GeneXpert molecular testing for #tuberculosis is fast & accurate. Now we know it also reduces hospital & isolation stays, advancing the quadrupleaim: better health outcomes, better experiences for patients & health workers, and lower costs. Read more ja.ma/2RjYJnh

“Health is a human right, access to #TB Preventive Therapy (TPT) is a human right” TB HIV Care Harry Hausler IAS Conference on HIV Science (Inactive account) TBProof Treatment Action Group (TAG) #IAS2019

A Simple Regimen Can Prevent TB. Why Aren’t More People on It? nyti.ms/2m8432a

New in AIDS Journal: Our study finds that #tuberculosis incidence is high for all PLWH in Brazil, including those with high CD4 counts and negative TSTs receiving ART. We *must* scale-up TB preventive therapy for PLWH! journals.lww.com/aidsonline/Ful…

Hopkins CFAR HIV.gov Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Chris Beyrer IAS - the International AIDS Society Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins Medicine Hopkins Med News Johns Hopkins Epidemiology @JHSPH_HPM Hopkins Nursing JHU American Health While HIV impacts the health of populations worldwide, I’m particularly pleased that the Hopkins CFAR has been at the forefront of supporting #HIV research and programs in our own city of Baltimore. #EndingHIVEpidemic

The SPECIAL SESSION ON COVID-19 is now publicly available at special.croi.capitalreach.com. #CROI2020 #VirtualCROI #COVID19

“Right now, we’re in a sea of anecdotes, and a lot of non-professional, poorly-informed people are making recommendations that are swaying how the public and patients view this (drug)” -@rchaiss

I spoke with Sarah Y. Kim at WYPR about the coming wave of evictions and why it matters for children’s health in Maryland. Give it a listen! bit.ly/2OvhfsG

Illinois 📣 Did you know you can vote early, starting today? Cast your ballot now!

4-month treatment for TB is now a reality!

. The Union congratulates Dr Nicole M Salazar-Austin on being awarded the Stephen Lawn TB-HIV Research Leadership Prize in recognition of commitment to conducting promising work on reducing the disease burden of TB and HIV/AIDS in Africa. Johns Hopkins Medicine London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Desmond Tutu Health Foundation

TB screening has been one of many casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic, but more important than ever. Very proud to have contributed reviews to WHO TB screening guideline update & rapid communication out now. Lelia Chaisson Jonathan Golub Mikashmi Kohli & many non-Twitter co-auths!

New preprint: Coauthors and I reviewed public #COVID19 data from U.S. cities and found that people experiencing homelessness had 30% higher case fatality rates than the general population, suggesting that they should be prioritized for vaccines. medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

For #WorldTBDay2021, updated World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on screening for #TB are a critical response to the case detection gap. Unacceptable to miss millions of TB cases-great to have options, strategies, & evidence presented here from 🌍 collabs. Lelia Chaisson Jonathan Golub trtc.uw UW Global Health

New article out in AAP Pediatrics! Using Children's HealthWatch data, we find that children are more likely to drop out of SNAP, WIC, and Medicaid around the time of a cost-driven move. publications.aap.org/pediatrics/art…