How Can We Destigmatize HIV and Pregnancy?
Preventing perinatal HIV transmission is an important strategy for eliminating HIV. Historically, rates of perinatal HIV transmission were 25-40% without interventions, but advances in HIV research, p...
8 Dec 202227min
Taking the Next Step: Providing Proactive Reproductive Health Care in Your Clinical Setting
Reproductive healthcare is a critical part of healthcare overall. Yet components of this care, including abortion, are becoming more and more inaccessible to certain parts of the population, worsened ...
10 Nov 202238min
Universal Hepatitis C Screening among Pregnant Persons: The Time is Now
Hepatitis C is the most commonly reported blood-borne infection in the US, responsible for more deaths than all 60 reportable infectious diseases combined. Once most prevalent among “Baby Boomers” or ...
11 Okt 202227min
Some Basics About HIV-Hepatitis B Co-Infection
HIV and Hepatitis B share similar routes of transmission. In United States, a large cohort study of patients with HIV showed that over 10 % of men who had sex with men, over 8% of those who injected d...
15 Sep 202230min
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 Juli 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 Juni 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 Maj 202229min
