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Gonorrhea & Drug Resistance: A Major Public Health Threat
Manage episode 355361403 series 2824473
We’re back for season 3! In the season opener, Dr. Philip Chan from the Rhode Island Department of Health talks about the rising number of sexually transmitted infections in Rhode Island and nationwide. He’s joined by Kathleen Roosevelt, the director of STD prevention and HIV surveillance at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and Dr. Kathy Hsu, the medical director for that division at MDPH. The three experts focus their discussion on gonorrhea: what is it? How is it treated? How does it spread? They also talk about two recent cases in Massachusetts that are getting nationwide attention after showing evidence of reduced susceptibility to antibiotics.
Download the season 3 premiere to learn more about gonorrhea and local resources for STI prevention, testing, and treatment in Rhode Island.
131 episodes
Manage episode 355361403 series 2824473
We’re back for season 3! In the season opener, Dr. Philip Chan from the Rhode Island Department of Health talks about the rising number of sexually transmitted infections in Rhode Island and nationwide. He’s joined by Kathleen Roosevelt, the director of STD prevention and HIV surveillance at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and Dr. Kathy Hsu, the medical director for that division at MDPH. The three experts focus their discussion on gonorrhea: what is it? How is it treated? How does it spread? They also talk about two recent cases in Massachusetts that are getting nationwide attention after showing evidence of reduced susceptibility to antibiotics.
Download the season 3 premiere to learn more about gonorrhea and local resources for STI prevention, testing, and treatment in Rhode Island.
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