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“The impact of COVID-19 on drug-resistant TB in South Africa”
TB cases diagnosed after COVID-19 lockdowns had worse living conditions, fewer resources, and more adults in their household.
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After 8 years, I graduated with my MD and PhD on Friday. I was surrounded by people who have supported me throughout this program, and throughout my entire educational training. Completely filled with gratitude and excitement for the next chapter! @EmoryMedicine@EmoryRollins
Communicable disease continues to cause substantial morbidity and mortality globally, finds new GBD study published in @TheLancetInfDis. In 2019, an estimated 704M DALYs were associated with 🦠85 different pathogens🦠, including 309M in children under 5 🔗 https://t.co/n2D2hEmQEC
Most #PrEP prescribing locations in the US South are in urban areas, while pharmacies are more widely dispersed. Research @JAMANetworkOpen suggests substantial opportunities for expanding #HIV prevention. @krobharrington@DrNatCrawford@EmoryEPI https://t.co/l3hEL5ptQc
So very proud of this paper and the amazing people I get to work with on this important topic!
👇 read below to see how pharmacies could impact HIV prevention and care services in the Southeast and to see some cool maps 🌈
@DrNatCrawford@EmoryCFAR@EmoryRollins
Too few preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) facilities are located in the areas most affected by HIV in all of the southeastern US. Integrating pharmacies as a HIV prevention source could increase capacity to reach areas at the highest HIV risk. https://t.co/e0s8VhF8ta
Epidemiology, beyond its limits! Check out our new paper just in time for #SER2022. https://t.co/KrQjOn1N3a
Crowd-sourced by @EmoryEPI PhD students we systematically reviewed the evidence base for the 53 examples of doubtful associations cited by journalist, Gary Taubes. 🧵
I defended my dissertation yesterday! What an incredibly wild ride. There are too many emotions to put into words - relief, joy, exhaustion, and a very bittersweet sadness to be leaving the mentors and collaborators I have had the opportunity to work with over the past few years.