HIV Transmission & Prevention Perspectives

• Advances in HIV Testing: What Clinicians Need to Know   If you don't already know about the new HIV test, here is the information you need, and how it can help your patients.
  CDC Expert Commentary, April 2012
• How Should TDF/FTC Be Used for Preexposure Prophylaxis? CDC guidelines are available to help clinicians manage patients receiving this antiretroviral combination for HIV prophylaxis.
  Medscape Pharmacists, March 2012
• Male Circumcision for Prevention of HIV Is it time to stop talking and start acting, to add male circumcision to efforts to prevent the spread of HIV?
  Medscape HIV/AIDS, March 2012
• Eliminating Perinatal HIV Infections: Challenges Remain   We know how to prevent HIV in newborns, so why aren't we 100% successful? Paul E. Sax, MD, comments on a new study in the journal Pediatrics.
  Medscape HIV/AIDS, February 2012
• Screening for Sexually Transmitted Disease: Who, When, and How   Gail Bolan, MD outlines CDC's guidelines for screening and testing men, women, and adolescents for STDs.
  CDC Expert Commentary, January 2012
• HIV Prevention With Positives This guideline from the New York State Department of Health offers guidance to clinicians on integrating HIV prevention into primary care.
  Medscape HIV/AIDS, December 2011
• What Did HIV Clinicians Read on Medscape in 2011? What content did your HIV colleagues find most compelling on Medscape in 2011? Learn here!
  Medscape HIV/AIDS, December 2011
• HIV and STIs: Interactions in Resource-Limited Settings The potential interactions between HIV and STIs are multiple and complex, increasing the difficulty of treating patients in resource-limited settings.
  Medscape HIV/AIDS, December 2011
• Salim Abdool Karim's Game Changers in HIV Prevention 2011 Major developments in HIV prevention research over the 18 months bring us closer to global eradication of HIV.
  Medscape HIV/AIDS, November 2011
• What Should Nurses Know About PrEP? Which patients should (and shouldn't) get PrEP, and what teaching should go along with a prescription for PrEP?
  Medscape Nurses, October 2011
• Transitioning HIV-Infected Adolescents Into Adult Care This guideline from the New York State Department of Health offers clinicians practical guidance on smoothing the transition from pediatric to adult care for young adults with HIV.
  Medscape HIV/AIDS, August 2011
• Early ART Prevents HIV Transmission   Paul E. Sax, MD, attended the IAS meeting where more details were provided on the HPTN 052 study of HIV-serodiscordant couples – the biggest story of the meeting. Learn more here.
  Medscape HIV/AIDS, August 2011
• Three Winnable Battles and Other Wars: A Talk With Thomas Frieden   Eli Adashi, MD, talks to Thomas Frieden, MD, Director of the CDC about winnable battles -- preventing HIV, teen pregnancy, and automobile accidents. They also cover food safety and the budget crisis.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, July 2011
• Three Decades of HIV/AIDS Reflections on the history and progress of HIV/AIDS during the past 3 decades and opportunities in the future for halting the "world's most visible disease."
  Medscape Public Health, July 2011
• Five Things You Need to Know About PrEP   Pre-exposure prophylaxis is available for the prevention of HIV infection in very specific circumstances. Get up to speed with this quick summary from the CDC.
  CDC Expert Commentary, July 2011
• HIV Turns 30: Reflections From Dr. Anthony Fauci of NIAID   Anthony S. Fauci of NIAID talks with Eli Adashi about both the history and progress in the treatment and prevention of AIDS.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, June 2011
• Big News in HIV: Treatment Clearly Protects Partners   We now have real proof that treatment protects against HIV transmission. Paul E. Sax, MD, offers his perspective.
  Medscape HIV/AIDS, May 2011
• Screening and Ongoing Assessment for Substance Abuse in HIV This guideline from the New York State Department of Health offers clinicians specific guidance on screening for substance abuse in patients who are HIV positive.
  Medscape HIV/AIDS, April 2011
• The Diverse Sexual Behaviors of Americans Aged 14-94 Years   Which sexual activities are Americans engaging in? What's "normal"? How can clinicians help patients stay sexually healthy? Susan Wysocki presents findings published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine.
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, March 2011
• Vaginal Microbicides and HIV Risk Heard of "condom migration"? It's not what you think.
  Medscape Nurses, March 2011