Where are we with an HIV vaccine and cure?
Despite the existence of medications that can control HIV and even reduce viral transmission, HIV is still a leading cause of death and a health threat to millions worldwide. The goal of this episode ...
11 Aug 202245min
Check Yourself! Bringing STI Home Testing to Your Patients
The COVID-19 pandemic substantially impacted the capacity of sexual health clinics across the nation. It also provided insight into the availability and demand for at-home health testing. The National...
14 Jul 202235min
There is Love in the Overdose Prevention Center
The number of drug overdose deaths in the US more than quadrupled between 2000 and 2019, and opioid overdose was declared a national public health emergency in 2017. Nationally, overdose deaths were t...
9 Jun 20221h 6min
Exciting Injectable PrEP for HIV; No More Pills!
Access to PrEP is a pillar of the NYSDOH End the Epidemic initiative, that emphasizes the safety and effectiveness of PrEP as a method to prevent HIV infection. However, structural and individual barr...
12 Mai 202229min
Where Are We Now With HIV and COVID-19
As we enter year three of the COVID-19 pandemic, we would like to review the latest updates about HIV and COVID-19. In the first segment we will speak with Dr. Robert Fullilove, EdD, about the social ...
14 Apr 202250min
Behind the Scenes: A Look at the 2021 CDC STI Treatment Guidelines
In July 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new evidence-based guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of sexually transmitted infections. This is the first n...
10 Mar 202235min
One Step Closer: Introducing the New York State Hepatitis C Elimination Plan
Hepatitis C is a major public health issue responsible for more deaths in the US than all 60 reportable infectious diseases combined, including HIV and tuberculosis. It infects about 25,000 people eac...
10 Feb 202225min
Simplified HCV Treatment for treatment naive patients: Anyone can do it!
According to the updated HCV guidelines, initial treatment of HCV infection includes patients with chronic hepatitis C who have not been previously treated with interferon, peginterferon, ribavirin, o...
13 Jan 202224min
