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Dr. Alexandre Malex received a competing continuation renewal for the Ryan White Title III: Early Intervention Services to provide Outpatient Early Intervention Services with respect to HIV Disease.

KTBS3 -  "It's important that once patients are on this medication, they can see, their provider, every three months so that we can screen for other sexually transmitted infections and to ensure they remain HIV negative," shares Dr. Paulette Pinargote.

KTBS3 - Dr. Paulette Pinargote, LSUHS infectious disease specialist, says doxy PEP is intended for someone who has already had a sexual encounter and if they are concerned, they may have acquired syphilis, gonorrhea, or chlamydia. 

KSLA12 - With the CDC reporting a rise in COVID cases, Dr. Alexandre Malek, LSUHS Director of Infectious Disease Research, talks about the newly approved FDA updated COVID vaccines.

KSLA12 - Dr. John Vanchiere, LSUHS Professor of Infectious Disease, talks about mosquitos and the prevalence of West Nile Virus in late summer and early fall for Northwest Louisiana.

KTAL6 - Public health leaders said Louisiana continues to top the country’s list of sexually transmitted infections.

KSLA12 - Dr. John Vanchiere, Professor of Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, talks about health expectations as children return to school, including COVID, West Nile Virus, and more.

KSLA12 - Dr. John Vanchiere, LSUHS Professor of Infectious Disease, shares about how to prevent dengue fever, a mosquito-borne illness that occurs in tropical and subtropical areas of the world.

KSLA12 -  Dr. John Vanchiere, LSUHS Pediatric / Infectious Disease Professor, shares that listeria can be found in the environment, in dirt and soil. That’s why preventing environmental contamination of food is key to prevent listeria.

KSLA12 - According to 2022 data from the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), Louisiana is number one in the country for cases of chlamydia. “These germs are what we call endemic in our communities; they are present all the time,” said Dr. John Vanchiere, LSUHS infectious disease specialist.

KSLA12 - Dr. John Vanchiere, LSUHS Professor of Pediatrics and Infectious Disease, shares why there has been an increase in cases of Measles this year in the United States, symptoms to look for and how to safeguard your children.

Propublica - The only drug that treats syphilis during pregnancy is in short supply. Untreated, the disease can pass to newborns, killing them or leaving them with disabilities.

KSLA 12 - Dr. Alexandre Malek, LSUHS Assistant Professor of Infectious Disease, talks about the stigma surrounding HIV / AIDS, symptoms, progress with treatment, supporting friends and family and local resources available.

PBS/LPB - Dr. John Vanchiere, chief of the division of pediatric infectious diseases at LSUHS, joins Amna Nawaz to explain the increase in the number of babies born with syphilis in the U.S. and what can be done.

NPR Red River Radio - Dr. John Vanchiere, LSUHS pediatric infectious diseases specialist, shares "You see congenital syphilis when there is a lot of syphilis in communities and there's not enough testing happening to get it under control."

KTBS 3 - Dr. John Vanchiere, LSUHS pediatric infectious disease specialist shares, "We're basically restricting use of Bicillin and limiting its use in other situations so that we have enough available to treat pregnant moms and babies that may be born with syphilis."

The CDC said shigella is an infection that causes an estimated 450,000 cases in the U.S. each year. LSUHS Professor of Pediatrics Infectious Diseases, Dr. John Vanchiere says, “Hand washing is a real important part of what we do to keep ourselves safe from bad germs that are around us all the time.”

Medscape - Alexandre Malek, MD, assistant professor of medicine at LSUHS, pointed to "a growing number of preclinical studies evaluating the role of vaccines as adjunct to immunotherapy to overcome cancer resistance by converting cold tumors to hot." That research includes a study of a seasonal influenza vaccine and another of adenoviral based-vaccines.

Shreveport Times - “This serves as a reminder to potentiate our plan as public health authorities, medical providers, infection preventionists, local leaders and others to fight off these sexually transmitted infections," said Dr. Alexandre Malek, Assistant Professor of Infectious Disease at LSUHS.

Dr. John Vanchiere, Professor of Pediatrics and Infectious Disease at LSUHS served as was one of eight clinical leaders in Louisiana invited to participate in The Louisiana Community Engagement Alliance Against Covid-19 Disparities (LA-CEAL) Town Hall meeting which was designed to provided updated information on COVID-19.