Dr Perry N. Halkitis: Injectable HIV Treatments Could Be a Game Changer
May 21st 2021Injectable versions of HIV treatments and pre-exposure prophylaxis will be a game changer in terms of convenience over daily pills, noted Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH, dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health and director of the Center for Health, Identity, Behavior and Prevention Studies.
Dr Deepak L. Bhatt: Sotagliflozin Shows Promise for Patients With Heart Failure, Diabetes
May 17th 2021There was consistent, and significant, benefit across all categories of ejection fraction—preserved, reduced, and midrange—but especially among those with preserved ejection fraction, noted Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Heart & Vascular Center.
Dr Perry N. Halkitis: Health Care Disparities Grow From Structural Inequities
April 7th 2021To effect change, we must address health care disparities beyond the individual level, says Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH, dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health and director of the Center for Health, Identity, Behavior and Prevention Studies.
Dr Robert Massie Discusses Why Normal Life Expectancy Is Not So Easily Defined
February 13th 2021Robert K. Massie Jr, PhD, MA, of the Society for Progress, was born with severe factor VIII hemophilia in August 1956. He contracted HIV in 1978 and later hepatitis C, both from contaminated blood products.