enthusiastic GUM dr chasing STIs & HIV in Derry & Coleraine, MD @Preventx,๐@meop80, doting dad of 2๐ง, mancave๐ธ, ๐ฆ๐บ, views my own, peace & love๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
That means the CDC STD Labs that studies and monitors resistance in gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia have all been closed, the staff scientist who work there fired.
It means that we no longer have visibility on antibiotic resistance in those infections or any help to develop new diagnostic tests.
Thatโs not an area that the private sector has ever readily approached. Thereโs no money to be made in drug-resistance monitoring. @RobertKennedyJr@HIVpxresearch@LizHighleyman
Effect of antenatal Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae screening on postdelivery prevalence and vertical transmission in Gaborone, Botswana: findings from an exploratory study bit.ly/4l7oHbI
Genuine urine sample from a young man today in clinic. My first instinct was that two days after St Patrickโs Day he was still excreting dye from some green cocktail or other delicacy. Any other thoughts?? ๐คข
Ok so I didnโt realise it was a thing - but this patient had been using methylene blue as a health supplement. Thought it might be useful to raise awareness for those working in clinics - beware the blue-green urine samples!
Ok so I didnโt realise it was a thing - but this patient had been using methylene blue as a health supplement. Thought it might be useful to raise awareness for those working in clinics - beware the blue-green urine samples!
onlymyhealth.com/is-the-consโฆ
Genuine urine sample from a young man today in clinic. My first instinct was that two days after St Patrickโs Day he was still excreting dye from some green cocktail or other delicacy. Any other thoughts?? ๐คข
I am very excited to say that I'm expanding the team!
I am looking for someone to be our new Head of Education and Development @BASHH_UK
Interested in an opportunity to lead our established education portfolio into the future?
bashh.org/news/1663/bashh_isโฆ@membershipjobs
Really important report hightlighting gaps in mental health and peer support for people living with HIV in Scotland - all real issues in N.Ireland @profsiobhanon@PositiveLife_NI@healthdpt
Current gaps in #MentalHealth support are getting in the way of ending new #HIV transmissions by 2030 in #Scotland.
Our new report, "Beyond the Virus" highlights actions the @scotgov can take to address the mental health needs of people living with HIV:
nat.org.uk/sites/default/filโฆ
ALT Prioritising mental health for people living with H.I.V. in Scotland
Ensure HIV services offer proper psychological support.
Tackle stigma and discrimination.
Increase access to peer support.
Map of Scotland with a red ribbon.
Green thistle in the background
Working Together
National aids trust logo. Securing rights. Stopping H.I.V.
H.I.V. Outcomes logo. Beyond Viral Suppression
The H.I.V. Outcomes U.K. programme is funded by Gilead Sciences and ViiV healthcare as co-sponsors.
โจ10 days away from @HIVpxresearch & @imglobalhealth webinar on STI investments & diagnostics! Will will be discussing the gonorrhea lateral flow assay that was published on earlier this year! A great time to learn about some of the new tools being developed to better detect STIs
sti.bmj.com/content/early/20โฆ
Since 2018, Sexual Health London (SHL) has provided 1.5million STI testing orders in London, UK. Positive chlamydia and gonorrhoea results were associated with non-cisgender women, high number of STI orders, non-UK born, and those collecting STI test kits from clinics.
#Originalresearch
Take part in the public consultation for the new UK HIV PrEP guidelines.
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