Laurie Schowalter
@laurieschowalter.bsky.social
Public health, equity, justice / 🇺🇸🇿🇦
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Among the many things Carl Dieffenbach was working on: the re-competition and renewal of #HIV clinical research networks: ACTG, HPTN, HVTN, IMPAACT.
As someone who has worked in HIV for 35+ years, I can tell you Carl is a consummate scientific leader. We’ve been lucky to have him at head of DAIDS. The only thing that wins here is the virus.
Unfortunately, I can confirm that this is true.
I have known Carl for 2 decades and he is smart, dedicated, and quite apolitical, focused on science and getting stuff done on important problems.
Huge unnecessary loss of leadership and expertise.
I have known Carl for 2 decades and he is smart, dedicated, and quite apolitical, focused on science and getting stuff done on important problems.
Huge unnecessary loss of leadership and expertise.
November 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Among the many things Carl Dieffenbach was working on: the re-competition and renewal of #HIV clinical research networks: ACTG, HPTN, HVTN, IMPAACT.
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If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
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we have PrEP because of these monkey studies. animal welfare in medical research is extremely strictly limited and regulated to ensure ethical use. there is no replacement for these animal models in biomedical research.
EXCLUSIVE: CDC to end all monkey studies. Decision handed down by recent college grad and former DOGE employee who is now deputy chief of staff at the agency. Animals were being used in studies of HIV prevention. Some may be euthanized. My latest for @science.org
Exclusive: CDC to end all monkey research
Studies related to HIV and other infectious diseases will be phased out, sources say; fate of the agency's animals remains unclear
www.science.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
we have PrEP because of these monkey studies. animal welfare in medical research is extremely strictly limited and regulated to ensure ethical use. there is no replacement for these animal models in biomedical research.
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Large demonstrations were held across the country on Friday against GBV, in answer to a nationwide call by what has become known as the Purple Movement.
Read groundup.org.za/article/it-i... by Ashraf Hendricks, Ihsaan Haffejee, Ishmail Mabena, Johnnie Isaacs, Thamsanqa Mbovane and Tsoanelo
Read groundup.org.za/article/it-i... by Ashraf Hendricks, Ihsaan Haffejee, Ishmail Mabena, Johnnie Isaacs, Thamsanqa Mbovane and Tsoanelo
In photos: Thousands protest to end violence against women
Government classifies GBV and femicide a national disaster, but it’s unclear what policies will follow from this
groundup.org.za
November 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Large demonstrations were held across the country on Friday against GBV, in answer to a nationwide call by what has become known as the Purple Movement.
Read groundup.org.za/article/it-i... by Ashraf Hendricks, Ihsaan Haffejee, Ishmail Mabena, Johnnie Isaacs, Thamsanqa Mbovane and Tsoanelo
Read groundup.org.za/article/it-i... by Ashraf Hendricks, Ihsaan Haffejee, Ishmail Mabena, Johnnie Isaacs, Thamsanqa Mbovane and Tsoanelo
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if any of you, and I mean *any*, pay money to obtain Nuzzi's "Horny For the Worm" book, you need to pay 10 times the amount you spent on it to actual journalists who are struggling right now
November 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
if any of you, and I mean *any*, pay money to obtain Nuzzi's "Horny For the Worm" book, you need to pay 10 times the amount you spent on it to actual journalists who are struggling right now
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It really seems like this administration is trying to eliminate the field of public health. MPHs and DrPHs will no longer be considered "professional degrees" by the DOE and, therefore, will face limits to accessing federal student loans.
aspph.org/department-o...
aspph.org/department-o...
Department of Education Proposal Excludes Public Health Degrees from “Professional Degree” Definition
Discover the new results and implications of Dept of Ed consensus regarding professional degree programs and public health education.
aspph.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
It really seems like this administration is trying to eliminate the field of public health. MPHs and DrPHs will no longer be considered "professional degrees" by the DOE and, therefore, will face limits to accessing federal student loans.
aspph.org/department-o...
aspph.org/department-o...
