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  • A Conversation with Sexual Health Researcher Dr. Keosha T. Bond

    A Conversation with Sexual Health Researcher Dr. Keosha T. Bond
    Feb 4 2026

    Welcome to our master class with Keosha T. Bond, EdD, MPH, CHES. Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Health and Social Medicine at CUNY School of Medicine, Dr. Bond has centered her work on the complex intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and racial equity among marginalized populations. In this episode, she discusses her award-winning research that highlights the impact of colorism on the healthcare Black women receive, the Black maternal mortality crisis, and her work training the next generation of health care providers to understand implicit bias, racism, structural inequality, and how these factors impact health outcomes.

    Learn more about Dr. Bond
    https://www.drkeoshabond.com/

    Dr. Bond's Book Recommendations

    Pleasure Activism, The Politics of Feeling Good
    adrienne maree brown
    https://www.akpress.org/pleasure-activism.html

    Good Sex: Stories, Science, and Strategies for Sexual Liberation
    Candice Nicole Hargons, PhD
    https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Good-Sex/Candice-Nicole-Hargons-PhD/9781955905794
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    38 min
  • What Health Care Providers Should Know About HPV Screening with Self Collection

    What Health Care Providers Should Know About HPV Screening with Self Collection
    Jan 13 2026

    The American Cancer Society recently released new guidelines for cervical cancer screening that include HPV testing with self collected samples. In this episode, we talk to Rebecca Perkins, MD, MSc, from Tufts University Medical School about what's different in these new guidelines and how HPV testing with self collection can help get more women screened.

    Resources

    • American Cancer Society Updated Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines
    • Information for patients on HPV screening with self collected sample (from ASHA)
    • HPV Self collection infographic (from ASHA)
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    23 min
  • One-Two Punch: FDA Approves Two New Drugs to Treat Gonorrhea

    One-Two Punch: FDA Approves Two New Drugs to Treat Gonorrhea
    Jan 10 2026
    The FDA recently approved two new medications to treat gonorrhea and they are sorely needed. Give a listen as infectious diseases expert Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo explains why the new drugs are so important in providing a more convenient, oral treatment option against an infection that is increasingly resistant to other therapies. About our guest: In 2023, Dr. Marrazzo was appointed as the sixth Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health. She previously was Professor of Medicine and Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine and as elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2024. Her research portfolio is broad and includes the relationships between the vaginal microbiome and female reproductive tract infections, HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis, hormonal contraception, and risk of STI/HIV acquisition.
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    15 min
  • Learn About HPV Screening with Self Collection with Rebecca Perkins

    Learn About HPV Screening with Self Collection with Rebecca Perkins
    Jan 5 2026

    With HPV vaccination and regular screening, we have the tools we need to eliminate cervical cancer. Now we have a new tool—HPV screening with self collected samples. We invited Dr. Rebecca Perkins from Tufts University Medical School to talk about this new screening tool and its potential to help get more women screened and prevent cervical cancer.

    Learn more about HPV screening with self collection at ASHA or at the National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC).

    January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. Learn more about cervical health and cancer prevention at the NCCC.
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    18 min
  • One for the Boys

    One for the Boys
    Nov 4 2025
    This episode focuses on the state of boys and young men, with a special look at their mental health. Give a listen to our conversation with Dennis Barbour as we discuss the challenges male youth seem to be grappling with as they navigate contemporary society. Mr. Barbour is the President and CEO of the Partnership for Male Youth, the only national organization that has a singular focus on the health and wellbeing of males ages 10 to 25. Show Notes Partnership for Male Youth National Center for Men's Health: Fast Stats
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    10 min
  • Dating Apps and STI Notifications

    Dating Apps and STI Notifications
    Sep 16 2025

    People use apps to find someone to date or hook up, nothing new there, but what about using apps to notify someone when they need to think about STI testing and prevention services? It's happening (permission based, of course), and we're exploring this today with Morgan Finke, the Communications Coordinator with Public Health Madison & Dane County in Wisconsin, and we want to talk to Morgan because HER health department is utilizing dating apps for some partner notifications.

    Show Notes:

    Public Health Madison & Dane County: Digital Partner Services

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention STI Prevention Page

    ASHA's STIs A to Z
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    14 min
  • Trends in Syphilitic Uveitis with Dr. Meghan Berkenstock

    Trends in Syphilitic Uveitis with Dr. Meghan Berkenstock
    Aug 4 2025
    We've had a lot of discussions on this podcast around syphilis, especially the alarming rates of the infection in newborns, but today we're talking about syphilis and ocular (or eye) infections, in particular syphilitic uveitis, a disease affecting the uvea, the middle layer of the eye. It's not very common, but it has been increasing in recent years and can severely damage one's vision if not diagnosed and treated. To learn more, we're fortunate to be joined by Dr. Meghan Berkenstock, an associate professor of ophthalmology at the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute where she specializes in the care of patients with uveitis. Show Notes A recent paper published by Dr. Berkenstock and colleagues: Incidence and Prevalence of Syphilitic Uveitis and Associated Ocular Complications in the TriNetX Database. CDC About Syphilis fact sheet https://www.cdc.gov/syphilis/about/index.html
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    12 min
  • STIs in Native Communities: A Conversation with the National Indian Health Board

    STIs in Native Communities: A Conversation with the National Indian Health Board
    Jul 7 2025
    Today we're talking about Native Americans and sexual health, with an emphasis on sexually transmitted infections (STIs). With any group, conversations on these topics can always come around to a discussion of culture, societal norms and expectations, and so on but there is really a great deal we can explore when talking about Native communities because of the rich diversity within this population but also the importance of Tribal sovereignty. Listen as we explore these topics with our guests from the National Indian Health Board, Lacey Wind, NIHB's Public Health Policy and Programs Director, and Audrianna "Dri" Marzette, one of the Board's Public Health Managers who has worked on STI prevention and programs with Tribal communities. Indian Health Service National Indian Health Board
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    22 min