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Anu Hazra

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ID Fellowship Program Director @ UChicago HIV/STI Doc Sexual Health Advocate Queer

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Anu Hazra @anuhazramd.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Excited to share our new Clinical Infectious Diseases paper reporting one of the first real-world evaluations of lenacapavir (LEN) for HIV PrEP in the United States!
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Anu Hazra @anuhazramd.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
UChicagoID × IDWeek 2025 So proud to see our faculty, fellows, and trainees sharing their science, stories, and impact on the national stage @idweek.bsky.social — UChicago is showing up strong! 🔬❤️‍🔥 🦠 #IDWeek2025 #UChicagoID #WeAreID
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
I wrote about popes, condoms, and the Catholic Church’s long, complicated relationship with sexual health. From abstinence-only messaging during the HIV crisis to quiet progress under Francis. I had fun with this one hope you enjoy reading it. bktitanji.substack.com/p/habemus-pa... #HabemusPapam
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Habemus Papam: But What’s His Stance on Condoms?
As an infectious diseases doctor, I can’t help but wonder what Pope Leo thinks about latex
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Anu Hazra @anuhazramd.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
My favorite partner in crime at #ACTHIV2025 @jncherabiemd.bsky.social
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Digging into the reinstated NIH grants. This story is an evolving doozy. The reinstated grant is an R21 from Seattle Children's Hospital I was very confused when I read the title: "An intervention to promote healthy relationships among transgender and gender expansive youth" 1/n
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Anu Hazra @anuhazramd.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Excellent thread on what indiscriminate cuts to an already meager national STI budget will do. We will be living with these consequences for the rest of our lifetimes. #IDSky
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Really pleased to see this open dialogue about PrEP for HIV use by Black women in Essence. Black women make up 50% of new HIV infections in the U.S. yet PrEP awareness and uptake remain very low in this group. PrEP doesn't only protect gay men, it protects women too! www.essence.com/lifestyle/ta...
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Op-Ed: Tamar Braxton Is Taking PrEP. Her Decision Is Redefining Sexual Health For Black Women | Essence
A professor reflects on her decision to take PrEP and encourages other Black women to do the same.
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TAGHIVscience @taghivscience.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Researchers Challenge NIH’s Politically Driven Grant Cancellations @aclum.bsky.social Complaint: www.aclu.org/documents/ap...
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Researchers Challenge NIH’s Politically Driven Grant Cancellations | American Civil Liberties Union
Lawsuit demands restoration of funding and a court order barring NIH from terminating any further awards in this manner
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Joseph Cherabie MD MSc (They/He) @jncherabiemd.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
The CDC is being gutted and that has real effects on people in my state. We still see new HIV diagnoses each day, if we can’t test and measure data, then people will develop advanced HIV and die. @wired.com @anuhazramd.bsky.social #HIVSky
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Joseph Cherabie MD MSc (They/He) @jncherabiemd.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
When we say people will die, this is what we’re talking about. We aren’t being dramatic, public health is one of the biggest returns on investment in terms of health. And it’s been flat funded for 10 years, and now cut by 25%… www.amfar.org/news/cuts-to...
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Cuts to the CDC’s Division of HIV Prevention Will Lead to Dramatic Rise in Infections, Deaths, and Costs
Without funding, there will be a loss of momentum in reducing HIV cases, and the nation's epidemic will worsen significantly.
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Jenell Stewart, DO, MPH (she/her) @drjenellstewart.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Sudden NIH grant terminations lack economic or ethical considerations. Our ATN-173/HPTN-115 protocol (STI prevention for women) has been rigorously preparing ~2 years to launch in April. What was broken in a day will take months to rebuild. We owe it to adolescents and women to not give up. #IDSky
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
I concur. People will die. The short sightedness of wrecking HIV research infrastructure in the US and globally cannot be overstated. My friend and colleague @anuhazramd.bsky.social states plainly what many of us know and feel desperately. The public deserves to know as well.
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Joseph Cherabie MD MSc (They/He) @jncherabiemd.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Strong words from my brilliant colleague @anuhazramd.bsky.social concerning the NIH HIV cuts. Read the whole article here #SaveHIVFunding #HIVSky #IDSky @hivma.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2025/03/25/h...
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Joseph Cherabie MD MSc (They/He) @jncherabiemd.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
CDC Division of HIV Prevention is under attack! This is an assault on all progress we have made in the field of HIV Prevention. That means more HIV infections, more complications from HIV, and higher healthcare costs. We must act now! #HIVSky #IDSky #SaveHIVFunding aidsunited.org/action/polic...
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ACTION ALERT: CDC’s Division of HIV Prevention Is Under Attack! We Must Fight Back - AIDS United
CDC’s Division of HIV Prevention Is Under Attack! We Must Fight Back CDC’s Division of HIV Prevention Is Under Attack! We Must Fight Back We have heard very unfortunate news that there is an effort un...
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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Word is out that an announcement about a reorganization of the #CDC will include elimination of the Division of #HIV Prevention and likely other departments. A significant reduction in workforce is also expected. Announcement could be made by Thursday or Friday if not sooner. Details to come.
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Joseph Cherabie MD MSc (They/He) @jncherabiemd.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Always great getting to speak with @medpagetoday.bsky.social about syphilis screening and the amazing work of our friends in Chicago @anuhazramd.bsky.social #STISky #IDSky
