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HAART Tied to Lower HBV Rate in Men Who Have Sex With Men

Risk factors for incident HBV include younger age, more than one sexual partner, HIV infection
Low-income HIV patients who enrolled in the Affordable Care Act may be faring better than they did on traditional state assistance

IDSA: ACA Improving Care for Low-Income HIV Patients

In Virginia, ACA enrollment in 2014 associated with HIV viral load suppression
Antiretroviral therapy has extended the lives of people with HIV

As HIV Patients Live Longer, Certain Cancer Risks Rise

Anal, colorectal, and liver cancers more common now, researchers find

September 2015 Briefing – HIV & AIDS

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in HIV & AIDS for September 2015. This roundup includes...
The estimated prevalence of HIV is 0.39 percent among U.S adults

CDC Estimates HIV Prevalence in U.S. Adults From ’07 to ’12

Prevalence estimated at 0.39 percent; 51.9 percent of HIV-infected on antiretroviral tx
A large percentage of HIV-positive patients may see family physicians exclusively for their care

Half of HIV-Positive Patients See Family Docs Exclusively for Care

HIV+ patients who see generalists experienced in HIV care more likely to get antiretroviral therapy
Additional data supports daily pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV-negative gay men at high risk for infection. The findings were reported online Sept. 9 in The Lancet.

Supportive Evidence for Daily PrEP Curbing HIV Transmission

This preventive treatment should be routinely offered to gay men at high risk, researchers say
A needle-exchange program in Washington

D.C. Needle-Exchange Program Curbed HIV Spread

Effort also saved $44 million in potential disease treatment costs over two years
None of 657 patients who took a daily pill to prevent HIV infection contracted the virus over a period of more than two years

Daily PrEP Prevents HIV Infection in High-Risk Individuals

Study participants were infected with other sexually transmitted diseases

August 2015 Briefing – HIV & AIDS

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in HIV & AIDS for August 2015. This roundup includes...