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Hurricanes Helene and Milton: Impact on U.S. Healthcare Systems and Climate Change Implications - 6 month(s) ago
MarkAlain Dery, DO, MPH, FACOI
Dear Colleagues, Hurricanes Helene and Milton disrupted healthcare systems in the U.S., exposing the vulnerabilities of medical facilities to climate-related disasters. During Hurricane Helene, Unicoi…
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Infectious Disease Potpourri - 8 month(s) ago
Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH
Dear readers, There is a lot of infectious diseases news lately, including 1) The addition of long-acting ART (antiretroviral therapy) to the DHHS guidelines for…
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Dystopian Realities: First They Came for Dr. Fauci, and I Spoke Out! - 11 month(s) ago
MarkAlain Dery, DO, MPH, FACOI
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MPOX, COVID-19, HIV, and More News in Infectious Disease - 9 month(s) ago
Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH
Dear reader, There has been a lot of recent discussion at medical conferences on how to increase trust in public health, including this session I…
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MarkAlain Dery, DO, MPH, FACOI
Colleagues, This month’s articles shed light on the alarming consequences of policies dismantling the social safety net, placing profits over people and ideology over science.…
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HIV vaccines, H5N1 avian influenza, Neurocysticercosis ( - 1 year(s) ago
Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH
Dear readers, Infectious Diseases continues to be active with reports of a “brain worm” (actually larval stage) in a presidential candidate, H5N1 avian influenza still…
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Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH
Dear readers, The major infectious disease stories going on at the moment are about Avian influenza (H5N1), which is, unfortunately, leading to many deaths among…
Infectious Disease
Field experts MarkAlain Dery, MD, and Eric Griggs, DO–hosts of the NoiseFilter podcast–along with Monica Gandhi, MD, discuss pertinent issues in infectious disease and public health, with a focus topic on HIV/AIDS and emerging viruses.
Experts in this Learning Lab
NoiseFilter is an educational platform that addresses health and wellness through creative storytelling. Dr. MarkAlain Dery and Dr. Eric Griggs (“Doc Griggs”), two expert health communicators, distill complex medical concepts into fun, easily digestible lessons. Through whimsical animations, informative podcasts, and engaging livestreams, NoiseFilter strives to empower students to pursue careers in STEM, reduce health disparities through education, increase health literacy, and promote health equity.
Dr. Dery is the Chief Innovation Officer and Medical Director for Infectious Diseases at Access Health Louisiana and the Director of 2 HRSA Ryan White Grants. Emphasizing human rights and social justice, he founded the New Orleans-based community radio station, 102.3 FM WHIV-LP, and the NoiseFilter podcast. He also creates animations to explain COVID-19 vaccines and HIV.
Monica Gandhi MD, MPH, is an Infectious Disease doctor, Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief in the Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. She conducts research on mitigation strategies for COVID-19.
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