Mark Harrington

We’re Tracking HIV Policy Impacts on Black Communities—and We Need Your Help A new initiative from PrEP in Black America creates accountability where federal systems fail. Feb 6, 2026 By: Danielle Campbell, Ph.D., M.P.H.; Leisha McKinley-Beach, M.P.H.; John Meade, M.P.H.; Oni Blackstock, M.D., M.H.S. This article is part of a collaboration between TheBody and PrEP in Black America.

On this eve of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day #NBHAAD, PrEP in Black America is facing this critical moment by creating an HIV Policy Impact Tracker to track policy impacts on Black communities, and we need your help in this important effort.

Read more here: www.thebody.com/piba-tracker

Defy Erasure, Defend Resistance, Disrupt Criminalization: The Positive Justice Project Partners Group National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Statement | The Center for HIV Law and Policy Debra Fraser-Howze, founder of the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS (NBLCA) – now known as Black Health – once stated that the inequita

For #NBHAAD, PJP Partners Group affirms a truth named by Black leaders: the inequitable distribution of public health resources is a matter of life & death. We demand HIV medical, social justice & public health sectors name & disrupt the anti-Blackness & inequality at the heart of our HIV response.

Trump admin is "destroying medical research," Senate report finds In a Senate hearing Tuesday, NIH director dismissed concern about research chaos.

NIH research is in the red zone. $561M in grants for cancer and heart disease is frozen, and 304 trials are defunded. Vacancies in 15 director roles create a leadership gap that stalls medical progress here in the US.
#MedSky 🛟 #AcademicSky

At a time when Black history is being erased, places like the Louis Armstrong House matter more than ever. That’s why I’m proud to partner with the Louis Armstrong House Museum to offer free admission to all visitors on Saturday, February 7th.

NYC’s mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social made a superb choice here.

It also gave me the joy of being able to talk about a colleague on national television, as he assumes the role of #NYC Health Commissioner.

The city is in great hands with Dr @alisterfmartin.bsky.social.

Ethnic Cleansing in Ohio? Nazi Lies in Vance's America

In Springfield, Ohio, people are preparing in advance of a “large deportation” promised by the president. To all appearances, the city is 2 or 3 days from a federal ethnic cleansing, grounded in a hate campaign organized by the vice-president and American Nazis.
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Important story from Max Kozlov. Loss without replacement of council members is a serious concerns which could be a huge problem in the future, but this is uncertain.

This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.

This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.

www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

Kenya’s High Court Suspends US Health Deal As Civil Society Urges African Leaders To Ensure ‘Fair Terms’ - Health Policy Watch Kenya’s High Court suspended the implementation of the country’s Memorandum of Understanding with the United States on Thursday after two separate court

Kenya’s High Court Suspends US Health Deal As Civil Society Urges African Leaders To Ensure ‘Fair Terms’ healthpolicy-watch.news/kenyas-high-...

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ICE raids are cruel, inhumane, and do nothing to serve public safety.

My responsibility is to be the mayor to each and every person that calls this city their home. That includes millions of immigrants— of which I am one.

Happening *this week*:

A vote by ACIP members against universal hep B vaccination at birth will be a vote for pediatric death and disease.

Multiple large natural experiments have documented Shingles vaccine is linked with ~20-25% reduced risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. A new report today adds to that and extends the to slowing the progression of dementia @cellcellpress.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Commemorating #WorldAIDSday is an act of defiance against ideology driven policies that will end our progress to end the epidemic.

Elizabeth Taylor in an 80s press conference speaking on the stigma of AIDS “…And it so angered me that I finally thought to myself, Bitch, do something yourself.” from the documentary “Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes.”

there’s a scene in the new documentary where Elizabeth Taylor is talking about the stigma of AIDS and how she got involved in the movement and it’s fucking everything

thank you to everyone who joined us in front of the White House today.

So many reasons to protest against this Administration's deadly and unlawful actions, fueling the #AIDS pandemic.

Grateful for the power of activism. #WorldAIDSDay #WAD2025 healthgap.org/press/world-...

How some treatments can lead to a ‘functional cure’ for HIV Specific class of immune cells help keep virus at bay for months or years—even in the absence of drugs

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Act Up has a new poster about RFK's murderous poilcies.

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Age Ageing: Association between vaccinations and risk of dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Stefania Maggi et al

bit.ly/48aivdc

Leaders' failure to fully replenish Global Fund threatens decades of progress against HIV, TB, and malaria The funding target must be met this week to prevent catastrophic cuts and soaring costs for patients who can’t afford to pay high prices for medicines.

MSF: Leaders' failure to fully replenish Global Fund threatens decades of progress against HIV, TB, and malaria

bit.ly/488egih

Gastorenterology: Hepatitis B Vaccination: A remarkable success story that must continue

Anna S. Lok et al

➡️ bit.ly/43xem1B

Important recognition at the highest political level for the Dengue Alliance!

🤝 Our global partnership for better dengue treatments was mentioned in the joint statement issued by Brazil's President after his meeting with Malaysia's Prime Minister.

www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/ca...

Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Clofazimine in Women With Rifampicin-resistant Tuberculosis During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period: Results From IMPAACT P1026s Clofazimine exposures in pregnant women with rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis were higher in the third trimester versus postpartum but comparable to histo

Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Clofazimine in Women With Rifampicin-resistant #Tuberculosis During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period: Results From IMPAACT P1026s academic.oup.com/jid/advance-... (open access)

Stand Up for Science March for Health and Science Flyer: 3:30 PM November 5th from American Public Health Association Rally

And then March to HHS Headquarters (Humphrey Building) after the APHA rally.

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Rally for the Public’s Health Join us on the National Mall on November 5th to rally for critical public health issues and initiatives.

APHA Rally: November 5th 2:30

National Mall, 7th Street, N.W. between Madison and Jefferson (near the Hirshhorn Museum)

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Collateral effects of COVID-19 pandemic control on the US infectious disease landscape Using data from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) disease surveillance systems, we sought to quantify the indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the possibilit...

The collateral benefits of the Covid pandemic response was a marked decrease in airborne and aerosol-transmitted infections via masking and non-pharmaceutical interventions
@science.org
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Jane Goodall, absolute queen of conservation, sitting happily next to a chimpanzee.

An inspiration for my entire life.
Thank you Jane, for your wisdom, your intelligence, your heart, and your sheer guts.

We'll try to carry on and make you proud.

💙 1934-2025

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