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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Our @nature.com Medicine Commission on Quality Health Information for All met in Berlin this week We presented the strong conclusion that quality information is a fundamental human right grounded in the R2H A beautiful selfie from @kuzmanovica.bsky.social from @who.int
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I’m in Berlin to discuss bio security & health information integrity in the age of AI. @WHO @WorldHealthSmt @NaturePortfolio Commission
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Russia’s failure to promptly report to WHO regarding suspected lab exposures to plague violates the International Health Regulations. President Trump should raise this with Putin and request independent scientific review of the lab’s bio safety and bio security standards.
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Russian lab worker exposed to plague raises major biosecurity concerns. Research on dangerous pathogens like Yersinia pestis (plague) or anthrax without strict biosafety controls risks exposure & lab leaks that can trigger major outbreaks. We urgently need global biosafety rules
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Thanks to the remarkable @michelebgoodwin.bsky.social for hosting the @oneillinstitute.bsky.social @georgetownlaw.bsky.social annual bunch and hike for our global health LLM class and staff.
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Today, the US dissented from the UNGA Political Declaration on PPPR. The political & operational impacts include a deepening geopolitical schism in global health. The US put sovereignty & ideology above international cooperation & health security
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Spain has nominated Dr. Maria Neira for DG. Nominations now include EMRO, Indonesia and Europe. This is a pivotal moment for @WHO. They face formidable challenges, economic and political. The PABS Annex is a key indicator for achieving equity.
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Zambia’s Minister of Health makes a clear case for health sovereignty in pandemic preparedness in Africa ClubdeMadrid At the High Level Roundtable on the sidelines of #UNGA81
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Tomorrow 8:30 am EDT Listen in to a high level roundtable on Pandemic Preparedness at the sidelines of UNGA. We will discuss the PPPR Political Declaration & health security Hosted by: Club de Madrid Spain Zambia Livestream miami.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
What a joy to be with our Global Health LLMs at @georgetownlaw.bsky.social Nothing at the @oneillinstitute.bsky.social makes me prouder than our students changing the world at global institutions, governments, & NGOs-fighting for health & justice @guglobalhealth.bsky.social @cughnews.bsky.social
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/s... I've worked w/ NIH for decades, peer reviewing grants from cancer to health disparities. Research is apolitical. Politicians can weigh evidence against social values, but it starts w/ scientific integrity
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White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants
Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Please join me & political leaders at @clubdemadrid.bsky.social side event at UNGA, 24 Sept 8:30 am EDT University Club, 1 W54th St, - Room 3 Or Live Streamed Rebalancing Global Health miami.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
RFK, Jr is using the same playbook for USPSTF as he did with ACIP & vaccines. SCOTUS gave RFK, Jr. full political control over USPSTF. He has fired all members & replaced them with politically aligned members. Cost free preventive services are now in grave jeopardy.
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Join the @naturemedicine.bsky.social Commission on Quality Health Information for All at the UNGA Tuesday, Sept 22, 4-5:45 pm EDT CUNY Graduate Center, 365 5th Ave, 9th Floor, NYC The Future of Trust: Health Information in the Age of AI Register: shorturl.at/KqAhv
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
RFK Jr doubles down on his anti-vax credentials. He led CHF for decades & he’s still a warrior against vaccines. When HHS is on the wrong side of science & public health, children & the vulnerable get sick. Kids are dying from measles & it’s entirely preventable
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Nicole Saphier is a risky choice for Surgeon General. Her holdings in processed food companies are disturbing. Her tobacco holdings violate WHO guidance & the FCTC Her company, DropRx, sells unproven & potentially dangerous liquid herbal extracts The Senate should not confirm her
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Join us on Sept 14, 1:20 EDT for the @oneillinstitute.bsky.social colloquium @georgetownlaw.bsky.social Ending the AIDS Pandemic. Moderated by Jeff Crowley, we will discuss the future of PEPFAR, UNAIDS, and the Global Fund
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
In @jama.com, Peter Lurie @cspinet.org and I show how the Roberts Court has reduced the independence of federal health agencies, expanded executive political control over science, and curtailed parallel state-level public health protections. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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The Supreme Court and Public Health Regulation
This Viewpoint summarizes the ways in which federal health agencies and state-level safeguards work in parallel to ensure public health and highlights how 3 recent Supreme Court rulings have reduced t...
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
In @medpagetoday.com I show why Trump's idea of $500 rebates for ACA patients is unlawful & shameless political pandering Here are If 3 good ideas to make care more affordable: Reduce hospital costs Prescription costs Admin overheads @gfriedman.bsky.social www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/the-...
