On May 30th at 6 pm ET, Fenway Health will be holding a zoom community forum on #doxycycline #PEP, a new approach to decrease bacterial #STI. Come to learn and participate. Registration link is below fenwayhealth.org/doxypep

It was an honor to host U.S. Ambassador to India at the #mitrclinic in Hyderabad. There is still much to do and we look forward to continuing our collaborations to ensure health equity. Johns Hopkins Division of Infectious Diseases Johns Hopkins Center for Infectious Diseases India Johns Hopkins Medicine Ken Mayer Shruti Mehta

This story reminded me of the bad old days of the early #HIV epidemic and how far we have come, but also a reminder of the need to address intolerance at every level. cbsnews.com/boston/news/hi…

#antiscience Twitter screeds are increasingly concerning. Axios report analyzes the proliferation of misinformation on the platform. Needed to #tweet during the #pandemic, but not clear if this is the best way to facilitate scientific discussion now axios.com/2023/06/20/sci…

Interesting report in The New York Times on the challenges in launching the next generation of #SARSCoV2 #vaccines. Frustrating to read that administrative challenges are impeding the speedy, but rigorous, assessment of promising candidates. Clock is ticking nytimes.com/2023/06/26/hea…

#cabotegravir #PrEP has the potential to be a major game changer in #HIV #prevention, but as Dr. Rupa Patel Taimur Khan, Phil Chan, Amy Nunn point out in IDSA, scale up/access have been severely impeded by cost and insurance challenges. idsociety.org/science-speaks… via IDSA

Glad to see this paper in print Journal of the IAS describing how younger #MSM think about Prep Centre choices, part of a special issues on how long acting agents fit into the array of modalities. Hopefully, expanded choices will translate into increased uptake. Katie Biello @drweidman

#PrEP uptake is suboptimal. One problem is the difficulty providers have in supporting their patients' #sexual well-being. Michael Traeger Julia Marcus, PhD, MPH Douglas S Krakower and I discuss how to prioritize patients' experiences in this week's @LancetHIV sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

#SoonInAJPH "Advancing Pediatric Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data Collection" Collecting sexual orientation and gender identity data to provide affirming care reduces health inequities among sexual and gender minority youth @MichaelLiuON Ken Mayer #publichealth

Agree with drklausner that #CDC proposed guidance on #doxyPEP warrants review and comment by #PublicHealth, clinical, and community thought leaders. #doxyPEP can be a game changer, but only if rolled out intentionally

Great to see ⁦Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon)⁩ receive the ⁦Dr. Anthony Stephen Fauci⁩ award from ⁦IDSA⁩ annual meeting. His work on developing safe and effective #vaccines and combatting disinformation has been exemplary. ⁦Carlos del Rio⁩

Post-exposure prophylaxis (#PEP) is underutilized, yet it can help prevent #HIV transmission and be a gateway to #PrEP. We discuss the key issues in this week's #LancetHIV sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Another casualty of the #SARSCoV2 #pandemic: decreases in #HIV suppression trajectories, just out in Clinical Infectious Diseases, with Matthew Spinelli Monica Gandhi MD, MPH. Highlights the destablization and need to regain our footing to meet @endingtheHIVepidemic goals academic.oup.com/cid/article-ab…

Just out in Journal of the IAS: states with more affirming policies for #LGBTQ people have higher rates of #PrEP uptake. Juliaraifman Michael Stein @JuliaRaifmanhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jia2.26180?campaign=woletoc

This should be a very interesting session, with one of our most thoughtful colleagues, Monica Gandhi MD, MPH who will discuss innovative approaches to measuring and improving #PrEP #adherence Harvard CFAR Emory CFAR

Just out in LGBT Health our paper evaluating the impact of training #FQHC staff in the provision of culturally competent care for #LGBTQ patients. Substantial heterogeneity exists between centers, so programs will need to be individually tailored liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/lg…

Important, horrific article by Apoorva Mandavilli in The New York Times delineates how inhumane and counterproductive Uganda's war on #LGBTQ people is. Their attack on human rights will undermine their prior stellar record in addressing #HIV. Closets have health hazards nytimes.com/2024/01/19/hea…

This should be a very interesting presentation co-sponsored by Harvard CFAR and Emory CFAR by the ever creative Aaron Siegler. Patrick Sullivan

Finding no incident #HIV infections in the #PURPOSE-1 study was unprecedented, and if confirmed in the PURPOSE-2 study of #GBT and #nonbinary people who have sex with cisgender men, this will lead to a new #HIVprevention modality that can be given twice a year. #gamechanger

Why is #syphilis spiraling out of control? We haven't seen this many cases since 1950, even though the disease is almost entirely preventable & treatable. So, for NBC News, I explored how to stop the epidemic, from provocative billboards to mobile clinics. Read at link in bio