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Compassion, Choice and Curiosity: Harm Reduction in Practice: Harm reduction is a set of practical strategies and ideas aimed at reducing negative consequences associated with drug use. It is also a movement for social justice built on a belief in, and respect for, the rights of people who use drugs. Although harm reduction was introduced as a U.S. Federal Drug Policy Priority in 2022, it’s currently facing funding cuts that threaten life-saving resources and services. In this episode, we’ll hear from harm reductionist Giorgio Handman, who has over 15 years of experience advocating for and implementing harm reduction to support New Yorkers. He will share his personal experience with harm reduction and talk about the evolution and future of harm reduction. Listen Now
Closer to a Cure? New HIV Cure Research from Stem Cell Transplants to CAR-T Cell Therapy: Two recent studies have shown remarkable advances in HIV cure research: (1) a Norwegian man who achieved long-term HIV remission after a stem cell transplant from his brother, and (2) a Phase 1 trial testing CAR-T cell therapy. On this episode, Antonio Urbina, MD, Medical Director for CEI’s HIV Primary Care and Prevention Center of Excellence, dives into these studies and puts them into clinical context, including how to discuss cure research with patients. Listen Now
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