AIDS/IAS Conference
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HIV increases risk for severe COVID-19
“We don’t have any information from this about the T-cell counts [or] the rates of viral suppression, which I think is tremendously important,”...
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Resistant TB: Adjustments to BPaL regimen reduce AEs, not efficacy
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Neural tube defect risk from dolutegravir drops as clinical experience grows
A troubling link between the top HIV drug dolutegravir and neural tube defects, first reported in 2018, now seems much less dangerous.
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Brazilian patient in HIV remission, negative antibody test
The 35-year-old Brazilian man participated in a trial in which he received an intensified antiretroviral regimen plus supplemental vitamin B3...
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Holistic HIV care broadens scope to noncommunicable diseases
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COVID-19 disruptions ‘life threatening’ for people with HIV
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HIV does not appear to worsen COVID-19 outcomes
“We don’t see any signs that people with HIV should take extra precautions” to protect themselves from COVID-19, said Keith Sigel, MD.
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Antiretroviral-eluting implant could provide HIV prophylaxis for a year or more
The long-term islatravir implant could one day provide an easier adherence alternative for many.
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U.S. HIV clinical care fails the hardest hit
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On-demand and daily PrEP look similar for HIV prevention
Prospective study of more than 1,100 French MSM showed on-demand PrEP performed as well as daily PrEP for preventing HIV infection.
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People with HIV develop more frailty despite treatment
AMSTERDAM – Middle-aged and elderly people with HIV developed more frailty than did similar uninfected people, and frailty predicted worse...
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Incident heart failure linked to HIV infection
AMSTERDAM – Medical records from a large U.S. health system suggest that incident heart failure independently links to HIV infection.
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HIV infection linked with doubled stroke rate
AMSTERDAM – Data from more than 22 million Taiwan residents showed HIV-infected patients had a doubled stroke rate compared with the general...
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Gay and Bisexual Male High Schoolers Have High Injected Drug Use
Key clinical point: Male U.S. students in grades 9-12 who identify themselves as sexual minorities have markedly higher rates of illicit drug use...
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Early ART Treatment: HIV Positive, yet Antibody-negative?
Key clinical finding: Early antiretroviral therapy may result in HIV-antibody negativity in infants without curing them of the infection.Major...