Latest - HIV/AIDS

• HIV/AIDS: Federal Strategy Includes QOL Indicators for First Time Indicators include mental health, stable housing, socioeconomic challenges, and food security.
  Medscape Medical News, October 05, 2022
• Medscape Physician Assistant Burnout Report 2022 PAs share their experiences with burnout and depression and whether it's spurred thoughts of leaving the profession.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, October 05, 2022
• FDA Approves HIV-1 Treatment Ibalizumab for 30-Second IV Push The medication was first approved by the FDA in 2018 for adults with multi-drug resistant HIV-1.
  Medscape Medical News, October 04, 2022
• A Virus Poised to Jump Species to Humans   Researchers show how close we are to another pandemic, and how it will start with zoonotic transmission.
  Medscape, October 04, 2022
• Street Medicine Reaches People Where They Live But then, just as they were parting ways, something unexpected happened: The man broke down. "He just melted into my arms and started crying and hugging me."
  WebMD Health News, October 04, 2022
• The Dubious Value of Online Reviews Neurologist Allan Block describes online reviews of doctors by patients as "the wild west," with minimal rules and little if any oversight ― and argues that both good and bad ratings "mean nothing."
  MDedge, October 04, 2022
• Psoriasis Highlights From EADV 2022   A new topical treatment for psoriasis, tapinarof, was shown to be safe and effective at EADV 2022. Other key psoriasis data spanned pustular psoriasis, HIV, mental health, and smoking as a risk factor.
  Medscape, October 03, 2022
• Standing Up for Our Patients' Rights "Standing up for my patients' rights and speaking out against discrimination in healthcare have become an unavoidable and integral part of caring for my patients," says Dr Marwan Haddad.
  Medscape HIV/AIDS, October 03, 2022
• Gardasil 9 HPV Vaccine Advised for MSM Living With HIV Italian researchers say the HPV vaccine is needed in young MSM with gonorrhea exposure. The WHO says only 30% of the target population worldwide has received the HPV vaccine.
  Medscape Medical News, October 03, 2022
• IBD Appears More Prevalent in Men Who Have Sex With Men There are several hypotheses around what might account for this differing prevalence, but they require additional studies to confirm, according to researchers.
  Medscape Medical News, September 30, 2022
• Medscape RN/LPN Compensation Report 2022 Nurses from the largest nursing specialties share their views in a new report on nurse income, including bonus pay, education, and certifications.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, September 30, 2022
• Early Data Suggest Vaccine Protects Against Monkeypox People who received a single dose of the vaccine were 14 times less likely to be infected with monkeypox virus, but the findings come with caveats.
  Medscape Medical News, September 29, 2022
• Gilead Widens Battle Against Alleged Counterfeit HIV Drug Ring A federal judge in New York has frozen the assets of dozens of people and entities accused of operating a massive nationwide scheme to distribute counterfeit bottles of Gilead Sciences HIV drugs, including two alleged 'kingpins.'
  Reuters Health Information, September 29, 2022
• The Bionic Pancreas Triumphs in Pivotal Trial   We are closer than ever to a truly hands-free closed-loop insulin delivery system for type 1 diabetes.
  Medscape, September 28, 2022
• Substance and Opioid Abuse Report 2022 Physicians reveal their attitudes about substance abuse and how those challenges affect themselves and their patient's lives.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, September 28, 2022
• Student Who Sued Military Over HIV Policy Settles Case “I just want an opportunity to serve my country, and I believe that should be available to all eligible Americans.”
  Associated Press, September 28, 2022
• No Such Thing as an Easy Fix Neurologist Allan Block notes that although it's common for people to look for shortcuts, there's no easy fix when it comes to research — and life in general.
  MDedge, September 27, 2022
• Canadian Safer Opioid Supply Program Improves Outcomes A harm-reduction initiative reduced emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and healthcare costs among participants with opioid use disorder.
  Medscape Medical News, September 27, 2022
• COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts on ART Prescriptions in the U.S. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in major disruptions in many areas of health care. How has it impacted HIV care and ART use?
  AIDS, September 27, 2022
• Does Your Gender Matter? Why Some Patients Prefer a Same-Sex Doctor When patients prefer a physician’s gender, it’s likely chalked up to a same-sex preference, a personal reason, religious or comfort reasons, and accommodating that preference may help patients seek care. When the reason is gender discrimination, however, physicians must stand up for one another.
  Medscape Medical News, September 26, 2022