HIV
From the Journals
Schizophrenia and HIV: missed opportunities for care
Current guidelines need to reflect the role that patients with HIV and psychiatric comorbidities play in HIV transmission.
From the Journals
MSM have higher CD4 counts at HIV diagnosis than heterosexuals
“We were stunned.”
Feature
Honoring Dr. Paul Farmer: Dr. Serena Koenig shares her memories of working with him
Dr. Farmer and his colleagues at Partners in Health started the HIV Equity Initiative, which was one of the first programs in the world to provide...
Recap
HIV Management: Insights Into ART and Weight Gain
The relationship between antiretroviral therapy and weight gain in people living with HIV, as well as implications of excessive weight gain in HIV...
Conference Coverage
HIV: Dual therapy with twice-yearly injections on the horizon
“Clearly it’s incredibly exciting to have the option for a subcutaneous drug that could be given at home every 6 months.”
Conference Coverage
Full results of anal cancer study point to barriers to care
Infrastructure, algorithms, and workforce training are going be needed to meet the currently unserved people through use of high-resolution...
Conference Coverage
Third transplant patient cured of HIV marks important firsts
“A bone marrow transplant is not a viable large-scale strategy for curing HIV, but it does present a proof of concept that HIV can be cured.”
News
AAP approves CDC’s child/adolescent vax schedule for 2022
A new vaccine has been added to the schedule.
Conference Coverage
16 toddlers with HIV at birth had no detectable virus 2 years later
“We’re confirming here that the first step toward remission and cure is reducing reservoirs. We’ve got that here.”
Conference Coverage
A third person living with HIV has been cured by transplant
“There was no GVH disease. That’s incredible. It’s a wonderful thing.”
Latest News
Highly virulent HIV variant discovered in the Netherlands
Discovery of the VB variant provides “a rare example of the risk posed by viral virulence evolution.”