August 20th 2025
This review highlights how people living with HIV are living longer due to antiretroviral therapy but face unique age-related health challenges, including cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, renal dysfunction, neurocognitive decline, immunosenescence, bone loss, and frailty, requiring tailored screening and management strategies.
Rapid Syphilis Screening Useful in Community-based Clinics and Organizations
November 3rd 2016Rapid syphilis screening tests can be useful in community-based facilities, according to the results of five studies presented in a mini-plenary on September 22 at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016 STD Prevention Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Ibalizumab Beneficial for Previously Treated Patients with Multi-Drug-Resistant HIV-1 Infection
November 2nd 2016The monoclonal antibody, ibalizumab, has proven to be both safe and effective in treating patients who are infected with multi-drug-resistant HIV-1 and have been previously treated.
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Living Longer with HIV Brings New Challenges
October 31st 2016At the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America in New Orleans, Louisiana, Judith Currier, MD, from the University of California, Los Angeles, discussed the many challenges that HIV-positive individuals face as they live longer lives.
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ASPIRE HIV Prevention Study Reveals Several Key Findings
October 26th 2016During the 2016 HIV Research and Prevention (HIVR4P) meeting in Chicago, researchers conducting trials to assess the safety and efficacy of the dapivirine vaginal ring announced several key findings and insights of the ASPIRE study, known as MTN-020.
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Veterans Co-Infected with HCV and HIV Use Healthcare System at a Higher Rate
October 14th 2016A team of researchers at the University of California has found that veterans infected with both hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus sought treatment more often than those infected with just one of the viruses.
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The Role of Vaccines in the Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance
October 9th 2016Following the recent United Nations General Assembly meeting to discuss the growing global threat of antimicrobial resistance, health experts are highlighting the role vaccines can play in preventing dangerous infections.
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US Antibiotic Resistance Solutions Initiative Emphasizes Infection Prevention
October 7th 2016As antibiotic-resistant bacteria continue to endanger public health, greater attention from health officials and new US federal funding aimed at fighting superbugs, signal a new urgency in this battle.
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NIH Funds First National Research Network to Focus on HIV-Infected & At-Risk Youth
October 4th 2016The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has provided funding of $24 million this year to the Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions, the first clinical research group that will focus on youth infected by HIV.
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New Test Can Assist in Fight Against HIV
September 9th 2016A new test that can effectively estimate HIV-negative patients’ adherence to prescribed drugs to prevent the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) during sexual intercourse has been discovered by researchers at the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at CU Anschutz.
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Condom Use Still Recommended for HIV Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy
September 8th 2016David Rosenthal, DO, PhD, medical director for the Center for Young Adult, Adolescent and Pediatric HIV Care at Northwall Health, explains why condom use is still recommended for HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy.
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New Technology Can Assist in Global Fight Against HIV & Hepatitis
September 8th 2016Researchers from Nanjing Biopoint have made a breakthrough when it comes to fighting HIV through the development of a product that uses certain material when collecting blood samples that can separate the plasma from the rest of the blood, allowing the sample to be safely sent to a testing center.
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Does Antiretroviral Therapy Reduce Risk of HIV Transmission During Condomless Sex?
September 8th 2016David Rosenthal, DO, PhD, medical director at the Center for Young Adult, Adolescent and Pediatric HIV Care at Northwell Health, reflects on a JAMA study, which states that use of antiretroviral therapy reduced the risk of HIV transmission during condomless sex.
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