The AJMC® HIV compendium is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights for the condition, including disparities in care, prevention of infection among at-risk groups, and the importance of viral suppression.
May 9th 2024
A high burden of HIV could indicate other underlying factors, such as limited access to health care resources and a risk of major depressive disorder.
Several ACA Preventive Services “Up for Grabs” Following Federal Ruling
March 31st 2023The ruling does not completely get rid of all preventive services coverage under the Affordable Care Act; it only applies to updates or new recommendations made by the US Preventative Services Task Force since March 2010.
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Auditory Differences Between Children With and Without HIV
March 27th 2023Similar to findings among young adults, children with HIV in Tanzania were found to have lower distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) and auditory brainstem responses (ABR) wave V amplitudes, compared with children without HIV.
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High Resilience Linked to High PrEP Use Among Canadian MSM
March 4th 2023The study also showed, despite an existing association between discrimination based on sexual orientation and HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use, increased resilience reduced the effects of such discrimination on PrEP use.
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Biden’s State of the Union (SOTU) address emphasized drug access for those on Medicare, the Cancer Moonshot, and more; HIV diagnoses are increasing in Washington, DC, from missed wellness visits and preventive visits upended during the start of COVID-19; California online women’s pharmacy The Pill Club will pay $18.3 million in Medicaid fraud settlement with California.
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Conversations Around HIV PrEP With Adolescents Vary Between Urban, Rural Family Physicians
December 15th 2022This new study shows that family medicine physicians in rural areas tend to be less comfortable in HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)-related clinical activities and conversations with adolescents than those in urban areas.
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