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 21/02/2025
Morning - Rise up & resist! Today, let's focus on what we can control. Remembering that our purpose fuels our resilience & resistance. They want us to be fearful; worrying about the future. Bc in fear, we're not living in the moment. We're unable to help now when we're spiraling. #tgif
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Joseph Cherabie MD MSc (They/He) @jncherabiemd.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Appreciative of @hivma.bsky.social and @idsainfo.bsky.social for allowing me to write about the new federal executive orders with respect to sex and gender, and how we may best function as providers while advocating for LGBT+ pts www.idsociety.org/science-spea...
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Fighting erasure: Navigating the new environment of gender-affirming care
Joseph Cherabie, MD, MSc, shares their views on the executive order on gender and sex and explores possible approaches for medical providers navigating this new environment.
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
The global South is leading in keeping us all safe. 1.Rwanda &Tanzania contained marburg outbreaks 2.Uganda is fighting Ebola 3. DRC is fighting #mpox Knowledge can flow from the global South to North. With CDC EIS gutted, consider Africa CDC's AES www.globalsouthopportunities.com/2025/02/17/a...
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Africa CDC Call for Applications: The African Epidemic Service Program 2025 (AES) - Empowering Africa's Public Health Workforce - Global South Opportunities
In an increasingly interconnected world, the rapid spread of disease can pose significant challenges to public health systems. The African continent, with its
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
If only we had an effective vaccine that prevents measles, what is now the largest measles outbreak in the State's history in 30 years would be swiftly resolved 🙄. #VACCINATE www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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In rural West Texas, a measles outbreak grows with no end in sight
At least 49 cases have been confirmed. Health officials — who are scrambling to get a handle on the vaccine-preventable outbreak — suspect 200 to 300 people may be infected.
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Joseph Cherabie MD MSc (They/He) @jncherabiemd.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
This is the new banner on HIV prevention webpages. This data is based off years of the highest quality evidence. To say this “this page does not reflect biological reality” because it includes trans people is propaganda from the people who know nothing about biology nor how to properly define sex.
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
I present to you all the notice that now is displayed on the CDC HIV prevention page. Again - In these times, find a healthcare provider you trust, who follows evidence based practice grounded in science. Follow trusted sources of information.
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PrEP4All, Inc. @prep4allnow.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
The HIV epidemic cannot be ended in a state of lawlessness where essential health agencies are gutted and funds are withheld without due cause and without reasonable warning. Read More: prep4all.org/statement-en...
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STATEMENT: Ending HIV Requires a Functional US Democracy & Government
The rapid dismantling of US democratic norms over the past 3 weeks – including fundamental government protections and structures – threatens the nation’s democracy, diversity, society, and economy.
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Everyone I know who works in academia right now is incredibly stressed. Please be kind,show some patience, reach out to your friends and colleagues, and offer support 🧡. Educate yourself on what is at stake, find a channel for advocacy you can engage in consistently, and add your voice.
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
University leadership in U.S. seems to be finally speaking up. That's a good thing, I guess, but we remember their silence regarding attacks on trans folk, DEI, human rights etc. Indirects on grants are important, but I wish it didn't take that to move the people who lead our institutions on issues.
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Fall of the Patriarchy Autumn @uncommongrace25.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
See how much NIH funding is in your state www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
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NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
This change will accomplish one thing - kill medical research in US academic institutions. That's not hyperbole and the best way I can explain this to the lay public. Slashing indirect costs to 15% is a move to destroy the academic enterprise. Pass it on. www.statnews.com/2025/02/07/n...
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NIH plans to slash support for indirect research costs, sending shockwaves through science
The NIH said Friday night that it would slash support for indirect costs on all existing and future grants to 15%
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
"The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, a huge funder of biomedical research, has cut a $60-million initiative to boost diversity in science education." Everyone obeying in advance never believed in diversity and inclusion to begin with, it was all an act. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Have Trump’s anti-DEI orders hit private funders? HHMI halts inclusive science programme
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, a huge funder of biomedical research, has cut a $60-million initiative to boost diversity in science education.
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Josh Barocas, MD ⭕️ @jabarocas.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Measles outbreaks cost A LOT of money. Societal costs of the 2018 Clark Co, WA outbreak cost society-the taxpayer-$3.4 million ($47 479 per case or $814 per contact). Cost of measles vaccine=$25 per dose ($50 for a 2 shot regimen) + MA/RN to administer. publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
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Societal Costs of a Measles Outbreak
We estimate the economic burden of a measles outbreak from a societal perspective, including public health response costs, direct medical costs, and productivity losses.
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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Trials abandoned due to the stop-work order on USAID-funded research:
The Times identified more than 30 frozen studies that had volunteers already in the care of researchers, including trials of:

