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Dr. Ingrid Bassett received the inaugural Public Service Leave from the Harvard Impact Lab and is spending 8 months working part-time with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. See a blog about her experience working on pediatric immunization here impactlabs.harvard.edu/publi…
A new study by @mgh_mpec investigators in @PubHealth_BMC found that HIV medication price accounts for 74% of projected HIV-related costs for youth with HIV
Consistent ART use is needed for improved health outcomes and affordable ART is critical pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4135…
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MGH investigators analyzed data from sexual health clinic sites in the Boston area and found that among those with #PrEP indications, young females were less likely to be prescribed PrEP compared with male peers and older females. @NeilanAnne
In this sample of clinical sites in the Boston area, young people were less aware of HIV #PrEP.
Led by researchers at @mgh_mpec and @OPHID_Trust, modeling analysis in @JIDJournal projects that long-acting injectable ART could prevent infant infections, improve maternal life expectancy and be cost-effective in Zimbabwe. #HIV #maternalandchildhealth
This work highlighted the need for this life-saving medication to be made available in LMICs at an affordable price. #HIV #maternalandchildhealth @dgsomucla @uabmedicine @HarvardChanSPH @AadiaMd @NeilanAnne @ClareFlanagan71 @aciaranello @MassGeneralNews
Dr. Ingrid Bassett was one of the recipients of the @ImpactatHarvard 's Paid Service Leaves. She will be working with @MassDPH to design and evaluate childhood vaccination outreach and communication strategies. Read more about the program at: hks.harvard.edu/announcement…
Congratulations to Dr. @CrystalNorthMD on being awarded a CHEST/ALA grant to study community air pollution exposure and COPD.
Just out in NEJM: Drs. Siedner, Gaziano, Magula & colleagues show substantially improved hypertension care in rural South Africa by transferring treatment from clinic to home w/BP machines for self-monitoring, CHW check-ins, and remote care by nurses with an mHealth app.
Details published in @NEJM. @AHRI_News @mgh_mpec @monganinstitute @massgeneralnews @UKZN @mgh_id
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A new study in @AnnalsofIM found that participants with social risk factors at the time of SARS-CoV-2 infection had greater risk for subsequent long COVID than those without. Read more here: acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/…
Hyle et al. found that the WHO-recommended package for advanced HIV disease (AHD) would improve clinical outcomes and quality-adjusted life expectancy and be cost-effective in Malawi and is likely to be cost-effective in most high burden HIV settings.