Last week, I blogged my opinion on the media’s reception and response to the iPrEx study that showed that in a trial of 2499 HIV negative men and transgendered women who were at high risk for HIV acquisition, those that received daily emtricitabine plus tenofovir (a combination drug) had a 44% reduction in HIV incidence […]
Hurrah for Pope Benedict XVI – Condoms for all
It’s almost surreal. Did the Pope actually suggest that the use of condoms to prevent the transmission of HIV is the lesser of two evils, even if their use prevents a pregnancy? Wow! I feel like we have entered into a new era. This is a whole paradigm shift. Now that he has said this […]
Irresponsible Journalism – PrEP for HIV
The New England Journal of Medicine today reported the results of a trial in which 2499 HIV-seronegative men or transgender women who were at high risk for HIV acquisition were enrolled to either receive daily emtricitabine plus tenofovir or placebo. The results were that those who received the anti-retroviral medications had a 44% reduction in HIV […]
WSJ: AMA Weighs Whether Docs Should Hang Up Their White Coats
Perusing the WSJ health blogs I came across this post: AMA Weighs Whether Docs Should Hang Up Their White Coats Apparently, one of the policy questions addressed at the recent annual AMA conference was whether doctors should forgo their white coats for infection control reasons. In Britain, ties, jewelry, and long sleeves have already been […]
Swine Flu (H1N1 Influenza A)
Tune in to any media channel and you will be bombarded by news of a new and deadly influenza virus. When this started about a week ago, I was underwhelmed. I’m less underwhelmed now as I do believe this is something newsworthy, I’m just not alarmed or frightened as I know what flu truly is. […]