Dramatic declines in HIV diagnoses in San Francisco have been attributed to testing, treatment and PrEP, but the declining Black population in the city is an unexamined factor, Dr Jade Pagkas-Bather of the University of Chicago and colleagues argue in the December issue of The Lancet HIV. There has been a 22% fall in San… Read More »
There are ethnic disparities in relation to two key indicators of the quality of HIV care, but there are no differences in viral suppression within a year of starting treatment, Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan told the virtual British HIV Association (BHIVA) conference yesterday. Although the differences are not large, dealing with them is necessary if the… Read More »
This hot little purse can’t be restocked fast enough. Brooklyn-based label Telfar’s logo-branded small black bags have once again sold out — this time in mere minutes. Telfar’s online store restocked the $ 150 purse at noon Thursday and was fresh out almost immediately, fans griped on Twitter. According to one would-be buyer, the bag… Read More »
In this April 28, 2020, file photo, nurse practitioner talks to a patient and holds her hand while a doctor administers an IV at Roseland Community Hospital in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File) The system of racism and white supremacy continues to bear a heavy burden on African American communities throughout the… Read More »
Voices of Black women in the field of medicine are reaching a broader audience Monday, as non-Black doctors handed over their Twitter accounts to Black female colleagues. The online event called #ShareTheMicNowMed is meant to highlight the work of Black female physicians and encourage more diversified conversations on social media. Full coverage of the coronavirus… Read More »