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Social Adversity Increases Mortality Risk in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension
HIV+ patients with HF, PH, and social adversity had a sevenfold increase in all-cause mortality.
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Groups With Highest Unmet Need for PrEP Highlighted in Analysis
Men living in predominantly Black or Hispanic neighborhoods, or who are insured by Medicaid, saw lower proportions of PrEP use despite higher...
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PrEP Prescription Pickups Vary With Prescriber Specialty
Patients were less likely to ignore HIV prevention medications when prescribed by a primary care clinician than by other non–infectious disease...
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Twice-Yearly PrEP Gives ‘Huge’ 100% Protection
Twice-yearly injections are 100% effective in preventing new infections, according to the final results from the ...
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No HIV Infections After Twice-a-Year PrEP
“This is a discrete option. People were very excited about the privacy and not having to take daily pills.”
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Vaginal Ring Use Raises Risk for Certain STIs
Data showed that rings don’t protect against STIs, but results may inform development of multipurpose protection technology.
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Gene Tests Could Predict if a Drug Will Work for a Patient
Pharmacogenetics could help physicians determine which patients would and would not benefit from medications.
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New HIV Infections After Vampire Facials at Unlicensed Spa
Though transmission of HIV by unsterile injection practices is a known risk, this is the first time it has been linked to cosmetic injection...
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New Contraindications to Coadministration of Atazanavir
The HIV medication has a host of new contraindications and drug interaction warnings.
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Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Plus HIV Ups Risk for CVD but Not Liver Disease
Compared with MASLD without HIV, the overall 5-year survival was significantly lower in MASLD with HIV, likely becuase of comorbidities.
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Is It Time to Stop Using the Term AIDS?
AIDS, a term that originated in the early 1980s, does not reflect the current treatment approach, experts suggest.