Transgender People of Color Often Face Choice Between Racist and Transphobic Health Care Providers
"Providers need to not make assumptions about what black and brown and, more generally, trans patients of color need," one study co-author said.
This Week in HIV Research: New Keys to the Care Continuum
Sept. 12, 2019: Better virologic outcomes at coordinated walk-in facilities offering incentives; same-day PrEP initiation at STD clinics; U=U and "low drug regimens"; adherence trends among perinatally infected adolescents.
'No Single Gay Gene': Major Study Unpacks the Complex Genetic Underpinnings of Same-Sex Behavior
"Genetics is less than half the story for sexual behavior, but it's still a contributing factor."
Communities Should Be Involved in Research. Here Are Some Key Insights on Good Participatory Practice.
Increasingly, researchers are looking for ways to involve communities not just by participating in trials, but by helping shape these projects. But, how do you go about making sure affected communities are at the table?
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Strong Peer Networks in Prison Boost Overall Health, Study Finds
But other research links prisons themselves to mental health challenges and infectious disease outbreaks.
This Week in HIV Research: My Achy-Breaky Heart
Sep. 5, 2019: An extra decade of "heart age"; stop grouping trans women with MSM; women often have anal cancer precursor lesions; hep C treatment success doesn't equal more risk behavior.
This Week in HIV Research: What's in a Blip?
Aug. 29, 2019: Viral load blips, low-level viremia, and eventual virologic failure; pinpointing non-adherence as a cause of HIV treatment failure; HIV care costs vary widely throughout U.S.; Kaposi sarcoma incidence in the modern HIV treatment era.
British Columbia Study Finds That Providing ART and Methadone in the Same Facility Helps Adherence
The scientists noted that daily ingestion of methadone provides an opportunity to supervise the consumption of HIV medications in places where methadone is dispensed.
Trends in Deaths Among People With Hepatitis C Virus in British Columbia
A new study puts numbers to increasingly divergent trends in liver-related deaths vs. injection-related deaths in recent years, highlighting both the success of modern HCV treatment and the devastating effects of the opioid crisis.
Global Health Researchers and Activists Grapple With Complex Needs of Migrants Living With HIV
Recent Trump administration policies on migrants living with HIV have prompted a response from the international AIDS research community.
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