Latest - HIV/AIDS

• Alert FDA Expands Indications for Pifeltro and Delstrigo for HIV The FDA expanded the indications for the two HIV drugs to include appropriate patients with HIV-1 with virological suppression.
  FDA Approvals, September 2019
• New Drug Pricing Bill Allows Negotiation With Pharma Lawmakers are exploring ways to cut drug prices. Major changes in law may be unlikely near-term, but Congress might be able to take a step soon, like capping seniors' Medicare Part D contributions.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2019
• 5 Things to Know About CIDP While a rare, often perplexing disease, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy is a treatable condition.
  Medscape Neurology, September 2019
• Test-and-Treat ART Guidelines to Prevent the Spread of HIV The implementation of test-and-treat policies that recommend early initiation of ART may help curb the spread of HIV.
  HIV Medicine, September 2019
• USCA 2019Reimagining STI Clinics for a New Generation Clinics that are designed to be stylish, easy to access, and efficient are changing the way cities tackle STI testing and treatment.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2019
• INHSU 2019Underserved Communities Receive Hep C Treatment in Jail The testing and treatment of inmates for hepatitis C can be effective, but system efficiencies, perceptions, and limits on care after release can present obstacles.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2019
• Effectiveness of SOF/VEL/VOX in DAA Experienced HCV Patients This analysis evaluates the clinical effectiveness of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir/voxilaprevir, a retreatment option for patients who did not achieve SVR with previous DAA regimens.
  Journal of Viral Hepatitis, September 2019
• USCA 201987 Years Old, One Sex Partner, Diagnosed With AIDS As the nation takes steps to end the HIV epidemic, the search for every undiagnosed person with HIV becomes harder, so health departments are developing innovative ways to get patients tested.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2019
• Are You Seeing Benefits or Harms From Marijuana Use? As more US states legalize medical or recreational marijuana, use is increasing, and so may be potential benefits and harms.
  Medscape Reader Polls, September 2019
• Low Concentration of Intensified ART in a Pregnant Woman This case of a pregnant women infected with HIV demonstrates how physiological changes during pregnancy can affect pharmacokinetics and reduce bioavailability of antiretroviral drugs.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, September 2019
• USCA 2019HIV Care Teams Shy Away From Uncomfortable Conversations No one with an undetectable viral load has transmitted HIV to a sexual partner, research shows, but not all care teams are at ease discussing the topic with their patients.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2019
• INHSU 2019Hepatitis C Vaccine Disappoints, Another in the Works The second-generation vaccine is being developed by one of the members of the research team that first discovered hepatitis C.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2019
• Candida auris Tied to Vision Loss in Case Report Infection with Candida auris likely led to panophthalmitis and vision loss in an immunocompromised patient, according to a new case report.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2019
• Kick HIV Care Out of the Clinic Communities can't end the HIV epidemic using the healthcare system they already have, warned CDC director Robert Redfield as groups debate next steps.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2019
• New Video Animation Aims to Raise AIDS Awareness on Freddie Mercury's Birthday A new video animation featuring two white blood cells in love was released on Thursday to mark what would have been Freddie Mercury's 73rd birthday and help raise awareness of the continued global fight against AIDS.
  Reuters Health Information, September 2019
• Physician Well-being Declining? It's the System, Stupid Dr Peter Yellowlees describes how healthcare systems fail physicians, and how we can start to make changes.
  Medscape Psychiatry, September 2019
• Comparative Effectiveness of First-Line ART A new study provides insight into the efficacy of different first-line ART regimens in a real-life setting.
  AIDS, September 2019
• Efficacy and Safety of Dolutegravir in Young HIV Patients Dolutegravir-based regimens are highly effective among adults living with HIV, but are they equally safe and effective among pediatric and young adult patients?
  HIV Medicine, September 2019
• Medical Masks, N95 Respirators Provide Similar Protection Ordinary medical masks protected outpatient healthcare personnel against lab-confirmed influenza as much as more expensive N95 respirators, a study found.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2019
• USCA 2019Dirty Work to End the HIV Epidemic When there is an outbreak of HIV, specialists can't get into social networks fast enough to stop the spread if there is no groundwork laid in the communities most vulnerable to transmission.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2019