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These people are mad about being judged on the content of their character
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
These people are mad about being judged on the content of their character
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“After consulting w/ friends more media-seasoned than I, and exchanging emails w/ the reporter laying out what I was and wasn’t interested in speaking about, I agreed to an interview. I did this because, in ways you might think I have outgrown by now, I’m a fucking idiot”
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lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
“After consulting w/ friends more media-seasoned than I, and exchanging emails w/ the reporter laying out what I was and wasn’t interested in speaking about, I agreed to an interview. I did this because, in ways you might think I have outgrown by now, I’m a fucking idiot”
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
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Richest nation in human history
November 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Richest nation in human history
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What an incredible honor it was to host the Inaugural Paul Farmer Lecture and Award for Global Health Equity @mcgill.ca yesterday!
Mr Zackie Achmat received the award from Ms Catherine Bertrand Farmer
www.youtube.com/live/a6JOnJ0...
Mr Zackie Achmat received the award from Ms Catherine Bertrand Farmer
www.youtube.com/live/a6JOnJ0...
November 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
What an incredible honor it was to host the Inaugural Paul Farmer Lecture and Award for Global Health Equity @mcgill.ca yesterday!
Mr Zackie Achmat received the award from Ms Catherine Bertrand Farmer
www.youtube.com/live/a6JOnJ0...
Mr Zackie Achmat received the award from Ms Catherine Bertrand Farmer
www.youtube.com/live/a6JOnJ0...
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BREAKING: Federal judge orders the Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November.
Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November
A federal judge in Rhode Island has ordered the Trump administration to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November.
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
BREAKING: Federal judge orders the Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November.
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May we rage when we must and rest when we can.
May we build the peace we so desperately need.
May we turn our hands, in all things, to the justice that peace requires.
The only liberation is a shared liberation. May we have courage sufficient to build it.
Shabbat Shalom ❤️
May we build the peace we so desperately need.
May we turn our hands, in all things, to the justice that peace requires.
The only liberation is a shared liberation. May we have courage sufficient to build it.
Shabbat Shalom ❤️
November 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
May we rage when we must and rest when we can.
May we build the peace we so desperately need.
May we turn our hands, in all things, to the justice that peace requires.
The only liberation is a shared liberation. May we have courage sufficient to build it.
Shabbat Shalom ❤️
May we build the peace we so desperately need.
May we turn our hands, in all things, to the justice that peace requires.
The only liberation is a shared liberation. May we have courage sufficient to build it.
Shabbat Shalom ❤️
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"'They’re spending more money than I would even tax them,' [Mamdani] said in an interview with MSNBC last week."
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
November 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"'They’re spending more money than I would even tax them,' [Mamdani] said in an interview with MSNBC last week."
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum was groped Tuesday by a man on the street who kissed her neck and touched her chest.
“If they do this to the president," she said, "what must happen to all the young women women?"
She's calling for new measures to end harassment
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
“If they do this to the president," she said, "what must happen to all the young women women?"
She's calling for new measures to end harassment
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
Mexico's president was groped on the street. Now she's waging war on rampant sexual harassment
Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico's first female president, is pushing measures against sexual harassment after she was groped by a stranger on the street.
www.latimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum was groped Tuesday by a man on the street who kissed her neck and touched her chest.
“If they do this to the president," she said, "what must happen to all the young women women?"
She's calling for new measures to end harassment
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
“If they do this to the president," she said, "what must happen to all the young women women?"
She's calling for new measures to end harassment
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
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What we know, 3pm on Wednesday:
[In 4 parts]
—CA's Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems gain leg seats in VA & NJ
—Dems win NJ & VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
[In 4 parts]
—CA's Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems gain leg seats in VA & NJ
—Dems win NJ & VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
November 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
What we know, 3pm on Wednesday:
[In 4 parts]
—CA's Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems gain leg seats in VA & NJ
—Dems win NJ & VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
[In 4 parts]
—CA's Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems gain leg seats in VA & NJ
—Dems win NJ & VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
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Every time someone awful but really old dies, I think of Hendrik Hertzberg's flawless take on Jesse Helms:
"Far too late for it to do anybody any good, Jesse Helms has died."
www.newyorker.com/news/hendrik...
