Tag: Sexually Transmitted Diseases: AIDS/HIV
Weight Gain, Raised BP Risk Seen for HIV Patients Switching to Dolutegravir
Patients switching from efavirenz to dolutegravir gain more weight at 12 months and have increased risk for hypertension
PEPFAR Has Scaled Up HIV ART to About 20 Million Persons Since 2004
Variability seen in viral load coverage and in viral load suppression among distinct subpopulations
Link Found Between Maternal HIV Status and Inflammation in Pregnancy
Distinct profile of inflammation/immune activation during pregnancy may negatively influence child growth
Long-Acting Injectable Preferred for HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis
Few side effects and low cost were the two most important decision-making factors
FDA Could Ease Blood Donation Rules for Gay Men
Draft recommendations around the new policy center on 'individual risk-based questions to reduce the risk of transfusion-transmitted HIV'
Another Significant HIV Vaccine Trial Fails
A second HIV vaccine trial has been halted after it failed to lower the risk for infection among high-risk people
Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence More Likely to Contract HIV
Furthermore, intimate partner violence tied to lower likelihood of achieving viral suppression among HIV-positive women
Cognitive Behavioral Intervention Ups ART Adherence in Adolescents, Young Adults
Improvement in self-reported antiretroviral therapy adherence and decrease in viral load seen with intervention
FDA Approves Sunlenca for Treatment-Resistant HIV
Sunlenca is the first capsid inhibitor approved for HIV
Self-Service Vending Machine Provides Harm Reduction Services
Vending machine dispenses naloxone, sharps containers, safer injection/smoking kits, pregnancy tests, HIV tests
