Beyond the Script: Applying Harm Reduction Principles in Practice
Communication and relationship building are key approaches to harm reduction that focus on meeting people where they are. Both rely on shifting away from stigma and bias to create a safe, open dialogu...
13 Aug 46min
Cardiovascular Risk in People with HIV: New Risk Equations, New Guidelines, and Who Gets a Statin
The 2026 ACC/AHA/Multisociety Dyslipidemia Guideline recommends statin therapy for primary prevention of ASCVD for all people living with HIV (PLHIV) aged 40 to 75 years, independently of their tradit...
23 Jul 17min
Best of the Best: Practice-Changing Papers in STI Care from 2025
Hosts Margie Urban, MD, and Daniela DiMarco, MD, MPH, are joined by Jason Zucker, MD. Dr. Zucker is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center and is also the ...
9 Jul 21min
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 build on a belief in, and respect f...
25 Jun 20min
ASSETS-NY – Anal Dysplasia Screening, Surveillance, Education and Treatment Services of NY
Host Marguerite Urban, MD is joined by William DeWitt, MD, Clinical Director of Anal Health in Primary Care at Northwell Health, to discuss a new coalition forming in New York City about anal dysplasi...
28 Mai 22min
Introducing Point-of-Care Testing for Hepatitis C
New York State’s Hepatitis C Dashboard shows that in 2023, 4,783 people were newly diagnosed with HCV in the state, an 8% decrease from 2022. Incidence also decreased, with the rate of new HCV infecti...
14 Mai 21min
Cannabis and Pregnancy
Based on data from 2023-24, roughly 23% of New Yorkers aged 21 or older reported cannabis use in the past 12 months. Although men generally have a higher prevalence of use than women, recent studies s...
20 Apr 22min
