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To boost HIV screening, ED nurses need institutional support
This lack of continuing HIV education “often translated into attitudes that did not support the policy” of routine HIV screening in EDs.
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More than half of people living with HIV have coronary plaque
From the Journals
Maraviroc, metformin fail to control NAFLD in people with HIV
“As yet, the only thing that is proven to have a very positive effect that is published is weight loss.”
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HIV prescription mandate controversy reaches the Supreme Court
A firestorm of controversy over access to HIV medications and protection against discriminatory insurance practices has been making its way...
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Without PrEP, a third of new HIV cases occur in MSM at low risk
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Long-acting HIV ART: Lessons from a year of Cabenuva
“This is my conclusion from these data: the oral lead-in period is not necessary.”
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ANCHOR study findings may usher in new care standards for anal cancer in HIV-infected patients
“A lot of people with HIV have these high-grade lesions. If we were able to identify who’s at highest risk of all of them, that would be very...
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA expands use of HIV drug to young children
The medication was originally approved in February 2018 for treatment-naive or virologically suppressed adults.
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Updates to CDC’s STI guidelines relevant to midlife women too
An uptick in STIs, especially syphilis, in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women means the new STI recommendations from the CDC are relevant for...
From the Journals
One in six HIV PrEP Descovy switches contraindicated
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COVID-19 causes major interruption in global HIV progress
“We’ve been set back by COVID but we’ve seen remarkable resilience, a lot of innovation and creativity.”