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Lawrence Gostin

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Director @ONeillInstitute; O'Neill Chair in Global Health Law @GeorgetownLaw; Director @WHO Center on Global Health Law; Global Editor @JAMA_current; @theNASEM

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Trump’s deregulation order is a mindless numbers game, mandating removal of 10 regs for every one added. Rather than simply cut a regulation, we need to understand if it is needed to safeguard health, safety, and the environment. It is the regulation's quality that is important

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RFK Jr says say, “I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me.” He should therefore not give advice but leave that job to agency scientists He won’t say if he’d vaccinate against polio. That sends a loud message. And it’s not a good look from our health secretary

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FDA may impose nationwide restrictions on Mifepristone. Yet all the evidence shows it is very safe & effective. FDA is legally required to make evidence-based decisions. No new data have shown material risks. The courts should strike this blatantly political decision down

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RFK Jr. says Matthew Buzzelli, a lawyer with no public health experience, is CDC’s Acting Director. Expertise, judgment and experience seem to play no role in crucial health appointments

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The resolution & pandemic treaty will be discussed on Monday, May 19th. The World Health Assembly is expected to adopt the WHO Pandemic Agreement on May 20. The WHA will likely form an Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) to negotiate an Annex on PABS. This is historic

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Tuesday morning in Geneva, history will be made. It's the first World Health Assembly in over 75 years without the US. That is tragic. But it is a triumph of global solidarity with the adoption of the Pandemic Agreement. International cooperation is vital npr.org/sections/goats…

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The adoption of the Pandemic Agreement is a triumph of multilateralism. The US absence is tragic. The treaty may have succeeded not in spite of Trump, but because of him. The world is united together equitably.

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Showing he’s clueless, RFK Jr doubles down on WHO withdrawal just when history is made by adopting the Pandemic Agreement. The Secretary has his head in the sand and the US is weaker. youtube.com/watch?v=muuYtq…

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The World Health Assembly is the antidote to a world torn asunder by the Trump administration *Pandemic Agreement: 124 voted in favor & none against *Approve 20% increase in assessed dues, endorsing WHO’s 2026–27 budget of US$ 4.2b RFK Jr sends grievance filled video

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A Rhode Island federal judge expressed skepticism about mass firings at HHS, saying nothing in the record demonstrates "thoughtful work" behind these decisions. And that is an understatement.

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It was entirely foreseeable that China would assert influence at WHO as the US is in full retreat. China pledges $500m to WHO over 5 years. Let's be clear. China is not a benevolent force for good. It is transactional & mercenary. washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/…

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Trump saved the pandemic treaty: governments compromised to save the multilateral order from America. economist.com/international/…

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RFK's MAHA report drops today. Chronic diseases are the leading causes of death, costing $4.5 trillion each year. We lag far behind peer countries in life expectancy But RFK's pet peeves & anti-science views won't make us healthy. See JAMA Health Forum jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-…

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The MAHA Commission's first report is an anti-science scribe, fueled by RFK's pet peeves. Even for the one nugget of truth on ultra-processed foods, RFK goes off on an anti-science tangent. Instead of calling for reduced saturated fats, RFK calls for more butter and lard.

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A quick first take on RFK's MAHA Commission Report. RFK says we need more research, but we already know that poor diet & physical inactivity drive chronic diseases. If we did need more research, then how will that happen with massive cuts at NIH & CDC? menshealth.com/health/a648543…

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Out today from Alex Phelan and I, an in depth analysis of the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2024 Amendments). We also discuss the implications of Trump disavowing those amendments Georgetown J. of International Law shorturl.at/VZBSg

Out today from Alex Phelan and I, an in depth analysis of the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2024 Amendments). We also discuss the implications of Trump disavowing those amendments

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Having slashed research, fired career scientists, and fomented public trust, this executive action is a travesty of truth and reality whitehouse.gov/presidential-a…