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🥼UCI Dr.MorganG in NBCNews “Valley fever, historically found only in the Southwest, is spreading.”

🥼UCI Dr.MorganG in NBCNews “Valley fever, historically found only in the Southwest, is spreading.”

January 31, 2023

Doctors couldn’t figure out what was wrong with Devin Buckley. It was February 2018, and the previously healthy 18-year-old found that he couldn’t walk to the bathroom without becoming winded. That was in addition to […]

IDSI Affiliates Faculty Dr. Bernadette Boden-Albala ft BeckersHR “FDA panel votes for bivalent COVID-19 shots, debates ‘annual’ schedule”.

IDSI Affiliates Faculty Dr. Bernadette Boden-Albala ft BeckersHR “FDA panel votes for bivalent COVID-19 shots, debates ‘annual’ schedule”.

January 27, 2023

Meeting based on all COVID-19 vaccines and how it should be targeted to the original and dominant strains, an FDA advisory panel said Jan. 26, but members debated whether a new modified vaccine every 12 […]

IDSI Faculty Advisory Board Dr. Carter Butts  Research Paper “Mutation Effects on Structure and Dynamics: Adaptive Evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease”

IDSI Faculty Advisory Board Dr. Carter Butts Research Paper “Mutation Effects on Structure and Dynamics: Adaptive Evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease”

January 25, 2023

In addition to basic structural properties such as variation in surface area and torsion angles, we use protein structure networks and active site networks to evaluate functionally relevant characters related to global cohesion and active […]

Survey results indicate nearly 19 million US adults may have long COVID

Survey results indicate nearly 19 million US adults may have long COVID

January 18, 2023

The results of a population-based survey suggest that nearly 19 million U.S. adults may have long COVID, with some reporting symptoms more than 12 months after their initial infection. “Most studies of long COVID are […]

WHO announces plans to establish a TB Vaccine Accelerator Council

WHO announces plans to establish a TB Vaccine Accelerator Council

January 17, 2023

The adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tuberculosis (TB) services has brought the urgency of vaccine development efforts into sharp focus. Speaking earlier today at a high-level panel on TB at the World Economic […]

🥼Rates of individual HIV mutations, and clinically relevant transmitted drug resistance are low.

🥼Rates of individual HIV mutations, and clinically relevant transmitted drug resistance are low.

January 11, 2023

Rates of both individual mutations and clinically relevant transmitted drug resistance were low among people newly diagnosed with HIV who were not previously on ART, according to a recent study. “There is a lack of […]

IDSI Affiliated Dr.Andrew Noymer on Register O.C “Will COVID-19 plague us forever? Here’s what the experts sayIDSI Affiliated Dr.Andrew Noymer on Register O.C”.

IDSI Affiliated Dr.Andrew Noymer on Register O.C “Will COVID-19 plague us forever? Here’s what the experts sayIDSI Affiliated Dr.Andrew Noymer on Register O.C”.

January 10, 2023

Years from now, when 2020 is a distant memory, a face mask will still dangle from your rear-view mirror, one epidemiologist predicts. “As long as any of your readers are alive, we’ll have some form […]

HIV, HBV, HCV testing up among Medicaid enrollees, although missed opportunities remain.

HIV, HBV, HCV testing up among Medicaid enrollees, although missed opportunities remain.

January 9, 2023

Testing for HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C increased among U.S. Medicaid enrollees initiating treatment for opioid use disorder. However, a recent study showed approximately three-quarters of enrollees were not tested for each condition. “Limited […]

🥼UCI Director of COVID-19 Response,   David M. Souleles, MPH ft in EatThisNotThat “5 Must-Knows About the Winter Surge, According to Infectious Disease Specialists”.

🥼UCI Director of COVID-19 Response,   David M. Souleles, MPH ft in EatThisNotThat “5 Must-Knows About the Winter Surge, According to Infectious Disease Specialists”.

November 15, 2022

As we quickly approach winter, health officials are warning it will be a difficult season due to three viruses spreading at the same time and an uptick in cases. COVID-19, influenza and RSV are all striking […]

IDSI Affiliate Faculty Dr. Bernadette Boden-Albala fr on EatThisNotThat “Doctors Want You to Know This About Heart Disease”.”Cardiovascular disease affects more than 121.5 million adults in the U.S per year but can largely be prevented by lifestyle choices”

IDSI Affiliate Faculty Dr. Bernadette Boden-Albala fr on EatThisNotThat “Doctors Want You to Know This About Heart Disease”.”Cardiovascular disease affects more than 121.5 million adults in the U.S per year but can largely be prevented by lifestyle choices”

November 14, 2022

🥼IDSI Affiliate Faculty Dr. @UCISPPHDean ft on @EatThisNotThat “Doctors Want You to Know This About Heart Disease”. “Cardiovascular disease affects more than 121.5 million adults in the U.S per year but can largely be prevented […]

📎”Inequalities in the impact of COVID-19-associated disruptions on tuberculosis diagnosis by age and sex in 45 high TB burden countries”. BMC Medicine publication on age & sex-related inequalities in the impact of COVID on TB diagnosis.

