The University of Massachusetts Amherst and Tufts Medical Center are conducting a study to provide HIV prevention, diagnosis and treatment for people with opioid use disorders who are incarcerated in the Boston area.
University of Massachusetts AmherstAug 9 2024
Many people with opioid use disorder pass through carceral and legal systems. Improved access to high-quality, evidence-based treatment for HIV and other infectious diseases in justice settings is critical to addressing the overdose crisis." Those who test positive should be given treatment and those who test negative should be offered pre-exposure HIV medications to prevent the disease. Treatment and prevention while incarcerated involves taking medication every day, Wurcel says.
Drug Abuse Education Public Health Research
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Boston Medical Center calls for state help after ending policy to help migrantsFor months, Boston Medical Center had worked with Massachusetts to accommodate migrants, but an increase that left people sleeping in the lobby and triage…
Read more »
Tufts researchers uncover immune cell link to doxorubicin-induced heart damageThere's still much to learn about how doxorubicin, a 50-year-old chemotherapy drug, causes its most concerning side effects.
Read more »
Understanding the impact of tobacco smoking and smoking cessation on life expectancy of HIV patients in South AfricaKrishna Reddy, MD, MS, a physician-investigator at the Medical Practice Evaluation Center and the Tobacco Research and Treatment Center at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, is the senior author of a recently published paper in Journal of the International AIDS Society: Tobacco Smoking,...
Read more »
Medical Ethics and Health PolicyMedical ethics is a pivotal field that provides guidance for the conduct of medical professionals and ensures the integrity of medical practice, protecting the interests of all patients. Misconduct and ethical violations can result in significant disciplinary actions, including the suspension or revocation of a medical license.
Read more »
Heart transplant list doesn't rank kids by medical need, study findsThe method used across the United States to wait-list children for heart transplants does not consistently rank the sickest patients first, according to a new study led by Stanford Medicine experts.
Read more »
Study shows people place little trust in medical advice if they suspect AI involvementPeople trust medical advice less if they suspect that an artificial intelligence is involved in its creation. This is the key finding of a study by psychologists from the University of Würzburg. Their paper is published in the journal Nature Medicine.
Read more »