Its National Latino AIDS Awareness Day. It’s a moment of reflection, when numbers of diagnosis continue to increase in our Latino community. The story by Dr. Roque Gardner reflects exactly how I feel and what I think needs to be done. @utswim.bsky.social @utswinfdis.bsky.social

Despite the availability of highly effect HIV prevention and treatment options, Hispanic/Latinx communities continue to be disproportionately impacted by HIV. Equity = access to prevention & care. Tell Congress to save lives by fully funding federal HIV programs! https://bit.ly/3HJljVt #NLAAD

This is so true. Thank you @idsainfo.bsky.social for highlighting this.

We cannot do the complex and serious work of protecting Americans from infectious diseases amid this chaos and confusion. Our statement on April 1 HHS Job Cuts: www.idsociety.org/news--public...

I want to show my support and stand in solidarity with all the workers who lost their jobs and livelihoods today, especially those colleagues and friends who’ve worked so hard to keep the American people healthy. We’re in this together.

I get even more depressed when I check #idbluesky. We are all sad, angry, you name it. But we’re preaching to the choir here. We need to start thinking of what to do next.

Thank you for bringing this up. I’m in the “latter” group of physicians trying to advocate for a safe, equitable and anti-discriminatory healthcare environment. Not without fear of consequences, and I’m not alone on this. We must try harder to practice medicine freely. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

In 2018 I made the conscious decision to become an advocate in the fight against #HIV. Never imagined the HIV community in Dallas County would end up voting for me for a Service Award for #worldAIDSday. It’s an honor and a privilege to fight with and care for so many unsung heroes.

So I have followed the #IDsocial crowd and now here! Hope this is it. Hope it’s not sold to mega donors who will use this for their political ambitions.