the most effective—HIV prevention modality. But the actions of this administration risk all the gains we’ve made, at a time when HIV rates are rising, say @jncherabiemd.bsky.social & Dr. Julia Rosebush. #SaveHIVFunding
www.positivelyaware.com/hiv-prevention-on-the-brink
www.positivelyaware.com/hiv-prevention-on-the-brink
Reposted by Joseph Cherabie MD MSc (They/He)
PrEP is an effective—if not the most effective—HIV prevention modality. But the actions of this administration risk all the gains we’ve made, at a time when HIV rates are rising, say @jncherabiemd.bsky.social & Dr. Julia Rosebush. #SaveHIVFunding
www.positivelyaware.com/hiv-prevention-on-the-brink
www.positivelyaware.com/hiv-prevention-on-the-brink
December 12, 2025 at 7:58 AM
PrEP is an effective—if not the most effective—HIV prevention modality. But the actions of this administration risk all the gains we’ve made, at a time when HIV rates are rising, say @jncherabiemd.bsky.social & Dr. Julia Rosebush. #SaveHIVFunding
www.positivelyaware.com/hiv-prevention-on-the-brink
www.positivelyaware.com/hiv-prevention-on-the-brink
Reposted by Joseph Cherabie MD MSc (They/He)
Summary of what happened at Temu ACIP this morning:
As expected, they overturned the 30+ year recommendation for the birth dose of HepB vaccine, which has reduced the incidence of pediatric HepB by 99%.
They provided no credible evidence to support this decision.
As expected, they overturned the 30+ year recommendation for the birth dose of HepB vaccine, which has reduced the incidence of pediatric HepB by 99%.
They provided no credible evidence to support this decision.
December 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Summary of what happened at Temu ACIP this morning:
As expected, they overturned the 30+ year recommendation for the birth dose of HepB vaccine, which has reduced the incidence of pediatric HepB by 99%.
They provided no credible evidence to support this decision.
As expected, they overturned the 30+ year recommendation for the birth dose of HepB vaccine, which has reduced the incidence of pediatric HepB by 99%.
They provided no credible evidence to support this decision.
Reposted by Joseph Cherabie MD MSc (They/He)
#ACIP just voted to scrap the universal hepatitis B birth-dose recommendation.
There is no new safety signal. No scientific rationale.
We are dismantling a 30-year-old, cancer-preventing policy that has nearly eliminated hepatitis B in U.S. children. 1/2
There is no new safety signal. No scientific rationale.
We are dismantling a 30-year-old, cancer-preventing policy that has nearly eliminated hepatitis B in U.S. children. 1/2
A panel that advises #CDC on vaccine policy votes to do away with the recommendation all babies should be vaccinated against #hepatitisB at birth. "We are doing harm," said panel member Cody Meissner, who voted against this #ACIP recommendation. www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c...
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine
The CDC's ACIP panel voted to recommend delaying the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, ending a policy that has reined in the virus.
www.statnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
#ACIP just voted to scrap the universal hepatitis B birth-dose recommendation.
There is no new safety signal. No scientific rationale.
We are dismantling a 30-year-old, cancer-preventing policy that has nearly eliminated hepatitis B in U.S. children. 1/2
There is no new safety signal. No scientific rationale.
We are dismantling a 30-year-old, cancer-preventing policy that has nearly eliminated hepatitis B in U.S. children. 1/2
Let’s be clear here, the panel did not consider any new evidence. There is no new trial that showed this change was needed or beneficial. This is not gold standard science and is based off the opinions of the new panel, not science
A panel that advises #CDC on vaccine policy votes to do away with the recommendation all babies should be vaccinated against #hepatitisB at birth. "We are doing harm," said panel member Cody Meissner, who voted against this #ACIP recommendation. www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c...
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine
The CDC's ACIP panel voted to recommend delaying the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, ending a policy that has reined in the virus.
www.statnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Let’s be clear here, the panel did not consider any new evidence. There is no new trial that showed this change was needed or beneficial. This is not gold standard science and is based off the opinions of the new panel, not science
On #WorldAIDSDay, we got a snapshot of data from NYC, which is a bellwether for the epidemic. All progress has stalled and HIV rates have increased. This is in the midst of funding cuts, poor data gathering, and no govt leadership. The fight goes on
December 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
On #WorldAIDSDay, we got a snapshot of data from NYC, which is a bellwether for the epidemic. All progress has stalled and HIV rates have increased. This is in the midst of funding cuts, poor data gathering, and no govt leadership. The fight goes on
Mfers, I’m so over this. World AIDS Day is meant to commemorate all those we lost from the HIV epidemic. The govt will not be commemorating it this year. When I say they are telling you what they want, we need to believe them.
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Mfers, I’m so over this. World AIDS Day is meant to commemorate all those we lost from the HIV epidemic. The govt will not be commemorating it this year. When I say they are telling you what they want, we need to believe them.
Reposted by Joseph Cherabie MD MSc (They/He)
The U.S. government is now inarguably spreading medical disinformation that is going to kill babies preferentially.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The U.S. government is now inarguably spreading medical disinformation that is going to kill babies preferentially.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
This is basically the destruction of trust in our public health institutions…
If there was any doubt at all that the CDC is fully destroyed, this page on autism and vaccines on its website confirms it. It's now just another vessel of dangerous health misinformation. I have no words. This is beyond sad.
