Tag: Sexually Transmitted Diseases: AIDS/HIV
Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence More Likely to Contract HIV
Furthermore, intimate partner violence tied to lower likelihood of achieving viral suppression among HIV-positive women
Cognitive Behavioral Intervention Ups ART Adherence in Adolescents, Young Adults
Improvement in self-reported antiretroviral therapy adherence and decrease in viral load seen with intervention
FDA Approves Sunlenca for Treatment-Resistant HIV
Sunlenca is the first capsid inhibitor approved for HIV
Self-Service Vending Machine Provides Harm Reduction Services
Vending machine dispenses naloxone, sharps containers, safer injection/smoking kits, pregnancy tests, HIV tests
USPSTF Recommends PrEP for Reducing Risk for HIV Acquisition
Preexposure prophylaxis recommended for adolescents and adults at increased risk for acquiring HIV infection
Recommendations Updated for Treatment, Prevention of HIV
Because people with HIV are living longer, management of comorbidities throughout the life span is increasingly important
HIV Care Services Resilient During COVID-19 Pandemic
Decrease seen in HIV tests performed, persons prescribed PrEP, HIV diagnoses in quarter 2 of 2020, but partial rebound observed in Q3
On World AIDS Day, White House Announces Plan to End Epidemic by 2030
Global goals include reaching UNAIDS targets for reducing new infections and reaching targets for all age, gender, and population groups
Manifestations of Hospitalization With Severe Monkeypox Described
47 of 57 patients had HIV infection; 95 percent were men and 68 percent were non-Hispanic Black
IDSA: Three-Dose Hepatitis B Vaccine Highly Protective in Persons With HIV
Seroprotection rate increased from 94.4 percent at eight weeks after second dose to 98.5 percent at week 24