Lorraine T. Dean, ScD

Educating ourselves about the divisions in US society is key to health education, equity, and important to the public health field’s advancement -- especially in times like these. As a resource, I'm pleased to share a book I co-edited - available today!

"It's a good thing that so many providers are engaged in prescribing a medication that's so effective." -- @DrLTDean of @JohnsHopkinsSPH, on the wide variety of clinicians prescribing #HIV #preexposureprophylaxis (#PrEP) for at-risk adults. @MedPageID medpagetoday.com/hivaids/hivaid…

"It's a good thing that so many providers are engaged in prescribing a medication that's so effective [HIV PrEP]..." medpagetoday.com/hivaids/hivaid…

"By limiting access to PrEP, Braidwood and cases like it could upend the progress the U.S. has made in eliminating HIV," write @DrLTDean and Jalpa A. Doshi. thehill.com/opinion/health…

Look what arrived in my mailbox today, @drSteveMorse & @drdustinduncan! Super excited to dive into it! Twitter: If you are at all interested in COVID, pandemics, or the interplay between society & health, get yourself a copy of The Social Epidemiology of the COVID-19 Pandemic!

BREAKING: Appeals court finds Obamacare pillar unconstitutional in suit over HIV-prevention drug 🧵: I report for NBC: If the Supreme Court ultimately takes the case and overturns the pillar, this could have a big impact on out-of-pocket costs for many preventive tests and interventions, including for the HIV-prevention pill, known as PrEP.

Appeals court finds 'Obamacare' pillar unconstitutional in suit over HIV-prevention drug nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-ne…

Any universities out there let me do dissertation on how yummy cookies are? 🎓🍪

New @iasociety-Lancet Commission on Health and Human Rights report examines the current state of health and human rights, and features five @JohnsHopkinsEPI faculty co-authors: @sdbaral, Javier Cepeda, @DrLTDean, @CarrieELyons, and @lenrubenstein. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

What would happen if PrEP patients faced higher costs? @drltdean + coauthors of @JohnsHopkins, @BrownUniversity, @PennMedicine, @UCSF predict patient abandonment of PrEP scripts and higher HIV incidence if out-of-pocket costs increased: hubs.la/Q02hkq8x0

“We already knew from previous research that health disparities mostly disappeared when Black and white adults lived in more equitable areas—now we know that extends to health care expenditures, too," said lead author @DrLTDean. publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/black-and…

Listen to some of the most clear and compelling insights on structural racism you’ll ever hear. @DrLTDean @DrDeidraCrews

The Family Prosperity Act has its first hearing on 2/16 in Ways and Means! #SB552 #HB547 THANK YOU to Gov. @iamwesmoore & LG @arunamiller for your leadership💜 Join them in support and tell #MGDA23 why we need this crucial legislation! ➡️ bit.ly/2023FPA

Congrats @MudiaUzzi on your award: well-deserved recognition of an outstanding scientist!

The next generation of gun violence researchers shoutout to the award winners and to the Awards Committee for their commitment dedication love and vision for moving the field ahead to make this possible #2022FirearmResearchConf

THREAD. Two Harvard professors published an academic article calling for 500,000 more armed cops, who they say will arrest 7.8 million more people per year. The article reveals alarming flaws in elite academia at a time of rising fascism. This is one of my most important posts.