Our paper is out in a special #JID supplement on infectious diseases and injection drug use! We used telehealth to successfully treat #HepatitisC in a high-risk population and build the HCV workforce in a #rural region. #OpenAccess article here: (1/n)https://t.co/uBDr4xpVwo
In this #JID issue on ID & injection drugs, we shared @uabmedicine integrated ID/Addiction team. Although Suboxone use increased w this approach, uptake of meds for OUD remains suboptimal ( <50%). https://t.co/0N8TuXkTyu
Black and Latino people in the U.S. are 3 times as likely to contract the coronavirus than their white neighbors — and nearly twice as likely to die, according to new data we obtained by suing the CDC https://t.co/s0FnwSrpWq
@IDSAInfo Agree that staying home is best, but if the public needs to go out, here is an easy no-sew DIY mask tutorial made from a shop towel which is a recommended material: https://t.co/KjsI64b4lD
Do face coverings really help prevent #COVID19 transmission? With a homemade mask or scarf, “there’s a chance that your secretions will be contained in that as opposed to being spread to the environment,” shares IDSA spokesperson Dr. Angela Hewlett. https://t.co/f2PVnt1OYt
And finally some young brave soul said it: Racisim and not Race is the primary reason for disparities. This proves true within the context of a global pandemic where we have seen higher mortality in minorities in the same city!