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Opinion | $500 Obamacare Rebates Are Legally Precarious. And Do Nothing for Healthcare Costs.
The administration appears to be seeking political advantage through cash payments
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Nominees for the next @who.int DG due by 9/24 Balkhy (Saudi), Kluge (Belgium), Budi G Sadikin (Indonesia) & Al Kuwari (Qatar) are running Key issues: Sustainable/Flexible Financing Geopolitical Fragmentation Equity Retreat from multilateralism Budi (a banker) may suit the times
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Join us tomorrow for @oneillinstitute.bsky.social Colloquium @georgetownlaw.bsky.social The Future of Global Health Assistance in the Trump Era? Self-Reliance & Good Health Governance in Africa As U.S. aid recedes & PEPFAR & the Global Fund cut, we ask what comes next?
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
FBI investigation of scientists re COVID origins is absurd. Most scientists believe COVID began as a natural spillover. NIH scientists including Fauci follow the same evidence & draw the same conclusion. We can’t rule out a lab leak but no evidence exists www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/h...
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Inside the D.O.J.’s Investigation of Fauci and Other Virus Scientists
As Dr. Anthony Fauci has faced public scrutiny from congressional Republicans, the D.O.J. has pursued a quieter and more expansive effort against a wider circle of researchers.
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Fauci speaks out about the pandemic, global health—and his own record | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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Fauci speaks out about the pandemic, global health—and his own record
Largely silent for the past year, the beleaguered former NIAID chief defends himself in friendly forum
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
My 2-hour interview with Tony Fauci was the discussion Congress should have had: thoughtful, respectful & richly informative. We ranged from AIDS, TB and Malaria to Anthrax, SARS, Ebola, & COVID Isn't Congress' job to learn lessons from COVID & prepare for the next pandemic?
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
An @oneillinstitute.bsky.social Update: The Armchair Conversation with Dr. Tony Fauci will be moved to online participation only. Join us tomorrow September 2nd at 1:20 pm EDT for this event via live webcast. Scan the QR code attached to register by today at 7 PM EDT.
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I am delighted to share that the Nature Medicine Commission on Quality Health Information for All collection is now live on the @naturemedicine.bsky.social website. Please feel free to share widely with colleagues and on social media. www.nature.com/collections/...
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Nature Medicine Commission on Quality Health Information for All
Trustworthy health information is essential for individual and population health, yet the global health information ecosystem faces unprecedented ...
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Please join the @oneillinstitute.bsky.social & @guglobalhealth.bsky.social for a very special guest. I will conduct an intimate conversation with Tony Fauci covering health crises ranging from AIDS, SARS, mpox and Ebola to COVID-19 Wednesday, Sept 2, 1:20-3:20 EDT at @georgetownlaw.bsky.social
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
My ph law book, first published in 2000, is now in its 4th ed. Today, I taught my students the essence of public health Have compassion & kindness for your family, community & the world. Pop health flows from that duty to others Really, it's that simple www.ucpress.edu/books/public...
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Public Health Law and Ethics by Lindsay F. Wiley, Lawrence O. Gostin - Paper
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Today, we discussed the chaos unleashed by the America First Global Health Strategy. It's bilateral, transactional, and slashes critical health funding & expertise. All of this has cost an untold number of lives among the world's least advantaged people
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
FL issues a proposed rule to allow children to attend school without vaccines for chickenpox, hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenzae type B & pneumococcal disease The politicization of public health fueled by RFK, Jr. will make children sick and some will die.
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Want to know more about our @naturemedicine.bsky.social Commission on Quality Health Information for All? Here is a Q+A from the co-chairs and commissioners rdcu.be/fAnRh
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Our @naturemedicine.bsky.social Commission on Quality Health Information for All is now live. View our articles on why Quality Health Information is a singularly important determinant of health: www.nature.com/collections/...
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Nature Medicine Commission on Quality Health Information for All
Trustworthy health information is essential for individual and population health, yet the global health information ecosystem faces unprecedented ...
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
In @medpagetoday.com, I explain why complaints leveled against Fauci regarding his role in the pandemic response are profoundly misguided @gfriedman.bsky.social www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/the-...
