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.
The first case of polio in the United States in nearly a decade demonstrated a potential link to vaccine-derived viruses in Jerusalem and London; the world’s first HIV-positive heart transplant has been performed in the Bronx; North Carolina is on the path to Medicaid expansion.
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Dr Anchalee Avihingsanon: ALLIANCE Trial Findings Are Meaningful for HIV/HBV Coinfection
July 29th 2022The ALLIANCE trial is the first randomized blinded trial to investigate tenofovir alafenamide vs tenofovir disoproxil fumarate in treatment-naive individuals who have comorbid HIV/hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.
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After Transplant, City of Hope Patient in Long-term Remission From HIV and Leukemia
July 27th 2022City of Hope has announced that a patient living with HIV, who received a stem cell transplant from an unrelated donor to treat acute myelogenous leukemia, has been in remission from both diseases since 2019.
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WHO Guidelines for Infants Exposed but Uninfected With HIV Require Updates, Researchers Say
July 22nd 2022Developments in health care and research warrant updates to the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on cotrimoxazole prophylaxis for infants who are exposed to HIV but uninfected.
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Risk for CVD Increases Following INSTI Use for HIV
June 28th 2022A possible connection between integrase strand-transfer inhibitor (INSTI) use for HIV and cardiovascular disease (CVD) was investigated in this new study from an international team wanting more knowledge on the drug class’s treatment effects.
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The Senate passed a bipartisan gun law, the first major gun legislation in nearly 30 years, which now goes to the House; HIV cases dropped during the pandemic, perhaps due to lack of testing; researchers say COVID-19 vaccines have saved nearly 20 million lives but could be even more effective.
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Meningococcal Vaccine Uptake Lagging Among People Living With HIV
June 23rd 2022The findings of this study, which used insurance claims data for patients 2 years and older to determine rates of meningococcal A, C, W, Y vaccine uptake, points to the need for more education, the authors said.
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An experimental cancer drug made 100% of patients’ rectal tumors disappear in a small study; US military members with HIV with an undetectable viral load and no symptoms will no longer face restrictions in deployment or commission; President Biden may sign an executive order on abortion rights depending on the Supreme Court’s ruling.
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DREAMS HIV Interventions Linked to Favorable Behavioral Outcomes Among Young Women in South Africa
May 19th 2022Adolescent girls and young women in South Africa were more likely to practice favorable sexual behaviors if they accessed DREAMS (Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored, and Safe)–like interventions such as school-based HIV prevention and HIV testing.
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The UK’s The Food Chain Fosters Food Engagement for PLWH Through Cooking
May 16th 2022Anna Brewster, services and volunteer manager at The Food Chain, a London-based charity that provides short-term assistance to persons living with HIV (PLWH), discusses how education provided through the Eating Positively program connects the importance of food and proper nutrition to health outcomes.
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Dr Anna Marzec-Bogusławska: Advocacy Helped to Overcome Fear, Stigma of HIV/AIDS in Poland
May 9th 2022Anna Marzec-Bogusławska, MD, MPH, managing director, National AIDS Center, Warsaw, Poland, discusses how stigma and discrimination permeated the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic the country in the early 1980s and ways that advocates stepped up to overcome peoples’ fears.
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PLWH in Romania Need More Comprehensive Care, Advocate Says
May 3rd 2022Nicoleta Dascalu, founding member and advocacy manager of Asociaţia Română Anti-SIDA (ARAS; Romanian Association Against AIDS), discusses the status of care for persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) in Romania, including health care coverage and lack of adequate medication access.
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Dr Jason Myers Discusses How New Zealand Pivoted to Continue HIV Care During the Pandemic
April 29th 2022Jason Myers, PhD, CEO of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation, addresses how New Zealand promptly adjusted its delivery of services for people living with HIV and AIDS in New Zealand, with examples including HIV self-test kits, online counseling, and provision of mental health care assistance.
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TDF-Based PrEP Associated With Increased Risk of Kidney Adverse Events, Review Finds
April 27th 2022According to a review, few individuals initiating tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF)–based HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) experienced clinically significant kidney impairment, although the risk was increased.
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