Tag: Sexually Transmitted Diseases: AIDS/HIV
Kidney Disease May Add to Higher Risk for CVD Due to HIV
The effect of HIV serostatus on brachial artery flow-mediated dilation strongly influenced by kidney function
WHO: Strawberry-Flavored HIV Medication Coming for Infants
WHO has also approved the dapivirine ring, a vaginal insert that has shown to be effective in protecting against HIV in women
2010 to 2018 Saw Decrease in Rate of Death for People With HIV
48.4 percent decrease found in HIV-related death rates and 8.6 percent decrease seen in non-HIV-related death rate
Cabotegravir Injection Can Protect Women From HIV for Two Months
Experimental drug found to be 89 percent more effective at preventing HIV infection than Truvada pills
Recommendations Updated for HIV Treatment, Prevention
Prompt initiation of antiretroviral therapy advised in those with HIV and detectable viremia
SHEA Updates Guidance for Health Care Staff With Hepatitis, HIV
Career counseling recommended for those planning to conduct exposure-prone procedures
Guidelines Issued on Managing Infants Exposed to HIV
Counseling should be provided for parents, caregivers of infants exposed to HIV, including for routine care
September 2020 Briefing – HIV & AIDS
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in HIV & AIDS for September 2020. This roundup includes...
PrEP Prescribing Low in the U.S., Even Among HIV Care Providers
About half of survey participants recruited from HIV CME courses reported ever prescribing PrEP
Insurer, Insured Costs for HIV PrEP Rising in the United States
2014 to 2018 saw increase in estimated third-party, out-of-pocket payments per 30 TDF-FTC tablets
