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Oni Blackstock, MD MHS @oniblackstock.bsky.social · 5d

The first reports of what would eventually be called AIDS and its causative agent identified as HIV were published in the MMWR in 1981 alerting health care and public health systems across the country. A tremendous loss for public health.

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Neo Gebru @neooology.bsky.social · 6d

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Neo Gebru @neooology.bsky.social · Sep 16

Hooray!! Big congrats 🎉🎉🎉

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · Jul 16

Researchers take note: 👇🏼👇🏼

analysis of changes to words in 232 datasets from HHS, CDC, & VA sources btwn Jan 20 & Mar. 25, 2025, compared to archived versions:
49% substantially altered
106 had "gender" switched to "sex"
15 logged/indicated change occurred

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Data manipulation within the US Federal Government

A US Department of Veterans Affairs dataset compiling veteran health-care use in 2021 was quietly amended on March 5, 2025. A column titled gender was renamed sex, and the words were also switched in ...

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AVAC @avac.org · Jul 14

Our own Mitchell Warren shared a sobering picture of the potential of a world without HIV prevention / reduced access to #PrEP at #IAS2025 satellite: Re-imagining Prevention.

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Ya'el Courtney, PhD @scienceyael.bsky.social · Jul 12

Dr. Kimiko Krieger's crucial prostate cancer NIH research grant was canceled - impacting 1 in 8 American men & disproportionately affecting African American men. @altnih4science.bsky.social @standupforscience.bsky.social

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Neo Gebru @neooology.bsky.social · Jul 8

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Neo Gebru @neooology.bsky.social · Jun 25

Reunited with the legends, mentors who saw potential in the chaos. Thanks for a full circle moment @rsaofficial.bsky.social

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Philipp Markolin, PhD @philippmarkolin.bsky.social · Jun 19

Scholars in the US and other countries have now a choice imposed on them:

Acquiesce or resist?

In this handbook, we outline how scholars can respond during democratic backsliding and encourage reflection on personal values and the consequences of different coping strategies.

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Neo Gebru @neooology.bsky.social · May 23

Congrats Jamie!

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Neo Gebru @neooology.bsky.social · Apr 1

📣Do you conduct research using technology and other novel approaches to address substance use related behaviors?

Submit your work to our upcoming special issue on novel approaches to Facilitate Health Behavior Change over at ECP, papers due June 1!

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Neo Gebru @neooology.bsky.social · May 21

Congratulations!! 🎉🎉👏🏾👏🏾

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Cassie Boness, PhD @cassie-boness.bsky.social · May 19

New op-ed out in the Albuquerque Journal. I share about the importance of federal substance use and addiction funding for families like mine.

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OPINION: Federal cuts put addiction treatment and recovery at risk

I vividly remember growing up and my grandmother warning me to be careful with alcohol — because addiction “runs in our family.” She wasn’t wrong. For generations, both sides of

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Neo Gebru @neooology.bsky.social · May 1

(Somehow) we're now only one month away from the first due date to SUBMIT to our ECP SPECIAL ISSUE on health behavior change.

We look forward to highlighting your important and much needed substance use research.

See details here: tinyurl.com/ECP-Special-...

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Neo Gebru @neooology.bsky.social · Apr 23

Big congrats prof 👏🏾👏🏾🥳🥳

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Neo Gebru @neooology.bsky.social · Apr 17

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Neo Gebru @neooology.bsky.social · Apr 17

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