Cassandra M Pierre, MD, MPH

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility colleagues at BMC Health System hosted a conference centered on equity across all health systems.

The COVID treatment is effective at preventing severe disease, but it has been mired in confusion after misleading reports of "Paxlovid rebound."

Amid growing concerns in the healthcare community, BMC's experts set out to alleviate fears while balancing valid concern

In response to the Biden Administration's declaration, experts set the record straight on what monkeypox is and the public health response.

Misinformation and misconceptions about monkeypox are rampant, but three experts are here to tell the facts from the fiction.

As its knowledge of the virus evolves, the scientific community must craft its messaging to combat skepticism and mistrust.

Broaching the topic with unvaccinated patients can be stressful. One BMC specialist says clinicians owe it to patients to overcome their own unease.

More than 99% of COVID-19 deaths are among unvaccinated people. A new survey offers experts insights on how to talk with undecided patients.

To quell a rising epidemic, BMC has embedded HIV counselors in the ED to increase declining testing rates and connect people to effective treatment.

A panel examined white supremacy culture and how it drives inequities in COVID-19 testing, care, and vaccine access and offered paths for change.

With a single dose, less strict storage requirements, and high efficacy against death, the new COVID-19 vaccine could help fill gaps in access.

Contact tracing can help stop the spread of communicable diseases — but experts should take inequities into account for it to be useful for COVID-19.