Top 10 HIV Clinical Developments of 2019
Will a given development in HIV make a difference in the clinic? Will it change practice? Is this something I should know if I take care of people living with HIV? The answer to each of these must be yes for the story to make the list.
HIV Clinic Personnel Should Be as Diverse as Communities They Serve. But How?
Diversity sounds simple enough, but many HIV clinic workers know that it isn't. So how can you make sure that your staff members resemble your clientele?
Nurses' Beliefs and Attitudes Toward Transgender Patients Affect Care
Transgender people face discrimination in many facets of life. When it comes to discrimination in clinical settings, it can affect their health for the worse.
We Must End HIV-Based Family Separation at the Border
In this op-ed, a group of family physicians and HIV specialists revisit the cruel reality happening at the U.S. border for people living with HIV.
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Black Gay Men in the Ballroom Scene Experience a Unique Form of HIV Prevention
Though not as widely studied, there are many ways that men who belong to the gay family networks of the ballroom scene may be getting an HIV intervention.
This Week in HIV Research: Resistance (Testing) Is Futile
Dec. 5, 2019: The value of pre-treatment drug resistance testing; resistance rates among viremic Americans; persistent pneumonia incidence among people with HIV; mixed HIV prevention results for the U.S. National HIV Strategy.
Coordinating Re-Entry Care Is Essential for Incarcerated People With HIV
Re-entry planning can help prevent opioid overdose and enable people living with HIV to connect with and stay in care.
Tackling Homelessness Is an Important Part of HIV Care
HIV is a symptom of a larger problem. To get to the root, providers must help by addressing the many issues that come when a person doesn't have a home.
Montreal Researchers Explore Cannabis Use Among People With HIV and Hepatitis C
Montreal scientists found that 88% of cannabis users had an undetectable viral load. This suggests that a very large majority of cannabis users did not have problems adhering to antiretroviral therapy.
Weight Gain and HIV Antiretrovirals: Lipodystrophy for the Integrase Era
In a busy year buzzing with the flight of potentially revolutionary new HIV medications, evidence of large weight increases accompanying dolutegravir and bictegravir has been a bombshell.
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