PUBLICATIONS ALERT: Three articles focused on optimizing treatment strategies for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
Urgent request for pretomanid label expansion to align with WHO guidelines and improve treatment accessibility and efficacy Efficacy and Safety of Higher Doses of Levofloxacin for MDR-TB: A Randomized Placebo-controlled Phase 2 Trial Study protocol for a duration-randomized clinical trial to determine the optimal length of treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis with a 5-drug regimen: The […]
Submissions to scientific sessions for The Union due April 9
Scientific submissions due April 9, 2025
PUBLICATION ALERT: Inferring bivariate associations with continuous data from studies using respondent-driven sampling
Dr. Malatesta and others publish “Inferring bivariate associations with continuous data from studies using respondent-driven sampling” in the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Inferring bivariate associations with continuous data from studies using respondent-driven sampling – PubMed
PUBLICATION ALERT: The risk of rifampicin-resistant TB after drug-susceptible TB treatment
Annie Shapiro and others publish “The risk of rifampicin-resistant TB after drug-susceptible TB treatment” in IJTLD! The risk of rifampicin-resistant TB after drug-susceptible TB treatment – PubMed
PUBLICATION ALERT: Dr. Sinha and others publish “A roadmap for integrating nutritional assessment, counselling, and support into the care of people with tuberculosis” in The Lancet Global Health
Dr. Sinha and others publish “A roadmap for integrating nutritional assessment, counselling, and support into the care of people with tuberculosis” in The Lancet Global Health. See full text here.
Dr. Laura White featured in The Boston Globe: We’re still living with the legacy of COVID
Read the full story here. Or access via this PDF if you cannot get past the paywall: We’re still living with the legacy of COVID
BUMC TIARA at NAR 2025!
BUMC had a huge showing at NAR 2025 this year! Congratulations to all presenting posters and abstracts.
Spring 2025 TIARA TBIG Schedule
Please find the Spring TBIG Schedule Below. All meetings will be held on Thursdays at 1pm in Crosstown Center (801 Mass Ave.) in Conference Room 2117 (2nd Floor) as well as on Zoom at the following meeting ID: Join via Zoom https://bostonmedicalcenter.zoom.us/j/93318884767?pwd=KzRNQjNXak5jMVlzdEdlNUEvckVyQT09 Meeting ID: 933 1888 4767 | Passcode: tbig Schedule/Presenters: January 9, 2025: INTERNAL […]
Fall TBIG Schedule
Please find the Fall TBIG Schedule Below. All meetings will be held on Thursdays at either 1pm or 2pm in Crosstown Center (801 Mass Ave.) in either Conference Room 305 or 386 (3rd Floor) as well as on Zoom at the following meeting ID: Join via Zoom https://bostonmedicalcenter.zoom.us/j/93318884767?pwd=KzRNQjNXak5jMVlzdEdlNUEvckVyQT09 Meeting ID: 933 1888 4767 | Passcode: […]
Undernutrition Is the Original and Most Important AIDS – Dr. Pranay Sinha published in The Wire
Dr. Pranay Sinha along with Dr. Heysell, MD of the University of Virginia discuss the enduring threat of tuberculosis (TB) in the context of contemporary health challenges like COVID-19, RSV, and influenza in their recent article “Undernutrition Is the Original and Most Important AIDS,” published in The Wire. See full article here: The Wire: The […]