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ID Experts Pan Trump Order Calling for Forced Hospitalization of Homeless People Another example of 'throwing out a policy without input from experts,' says HIVMA chair

"Anytime you're throwing a threat into the mix that someone's freedom could be harmed, it's going to make people shut down; they're not going to show up for healthcare services," Elizabeth Finley of NCSD told MedPage Today. Read more: www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

Susan Monarez confirmed as Trump's CDC director The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Susan Monarez to be President Trump’s director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Susan Monarez to be President Donald Trump’s director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read more: www.statnews.com/2025/07/29/s...

US Drafts Plan To Change PEPFAR's Focus From HIV To Diseases That Could Threaten Americans - Health Policy Watch US State Department officials are developing a plan to transform the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) from an entity that tackles HIV to

US State Department officials are developing a plan to transform the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) from an entity that tackles HIV to one that is broadly focused on protecting and promoting American interests. Read more: healthpolicy-watch.news/us-officials...

A new recall of injected penicillin may put gains against syphilis in peril | CNN Drugmaker Pfizer is warning doctors that it expects to run low on supplies of Bicillin L-A, a long-acting injection of the antibiotic penicillin, the preferred option for treating syphilis during preg...

Drugmaker Pfizer is warning doctors that it expects to run low on supplies of Bicillin L-A, following a July 10 recall of certain lots of Bicillin L-A that were found to be contaminated with floating particles. Read more: www.cnn.com/2025/07/16/h...

Senate passes Trump’s tax-cut bill that would slash Medicaid spending The Senate has passed a $4.5 trillion tax cut bill after last-minute changes to its health care provisions, as Republicans scrambled to get their party on board.

#Breaking: The Senate passed a $4.5 trillion tax cut bill after last-minute changes to its health care provisions, as Republicans scrambled to get their party on board.
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FDA Approves Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir for HIV Prevention More than 99% of people who received Yeztugo in two large clinical trials remained HIV negative.

The FDA approved twice-yearly lenacapavir (Yeztugo) for PrEP, making it the longest-acting HIV prevention method. Advocates lauded the eagerly awaited approval but expressed concern that the $28,000 annual price tag could limit access as HIV prevention funding is being slashed in the US & worldwide.

HIV protection with just two shots a year: FDA approves Gilead drug A new twice-yearly shot could be a "game changer" in the fight against AIDS, but experts' hopes have dimmed because of the current political climate.

The Food and Drug Administration approved Wednesday a powerful new drug that provides nearly complete protection against HIV infection with just a single administration every six months. Read more: www.statnews.com/2025/06/18/f...

CDC workers fired from prominent STI, hepatitis labs are rehired The staff of two world-class CDC laboratories that were slated to be closed by the Trump administration have been informed that their terminations have been canceled.

The staff of two world-class laboratories at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that were slated to be closed in a round of cuts announced in April have been informed that their terminations have been canceled. Read more: www.statnews.com/2025/06/16/c...

Closed CDC lab was cornerstone of national, global STI science The Trump administration closed a CDC lab that tracked STIs, including drug-resistant gonorrhea. Experts have painted a grim picture of STI surveillance in the wake of the lab's closing.

“This lab is critical to America’s public health, and the health and livelihood of Americans will be worse off without it,” David C. Harvey, MSW, executive director of the National Coalition of STD Directors, told Healio. Read more: www.healio.com/news/infecti...

Congenital syphilis is on the rise in Arizona. But RFK Jr. didn't mention it in kids health report Congenital syphilis occurs when a pregnant woman with the sexually-transmitted disease passes the infection to her baby in the womb. Cases are on the rise here in Arizona, and there's a national push ...

David C. Harvey, Executive Director of NCSD, talks congenital syphilis during STI Engage, our annual conference, held in Phoenix this year. Read more: www.kjzz.org/politics/202...

WHO announces the development of recommendations on doxycycline prophylaxis for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections WHO is convening a Guideline Development Group for the development of Clinical guidelines on doxycycline prophylaxis for prevention of sexually transmitted infections. Members of the public and intere...

WHO is convening a Guideline Development Group (GDG) for the development of evidence-based clinical guidelines on doxycycline prophylaxis for prevention of STIs. Read more: www.who.int/news/item/28...

Copper IUDs Linked to Higher Risk for STI Than Hormonal IUDs Pelvic inflammatory disease risk remains lower with copper IUDs than with levonorgestrel IUDs.

Copper IUDs are associated with an increased risk for several STIs and other vaginal conditions than IUDs containing levonorgestrel, according to a retrospective chart review presented at the ACOG 2025 Annual Meeting. Read more: www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Gonorrhoea vaccine to be rolled out in England from August The treatment will be offered to those most at risk from August after a record number of cases.

Prof Andrew Pollard, the chair of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), which recommended the vaccine, said despite it only being 30% effective, it was "worth having" and could have "a huge impact" overall. Read more: www.bbc.com/news/article...

Task force recommends prenatal syphilis screening amid growing crisis

Yesterday the US Preventive Services Task Force released a final recommendation statement on screening for syphilis infection during pregnancy, giving screening the grade of "A" and suggesting early, universal screening. Read more: www.cidrap.umn.edu/sexually-tra...

FDA OKs First At-Home Test for Cervical Cancer Screening Previously approved self-collection kits need to be used in a healthcare setting

The FDA recently approved the first at-home test for cervical cancer screenings. Read more: www.medpagetoday.com/obgyn/cervic...

