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February 2018 Briefing – HIV & AIDS

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in HIV & AIDS for February 2018. This roundup includes...
Chronicity of depression is associated with increased likelihood of failure along the continuum of HIV care

Chronicity of Depression Ups Failure Along Continuum of HIV Care

25 percent increase in percentage of days with depression ups risk of missing appointment, death
Telephone-administered interpersonal psychotherapy is associated with longer-term depression relief than usual care in depressed rural people living with HIV

Depressed Rural HIV Patients May Benefit From Therapy Via Phone

Telephone-administered interpersonal psychotherapy associated with fewer depressive symptoms
A lower percentage of blacks than Hispanics and whites with HIV infection have sustained viral suppression

Sustained Viral Suppression Lower Among Blacks With HIV

Compared with Hispanics and whites, blacks also have longer periods with viral load >1,500 copies/mL

January 2018 Briefing – HIV & AIDS

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in HIV & AIDS for January 2018. This roundup includes...
Almost 40 percent of women and more than 50 percent of men aged 15 to 44 years had never been tested for HIV between 2011 and 2015

CDC: Many U.S. Adults Have Never Been Tested for HIV

Overall, 38.8 percent of women and 53.8 percent of men had never been tested in 2011 to 2015
For young adults without known risk factors

HIV Screening Most Optimal at 25 Years of Age If No Risk Factors

Simulation favors screening at 25 for adolescents, young adults without identifiable HIV risk factors
A novel oral dosage form enables sustained release of antiretrovirals

Week’s Worth of HIV Meds in a Single-Dose Capsule Feasible

Oral platform delivers three antiretrovirals for up to seven days after single administration
Hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell-derived chimeric antigen receptor T-cells are capable of long-term engraftment in a model of HIV/AIDS

HSPC-Derived CAR T-Cells Capable of Lasting Engraftment

Chimeric antigen receptor T-cells persisted more than 2 years without measurable toxicity in primate model

December 2017 Briefing – HIV & AIDS

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in HIV & AIDS for December 2017. This roundup includes...