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October 2017 Briefing – HIV & AIDS

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in HIV & AIDS for October 2017. This roundup includes...
The Ohio Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the constitutionality of a law requiring HIV-infected individuals to tell their sexual partners of their status before having sex

Ohio Upholds Law Requiring HIV-Infected to Tell Sex Partners

State's high court unanimously upholds law's constitutionality; appeal to U.S. Supreme Court likely
Resistance to antiretroviral therapy is threatening the recent gains of treatment in the rate of new HIV infections

HIV Drug Resistance Is Threatening Gains of Treatment

WHO has proposed 5-point plan for monitoring, combating, and preventing drug resistance

September 2017 Briefing – HIV & AIDS

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in HIV & AIDS for September 2017. This roundup includes...
A high percentage of women receiving a new HIV diagnosis have already received this diagnosis in the past but are not undergoing HIV medical care

High Percentage of HIV-Diagnosed Women Not in Care

62 percent of women with positive test had previously received the diagnosis but no care
Introduction of an HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis program for men who have sex with men in the United Kingdom is likely to be cost-effective

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for Homosexual Men Cost-Effective

Introduction of HIV PrEP program cost-effective and possibly cost-saving for men who have sex with men
Cost-effective management of precancerous anal intraepithelial lesions in HIV-positive men who have sex with men varies by age

Model Predicts Cost-Effectiveness for Anal Lesion Treatment

Findings show variation by age of HIV-positive men who have sex with men
HIV care outcomes are worse for Hispanics and Latinos

Worse HIV Care Outcomes for Hispanics, Latinos

Lower care and viral suppression for Hispanic, Latino males with HIV infection due to injection drug use
For HIV-infected men who have sex with men

HPV Vaccination After Lesion Treatment Is Likely Cost-Effective

Adjuvant HPV vaccination could reduce anal cancer risk in HIV-infected men who have sex with men
A substantial proportion of children with diagnosed HIV infection might not be receiving the recommended frequency of medical care

Sizable Number of HIV-Infected Children Not Receiving Care

Fewer than 70 percent in Medicaid, commercial claims groups still in care after 24 months