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HIV: Greater parental involvement needed with young men who have sex with men
- Author:
- Liz Scherer
“The goal was to get parents to deliver more messages and engage in more behaviors with their sons that we think are likely to help their sons...
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Droplet dispersal in sterile processing units far exceeds guideline limit
- Author:
- Liz Scherer
“The guidelines say that droplets stop at 3 or 4 feet, and they don’t.”
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Integrase inhibitors and gestational weight gain: Should women worry?
- Author:
- Liz Scherer
“This weight gain is primarily happening with women who are starting integrase strand transferase inhibitors.”
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Texas district court allows employers to deny HIV PrEP coverage
- Author:
- Liz Scherer
"Judge O'Connor has a long history of issuing rulings against the Affordable Care Act and LGBT individuals, and we expect the case to be...
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Are we up the creek without a paddle? What COVID, monkeypox, and nature are trying to tell us
- Author:
- Liz Scherer
We may be facing unique challenges and smaller windows to intervene as we move forward.
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Disturbed sleep drives poor PrEP adherence in young Black sexual-minority men
- Author:
- Liz Scherer
Sleep disturbance, poor cognitive processing, and memory function deficits go hand in hand, especially among...
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HIV care continuum conundrum: Challenges of out-of-care patients
- Author:
- Liz Scherer
“Some face barriers that may limit their access to care.”
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Decentralizing PrEP offers a road map for retention
- Author:
- Liz Scherer
“The basic idea is that PrEP is not medically complicated; it can be easily protocolized.”
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Counterfeit HIV drugs: Justice Department opens investigation
- Author:
- Liz Scherer
Clinicians are encouraged to inform HIV patients about the risks associated with counterfeit medications, how to determine whether the drugs they’...
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Antiretroviral therapy associated with less risk of preterm birth
- Author:
- Liz Scherer
“This study spans 25 years, so it covers a lot of the history of HIV in pregnancy and is reassuring around using...
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Schizophrenia and HIV: missed opportunities for care
- Author:
- Liz Scherer
Current guidelines need to reflect the role that patients with HIV and psychiatric comorbidities play in HIV transmission.
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Breastfeeding disparities further exacerbated by pending legislation
- Author:
- Liz Scherer
For hundreds of years, African American women demonstrated that it takes a village, especially when it comes to breastfeeding.
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HIV stigma persists globally, according to Harris poll
- Author:
- Liz Scherer
Pervasive stereotypes and stigmatization only serve to magnify preexisting social inequities that affect access to appropriate care.
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OTC cannabidiol products tied to improved pain, sleep, anxiety
- Author:
- Liz Scherer
“There are some data to suggest that there is an expectancy effect when we talk about the therapeutic benefit of cannabinoid products,” said Dr....
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Clinician experience, life stressors drive HIV adherence, retention in new patients
- Author:
- Liz Scherer
“Patients who reported better initial experiences with their provider at the first visit were less likely to be lost to follow-up,” said Dr....