MPEC is dedicated to improving clinical outcomes, increasing value in health policy, and informing public health through research and training https://mpec.massgeneral.org/https://bsky.app/profile/mgh-mpec.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mgh-mpec.bsky.social/post/3mijpacl5g22qDr. Ingrid Bassett received the inaugural Public Service Leave from the Harvard Impact Lab and is spending 8 months working part-time with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. See a blog about her experience working on pediatric immunization here https://impactlabs.harvard.edu/public-service-leaves-blog02 Apr 2026 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:7lqbsutvk2phpg23qkfa7nem/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijpacl5g22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mgh-mpec.bsky.social/post/3mcl2uq6ink2uA new study by @mgh-mpec.bsky.social investigators in BMC Public Health found that HIV medication price accounts for 74% of projected HIV-related costs for youth with HIV16 Jan 2026 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:7lqbsutvk2phpg23qkfa7nem/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcl2uq6ink2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mgh-mpec.bsky.social/post/3mb7tuj63lk2pMGH investigators analyzed data from sexual health clinic sites in the Boston area and found that among those with #PrEP indications, young females were less likely to be prescribed PrEP compared with male peers and older females @anneneilan.bsky.social30 Dec 2025 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:7lqbsutvk2phpg23qkfa7nem/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb7tuj63lk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mgh-mpec.bsky.social/post/3ma7jpp33mc2uLed by researchers at @mgh-mpec.bsky.social and Zimbabwe-based collaborators, modeling analysis in @jidjournal.bsky.social projects that long-acting injectable ART could prevent infant infections, improve maternal life expectancy and be cost-effective in Zimbabwe. #HIV #maternalandchildhealth17 Dec 2025 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:7lqbsutvk2phpg23qkfa7nem/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma7jpp33mc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mgh-mpec.bsky.social/post/3m2rdre5j7226Dr. Ingrid Bassett was one of the recipients of the @impactatharvard.bsky.social's Paid Service Leaves. She will be working with @massdph.bsky.social to design & evaluate childhood vaccination outreach and communication strategies. Read more at: https://www.hks.harvard.edu/announcements/harvard-impact-labs-announces-inaugural-group-faculty-members-working-tackle-todays09 Oct 2025 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:7lqbsutvk2phpg23qkfa7nem/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2rdre5j7226https://bsky.app/profile/mgh-mpec.bsky.social/post/3lz6ve3q6ls2nCongratulations to Dr. Crystal North on being awarded a CHEST/ALA grant to study community air pollution exposure and COPD.19 Sep 2025 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:7lqbsutvk2phpg23qkfa7nem/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz6ve3q6ls2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mgh-mpec.bsky.social/post/3ly4fiv24js22Just out in NEJM: Drs. Siedner, Gaziano, Magula & colleagues show substantially improved hypertension care in rural South Africa by transferring treatment from clinic to home w/BP machines for self-monitoring, CHW check-ins, and remote care by nurses with an mHealth app.05 Sep 2025 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:7lqbsutvk2phpg23qkfa7nem/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly4fiv24js22https://bsky.app/profile/mgh-mpec.bsky.social/post/3lvlbidkzz22oA new study in @annalsofim.bsky.social found that participants with social risk factors at the time of SARS-CoV-2 infection had greater risk for subsequent long COVID than those without. Read more here: https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-24-0197104 Aug 2025 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:7lqbsutvk2phpg23qkfa7nem/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvlbidkzz22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mgh-mpec.bsky.social/post/3lunwk4tyzk2aHyle et al. found that the WHO-recommended package for advanced HIV disease (AHD) would improve clinical outcomes and quality-adjusted life expectancy and be cost-effective in Malawi and is likely to be cost-effective in most high burden HIV settings. Read here: https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/langlo/PIIS2214-109X(25)00190-1.pdf23 Jul 2025 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:7lqbsutvk2phpg23qkfa7nem/app.bsky.feed.post/3lunwk4tyzk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mgh-mpec.bsky.social/post/3lu6hh5sonc2iDugdale et al. found that maternal HIV viral load was strongly correlated with infant transmission risk. These data support #U=U in pregnancy/birth.17 Jul 2025 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:7lqbsutvk2phpg23qkfa7nem/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu6hh5sonc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mgh-mpec.bsky.social/post/3lrvw275snc25Congratulations to MPEC Investigator Aima Ahonkhai on receiving the HMS Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership Faculty Fellow Award. This will support her work on Cutting Out Stigma, which uses barbershop-based interventions to combat HIV stigma among Black men in the Southern U.S.18 Jun 2025 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:7lqbsutvk2phpg23qkfa7nem/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrvw275snc25https://bsky.app/profile/mgh-mpec.bsky.social/post/3lq5vvgx5vs2mAdolescent