HIV/AIDS

California Universal Health Care System Bill Faces Monday Deadline

Feb 1, 2022

MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — California lawmakers must vote by Monday on whether...

Long-Acting Cabotegravir Not Necessarily Cost-Effective for PrEP

Feb 1, 2022

MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For men who have sex with men and transgender women...

Black Patients More Likely to Have Negative Descriptors in Notes

Jan 25, 2022

MONDAY, Jan. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black patients are more likely than White patients...

Incarceration Tied to Lower Life Expectancy in Blacks

Jan 7, 2022

FRIDAY, Jan. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Incarceration is associated with a higher mortality...

Physicians Lack Knowledge About Responsibilities Under ADA

Jan 5, 2022

TUESDAY, Jan. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More than one-third of U.S. physicians report...

Dolutegravir-Based ART Superior for Children, Teens With HIV

Dec 31, 2021

THURSDAY, Dec. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy (ART)...

FDA OKs Injectable Cabotegravir for HIV PrEP

Dec 23, 2021

Injectable option lets patients forego daily pill The FDA approved an extended-release injectable version of cabotegravir (Apretude) as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for adults and adolescents weighing at least 35 kg (77 lbs)...

Pediatricians Can Play Key Role in HIV Testing, Prophylaxis

Dec 20, 2021

MONDAY, Dec. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In a clinical report published online Dec. 20 in...

Number of Older People With HIV on ART Projected to Increase

Dec 17, 2021

FRIDAY, Dec. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If expected patterns in HIV diagnosis and survival...

Black, Hispanic/Latino MSM Less Likely to Have HIV Diagnosis

Dec 14, 2021

MONDAY, Dec. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Black and Hispanic/Latino men who have sex with men...

Transgender Individuals Have High HIV Burden

Dec 13, 2021

FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Transfeminine and transmasculine individuals are...

Dementia More Common in Adults With HIV

Dec 13, 2021

MONDAY, Dec. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — People older than 50 years with HIV are more likely...

Clinical Guidelines Updated for Preexposure Prophylaxis for HIV

Dec 10, 2021

THURSDAY, Dec. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Updates relating to use of preexposure prophylaxis...

Children Lagging in Global Goal to Achieve HIV Suppression

Dec 10, 2021

FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A considerable proportion of people with HIV do not...

Marijuana Use Among Women With HIV During/After Pregnancy Increased From 2007-2019

Dec 7, 2021

Prevalence of alcohol and opioid use, however, did not change Among pregnant women living with HIV from 2007 to 2019, marijuana use, both during pregnancy and postpartum, increased over time, as did postpartum co-use of cannabis...