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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

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State's high court unanimously upholds law's constitutionality; appeal to U.S. Supreme Court likely
Depressive symptoms increase during the internship year for training physicians

Depressive Symptoms Increase During Internship Year

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Significantly greater increase seen among women; sex disparity partly due to work-family conflict
Receipt of gifts from pharmaceutical companies is associated with more prescriptions per patient and more costly prescriptions

Gifts From Pharma Companies Influence Prescribing Behavior

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Clinicians who receive gifts write more prescriptions per patient, more costly and branded prescriptions
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

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

September 2017 Briefing – HIV & AIDS

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in HIV & AIDS for September 2017. This roundup includes...
The public is being given its 14th opportunity to safely dispose of pills and patches at collection points operated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and its partners.

DEA Taking Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs on Oct. 28

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Only pills or patches will be accepted, not liquids, needles, or sharps; service is free and anonymous
A joint effort between students at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design is training future physicians in design thinking to help identify and repair health system issues that contribute to physician burnout

Design Thinking Enables Med Students to Solve Challenges

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Partnership with design students focuses on innovative solutions to health system issues
Pediatricians should be prepared to educate adolescents and young adults regarding sexual development and to promote healthy behaviors in relationships

Pediatricians Should Provide Sexual Health Care Services

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Office visits present opportunity to provide comprehensive education and health care services
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

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62 percent of women with positive test had previously received the diagnosis but no care
Clinicians' job satisfaction is associated with improved burnout scores and reduced intention to leave their practices

Clinician Job Satisfaction Linked to Improved Burnout Scores

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Reduced intention to leave practice for clinicians who report increased job satisfaction during follow-up