It’s time once again for Articles of Note, and at least here in the US, we need it now more than ever. As access to science appears to be drying up, I will be doing what I can to make things available over here. That means my regular monthly article updates, plus a concerted effort to update clinical guides and some new things, as well (more below). You’ll see a tip button at the bottom of the post, should you have a few extra bucks and want to support the work I do here. With the exception of the long-form monographs and research compilations, everything here at FHO will remain free. I can’t bring myself to start putting anything else behind a paywall, so this will be what I do for now.

Here’s what we have new this month:

1.) Articles of Note for February, full of good science, including a lot of IPV-related work this month, for those of you in that arena.

2.) A variety of CDC docs that were wiped off the website and then were made available again, and then may be gone in the near future. Mostly STI and HIV treatment guidelines, vaccine info and some of the violence data. [The nice thing about getting stuff from me or others who have warehoused it and not from the CDC right now is that you won’t be subjected to their nauseating and inaccurate disclaimer about gender.]

3.) I have a new updated clinical guide, thanks to one of my readers, who requested an updated guide on QA/QI/peer review. It had been 15 years (!) since I had looked at that one, so it’s now completely overhauled and available along with the others.

4.) Finally, in the next few weeks, my plan is to start recording a monthly video journal club (of sorts) where I discuss a recent article with a colleague, one that would probably be frowned upon by the current administration. I’ll pop the links to those on the site as they come available so that people have access to the discussions, which will center on how the articles impact practice, implications for research, policy concerns, etc. It’s possible they may also be done with a cocktail in hand, so be forewarned. I thought about making these live, and maybe I will, if enough people want to participate, but I am keenly aware that many of you who are federal workers or grant-funded cannot because of the various EOs, so they need to be recorded for viewing on your own time.

Thanks to those of you who have checked in to see how we are holding up in my household. I think you can guess. Community is how we get through it, and I have one of the best, for which I am grateful. Happy reading and thanks for showing up. See you back here next month.

Jen