Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

Contributing Writer https://www.infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC, is an Atlanta-based journalist, licensed psychotherapist, and Ayurvedic health coach, creator of the body-positive wellness company Bettie Page Fitness, and author of 2 books – The Little Book of Bettie: Taking a Page from the Queen of Pinups and Bettie Page: The Lost Years. She holds a BS in psychology from Georgia State University and an MA in counseling psychology from the Georgia School of Professional Psychology. Tori has also managed a medical practice and was instrumental in developing Georgia’s multispecialty telemedicine program. Photograph courtesy of Brooklyn Brat Images.

All articles by Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

Hepatitis Advisor

Managing HBV Infection During Pregnancy

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

March 26, 2020

The estimated US prevalence of HBV is roughly 2% in the general population and 0.7% to 0.9% among pregnant women.

Influenza, Respiratory

H1N1/H3N2 Influenza Variants With Reduced Susceptibility to Baloxavir

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

February 20, 2020

The PA-I38 mutations were noted frequently in influenza A/H3N2 viruses compared with A/H1N1pdm or influenza B viruses.

Hepatitis Advisor

Mental and Cognitive Impairment in Hepatitis C Virus

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

January 22, 2020

In the United States, approximately 3.5 million people are infected with the hepatitis C virus, which contributes to psychological and cognitive disorders for about half of all patients.

Vector-borne Illnesses

Cases of Leishmaniasis Increasing in the United States, Vaccine in Development

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

December 12, 2019

Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease that is transmitted by phlebotomine sand flies infected with Leishmania parasites.

Practice Management

Updated Guidelines and Recommendations for Safe Living After Solid Organ Transplant

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

November 12, 2019

Managing the risk for infection is one of the primary tasks in optimizing outcomes for solid organ transplant recipients.

Hepatitis Advisor

Integrating Palliative Care Into Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

October 29, 2019

The review authors used existing evidence to recommend a new model of palliative care integration in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

Newborn, incubator, NICU, neonate, neonatal

Lungs & Bugs

Expert Q&A: Neonatal Pneumonia

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

October 28, 2019

Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of neonatal respiratory distress, and is most commonly acquired at birth.

HIV/AIDS

An Overview of HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

October 16, 2019

Rates of HIV-associated dementia have decreased from approximately 50% in the pre-cART era to 2% currently. However, roughly 50% of patients treated with cART have the milder forms of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND).