December 2016 Briefing – HIV & AIDS
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in HIV & AIDS for December 2016. This roundup includes...
Personal Health Care Spending Continues to Soar in the U.S.
Highest spending on diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and low back and neck pain in 2013
Pooled Cohort Equations Predict Myocardial Infarction Risk in HIV
No improvement in myocardial infarction risk-model performance with addition of HIV-specific factors
Health Care Provider Burnout Negatively Affects Quality, Safety
Health care provider burnout negatively linked to quality and safety of health care
Daily Text Messaging Ups ART Adherence in Youth
Personalized daily text messaging improves adherence over six-month intervention
DEA Announces Critical Changes in Registration Renewal Process
The ability to renew a registration online after the expiration date will no longer be available
Cervicovaginal Secretions Contain HIV-Linked Immune Mediators
No difference in infectivity for pregnant and nonpregnant women
Kingella kingae Keratitis Described in HIV-Positive Adult
Patient was 52-year-old HIV-positive male with one week of orthokeratology lens use for myopia
Cetuximab + Chemoradiation Can Cure HIV-Associated Anal Cancer
Addition of cetuximab may result in less locoregional failure for squamous cell carcinoma of anal canal
Prevalence of Disability 2.7 Percent at U.S. Medical Schools
Most common disability is ADHD followed by learning disabilities and psychological disabilities
