Infectious versus chronic conditions: time to dismantle silos in public health

Richard A Goodman¹, Samuel F Posner², Laurence S Sperling^{3

4}, Carlos Del Rio^{3

4}, Sonja A Rasmussen⁵

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¹ Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, and Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
² Office of Science, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
³ Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
⁴ Hubert Department of Global Health, Emory Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA.
⁵ Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

PMID: 40599886
PMCID: PMC12209890
DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2025.101149

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Infectious versus chronic conditions: time to dismantle silos in public health

Richard A Goodman et al. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2025.

. 2025 Jun 18:48:101149.

doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2025.101149. eCollection 2025 Aug.

Authors

Richard A Goodman¹, Samuel F Posner², Laurence S Sperling^{3

4}, Carlos Del Rio^{3

4}, Sonja A Rasmussen⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, and Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
² Office of Science, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
³ Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
⁴ Hubert Department of Global Health, Emory Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA.
⁵ Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

PMID: 40599886
PMCID: PMC12209890
DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2025.101149

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Goodman holds shares of stock in Merck. Dr. del Rio's work includes efforts supported by institutional grants received from NIH/NIAID and NIH/NIDA; and he serves as a member of the board of directors of IAS-USA.

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