HIV/AIDS Archives

04.20.2023

The Unsung Intersection of Ballroom and Public Health

PHPod sat down with Jennifer Barnes-Balenciaga, director of the Crystal LaBeija Organizing Fellowship and Commissioner for Gender Equity in New York City, to discuss her work with health policy and the ballroom community.

Fellows Connor McCombs, Bethany Hallenborg

02.16.2023 a graph of different colored circles

Mpox and HIV

Most Mpox cases occur among Black and Latino men who have sex with men, and 80% of MSM of color with confirmed Mpox are also HIV positive.

Fellow Connor McCombs

12.01.2022 Hands holding red ribbon

Know Your Status

Focus group participants reported stigmatizing behavior about being tested for HIV, and among health care providers when seeking HIV testing.

Fellow Connor McCombs

11.22.2022 Syringes on blue background

Syringe Programs Reduce Harm in Rural Kentucky

Syringe exchange programs can reduce new infectious disease diagnoses in rural areas, researchers determined from Kentucky Medicaid data.

Guest Authors Matthew Walton, Kailyn Conner, Cameron Bushling, Angela Taylor

09.14.2022 a graph of a number of patients

PrEP’d for COVID

Pre-exposure prophylaxis utilization dropped off substantially in March 2020.

Fellow Connor McCombs

09.09.2022 a graph of a virus

Living with HIV and COVID-19 Vaccines

People with HIV had a 28% higher risk of COVID-19 breakthrough infection than those without HIV.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

03.29.2022 a screenshot of a computer

PrEP-ing Our Troops

Researchers surveyed HIV-negative military who identified as men who have sex with men about pre-exposure prophylaxis knowledge, preferences, and experience.

Fellow Connor McCombs

07.19.2021 phone with heart

Helping People Experiencing Homelessness and HIV

The Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program established a telehealth case management intervention during the Covid-19 pandemic for HIV-positive people experiencing homelessness.

Fellow Maya Thirkill

06.22.2021 trumpet

Does the Band Play On?

PHP marks the 40th anniversary of the first reported AIDS cases.

Editors Teresa Wood Kett, Michael Stein

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