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If certain targets are met

AIDS Epidemic Could End in U.S. by 2025

Infection rate could be as low as 12,000 people a year by 2025, researchers report
Young adults with HIV who get treatment are living longer in North America and Europe

Life Expectancy for HIV+ Patients Up Since Introduction of ART

Physicians need to focus on encouraging patients to take their drugs consistently

April 2017 Briefing – HIV & AIDS

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in HIV & AIDS for April 2017. This roundup includes...
As HIV becomes a lifetime disease instead of a fatal disease

AACR: Cancer Burden Changing for Americans With HIV

AIDS-linked tumors predicted to decline by 2030
The estimated annual number of perinatal HIV-infected infants born in the United States decreased from 2002 to 2013

Perinatal HIV Infection Down in U.S. From 2002 to 2013

37.5% of mothers had HIV infection diagnosed pre-pregnancy in 2002-2005, vs 51.5% in 2010-2013
A small proportion of HIV-infected women continue to transmit the virus to their neonates despite access to high-quality care

Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Low, but More Progress Possible

ID of missed opportunities can provide insight to improve existing strategies, researchers say
Routine HIV testing is both cost-effective and cost-saving in antenatal settings

Routine Antenatal HIV Testing Cost-Effective

Cost savings between $5,671.20 and $3.69 million per case of HIV-positive infection prevented

February 2017 Briefing – HIV & AIDS

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in HIV & AIDS for February 2017. This roundup includes...
Specific HIV-1 variants are selected depending on the transmission route

HIV-1 Variants Are Specific for Transmission Route

Intrauterine transmission selects for infant variants with shorter, less-glycosylated V1 loops
Men who have sex with men are much less likely to use condoms now than they were two decades ago

Rise in Unsafe Practices Among Men Who Have Sex With Men

Researchers report increased beliefs that treatments prevent HIV and increased condomless anal sex