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 16th 2024
Patients with HIV who switched to a treatment regimen that included tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) showed improvement in serum markers for hepatic steatosis (HS) among other benefits.
Modeling the Impacts of Restrictive Formularies on Patients With HIV
Constraining access to HIV regimens can have significant implications for patients. This study examined the economic and health impacts of restrictive HIV formulary designs.
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Mobile Health Intervention for HIV Improves Retention in Care, Patient Outcomes
July 11th 2018Through the use of a smartphone app, researchers observed that participants became more engaged with their HIV care, resulting in improved linkage to and consistency of care, increased CD4 counts, and decreased viral loads.
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HIV Vaccine Candidate Proves Safe, Induces Immune Response in Healthy Adults, Monkeys
July 7th 2018Research results from 2 studies found that the mosaic Ad26–based HIV vaccine regimens were both well-tolerated and induced a robust immune response against HIV in healthy adults and rhesus monkeys.
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This Week in Managed Care: July 6, 2018
July 6th 2018This week, the top managed care stories included a federal judge blocking Kentucky’s Medicaid work requirements; CMS announced it would launch a demonstration to encourage Medicare Advantage providers to take on more risk; and researchers identify racial disparities in HIV incidence and recommended a 5-part plan of action.
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Collected emergency department (ED) bills show that trauma fees are costly and swing widely; the head of the CDC has changed his mind about opposing the use of condoms and needle programs as ways to stop the spread of sexually transmitted diseases; EDs around the country are struggling with shortages of painkillers and cardiac drugs.
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Walgreens, Greater Than AIDS Team Up With Health Organizations to Provide Free HIV Testing
June 13th 2018On National HIV Testing Day on June 27, Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS will partner with over 200 health and community organizations to provide free HIV testing and information at Walgreens stores in over 180 cities.
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NCI-Designated Cancer Centers Endorse Goal of Eliminating HPV-Related Cancers
June 13th 2018The 70 National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers underscored the importance of increased HPV vaccination and evidence-based screening, with the goal of eliminating cancers caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).
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This Week in Managed Care: May 25, 2018
May 25th 2018This week, the top managed care stories include the finding that new guidelines will mean the number of people with hypertension will soar; research finds that most diabetes apps don’t lower glycated hemoglobin; and a health plan announced its plan to fight housing instability.
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Early Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy Can Prevent HIV-Related Brain Damage
May 23rd 2018Neurological damage begins early in infection, particularly during untreated infection, and worsens with the continued absence of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). However, initiating cART may halt further deterioration, emphasizing the importance of early cART.
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FDA Expands Indication for PrEP to Reduce Risk of HIV in Adolescents
May 18th 2018The FDA has approved an expanded indication for Gilead Science’s emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (Truvada) to reduce the risk of HIV in at-risk adolescents. Truvada for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) was first approved for the use in adults in 2012.
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Team Identifies HIV Hotspots to Target Prevention, Treatment Efforts
May 12th 2018Through an HIV heatmap, as well as an extensive survey and customized web-based software to connect social determinants with viral suppression rates, an HIV primary care program is working to reduce the number of new HIV diagnoses and increase viral suppression rates in Long Island and Queens.
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Prostate, Lung Cancers Projected to Be Most Common Cancers Among HIV Population by 2030
May 9th 2018The total cancer burden among people living with HIV will decrease from 8150 cases in 2010 to 6690 cases in 2030, and prostate and lung cancers will emerge as the most common types of cancer facing the patient population.
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Dr Aimee Tharaldson on Recently Approved Specialty Drugs, Upcoming Approvals to Watch
May 5th 2018Aimee Tharaldson, PharmD, a senior clinical consultant in Emerging Therapeutics for Express Scripts, discusses specialty drugs that have recently been approved, and which we will likely see approved in the remainder of the year.
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