Series 3 Episode 8 - Mpox Revisited w/ Maurice and Jamie
Monkeypox
This episode of the podcast returns to the current narrative of Monkeypox and understands if we have learnt anything from previous epidemics. Within the interview we explore the current themes that are being portrayed in the media with regards to how pandemics are being reported and the lessons we can learn from this as a society.
Episode Guest- Dr Maurice Nagington and Dr Jaime García-Iglesias
Maurice Nagington is an academic and researcher at the University of Manchester, his research interest includes LGBT health, HIV, ageing, and 'chemsex' (the use of drugs by gay men in sexualised settings). Jamie is a Mildred Baxter Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society at The University of Edinburgh. Jamie is working on exploring how sexual fantasies and desires can be harnessed for HIV prevention by engaging with a range of stakeholders.
Additional Information and Links
Chemsex link https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/hsc.14081
The Mpox report can be found here: https://theippo.co.uk/mpox-report/
National HIV Nurse Association (NHIVNA) www.nhivna.org.
HIV Matters Bookstore
https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/HIVMatters
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