CDC Updates Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Guidelines The agency now recommends Biktarvy or a dolutegravir combination to prevent HIV acquisition after non-occupational exposure.

In a long-awaited update, the CDC has issued new guidelines for HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). The new guidance—the first revision since 2016—now recommends Biktarvy or a dolutegravir combination to prevent HIV acquisition after non-occupational exposure such as sex or injection drug use.

New data show sustained declines in chlamydia, syphilis among doxy-PEP users A study at a sexual health clinic finds that significant declines in chlamydia and syphilis were sustained nearly 2 years after doxy-PEP was introduced.

A study conducted at a sexual health clinic in San Francisco found sustained significant declines in cases of chlamydia and syphilis among those who used doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (doxy-PEP). Read more: www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia...

New screening method finds novel approaches to combat antimicrobial Scientists from the Ineos Oxford Institute for antimicrobial research (IOI) have developed a new screening method to tackle bacterial resistance to the tetracycline class of antibiotics. The results

Scientists have developed a new screening method to tackle bacterial resistance to the tetracycline class of antibiotics. The results from this method provide the starting point to develop new drugs to treat drug-resistant infections. Read more: www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-05...

The latest issue of #PxWire is here. As #PrEP programs are dismantled & #LEN for PrEP is poised to transform prevention, two forces are colliding in real time. Read about all of this, avac.org/resource/rep....

Trump proposes billions in cuts to federal health agencies from NIH to CDC Trump proposed massive cuts to federal health agencies in his 2026 'skinny budget' request.

President Trump on Friday proposed massive cuts to the federal government’s health agencies in his 2026 budget request, arguing that Congress should reduce spending by tens of billions from current levels. Read more: www.statnews.com/2025/05/02/s...

Syphilis Surveillance Supplemental Slides Trends in surveillance data on selected behaviors reported among P&S syphilis cases.

The Syphilis Surveillance Supplement is now available! These resources provide trends in surveillance data on selected behaviors reported among P&S syphilis cases in the United States during 2019–2023. Learn more: www.cdc.gov/sti-statisti...

Mpox found in North Carolina sewage: What to know The risk to the public is low at this time, health officials have said.

Health providers and the public have been urged to be on the alert for mpox cases after particles were detected in several sewage samples in North Carolina. The risk to the public is low at this time. Read more: www.newsweek.com/mpox-cases-n...

The draft was not officially released or confirmed by the Trump administration, and it’s not clear what will make it into the final budget proposal. “But it’s an important indication about what the administration is thinking about,” said David Harvey, executive director of NCSD.

Draft budget plan proposes deep cuts across federal health programs A draft budget proposal circulating among federal officials would dramatically deepen cuts at the nation’s top health agency, eliminating some public health programs entirely and serving as a roadmap ...

ICYMI: A draft budget proposal circulating among federal officials would dramatically deepen cuts at the nation’s top health agency, eliminating some public health programs entirely and serving as a roadmap for more mass firings. Read more: apnews.com/article/heal...

Scaling Back the Nation’s HIV Response? What the Trump Administration’s HHS Budget May Do Taken together, if approved, these proposed budget cuts and other changes would fundamentally alter the nation’s HIV response which, along with the many other changes being proposed at HHS, does not b...

The just leaked budget document for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) adds new details to the Trump administration’s planned restructuring of HHS and confirms earlier reports that major changes are in store for the nation’s HIV response. Read more: www.kff.org/quick-take/s...

Closure of CDC hepatitis lab imperils U.S. outbreak response, prevention The U.S. capacity to battle hepatitis B and C has been leveled a devastating blow with the recent closure of the CDC’s premier testing laboratory for viral hepatitis, experts warned.

The U.S. capacity to battle hepatitis B and C has been leveled a devastating blow with the recent closure of the CDC’s premier testing laboratory for viral hepatitis, experts warned. buff.ly/GzNcNdU

What Do Federal Staffing Cuts and HHS Restructuring Mean for the Nation’s HIV Response? | KFF This policy watch examines the impact of federal staff cuts and HHS restructuring on the nation's HIV response.

"Regardless of what happens with AHA, the elimination of directors, staff, and departments across HHS to date, represents a significant loss to HIV research, prevention efforts, leadership, expertise, and coordination of the HIV response across the federal government." www.kff.org/policy-watch...

Fears new mpox strain spreading in UK after case with no travel history The UK Health Security Agency has launched an investigation to determine how a person in North East England caught the virus

All 11 previous UK cases of the new variant, known as clade 1b, had been in people who had either returned recently from Africa, or been in close contact with someone who had. Read more: www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

HIV prevention was making great strides. Then Trump’s budget axe fell CDC layoffs and program cuts gutted branches responsible for a slew of HIV prevention services, imperiling decades of progress.

HIV prevention was making great strides. Then Trump’s budget axe fell www.statnews.com/2025/04/07/h... via @statnews.com

CDC’s top laboratory on sexually transmitted diseases is shut by Trump administration The Trump administration fired everyone in a CDC lab that is crucial to tracking drug-resistant gonorrhea and other sexually transmitted diseases. "We are blind," an expert says.

“Without that lab, we would have not been able to appropriately diagnose and monitor drug-resistant gonorrhea," said David C. Harvey, Executive Director of NCSD. Read more: www.statnews.com/2025/04/05/c...