Medications
Long-acting, injected HIV meds can help tough-to-treat patients
For nearly three decades, daily antiretroviral pills have offered patients living with HIV a highly effective way to keep their infection under control.
Jul 5, 2023
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HIV & AIDS
Study: HIV patients in Washington, D.C. reported intense distress during pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic had substantial psychological impacts on the nation and around the world. New research shows patients with HIV were particularly susceptible to psychosocial challenges like depression, anxiety, substance ...
Jun 29, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Meningitis cases rising among gay men with HIV
Meningococcal disease—which includes meningitis—appears to be on the rise among Americans infected with HIV, new research reveals.
Jun 29, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Words matter: How researchers can avoid stigmatizing language
Word choice matters—a lot— when it comes to research. That's the main takeaway from a new article co-authored by Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation Assistant Professor Angel Algarin and published in Health ...
May 25, 2023
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Pediatrics
Implementation of 'Treat All' did not increase ART coverage for children
Implementation of "Treat All," which removed CD4-based clinical staging criteria for antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation, did not accelerate ART coverage gains or AIDS mortality reductions among pediatric patients with ...
May 19, 2023
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HIV & AIDS
STI and HIV screening decreased while positive test results increased during COVID-19: Study
New research from Boston Medical Center found that sexually transmitted infection (STI) and HIV testing declined at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, while there was an increase in positive test rates. Published in AIDS ...
Mar 30, 2023
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Medications
New HIV treatment shot given only twice a year could be a 'game changer'
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Sunlenca, an injectable therapy to suppress HIV for patients who suffered drug resistance to other regimens.
Dec 30, 2022
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Medications
FDA approves Sunlenca for treatment-resistant HIV
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Sunlenca (lenacapavir), a new type of antiretroviral medication for adult patients living with HIV-1 whose HIV infection cannot be successfully treated with other available ...
Dec 29, 2022
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Medications
An ounce of prevention: Differences in HIV prevention activities among rural and urban physicians
HIV remains a major public health concern in the United States, with adolescents and young adults (15-24 years old) making up around 20 percent of new infections in the nation each year. Prevention is key to stopping HIV, ...
Dec 12, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
Q&A: What progress has been made in HIV/AIDS research?
Peter Gulick, a professor in the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, has been studying HIV/AIDS since the epidemic began in the early 1980s.
Nov 29, 2022
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