📣 Calling all health and science creators: APHA and @Burness are bringing digital storytellers to our Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, November 1-4. Creators who want to help shape the future of journalism and public health should apply for the Burness Public Health Creator Fellowship.

Frontier research highlights proposals for new approaches to measuring PrEP need. Estimations of how many people may benefit from PrEP vary widely by estimation approach. These estimates provide a framework for assessing PrEP need at population and program levels. @mintturonn.bsky.social

In meta-analysis of national and subnational #TB prevalence surveys, we found that between 2000-2024, tuberculosis epidemics are rapidly urbanising. doi.org/10.1371/jour... @plosmedicine.org @uofgshw.bsky.social @kchorton.bsky.social

Urban and rural prevalence of tuberculosis in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

In a systematic review and meta-analysis, Seyed Alireza Mortazavi and colleagues investigate urban versus rural differences in adult pulmonary tuberculosis prevalence between 2000 and 2024 in 26 low- ...

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Based on the current evidence, 𝗘𝗖𝗗𝗖 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝘅𝘆-𝗣𝗘𝗣 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲. Any use should be considered case by case by clinicians, and aligned with national guidance. Where used, it needs to be part of a broader sexual health approach. Read more: bit.ly/45fcsna

New preprint: with increasing resistance to ceftriaxone, the last recommended antibiotic for gonorrhea, we urgently need new drugs. Two--zoliflodacin & gepotdiacin--are up for approval by the FDA in Dec. Here we show a point mutation can result in cross-resistance. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Zoliflodacin and gepotidacin cross-resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Resistance to zoliflodacin, a first-in-class antibiotic for gonorrhea treatment, can occur through gyrBD429N, but this mutation's impact on fitness and resistance to other topoisomerase targeting drug...

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We need your voice! CDC is requesting comments on the National HIV Surveillance System. Share how NHSS data informs HIV prevention & care in your community. Submit your comments by Dec. 1: https://idsociety.quorum.us/campaign/143786/

Opportunity to comment on the National HIV Surveillance System

The deadline to comment is Dec. 1, 2025.

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Curious about using census microdata in your research? 📊 Join us for a webinar on IPUMS International, the world’s leading repository of harmonized census data. 🗓️ 12 Nov 2025 | 🕒 15:15–16:30 UK | 💻 Zoom Register: forms.gle/oqTDNU4Zpn2s... Hosted by the LSE Historical Economic Demography Group.

Register for IPUMs International Online Session

Please use this form to register for the IPUMs International Session hosted by the Historical Economic Demography Group at LSE. The session will be on Zoom from 15:15-16:30 UK Time on 12 November 202...

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The CDC runs the National HIV Surveillance System, which is a foundational resource for tracking HIV trends and improving prevention and care. They are seeking public feedback to keep this important effort going. Comments open until Dec 1, 2025. 🛟🧪 www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other ...

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We’re hiring! Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda. Could that be you? Apply using the link below. transition2025.com/apply

New study led by Salome Kuchukhidze, @mintturonn.bsky.social & @jeff-imai-eaton.bsky.social finds that over 1 in 4 US women living w/ HIV reported past-year intimate partner violence, with pregnant women at a particularly high risk. bit.ly/47YX2F2

Interested in generative AI and computing education? We are looking for a PhD student to work on developing and studying tools that help novice programmers learn how to use generative AI at @csaalto.bsky.social. Find out more & apply here: www.aalto.fi/en/open-posi...

IPUMS MEPS (Medical Expenditure Household Survey) now offers 1,100 new variables from the 2023 survey. Easily accessible! @ipums.bsky.social @umn-idim.bsky.social View data here: meps.ipums.org/meps/

We are so excited to share that Bailey Bowcutt (@baileybowcutt.bsky.social), PhD student in the Grad Lab, moderated the Harvard Chan Studio event, “Dr. Anthony Fauci: Insights from 50 years of public service.” 🎦 Watch the full interview: youtu.be/qHxR75vO83M?...

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Sue Goldie Has Parkinson’s Disease (Gift Article)

An acclaimed researcher is an expert at explaining complicated problems. Now she has to confront the most vexing question: What is happening to her?

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"no babies were born with HIV or syphilis in 2022 and 2023, while a 2023 national survey confirmed 0 hepatitis B among young children...achievements are backed by universal health coverage, which guarantees free antenatal care, vaccines and diagnostic services for all residents, including migrants"

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Maldives becomes the first country to achieve ‘triple elimination’ of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B hq_who_departmentofcommunications.cmail19.com/t/d-e-gwgjl-...

Undergrad Hackathon for Health Equity on infectious diseases. Oct 18 @buhaririinstitute.bsky.social (Boston). Come learn about epidemiology research & dive into real data with fun mentors and epi-curious colleagues. Info: bit.ly/46Na9ca. Register: bit.ly/3KL6pzd. #EpiSky #DataSciSky #PublicHealth

Join our colleagues at the Centre for History in Public Health on 28th October for a seminar examining the relationship between AIDS and migration controls in Britain during the 1980s & ’90s. www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e... @lshtmhistory.bsky.social #HIV

AIDS and the screening debate: race, mobility and migration, 1985-1995 | LSHTM

This presentation explores how efforts to manage the spread of AIDS intersected with broader efforts to restrict African migration in late twentieth century Britain. Its target audience is students

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New CDC guidelines recommend twice-a-year injectable lenacapavir as a new option for #HIV prevention. FDA approved this medication in June 2025, expanding HIV PrEP options with the potential to advance efforts to end the HIV epidemic. #FundHIV. Read the full clinical recommendation: bit.ly/47WMx5P

Clinical Recommendation for the Use of Injectable Lenacapavir ...

This report describes a clinical recommendation to use injectable lenacapavir as an HIV preexposure prophylaxis.

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"It was estimated that, by their 18th birthday, 61% (95% UI, 58%-63%) of US children were ever enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP and 42% (95% UI, 38%-46%) were ever uninsured." From Ye Shen et al. @ctrdecisionscience.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Health Insurance Dynamics During Childhood in the US

This decision analytical modeling study aimed to estimate childhood insurance outcomes, including the proportions of those who had ever been enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP or had ever been uninsured.

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We're hiring! 5 tenure track assistant professors. 2 #microbiology, 2 #Evolution, 1 #biologicalclocks jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/675062/f...

Five Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Positions in Microbiology, Evolution, and Biological Clocks - College Station, Texas job with Department of Biology - TAMU | 675062

Texas A&M University (TAMU) invites applications for five full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor positions

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@sriucl.bsky.social is HIRING 2 permanent Lecturers 🚀 in #QuantitativeSocialScience! It comes with smart and lovely colleagues🌟, a central London office, and many big ideas and questions 🧐 Apply now! www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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The Dept. of BioSciences at #RiceUniversity, in Houston, Texas, invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in Evolutionary Biology, with a preferred focus on organismal responses to environmental change. Please RT! Apply: apply.interfolio.com/173889

📢 Call to anyone working in - or affected by - #HIV #HBV #hepatitis, as we gather data about impact of #funding cuts. Can you help with a short questionnaire? link here ⬇️ forms.gle/nUJZFpMTdiwB... Can be anonymous. Preliminary results in this thread. #PEPFAR #CDC #NIH #MedSky #LiverSky #NoHep 🧪

'Plan-B': Impact of changes in the global funding landscape for Hepatitis B clinical and research programmes

We are a team of clinicians and researchers based at the Francis Crick Institute in London, and working with international partners and collaborators to advance progress towards hepatitis B eliminatio...

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Philippa Matthews@pippa-matt.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Impact of international #funding cuts on #HBV. Results of a questionnaire to clinical, research & civil society reflect high impact, presented at HBV meeting in #Berlin. 🧪 #PEPFAR #USAID #CDC #NIH #MedSky #LiverSky @ice-hbv.bsky.social @who.int @worldhepalliance.bsky.social doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...

1/ 🚨 #JobOffer Two fixed term, Senior Executive Officer (PostDoc equivalent) Mathematical Modeller / Research Software Engineer positions at UKHSA. 🗓️ Appointment term: Fixed-term, available until Mar 2028 ⏳ Application deadline: 23:59 BST, Wed 10 Sep 2025 #AcademicJobs #ResearchJobs #PublicHealth

A Labor Day podcast recommend The biggest changes I’ve made in 2025 all flow back to Robert Putnam’s ideas here: thick, layered social groups —> functional local governments & better personal well-being & healthy national politics podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Join or Die with Robert Putnam

Podcast Episode · What Now? with Trevor Noah · 01/23/2025 · 1h 6m

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ICYMI: Chicago Has a Huge Lead Pipe Problem—and We Mapped It. Collaboration @insideclimatenews.org @grist.org @wbez.org insideclimatenews.org/news/2808202...

Excited to announce a search for an Associate or Full Professor in Infectious Disease Modeling at Penn State's Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics. Details at link and below. psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac...

Full or Associate Professor in Infectious Disease Modeling

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

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Other (London, UK) Senior Mathematical Modeller/Research Software Engineer in the NIHR-funded Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) at UK HSA More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2350

We are recruiting a Research Fellow to develop machine learning based methods for handling missing data @lshtm.bsky.social. See jobs.lshtm.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... for more details.

Job Opportunity at LSHTM: Research Fellow

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working i...

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