November 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
This is basically the destruction of trust in our public health institutions…
Reposted by Joseph Cherabie MD MSc (They/He)
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
A lesson in bad science. You can’t say “there is no evidence vaccines don’t cause autism” when in fact there is no evidence they do. This page claims they are following “gold standard science” when they cherry pick small observational studies that show what they want
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
Autism and Vaccines
Answers to common questions about vaccine safety and autism.
www.cdc.gov
November 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
A lesson in bad science. You can’t say “there is no evidence vaccines don’t cause autism” when in fact there is no evidence they do. This page claims they are following “gold standard science” when they cherry pick small observational studies that show what they want
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
Finally published this article and it's more important now than ever to #SaveHIVFunding #HIVSky
academic.oup.com/cid/article-...
academic.oup.com/cid/article-...
Silence = Death Is Real Now More Than Ever, but Words Aren’t Enough—Action Is Needed!
To the editor—Thanks to Meyerowitz and Schwartz [1] for their viewpoint article, which highlights all the jarring changes that President Trump and his admi
academic.oup.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Finally published this article and it's more important now than ever to #SaveHIVFunding #HIVSky
academic.oup.com/cid/article-...
academic.oup.com/cid/article-...
Happening now @hivma.bsky.social rally to #SaveHIVFunding #CutsKill @idsainfo.bsky.social #IDWeek2025
October 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Happening now @hivma.bsky.social rally to #SaveHIVFunding #CutsKill @idsainfo.bsky.social #IDWeek2025
Yesterday was a busy day in the STI clinic, but one of my last patients had reported pain during sex. Turns out they had trich, but the more important discussion was what happened when they disclosed to their partner their discomfort, the partner ignored my pt. This is not ok…
October 16, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Yesterday was a busy day in the STI clinic, but one of my last patients had reported pain during sex. Turns out they had trich, but the more important discussion was what happened when they disclosed to their partner their discomfort, the partner ignored my pt. This is not ok…
Who you gonna turn to in times of crisis then? All this talk is just noise but when crises come, and people die, who you gonna trust?! A lawyer with zero medical experience? Or doctors who have spent decades studying medicine…
RFK Jr: We need to stop trusting the experts... Trusting the experts is not a feature of science or democracy, it's a feature of religion and totalitarianism.
October 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Who you gonna turn to in times of crisis then? All this talk is just noise but when crises come, and people die, who you gonna trust?! A lawyer with zero medical experience? Or doctors who have spent decades studying medicine…
Measles, Ebola, major disease outbreak investigators, HIV prevention…we’re f***ed. I’m not trying to be over dramatic here, but we currently have no defense against infectious diseases threats
C.D.C. Layoffs Included 2 Top Measles Experts Amid Rising Cases www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...
C.D.C. Layoffs Included 2 Top Measles Experts Amid Rising Cases www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...
C.D.C. Layoffs Included 2 Top Measles Experts Amid Rising Cases
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Measles, Ebola, major disease outbreak investigators, HIV prevention…we’re f***ed. I’m not trying to be over dramatic here, but we currently have no defense against infectious diseases threats
C.D.C. Layoffs Included 2 Top Measles Experts Amid Rising Cases www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...
C.D.C. Layoffs Included 2 Top Measles Experts Amid Rising Cases www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...
Those fired include the staff of the MMWR, our major source of information on outbreaks and guidelines, EIS, our disease investigators, and many experts. We are not equipped AT ALL to handle another outbreak or at this rate, any infectious disease…
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Those fired include the staff of the MMWR, our major source of information on outbreaks and guidelines, EIS, our disease investigators, and many experts. We are not equipped AT ALL to handle another outbreak or at this rate, any infectious disease…
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
Reposted by Joseph Cherabie MD MSc (They/He)
“In her complaint, the scientist, Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, who had directed the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, objected to Trump administration actions, alleging that they had endangered research subjects, defied court orders and undermined vaccine research.”
Kennedy Fires N.I.H. Scientist Who Filed Whistle-Blower Complaint
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:33 AM
“In her complaint, the scientist, Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, who had directed the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, objected to Trump administration actions, alleging that they had endangered research subjects, defied court orders and undermined vaccine research.”
Worried how this govt shut down will affect healthcare? Here is an update by @idsainfo.bsky.social on what this shut down will look like for us:
www.idsociety.org/news--public...
www.idsociety.org/news--public...
HHS government shutdown contingency plans: What to know
www.idsociety.org
October 1, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Worried how this govt shut down will affect healthcare? Here is an update by @idsainfo.bsky.social on what this shut down will look like for us:
www.idsociety.org/news--public...
www.idsociety.org/news--public...
STL #PrEP week is coming up, and we at WashU and the STL PTC wanted to have a Real Talk about PrEP, going over the current political landscape and obstacles.
Register here: courses.nnptc.org/class_inform...
Register here: courses.nnptc.org/class_inform...
October 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
STL #PrEP week is coming up, and we at WashU and the STL PTC wanted to have a Real Talk about PrEP, going over the current political landscape and obstacles.
Register here: courses.nnptc.org/class_inform...
Register here: courses.nnptc.org/class_inform...