January 17, 2025

Those Nerdy Girls and the Test to Treat Program

Grayson Waits, MPH and Irini Hadjisavva, PhD

The Home Test to Treat program was a national telehealth pilot program to evaluate the effectiveness of home testing and treatment for COVID-19 and flu. It was a collaboration among NIH/NIBIB, ASPR, CDC, eMed, VentureWell, and UMass Chan Medical School. The program was available from August 2023-April 2024 and during that time, 80,000+ people enrolled Read more…

January 17, 2025

Blood Donation Q&A: Answers to Common Questions

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Ashley Sever, MPH

Blood donation is safe, simple, and life-saving. By the time you read this sentence, someone in the U.S. required a blood transfusion. That’s right, about every 2 seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood for surgery, childbirth, serious injury, treatment for cancer or chronic health conditions, and more. Because there is no replacement for blood, Read more…

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