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Amanda Gabster
@agabster.bsky.social
Latin America-based epidemiologist. ♡er of determinants of health and infectious diseases, especially HIV and STIs; Indigenous health and migrant health. LGBTQ ally 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️.
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A very personal story from me about why it makes sense to vaccinate boys as well as girls against Human Papillomavirus

"I was surprised to learn, in later life, that cervical cancer is one of the few cancers caused primarily by a virus – a cancer you can 'catch'".

https://buff.ly/3CPpa0p
Why it makes sense to vaccinate boys against HPV
In the light of more good news about declining rates of death from cervical cancer, why do we vaccinate boys against the virus that causes it?
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December 2, 2024 at 8:01 AM
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On #WorldAIDSDay, we remember and thank all the inspiring activists who helped turn the tide on this deadly pandemic

www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
AIDS Activism, A Playbook For Global Health Advocacy
AIDS activism was exceptionally successful. Other areas of global health can and must use the AIDS activism playbook.
www.forbes.com
December 1, 2024 at 1:21 PM
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The mural behind me says: Todos Juntos Podemos Para El SIDA.

Together We Can Stop AIDS—but first, we have to end #HIV stigma.

Today is #WorldAIDSDay. I started sharing my HIV status 6 yrs ago to help the world understand that people living w HIV can do anything. Please don't stigmatize us.
#IDsky
December 1, 2024 at 12:43 PM
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is in line to lead the Department of Health and Human Services in the next Trump administration, has worked overseas for years to undermine longstanding health policies on AIDS, measles and more. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/w...
November 30, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Hott off the press ✨Our findings show suboptimal ART adherence and limited retention in care among thkse who attend a large urban HIV clinic, especially among women. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
journals.plos.org
November 27, 2024 at 10:35 PM
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Donald Trump hopes to remove 11 million unauthorized immigrants as part of his mass deportation goals. But because of international diplomacy, cost and legal proceedings, it won't be easy. Here's how past administrations compare. nyti.ms/3AQM3A7
November 27, 2024 at 8:21 PM
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Immigration Reading List: Books to Broaden Your Perspective on Migration (2024)

Looking for a good book about immigration? 📚 Thanks to many reader contributions, we’ve got you covered with brand new book recommendations.

austinkocher.substack.com/p/immigratio...
Immigration Reading List: Books to Broaden Your Perspective on Migration (2024)
Looking for a good book about immigration? 📚 Thanks to many reader contributions, we’ve got you covered with brand new book recommendations. Plus: sign up for the new Immigration Book Club online.
austinkocher.substack.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:43 PM
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The UNAIDS #WorldAIDSDay2024 Report is out!

It shows we can end AIDS by 2030, if we protect everyone’s human rights.

www.unaids.org/en/resources...
November 26, 2024 at 2:05 PM
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📣 As we approach #WorldAIDSDay, the IAS calls on people to #UniteToReachAll!

🌐 Scientists, healthcare providers, policy makers, civil society, & people living with & affected by HIV need to come together to ensure the benefits of scientific advancements reach everyone. www.iasociety.org/WAD2024
World AIDS Day 2024: Unite to reach all
This World AIDS Day, let’s combine our forces to build a truly equitable HIV response that reaches all.
www.iasociety.org
November 26, 2024 at 1:14 PM
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Home is the most dangerous place for women, says global femicide report
Home is the most dangerous place for women, says global femicide report
Of the 85,000 women killed by men in 2023, 60% died at the hands of a partner or family member, new UN figures show An estimated 140 women and girls across the world die at the hands of their partner or family member every day, according to new global…
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 5:18 AM
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President-elect Trump’s picks to oversee public health have all pushed back against Covid policies or supported ideas that are outside the medical mainstream. Some doctors and scientists are bracing themselves for the gutting of public health agencies and a loss of scientific expertise.
Trump’s Choices for Health Agencies Suggest a Shake-Up Is Coming
The picks to oversee public health have all pushed back against Covid policies or supported ideas that are outside the medical mainstream.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2024 at 2:19 PM
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Essential reading in preparation for Trump 2.0 by one of the leading scholars of populism with direct experience of Orban’s Hungary - @gscheiring.bsky.social

www.politico.com/news/magazin...
I Watched Orbán Destroy Hungary’s Democracy. Here’s My Advice for the Trump Era.
To dismantle the machinery of autocracy, you first need to understand how it works.
www.politico.com
November 23, 2024 at 10:08 PM
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The majority of #mpox cases in the DRC in the past few weeks have been children. They are more likely to get severely sick and die. But they are not eligible for the vaccines being rolled out.

My colleague @cohenjon.bsky.social reporting from Congo.
🧪 #IDSky

www.science.org/content/arti...
‘I’m really shocked.’ Children not being vaccinated for mpox in Congo
Regulatory and liability issues are delaying immunization of the most vulnerable group
www.science.org
November 22, 2024 at 10:57 PM
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📢Save the date for the next STIRIG Webinar📢

Improving access to sexual health services for middle-aged and older adults in the UK: Findings from the SHOAR study

📅 Wed 27th Nov, 1-2pm UK Time
Link and further details:

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
Improving access to sexual health services for middle-aged and older adults in the UK: Findings from the SHOAR study | LSHTM
Sharing research findings and potentially proposing new approaches too improving sexual health services
www.lshtm.ac.uk
November 19, 2024 at 1:21 PM
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If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as health secretary, the longtime vaccine critic would be in a position to change the government’s immunization recommendations and delay the development of new vaccines. Here are five things he could change.
Five Ways R.F.K. Jr. Could Undermine Lifesaving Childhood Vaccines
If he is confirmed as H.H.S. secretary, the longtime vaccine critic would be in a position to change the government’s immunization recommendations and delay the development of new vaccines.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2024 at 3:33 PM