"Far too late for it to do anybody any good, Jesse Helms has died."
www.newyorker.com/news/hendrik...
November 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Every time someone awful but really old dies, I think of Hendrik Hertzberg's flawless take on Jesse Helms:
"Far too late for it to do anybody any good, Jesse Helms has died."
www.newyorker.com/news/hendrik...
"Far too late for it to do anybody any good, Jesse Helms has died."
www.newyorker.com/news/hendrik...
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Let the campaigning begin.
October 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Let the campaigning begin.
So conditioned by @dieworkwear.bsky.social I expected this headline to refer to a high-level trip to improve tailoring/fashion among world leaders
King Felipe VI will be the first European monarch to embark on such a trip in seven years ft.trib.al/u244GtS
October 31, 2025 at 7:47 AM
So conditioned by @dieworkwear.bsky.social I expected this headline to refer to a high-level trip to improve tailoring/fashion among world leaders
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ON THE CUSP OF CHANGE | South Africa is on the brink of a major shift in HIV care. Soon, trained pharmacists will be able to dispense antiretrovirals without a doctor’s script required. Learn more in our: tinyurl.com/2cbumnrw
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October 31, 2025 at 7:34 AM
ON THE CUSP OF CHANGE | South Africa is on the brink of a major shift in HIV care. Soon, trained pharmacists will be able to dispense antiretrovirals without a doctor’s script required. Learn more in our: tinyurl.com/2cbumnrw
Join our mailing list: shorturl.at/Ntzoa
Join our mailing list: shorturl.at/Ntzoa
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It took over 4 years, but the paper is finally published. In this study, we developed novel methods drawn from #LegalEpidemiology to map addiction #stigma in California law.
This #interdisciplinary work was conceptually and methodologically difficult!⤵️
#PaperSky #EpiSky #AcademicSky
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This #interdisciplinary work was conceptually and methodologically difficult!⤵️
#PaperSky #EpiSky #AcademicSky
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Targeting Addiction Structural Stigma Embodied in Law (“TASSEL”): Findings from an intrastate legal mapping study
Stigma is a fundamental cause of disease that reflects and intensifies health inequalities. Laws are powerful mediators for stigma; to correct them, i…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:31 AM
It took over 4 years, but the paper is finally published. In this study, we developed novel methods drawn from #LegalEpidemiology to map addiction #stigma in California law.
This #interdisciplinary work was conceptually and methodologically difficult!⤵️
#PaperSky #EpiSky #AcademicSky
1/
This #interdisciplinary work was conceptually and methodologically difficult!⤵️
#PaperSky #EpiSky #AcademicSky
1/
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The generic version of Trikafta, cystic fibrosis drug, costs $6,375 for a child and $12,750 for an adult per year, compared with a list price that exceeds $300,000 annually in the U.S.
www.statnews.com/pharmalot/20...
www.statnews.com/pharmalot/20...
Advocacy groups form a buyer's club to obtain generic versions of pricey Vertex cystic fibrosis drug
Advocacy groups form a buyer's club to obtain generic versions of pricey Vertex cystic fibrosis drug.
www.statnews.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The generic version of Trikafta, cystic fibrosis drug, costs $6,375 for a child and $12,750 for an adult per year, compared with a list price that exceeds $300,000 annually in the U.S.
www.statnews.com/pharmalot/20...
www.statnews.com/pharmalot/20...
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I’ve been thinking a lot about yesterday’s protest, and the one thing that really stuck out- broke my heart, was how many women were there in secret. I spoke to a lot of women who said “if my husband knew I was here, he’d kill me” or “my husband thinks I’m out shopping”. It hit me really hard.
October 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I’ve been thinking a lot about yesterday’s protest, and the one thing that really stuck out- broke my heart, was how many women were there in secret. I spoke to a lot of women who said “if my husband knew I was here, he’d kill me” or “my husband thinks I’m out shopping”. It hit me really hard.