Compassionate Care for LGBTQ+ Individuals Struggling with Substance Use Disorder
Research suggests that LGBTQ adults have higher rates of substance use and mental health issues, compared to their heterosexual cisgender peers. These health disparities are often related to minority...
12 Dec 202428min
Reflections from the 2024 CDC STI Prevention Conference
For the first time since 2018 and since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hosted their biennial STI Prevention Conference in-person in Atlanta, GA from September 16...
7 Nov 202422min
The Case for Chronic Pain Management among People Who Use Opioids
Are current guidelines failing chronic pain patients with a history of substance-use disorders? Find out why Dr. Wang and Dr. Kelly are calling for urgent policy changes and how updated guidelines can...
10 Okt 202446min
An Exciting New Twice-yearly Option for HIV PrEP
“This podcast discusses the recent presentation of data for lenacapavir, a potent capsid inhibitor for HIV that was 100% effective in preventing HIV infection in cis-gender woman at risk for HIV. If a...
10 Sep 202413min
When HIV Tests Perplex: Expert Insights on Ambiguous and Discordant Results
Providers calling into our CEI hotline often ask me what to do when their patient's HIV test results are unclear. These ambiguous or discordant test results can be a source of anxiety and confusion fo...
8 Aug 202429min
It’s Complicated…but Necessary! Navigating Confidential Sexual Healthcare for Adolescents
“Nobody goes into adolescent medicine or into a field of medicine that serves adolescent patients because it’s simple and straightforward, right?” In May 2024, the New York State Department of Health ...
11 Juli 202422min
Special Conversations with CEI: Best Practices for Hepatitis C and Pregnancy Screening: Advice from a Fellow Clinician
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a pathogen spread by contact with blood from a person with HCV infection. Prevalence among the US obstetric population rose nearly 10-fold over the past 20 years and approxi...
13 Juni 202434min
Special Conversations with CEI: Best Practices for Working with People Who Use Substances
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a pathogen spread by contact with blood from a person with HCV infection. Prevalence among the US obstetric population rose nearly 10-fold over the past 20 years and approxi...
6 Juni 202430min
