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    Opioid Epidemic in Baltimore -Or- How the Cure Became the Crisis—and What We’re Doing About It

    You’ve seen the headlines. Overdose numbers. A city in crisis. In this episode, Dr. Sarah Kattakuzhy, Associate Director of the Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine and Co-Director, Research Initiative on Infectious Disease and Substance Use Disorder, takes us inside Baltimore’s opioid epidemic

  • First Annual Dr. Rohit Talwani Memorial Lecture Honors Legacy of Beloved Physician

    Dr. Afua Ntem-Mensah, the inaugural speaker for this annual event, is a 2019 Division ID Fellowship graduate.

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    Sarah M. Kattakuzhy, MD, MPH is the 2025 UMBrella Person of the Year- On the Rise awardee.

    Nominees for this award are in the early stage of their career, achieved growth in their career or overcame personal/professional challenges with the utilization of mentorship, coaching, and/or professional development opportunities.

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  • THRIVE Provides Free HIV Screenings for World AIDS Day

    THRIVE Provides Free HIV Screenings for World AIDS Day 2024

    WYPR talks with THRIVE to hear about the resources the University of Maryland Medical Center's THRIVE program provides the community. She also talks about AIDS awareness, prevention, and care.

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Institute of Human Virology (IHV)

Research Initiatives

IHV BuildingIHV Research is Leading the Way Toward Innovative Therapies

IHV scientists and researchers are forging new paths in the fight against HIV and AIDS, the deadliest pandemic in modern medical history. The IHV is the first research institute in the U.S. to link basic science, population studies and clinical trials in an effort to develop new vaccines and treatments.

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Doctor helping patient‌IHV is Providing Compassionate Cutting-Edge Care

The IHV serves approximately 5,000 patients through six Baltimore area clinics and more than 500,000 patients in seven African and two Caribbean nations. The IHV specializes in the treatment of HIV/AIDS and other chronic viral diseases, such as Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, and the Human Papilloma Virus Infection.

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