📣 Out today in Clinical Infectious Diseases, an updated review of doxycycline for STI prophylaxis, #doxyPEP !

We cover new data regarding efficacy, safety, AMR, and global clinical guidelines as well as reinforce the need for equity-centered implementation efforts.

#IDTwitter #STITwitter

There is so much COVID going around. Every hospital should reinstate their masking mandates.

The World Health Organization (WHO) just recommended universal masking in healthcare facilities.

CDC we call on you to do make universal masking the new standard of care.

Doxycycline Postexposure Prophylaxis for STIs in Women — Uncertain Benefit, Urgent Need | NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

I *love* how the Colorado decision directly quotes Neil Gorsuch's *STATE'S RIGHTS* opinions.

I mean, Gorsuch will probably turn into a sniveling hypocrite and reject his own argument, but it's a nice touch from his former stomping grounds.

we've seen this exact same study
over
and over
and over
and over
and over again.

At some point the 'demand for further research' is a method by which ruling bodies decline to govern

Having just taught my last SF class of the term, I want to reflect on this quote by Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI: 'It's the world that sci-fi has promised us for a long time—and for the first time, I think we could start to see what that’s gonna look like.' 🧵

Wastewater data update📣 RSV remains high but we may be close to the seasonal peak. Meanwhile, COVID-19 is highest in the Midwest and Northeast, and influenza is rising across the US, driven primarily by influenza A. See our latest analysis here: biobot.io/risk-reports/i…

How is the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative changing the HIV landscape? What barriers are being identified and what strategies used? How do standardized frameworks help us understand better #impsci implementation? Find out more at my poster at 1:15 at #DIScience23 .

The latest wastewater data shows sustained increases in Influenza A, RSV, and COVID-19 nationally, with Influenza B leveling and remaining low. You can learn more in our weekly report here (published every Tuesday): biobot.io/risk-reports/i…

“We did what we could. Remember us.”

These are words MSF Dr Mahmoud Abu Nujaila, who was killed in a hospital strike, wrote on a Gaza hospital whiteboard.

United Nations Security Council, when the guns fall silent & the scale of devastation is revealed, will you be able to say the same?

Today across MSF International, we begin a campaign for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. We are demanding governments to put pressure on Israel to stop the attacks on civilians and end the siege.
It #MustStopNow .

'PrEP Can Prevent HIV Infections, But Most Women Don't Know They Can Take It'

In 2019, half of women diagnosed with HIV in the US were Black women.

Read about #PrEP for women in this article by Jillian Wilson. Honored to be quoted!

#WorldAIDSDay

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Flu and RSV levels are rising in King County. Time to bust out the tried and true protections!

FUNDING: Northwestern Racial Equity & Community Partnership Grants to foster mutually beneficial partnerships btwn community-based orgs &
Northwestern that address root causes of racial inequities. $25K- $75K
Info session Dec 13. LOI due Jan 26, 2024 northwestern.edu/communityrelat…

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The city still relies entirely on volunteers to provide blankets, pillows, tents, shoes, and coats to migrants at police stations, and migrants at shelters say they do not even have proper beds, but OEMC just spent $163,582 on 27 handheld metal detectors for shelters.

the #PrEP4Teens campaign is finally here! check us out prep4teens.com!✨🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

we started 3 years ago w/a research Q - what do teens in Chicago want to know about PrEP & #sexualhealth services & how do we get this info to them in a way that meets them where they are? 1/n

A bright and shining example of the suicidal absurdity of technocapitalist society occurs every year at this time, all across the country.
1/n

“The medical staff evacuated because of the shelling on the pediatric hospital, and they couldn’t save the babies to take them out, so they left five babies alone in the intensive care on the machines and the ventilators.”

The Washington Post

No words. 💔