📎”Inequalities in the impact of COVID-19-associated disruptions on tuberculosis diagnosis by age and sex in 45 high TB burden countries”. BMC Medicine publication on age & sex-related inequalities in the impact of COVID on TB diagnosis.

November 14, 2022

BMC Medicine publication on age & sex-related inequalities in the impact of COVID on TB diagnosis. Background Tuberculosis remains a major public health priority and is the second leading cause of mortality from infectious disease […]

🥼Assistant professor of health Dr. Hopfer, University of California Irvine – Social Media Strategies to Educate Young Adults on Vaccines.

🥼Assistant professor of health Dr. Hopfer, University of California Irvine – Social Media Strategies to Educate Young Adults on Vaccines.

November 7, 2022

How do we best educate young adults about vaccines? Suellen Hopfer, assistant professor of health, society, and behavior at the University of California, Irvine program in public health, discusses social media’s role. Suellen Hopfer has a PhD […]

🥼IDSI Affiliate Faculty Dr. Bernadette Boden-Albala ft on EatThisNotThat “7 Things About RSV You Need Know, According to Doctors”.

🥼IDSI Affiliate Faculty Dr. Bernadette Boden-Albala ft on EatThisNotThat “7 Things About RSV You Need Know, According to Doctors”.

November 7, 2022

Experts are predicting that Americans will grapple with three viruses this winter-COVID-19, influenza and RSV, which many are just learning about for the first time, but for pediatricians it’s been a well known threat to […]

✨Students who are Resilient, Empowered, self-Aware, and Moving (STREAM) – 10 week program for minority STEM. ✨The study aims to increase students’ resilience & sense of well-being.

✨Students who are Resilient, Empowered, self-Aware, and Moving (STREAM) – 10 week program for minority STEM. ✨The study aims to increase students’ resilience & sense of well-being.

November 3, 2022

The study aims to increase students’ resilience & sense of well-being. To sign up visit: https://redcap.link/Stream Questions? Contact Dr Bounds: boundsd@hs.uci.edu

🥼David Souleles, UCI Director of COVID-19 Response Team ft EatThisNotThat “New COVID Variants are Raising Concern in These States” As part of COVID-19 evolution, mutations/new variants occur as the number of transmissions from person to person spreads.

🥼David Souleles, UCI Director of COVID-19 Response Team ft EatThisNotThat “New COVID Variants are Raising Concern in These States” As part of COVID-19 evolution, mutations/new variants occur as the number of transmissions from person to person spreads.

October 25, 2022

As part of COVID-19 evolution, mutations/new variants occur as the number of transmissions from person to person spreads.

UCI exhibit sheds light on pandemic experiences of incarcerated people. This month, UCI is hosting PrisonPandemic, a digital archive project documenting what it’s been like for prisoners, their families & prison staff members during COVID-19 pandemic.

UCI exhibit sheds light on pandemic experiences of incarcerated people. This month, UCI is hosting PrisonPandemic, a digital archive project documenting what it’s been like for prisoners, their families & prison staff members during COVID-19 pandemic.

October 10, 2022
🥼SARS-CoV-2 infects fat tissue, possibly explaining obesity risk factor. SARS-CoV-2 infects adipose tissue, where it can act as an ongoing source of virus replication & inflammation, study may indicate why obesity is a  significant risk COVID factor.

🥼SARS-CoV-2 infects fat tissue, possibly explaining obesity risk factor. SARS-CoV-2 infects adipose tissue, where it can act as an ongoing source of virus replication & inflammation, study may indicate why obesity is a significant risk COVID factor.

October 3, 2022

SARS-CoV-2 infects adipose tissue, where it can act as an ongoing source of virus replication & inflammation, study may indicate why obesity is a significant risk COVID factor.

🥼”Only one in 10 people with HCV and an indication offered PrEP, study finds” GoHealio While hepatitis C and HIV share many of the same risk factors, people with HCV are not often discussed as a priority population for HIV prevention

🥼”Only one in 10 people with HCV and an indication offered PrEP, study finds” GoHealio While hepatitis C and HIV share many of the same risk factors, people with HCV are not often discussed as a priority population for HIV prevention

September 27, 2022
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🥼IDSI Affiliate Faculty Theodore Gideonse on MHExecutive “HIV Care and the Trans Community | A Brief Conversation With Theodore Gideonse, Ph.D.” When it comes to HIV care the biggest challenges for trans people are access & discrimination, which are entwined.

September 27, 2022
🥼IDSI Associate Directors Dr.Shruti Gohil ft on Goodhousemag “8 Potential Bivalent Omicron Booster Side Effects to Anticipate, Experts Say”Americans learn more about the new set of bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccines made by teams at Pfizer & Moderna

🥼IDSI Associate Directors Dr.Shruti Gohil ft on Goodhousemag “8 Potential Bivalent Omicron Booster Side Effects to Anticipate, Experts Say”Americans learn more about the new set of bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccines made by teams at Pfizer & Moderna

September 19, 2022
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