Tag: Sexually Transmitted Diseases: AIDS/HIV
WHO ‘Treat All’ Recommendation for HIV Widely Implemented
Findings seen in rural, primary-level health facilities in low-resource settings
Neural-Tube Defects Up for Offspring of Women on Dolutegravir
Prevalence of neural-tube defects with dolutegravir higher than with other antiretroviral tx
Rates of Anal Cancer Precursors High in Women Living With HIV
Authors call for new screening strategies for anal cancer prevention in women living with HIV
People Living With HIV Have Higher Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
Risk for heart failure and stroke particularly higher; risk for heart attack, atrial fibrillation moderately higher
HIV-Infected Cells Persist in CSF in Individuals on Long-Term ART
Cell-associated HIV DNA ID'd in CSF in nearly half of participants, tied to worse neurocognitive outcomes
Awareness, Use of PrEP on Rise Among Men Who Have Sex With Men
PrEP awareness increased by 50 percent overall from 2014 to 2017; however, use is still low
Two Algorithms Can ID Patients at Risk for HIV, PrEP Candidates
Algorithms use data from EHRs to identify candidates for preexposure prophylaxis
June 2019 Briefing – HIV & AIDS
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in HIV & AIDS for June 2019. This roundup includes...
Less Than 40 Percent of All U.S. Adults Have Ever Had HIV Testing
In the 50 local jurisdictions with concentration of most new HIV infections, testing was 46.9 percent
HIV Risk Does Not Differ With Three Contraceptive Methods
No significant difference seen with use of DMPA-IM, copper IUD device, levonorgestrel implant in African women
