HIV/AIDS

Life Expectancy 78.60 Years for U.S. Population for 2009-2011

Aug 8, 2020

FRIDAY, Aug. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Life expectancy for 2009 to 2011 was 78.60 years for...

Flu Vaccination in High-Risk Groups May Reduce CV Events

Aug 8, 2020

FRIDAY, Aug. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Flu vaccination is underused in high-risk patients...

Health Plans Not Implementing Prior Authorization Reforms

Aug 5, 2020

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Physicians say prior authorization (PA) continues...

Sex Differences in Income Vary With Proportion of Male Doctors

Aug 2, 2020

FRIDAY, July 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For surgical and nonsurgical specialists, sex...

Telemedicine Use Explodes During COVID-19 Pandemic

Aug 2, 2020

FRIDAY, July 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The emergence of telemedicine has accelerated...

CDC Guidance Issued for Testing, Management of HCP Exposed to Hep C

Jul 26, 2020

FRIDAY, July 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...

Financial Health of Hospitals ‘Dire’ Due to COVID-19

Jul 24, 2020

THURSDAY, July 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 continues to cause financial peril for...

LGBT-Friendly Primary Care Improves STD Screening Rates

Jul 18, 2020

FRIDAY, July 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A quality improvement initiative that enhances...

Conference Highlights – AIDS 2020: Virtual – A Focus on COVID-19

Jul 14, 2020

New research was presented at AIDS 2020: Virtual, the 23rd International AIDS Conference, from...

Electronic Health Records Fail to Detect Many Medication Errors

Jul 9, 2020

THURSDAY, July 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — There is wide variation in the safety performance...

Roughly 2 Million Americans Buy Prescriptions From Outside the Country

Jul 4, 2020

THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — An estimated 1.5 percent of American adults...

June 2020 Briefing – HIV & AIDS

Jul 1, 2020

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in HIV & AIDS for June 2020. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the FDA approvals and...

CDC: HIV Testing Occurs at <1 Percent of Physician Visits

Jun 26, 2020

THURSDAY, June 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) — HIV testing occurs at less than 1 percent of...

Life Expectancy Gap Closing for Patients With HIV

Jun 21, 2020

FRIDAY, June 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Life expectancy of adults with HIV infection is...

Adults with HIV Have Life Expectancy on Par with Non-HIV infected individuals

Jun 16, 2020

But larger gap remains in years living free of chronic conditions The life expectancy of adults with HIV is approaching that of persons without HIV; however, there is a larger and persistent difference between the two groups in...

FDA Approves Dolutegravir for Kids with HIV-1

Jun 15, 2020

Tablets indicated for children as young as 4 weeks WASHINGTON — The FDA approved dolutegravir (Tivicay, tablets; Tivicay PD, tablets for oral suspension) in combination with other antiretroviral treatments for pediatric...

Risk Factors for Suicide ID’d in Health Care Professionals

Jun 12, 2020

THURSDAY, June 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors for...

May 2020 Briefing – HIV & AIDS

Jun 1, 2020

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in HIV & AIDS for May 2020. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the FDA approvals and...