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Local health departments are taking a coordinated approach to address the syndemic of substance use and viral hepatitis by connecting...
Jan 04, 2021 | Kat Kelley
CDC has updated its gonorrhea treatment guidelines to recommend treating infections with a single, higher dosage injection of...
Dec 17, 2020 | Shalesha Majors
A paper today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR) describes the first US case of Neisseria gonorrhoeae harboring a...
Dec 17, 2020 | Julia Zigman
This toolkit, developed by NASTAD, consists of program protocols, data collection tools, and patient education materials used in the...
Oct 28, 2020 | Julia Zigman
October is National Substance Abuse Prevention Month, an opportunity to acknowledge the impact of substance use in the U.S. and honor...
Oct 22, 2020 | Shalesha Majors
The CDC issued a health advisory on October 5th to alert public health departments and healthcare providers to the possibility of new...
Oct 07, 2020 | Julia Zigman
The CDC recently released Viral Hepatitis Surveillance – United States, 2018, its annual report analyzing viral hepatitis trends in...
Aug 04, 2020 | Kat Kelley
New data further shows an injectable antiretroviral for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is safe and highly effective in reducing...
Jul 08, 2020 | Julia Zigman
CDC, in collaboration with the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), published new recommendations for hepatitis A...
Jul 02, 2020 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
Local health departments are taking a coordinated approach to address the syndemic of substance use and viral hepatitis by connecting harm reduction clients to HCV treatment.
CDC has updated its gonorrhea treatment guidelines to recommend treating infections with a single, higher dosage injection of ceftriaxone. A two-drug approach is no longer recommended.
A paper today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR) describes the first US case of Neisseria gonorrhoeae harboring a genetic element that confers resistance to a first-line antibiotic.
This toolkit, developed by NASTAD, consists of program protocols, data collection tools, and patient education materials used in the hepatitis C patient navigation programs developed by the NYC Health Department.
October is National Substance Abuse Prevention Month, an opportunity to acknowledge the impact of substance use in the U.S. and honor the people on the frontlines of the substance use epidemic—from local health departments, to community-based service providers, to people who use drugs (PWUD) and their loved ones.
The CDC issued a health advisory on October 5th to alert public health departments and healthcare providers to the possibility of new injection-related HIV infections and outbreaks.
The CDC recently released Viral Hepatitis Surveillance – United States, 2018, its annual report analyzing viral hepatitis trends in the U.S. The report highlights dramatic increases in HAV, associated with widespread person-to-person outbreaks across the country, and HCV, primarily attributable to injection drug use.
New data further shows an injectable antiretroviral for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is safe and highly effective in reducing HIV risk cisgender men and transgender women who have sex with men.
CDC, in collaboration with the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), published new recommendations for hepatitis A vaccination.
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