malaria treatment in children under age 5 in Mozambique

treatment for cholera in Bangladesh

a screen-and-treat method for cervical cancer in Malawi

tuberculosis treatment for children and teenagers in Peru and South Africa

nutritional support for children in Ethiopia

early-childhood-development interventions in Cambodia

ways to support pregnant and breastfeeding women to reduce malnutrition in Jordan

an mRNA vaccine technology for H.I.V. in South Africa
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Anu Hazra @anuhazramd.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
A bright spot in current hellscape we are living through — my brilliant mentee presenting his work on ID match rates based on states’ reproductive and/or LGBT restrictions. Data will certainly be only more relevant in the years to come. #WeAreID #IDSky
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Jasmine R Marcelin, MD @drjrmarcelin.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
There is a line in the sand. Healthcare and public health organizations need to collectively hold the line. This is a life or death matter. shorturl.at/O5lsU
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How Should Health Care and Public Health Respond to the New US Administration?
This Viewpoint discusses scientific, medical, and public health actions, including withdrawing from the World Health Organization, taken so far during the first week of the Trump administration.
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Juan Michael Porter II @juanmichaelii.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Ace Robinson & some of the world's leading experts have developed "Saving Our People: Black Global Response to Shift in USA Health Policy" to help communities navigate health funding cuts. I'm proud to moderate this discussion. Join us on Feb 5 at 2 PM (EST). Details are in the attached picture.
The flyer on "Saving Our People: Black Global Response to Shift in USA Health Policy" shows 5 Black women and 4 Black men from around the world. They are:  Tatyana Moaton, PhD MBA-HRM, Kenyon Farrow, Dafina Ward, J.D. (she/her/y’all), Marnina Miller, Yvette Raphael, Ace Robinson, Wanjiku Njenga Lucy, Carlos Idibouo, and Juan Michael Porter II.
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Ilan Schwartz @germhuntermd.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Good start, now build on it
Cartoon of a guy with a stick poking an IDSA logo with text "C'mon, do something"
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Katy Stephenson @kstephensonmd.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
This is a chaotic and frightening time for researchers, but it is likely more terrifying for patients. As an infectious diseases doctor, I want to say that we are still here. We are advocating for you, and care about you: people with HIV, immigrants, transgender folks, and everyone else. #IDsky
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Ilan Schwartz @germhuntermd.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
What’s stopping @idsainfo.bsky.social from doing this?
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JAMA @jama.com · 19/12/2024
This JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis focuses on the recent CDC guidelines on use of doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP) to prevent bacterial sexually transmitted infections. ja.ma/41FWRvL
PDF preview of article.
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John “Jack” Flores, MD @jmfloresmd.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
I had a lot of fun riding this one with @anuhazramd.bsky.social , definitely a topic with some controversy, but could be a pivotal move to help reduce the incidence of this (not so) “hidden” syphilis epidemic.
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AVAC @avac.org · 19/12/2024
Just released! 💥 #LEN, the twice-yearly injectable #PrEP has the potential to transform the #HIV response, but only if it is rolled out with speed, scale and equity. Read the latest op-ed from AVAC’s ED Mitchell Warren and @jirairratevosian.bsky.social in @devex.com. www.devex.com/news/opinion...
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Becky Osborn @beckyosborn.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
🚨2 ID fellowship spots are open at Rush/Cook County!🚨 🏙️ Train at 2 amazing hospitals in the beautiful city of Chicago! 🦠Unparalleled clinical experience in HIV, transplant, global health ❤️Amazing faculty (I’m biased) 👩‍⚕️: Contact Mariam Aziz: mariam_aziz@rush.edu 🔁please repost and spread the word!
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Anu Hazra @anuhazramd.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
So incredibly honored to welcome this cohort of new fellows to the field of ID!!! #weareID
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Health officials in California have confirmed the first case of mpox clade I in the US. Patient is a returning traveller's who traveled to eastern Africa. This is not unexpected because the world is interconnected and there are ongoing outbreaks of clade I mpox in Africa. apnews.com/article/mpox...
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US health officials report 1st case of new form of mpox in a traveler
Health officials say they have confirmed the first U.S. case of a new form of mpox that was first seen in eastern Congo.
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
It's been shocking to see some public health experts who know better join in the sane-washing of RFK Jr and try to rationalize his nomination to lead DHHS. There's no universe in which he is an appropriate pick for that position. Pretending he is for some craven proximity to power is sick.
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