All HHS Health Care Workers Must Now Get COVID-19 Vaccines
THURSDAY, Aug. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 vaccination will be required for all...
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HIV/AIDS
Americans Have High Trust in Health Care Providers: Poll
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News ) — Doctors, nurses, and pharmacists are highly...
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Targeted COVID-19 Vaccine Reminders Boost Uptake
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — An individual email nudge can increase COVID-19...
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All Health Care, Long-Term Care Workers in California Must Get COVID-19 Shots
FRIDAY, Aug. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — All 2.2 million health care workers and long-term...
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Smartphone-Only Internet Tied to Lower Patient Portal Use
THURSDAY, Aug. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Smartphone-only internet access is associated with...
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Report Questions Benefit of FDA Accelerated Approval Pathway
FRIDAY, July 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Many of the drugs in the U.S. Food and Drug...
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U.S. Medical Debt High, but Varies Geographically
FRIDAY, July 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The mean amount of medical debt is greater among...
Read MoreED HIV Screening: Targeted or Non-Targeted Approach?
Both screening strategies had similar Dx rates, but targeted screening used fewer tests Researchers found no major difference between targeted and non-targeted HIV screening for diagnosing new HIV cases in the emergency...
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Conference Highlights: IAS 2021
New research was presented at IAS 2021, the virtual 11th International AIDS Society Conference on...
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Medical Groups Call for Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination for Health Care Workers
MONDAY, July 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — All health care workers should be required to be...
Read MoreHIV: Dolutegravir+NRTIs Effective, Brings High Virologic Suppression
Tenofovir recommended as second-line treatment. In HIV-1-infected patients, the addition of dolutegravir—an integrase strand-transfer inhibitor—to nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) treatment is...
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Guidelines Updated for Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections
THURSDAY, July 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Guidelines for the treatment of people with or at...
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2019 to 2020 Saw 1.5-Year Decline in U.S. Life Expectancy at Birth
WEDNESDAY, July 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — From 2019 to 2020, there was a 1.5-year decline...
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PrEP HIV Prevention Pills to Be Free for Insured Americans
WEDNESDAY, July 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Nearly all health insurers must cover the entire...
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Chronic High-Risk Prescription Opioid Use in Patients With HIV
A study has found that opioid prescriptions, including receipt of prescriptions for long...
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CDC Advisers to Discuss Third COVID-19 Vaccine Dose for Immunocompromised
FRIDAY, July 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Giving a third dose of COVID-19 vaccines to...
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Globally, 8 Percent of Men Who Have Sex With Men Have Syphilis
FRIDAY, July 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 8 percent of men who have sex with men (MSM)...
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Mortality Rates for Those Entering HIV Care Reduced Over Time
WEDNESDAY, July 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Persons entering HIV care have elevated mortality...
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Patient Engagement May Not Drive Return to In-Person Visits
WEDNESDAY, July 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Patient engagement strategies appear to yield few...
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Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention Up in African Region
TUESDAY, July 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In the Chókwè District of Mozambique, the...
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