Professionalism

The Hidden Inequities of Dialysis-Related Infections

In this episode of Stories of Care, Dr Shannon Novosad, Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer at CDC Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases discusses a recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on disparities in…

Racism in Medicine: An Introduction (Student Edition)

Racism is a root cause of health inequities, differences that are avoidable, unnecessary, and unfair. Yet, many people, including physicians, are often unaware of the origins of race as a social construction and the emergence of scientific racism. As a…

What We Know About Long-acting Injectable Antipsychotics Can Help Innovate HIV Care

Long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy (LA-ART) is a powerful new addition to the treatments available for patients living with HIV, but broad acceptance and uptake could be compromised by what we know about patients’ and clinicians’ experiences with long-acting injectable antipsychotics…

Exceptionalism at the End of AIDS

HIV/AIDS exceptionalism promoted compassion, garnered funding, built institutions, and shaped regulatory and research agendas under emergency conditions. Globally, however, HIV/AIDS exceptionalism has further fragmented fragile health service delivery systems in vulnerable, marginalized communities and created perverse incentives to influence seropositive…

Is “Undetectable = Untransmissible” Good Public Health Messaging?

This article considers merits and drawbacks of “undetectable = untransmissible” (U = U) messaging in the global HIV response. First, viral suppression might be achieved with effective treatment, but not everyone living with HIV has access to such intervention and…

Ethics Talk: Chronic Emergency and the Limits of Peace-Time Bioethics

This activity is comprised of five multiple-choice questions based on the content of an AMA Journal of Ethics podcast about the rise of states of “chronic emergency,” how health care workers can be protected when working conflict zones, and how…