ISPH Investigator Hongbin Zhang awarded NIH R21 grant
March 3, 2020 ISPH Investigator and CUNY SPH Assistant Professor Hongbin Zhang was awarded an R21 grant from the National Institutes of Health to work with the New York City […]
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Insurance- and provider-related obstacles keep at-risk populations from continuing PrEP
“To encourage PrEP adherence, it should be affordable, the insurance coverage should be reliable and without needless mandates, and it should be easy to make an appointment,” D’Angelo says.
Bringing public health to the forefront in gene set enrichment analysis
“This study improves our understanding of how gene set enrichment analysis methods perform in biomedical applications, and will help future developments focus on improvements relevant to public health.”
Keeping adolescent girls safe from violence
Violence against women and children is a global epidemic that carries lifelong consequences for individuals, families, and communities. Adolescent girls are particularly at risk because they may not have access to supportive interventions, most of which are aimed at supporting either married adult females or younger children.
New Yorkers are initiating treatment earlier after HIV infection, study shows
According to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, New Yorkers living with HIV are being treated sooner after infection. The time to treatment initiation was reduced in tandem with expanded HIV testing and treatment efforts in New York City.
December 2019 Newsletter
Accessible Care study, New Metrics for Ending the HIV Epidemic, Policy Tracker on the Ending the Epidemic Dashboard, and more.
New metrics needed to evaluate and combat HIV epidemics in the U.S.
A new peer-reviewed commentary published in the January issue of the American Journal of Public Health, Dr. Denis Nash argues that new metrics are needed to track “Ending the HIV Epidemic” (EtHE) efforts.
Accessible Care Study Links People Who Inject Drugs to Antiviral Regimen for Hepatitis C
For immediate release Hepatitis C infection (HCV) prevalence in the United States (US) is highest among people who inject drugs (PWID), yet this population is rarely offered antiviral treatment. New […]
Using the internet for HIV research and prevention
For immediate release In the US, men who have sex with men (MSM) are 44 times more likely to contract HIV than other men, and accounted for 67 percent of […]
General and pediatric “Treat All” policies lead to increased ART initiation among 10- to 14-year-olds in sub-Saharan Africa
For immediate release A new study published as “Editor’s Choice” in The Journal of Infectious Diseases found that expansion of HIV treatment eligibility to include those under age 15 led […]