We love protecting and promoting the health and well-being of you and your loved ones. Happy Valentine’s Day, Boston 💕

Impact of Social Drivers of Health, Self-Efficacy, and Substance Use on COVID-19 Preventative Behaviors Among Persons Who Inject Drugs with Hepatitis C: The HERO Study www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/23...

This Saturday is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (#NBHAAD). Find resources related to preventing, treating, and researching #HIV in the African American population using HIVinfo’s HIV Source: go.nih.gov/iMwUMv7

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We all have a role to play in caring for our community. With the extreme cold weather forecasted through Saturday, January 31, please keep your neighbors in mind. Find more cold weather tips at boston.gov/cold.

🍾 Congratulations to Cameron Nutt, MD, Matthew Phillips, MD, PhD, and all of the winners of the Massachusetts Infectious Disease Society 2025 Maxwell Finland Award! The award recognizes research of exemplary quality during fellowship training. 🤩 www.massidsociety.org/finland2025

Help @fire.boston.gov help you 🚒 Please shovel out your hydrants 💧 And if it snows again on Sunday 🙄, please shovel out your hydrants ❄️ Thank you 🤗

Thank you to Emily Perriello, CNP, from our Sexual Health Clinic for her presentation on pregnancy, contraception, and STIs to the La Colaborativa Youth Cohort! Learn more about youth programming at La Colaborativa here: la-colaborativa.org/what-we-do/y...

Congratulations to Marcia Goldberg, MD, Amy Barczak, MD, and Jonathan Li, MD for being named to the inaugural @massgeneralbrigham.bsky.social Research Faculty Executive Committee! 1/2

Wastewater data for January 26 is now available: • Citywide COVID-19 level: Very Low • Citywide flu level: Moderate • Citywide RSV level: Moderate Find data about your neighborhood, reports, and more at boston.gov/bphc-wastewater.

What questions do you have about the flu and the flu vaccine? We'll be sharing answers to some of your questions across our social media and want to know what questions are on your mind. Thanks in advance!

📣💊⌚Feb-4 (4pm ET) mailchi.mp/harvard/sess... presents C. Guss, MD “Optimizing #PrEP Implementation in #Pediatric Primary Care Settings” @fenwayhealth.bsky.social @hsph.harvard.edu @harvardgh.bsky.social @harvardmed.bsky.social @tuftsmedschool.bsky.social @publichealth.boston.gov @mgb-id.bsky.social

📢Dr Kihumuro www.muwrp.org hsph.harvard.edu presents "Assessment in Adolescents and Young People Living with #HIV in #Uganda using Interactive Voice Response (DAIVR): A Pilot Feasibility Study"ℹ️Info&Zoom: mailchi.mp/harvard/rese... 👋 @mgbresearch.bsky.social @hsph.harvard.edu @harvardgh.bsky.social

Getting an HIV test used to involve a convoluted series of steps that ended up discouraging testing. It was bad for patients. All that changed (finally) in 2006 -- real progress! #IDSky #Medsky open.substack.com/pub/sensible...

Boston is expecting extremely cold weather in the coming days. We want to ensure we’re all doing our part to make sure neighbors who may be experiencing homelessness are safe. Learn more cold weather safety tips at boston.gov/cold.

Rabies is undoubtedly terrifying. Three recent case reports highlight both the clinical severity and the importance of prevention. But how broadly should we apply prevention when the risk for so many exposures is very, very low? #IDsky #Medsky blogs.nejm.org/hiv-id-obser...

It's not too late to vaccinate! Check out these free flu and COVID-19 vaccine clinics: • 1/24, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Mattapan Community Health Center • 1/26, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Roxbury YMCA Vaccines are available to everyone 6 months and older. No appointment, insurance, or identification required.

Let's begin a run-down of the daily events at #IDinAdults2026! Mon AM begins with a road map from @neslibasgoz.bsky.social, followed by lectures from Alyssa Letourneau, MD, MPH, Michael Mansour, MD, PhD, & Miriam Barshak, MD, plus a plenary from @linda-gailb.bsky.social! learn.hms.harvard.edu/id

Discounted registration is available for Infectious Diseases in Adults 2026 through 31 March 2026. If your employer offers tuition reimbursement, this is a great way to take advantage of that resource! learn.hms.harvard.edu/id

A new study by @mgh-mpec.bsky.social investigators in BMC Public Health found that HIV medication price accounts for 74% of projected HIV-related costs for youth with HIV

One of the most honest answers in medicine remains: “We just don’t know.” Especially true for the flu -- timing, transmission, vaccines, all still full of surprises. Five questions, five reflections on why the flu keeps humbling us. #IDsky #Medsky blogs.nejm.org/hiv-id-obser...