April 2019 Newsletter
IeDEA Consortium Publishes Consensus Statement Regarding Implementation of “Treat All” in sub-Saharan Africa, and more.
News
How health care facility characteristics affect HIV viral suppression among NYC patients
Health care facility characteristics such as the type of clinical setting, the travel distance from the patient’s home, the support services offered, and physician experience have been shown to influence […]
Researchers explore PrEP adherence strategies
Consistent daily use of pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, can reduce the risk of HIV infection by 92 percent, but the drug becomes much less effective when taken inconsistently. Adhering to […]
IeDEA Consortium Publishes Consensus Statement Outlining Key Research Priorities to Inform National Implementation Efforts to “Treat All” Persons Living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa
A group of researchers, led by the CUNY ISPH, published a consensus statement on research priorities to inform the implementation of universal HIV treatment programs in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in […]
ISPH Seminar with Dr. Julie Dombrowski
Tuesday, February 5, 201912:30 – 1:30 PM 55 West 125th St, Room 708New York, NY 10027 RSVP Dr. Julie Dombrowski will be delivering a talk entitled, Engaging the “Hard-to-Reach” in […]
Promoting HIV self-testing via text message to truck drivers in Kenya
Truck drivers in sub-Saharan Africa are especially vulnerable to infection with HIV due to contact with multiple sexual partners—often including sex workers—along their trucking routes. Accessing HIV testing can be […]
Redefining colorectal cancer subtypes
There is a long-standing belief that colorectal cancer (CRC), which causes some 50,000 deaths in the United States each year, can be categorized into distinct molecular subtypes. In a paper […]
IeDEA Consortium publishes journal supplement on research priorities for achieving universal HIV treatment in sub-Saharan Africa
Nearly all countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have adopted national polices for universal HIV treatment, regardless of CD4 cell count or clinical stage. Evidence to date from SSA suggests that, […]
Nondaily cigarette smoking up among those with mental health and substance use problems; daily smoking continues to decline overall.
For immediate release Study finds persistent discrepancies in cigarette smokingbetween those with mental health and substance use problems and those without Between 2005 and 2014, nondaily cigarette use increased among […]
CUNY researchers gauge hypertension prevalence among residents of Haitian slums
Residents of urban slums are vulnerable to poor health outcomes because of a confluence of poverty, inadequate healthcare access and environmental and social disadvantage. Hypertension is increasingly common in Haiti, […]