Latest - HIV/AIDS

• Aedes-Transmitted Arbovirus Infections in the Americas What are the challenges and implications to public health presented by the rising incidence in the Americas of arboviral infections such as dengue, zika, yellow fever, and chikungunya?
  American Journal of Public Health, March 2019
• HIV Increases the Risk of Incident Heart Failure Might HIV infection contribute to the subsequent development of heart failure? A new study investigates.
  JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, March 2019
• Inactive Ingredients in Medications Cause Trouble for Some Most approved medications have inactive ingredients that could cause problems in patients with allergies or sensitivities to those ingredients, researchers found.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• Discontinuation of Dolutegravir, EVG/c and Raltegravir A new study examines the discontinuation rates among these integrase inhibitor regimens due to neuropsychiatric adverse events.
  HIV Medicine, March 2019
• Early Antiviral Therapy and Lymphoma Risk in Chronic HCV Chronic HCV infection has been linked to lymphoproliferative disorders. Can early PegIFN/RBV therapy reduce the risk?
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, March 2019
• Trump Budget Seeks 12% HHS Cut, Medicaid Work Rules, FDA Boost The White House on Monday unveiled a budget request that proposes changes in Medicare, including its payment approach for physician services provided in offices owned by hospitals.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• CROI 2019Young Black Men at Risk for HIV Underestimate Threat New data show that black Americans not only start PrEP less frequently than white Americans, they also stop taking it sooner. One Atlanta study suggests why and what providers can do to help.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• Transmission Patterns in a Low HIV-Morbidity State A better understanding of the HIV transmission patterns in states with lower HIV morbidity will help identify and guide prevention interventions.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, March 2019
• CROI 2019'Grappling' With the Value of Descovy for HIV PrEP A new study shows that Descovy for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is noninferior to Truvada. But as the field moves toward treating those most at risk, some question how much it matters.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• De-simplifying Single-Tablet Antiretroviral Treatments Might the de-simplification of antiretroviral formulations be an effective cost-saving strategy? Is it a safe option for patients?
  HIV Medicine, March 2019
• CROI 2019Women Have High Syphilis Rates, Too The increase in syphilis rates is not confined to gay and bisexual men. New data show that women with HIV, particularly those who inject drugs, are at substantial risk.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• Time to See Air Pollution as a Human Rights Threat: U.N.
  Reuters Health Information, March 2019
• The 'London Patient' New HIV Remission Raises Hope HIV remission and cure are so rare as to be singularly notable. But is a new case of HIV remission replicable?
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• Low Rates of Viral Suppression Among Young Black Men With HIV Young black men with HIV have far lower rates of viral suppression than others with HIV, according to results from the Medical Monitoring Project (MMP).
  Reuters Health Information, March 2019
• Stopping Oral Antiviral Therapy in Chronic Hep B Possible for Some People A new analysis provides insight into what happens after stopping tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) in chronic hepatitis B patients with persistent viral suppression who took the drug for at least eight years.
  Reuters Health Information, February 2019
• Acute Kidney Injury in HIV-Infected Patients Do patients with HIV have an increased risk of developing acute kidney injury? A new review examines the incidence, risk factors, and pathogenesis among this population.
  HIV Medicine, February 2019
• CROI 2019Mapping the End of HIV in the US The details and implications of the plan to end HIV by 2030 will be center stage at the most influential HIV conference in the United States, and questions will be answered, organizers promise.
  Medscape Medical News, February 2019
• CROI 2019 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from CROI 2019
  Medscape HIV/AIDS, February 2019
• Opioid Misuse Among HIV-Positive Adults in Medical Care Are people living with HIV at an increased risk of opioid misuse? Which factors might be associated with this risk?
  JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, February 2019
• Severe Disseminated Infection With Emerging Lineage of MSSA In this report, a case of severe disseminated infection caused by an emerging lineage of MSSA is described.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, February 2019