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Opinion | Scapegoating Fauci Won't Protect Us From the Next Pandemic
It's time to replace partisan grandstanding with evidence-based inquiry
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
My analysis of Fauci's Contempt of Congress in @medpagetoday.com this Monday Here is Part I published last week: www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/the-... I will post Part II on Monday It delves into the flawed underlying allegations stemming from COVID Origins & Manates @gfriedman.bsky.social
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Opinion | Seeking to Prosecute Fauci Is Disgraceful
The Senate committee's actions are legally flawed and set a dangerous precedent
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
In @jamahealthforum.com I explain why US disinvestment in global public health has fueled the Bundibugyo virus Ebola outbreak in the DRC @drtedros.who.int @who.int has said that the outbreak is outpacing the capacity to control it. Cases & deaths rise daily, with no end in sight shorturl.at/IQCkL
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Ebola and the Catastrophic Cost of Public Health Infrastructure Disinvestment
This JAMA Forum discusses aspects of the Ebola outbreak, including erosion of disease surveillance, transactional global health security, and cost inefficiencies.
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Sec Kennedy must follow an orderly, scientific process before changing vac recs. A federal court has blocked changes to vaccine recs because there is no functioning ACIP Trump's EO is dangerous & unlawful Children will skip vaccines. Some will be hospitalized or die needlessly
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Trump's EO on child vaccine schedules places Erica Schwartz in an untenable position. SCOTUS has given Sec Kennedy power to override her The EO is unscientific & dangerous Children will skip vaccines & spread preventable diseases Childhood diseases will come roaring back
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
In @jama.com we show how the Trump administration, abetted by SCOTUS, is dismantling independent science and public health Trump's EO signed today altering child vaccine schedules turns science upside down. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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The Supreme Court and Public Health Regulation
This Viewpoint summarizes the ways in which federal health agencies and state-level safeguards work in parallel to ensure public health and highlights how 3 recent Supreme Court rulings have reduced t...
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Seeking to Prosecute Fauci Is Disgraceful www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/the-... The decision to hold Tony Fauci in contempt of Congress is legally flawed, and the underlying allegations are absurd. In @medpagetoday.com I explain why this is pure political retribution @gfriedman.bsky.social
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Opinion | Seeking to Prosecute Fauci Is Disgraceful
The Senate committee's actions are legally flawed and set a dangerous precedent
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I have known Tony Fauci for 45 years, watching him guide America through every major health crisis from AIDS to COVID. Serving presidents of both parties with absolute integrity, he represents the very best of public service. Tony is a national treasure—he deserves our gratitude, not our politics.
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Short Video Why CDC's 'Do Not Board' Rule Undermines the Ebola Response In @medpagetoday.com www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/the-...
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Uni of Michigan SPH appoints Charles Holmes as Dean Charles is a leader of extraordinary vision, courage & impact globally It's a high honor to be his friend, working at the @oneillinstitute.bsky.social institute I'm enormously proud of Charles. He will be a powerful force for global public good
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
RFK upholds Hantavirus quarantine despite an independent medical review recommending voluntary home monitoring. It’s a shocking disregard for both science and personal freedom. So, all the talk about “medical freedom” & harsh criticism of the COVID response were just a a sham.
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
CDC is quarantining Angela Perryman, a Hondius passenger exposed to hantavirus b/c FL refuses 24/7 monitoring. Her liberty should not hinge on a battle between the CDC and the state. CDC has no evidence that she would violate home quarantine. She poses no risk to the public.
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The NBA is exciting but it’s undermining its historic commitment to racial & social justice, to its players, and to people a continent away, the people of Sudan Read more  www.justsecurity.org/141439/nba-g...
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The NBA’s Genocide Problem
The NBA’s partnership with the UAE is laundering the reputation of a regime that supports a militia responsible for mass atrocities in Sudan.
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I welcome CDC’s model estimates on Ebola, which reminds me of CDC’s catalytic role during the West African epidemic. But there’s a major disconnect. CDC says the outbreak will escalate without testing, tracing & isolation. Yet CDC is doing very little to make that happen
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
The US still plans to open an Ebola unit in Kenya, despite a High Court block. In @medpagetoday.com I explain why that's dangerous & unlawful. My video shows why this is a disaster medpagetoday.com/opinion/the-...
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
In @JAMA_current, Bill Eskridge and I explore Medical Licensing and State Police Power: Professional Regulation After Chiles v Salazar. SCOTUS is eviscerating public health and human rights jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Medical Licensing and State Police Power
This Viewpoint discusses the US Supreme Court’s decision in Chiles v Salazar and offers suggestions for state professional regulation that protect patient safety and autonomy while respecting constitu...
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gostin.bsky.social @gostin.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Kenyan ​court extends block on US Ebola for 3 weeks. Two people died in protests against the facility. Public anger is palpable as the US offloads health risks to Kenya The US plan is unlawful & dangerous www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/the-...
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Opinion | Here’s Everything Wrong With the Offshore Ebola Quarantine Plan
Clinical, ethical, and legal issues abound
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