Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
S. Africa's explosive cocktail: coronavirus and AIDS
With the world's largest HIV-positive population, South Africa is moving to protect this particularly vulnerable group from the coronavirus.
Apr 9, 2020
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Adding maraviroc to standard c-ART does not seem to improve clinical outcomes for patients with advanced HIV infection
Adding maraviroc to standard combined antiretroviral therapy (c-ART) does not seem to improve clinical outcomes for patients initiating treatment for advanced HIV infection. Findings from a double-blind randomized controlled ...
Feb 11, 2020
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HIV & AIDS
Sex with HIV still a crime? Updated laws divide advocates
As Sanjay Johnson describes it, his sexual encounter with James Booth on Oct. 2, 2015, was a one-night stand. But it would bind the men inextricably two years later, when Booth walked into an Arkansas police station and accused ...
Jul 23, 2019
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HIV & AIDS
Naltrexone implant helps HIV patients with opioid dependence adhere to medications, prevent relapse
When patients with HIV who are also battling opioid dependence go without addiction treatment, they are more likely to stop taking their HIV medications than drug-free patients. While the daily oral form of naltrexone—a ...
Mar 21, 2019
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HIV & AIDS
CDC researchers examine HIV-related stigma among US healthcare providers
A Systemic Review from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed studies of HIV-related stigma among healthcare provider and identified three main themes: attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors; quality of patient ...
Oct 9, 2018
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HIV & AIDS
Individuals with HIV at higher risk for heart disease
A review of more than 80 studies reveals that changes in the immune cells of people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection may increase their risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The review is published in the ...
Jan 25, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
More than one third of U.S. HIV patients fail to receive vaccination for hepatitis B
Despite their high risk for infection, more than one third of U.S. HIV patients fail to get vaccinated for hepatitis B. The findings are published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Dec 25, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
UN official cites violence against Latin women in spread of HIV
The virus that causes AIDS is spreading among women and homosexuals in Latin America, due largely to the violence and discrimination that afflict both groups, according to a United Nations official.
Nov 24, 2017
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New study compares sexual practices among older and younger HIV-infected women
A new study that compared HIV-positive women over 50 years of age with their younger HIV-infected cohorts found that while the older women were less likely to be sexually active and to report condomless sex with a male partner, ...
Nov 14, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
A surgeon's fight to legalize HIV-to-HIV organ transplants
Peter Stock, MD, PhD, a transplant surgeon at UC San Francisco, considers himself a representative specimen of his profession. "I think we're all typically atypical," he said, by which he means that transplant surgeons thrive ...
Jun 21, 2017
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