girls & young women are disproportionately impacted by HIV in South Africa. MPEC investigators & Desmond Tutu Health Foundation & @yalesph.bsky.social collabs show long-acting cabotegravir for HIV #PrEP for AGYW could reduce infections & transmissions and could be cost-saving at $65/year.27 May 2025 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:7lqbsutvk2phpg23qkfa7nem/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq5vvgx5vs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mgh-mpec.bsky.social/post/3lmhmdjpiok2vSTI testing in hair salons in South Africa reaches women with risk factors for STIs and HIV, appears acceptable and feasible, and reveals a high STI prevalence @mgh-id.bsky.social https://journals.lww.com/jaids/abstract/9900/sexually_transmitted_infection_testing_integrated.627.aspx10 Apr 2025 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:7lqbsutvk2phpg23qkfa7nem/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmhmdjpiok2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mgh-mpec.bsky.social/post/3lkvya2rsec23In a new modeling study, MPEC researchers found that anti-HIV broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) could prevent up to 42% of new pediatric HIV infections and be cost-effective for all infants born in high (>15%) HIV prevalence settings akin to a vaccine21 Mar 2025 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:7lqbsutvk2phpg23qkfa7nem/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkvya2rsec23https://bsky.app/profile/mgh-mpec.bsky.social/post/3lk7fjnui7s2wDr. Suzanne McCluskey and colleagues are speaking on a panel today at #CROI2025. Join at 4pm PST to hear about their work on integrase failure and resistance! @mgh-id.bsky.social12 Mar 2025 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:7lqbsutvk2phpg23qkfa7nem/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk7fjnui7s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mgh-mpec.bsky.social/post/3lk72qvysdk2rOn the final day of #CROI2025 , see more MPEC research at the 2:30pm PST poster session @emilyhylemd.bsky.social @ankurfactorial.bsky.social @mgh-id.bsky.social12 Mar 2025 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:7lqbsutvk2phpg23qkfa7nem/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk72qvysdk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mgh-mpec.bsky.social/post/3lk6rprie4k2lDr. Mark Siedner presenting on coronary atherosclerosis among PWH in Uganda today at #CROI2025 ! Join the Cardiometabolic Complications & Aging session to listen!12 Mar 2025 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:7lqbsutvk2phpg23qkfa7nem/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk6rprie4k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mgh-mpec.bsky.social/post/3lk23kn7ym22jCome hear MPEC investigators share their research at #CROI2025 ! We have several posters during today’s session at 2:30pm PST. @caitlindugdale.bsky.social @anneneilan.bsky.social @andreaciaranello.bsky.social @iddocjen.bsky.social @mgh-id.bsky.social10 Mar 2025 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:7lqbsutvk2phpg23qkfa7nem/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk23kn7ym22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mgh-mpec.bsky.social/post/3ljiqg2wdgs2dMPEC faculty @anneneilan.bsky.social and long-time collaborator Dr. Linda-Gail Bekker contextualize recent research on the impact of abrupt #PEPFAR cuts in @statnews.com https://www.statnews.com/2025/03/01/pepfar-usaid-funding-cuts-trump-hiv-aids/03 Mar 2025 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:7lqbsutvk2phpg23qkfa7nem/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljiqg2wdgs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mgh-mpec.bsky.social/post/3lix5qgdfns2rDr. Ingrid Bassett and teams at @ahri-news.bsky.social and @mgh-mpec.bsky.social assessed uptake of PrEP and contraception among women receiving an innovative package of care in hair salons in Durban, South Africa. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21718-3 #HarvardCFAR24 Feb 2025 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:7lqbsutvk2phpg23qkfa7nem/app.bsky.feed.post/3lix5qgdfns2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mgh-mpec.bsky.social/post/3lhytemfc7k2tMPEC researchers & collaborators project the impact of abrupt #PEPFAR cuts in South Africa, estimating years of life lost and detrimental epidemiological impacts. @anneneilan.bsky.social @andreaciaranello.bsky.social @mgh-id.bsky.social https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-24-0110412 Feb 2025 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:7lqbsutvk2phpg23qkfa7nem/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhytemfc7k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mgh-mpec.bsky.social/post/3lfnqe5cstc2uDr. Crystal North was awarded the 2025 Young Physician-Scientist Award by the American Society for Clinical Investigation for making notable achievements early in her research career! Congratulations Dr. North! @the-asci.bsky.social13 Jan 2025 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:7lqbsutvk2phpg23qkfa7nem/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfnqe5cstc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mgh-mpec.bsky.social/post/3lfdjes2x7s2aCongratulations to Dr. Lisa Bebell on being promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School!09 Jan 2025 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:7lqbsutvk2phpg23qkfa7nem/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfdjes2x7s2a