Andy Carstens

Managing Long-Term HIV Survivors

8 Min Read

A group of experts wants to replace HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) criteria with something that better characterizes issues directly caused by HIV.

What Criteria Should Describe HIV-Related Cognitive Impairment?

8 Min Read

A group of experts wants to replace HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) criteria with something that better characterizes issues directly caused by HIV.

Policy & Advocacy

This Is How Cutting-Edge HIV Research Becomes More Inclusive

4 Min Read

Clinical trials for novel PrEP and HIV treatment regimens are becoming more equitable, but they still don’t fully represent the populations they aim to serve. Chloe Orkin, M.D., is at the forefront of efforts to change that.

Policy & Advocacy

This Is How Cutting-Edge HIV Research Becomes More Inclusive

Long-Acting ART Offers Hope for People ‘Hardly Reached' in Clinical Trials

Though long-acting injectable HIV treatment is currently approved only for virally suppressed individuals, research increasingly suggests it has significant potential in people with an unsuppressed viral load.

HIV Care Continuum

Long-Acting ART Offers Hope for People ‘Hardly Reached' in Clinical Trials

PrEP Lowers HIV Incidence—When People Can Access It

Multiple studies at CROI 2024 show that oral PrEP is making a dent in HIV incidence rates both within and outside the U.S., but that consistent availability is key.

PrEP Lowers HIV Incidence—When People Can Access It

Multiple studies at CROI 2024 show that oral PrEP is making a dent in HIV incidence rates both within and outside the U.S., but that consistent availability is key.

Vaginas Don’t “Demand Perfection” When It Comes to PrEP

Interview

Jenell Stewart, D.O., M.P.H., is challenging long-held dogmas about event-driven PrEP for cisgender and transgender women.

Vaginas Don’t “Demand Perfection” When It Comes to PrEP

Interview

Adverse Events & Comorbidities

Jenell Stewart, D.O., M.P.H., is challenging long-held dogmas about event-driven PrEP for cisgender and transgender women.

DoxyPEP Aces First Real-World Test

Adverse Events & Comorbidities

Early real-world data from San Francisco clinics indicate that doxyPEP is popular among people to whom it is offered—and that their use of it is already lowering STI rates.

DoxyPEP Aces First Real-World Test

Early real-world data from San Francisco clinics indicate that doxyPEP is popular among people to whom it is offered—and that their use of it is already lowering STI rates.

Antiretroviral Therapy

CROI 2024 Is Coming. Here’s What Top HIV Clinicians Hope It Will Deliver

From new developments in long-acting therapy to the latest on statin use in people with HIV, there is considerable excitement around the research about to be presented from March 3 to 6 in Denver.

Antiretroviral Therapy

CROI 2024 Is Coming. Here’s What Top HIV Clinicians Hope It Will Deliver

From new developments in long-acting therapy to the latest on statin use in people with HIV, there is considerable excitement around the research about to be presented from March 3 to 6 in Denver.

Talking About Sexual and Gender Identities Protects LGBTQ Kids

Even if it makes health care providers or parents uncomfortable, allowing LGBTQ kids to discuss their identities will help them avoid higher rates of depression and anxiety—and death by suicide.

Talking About Sexual and Gender Identities Protects LGBTQ Kids

Even if it makes health care providers or parents uncomfortable, allowing LGBTQ kids to discuss their identities will help them avoid higher rates of depression and anxiety—and death by suicide.

How Language Can Inflict Harm

10 Min Read

Clinicians, researchers, government officials, and journalists—anyone who communicates medical information—should understand the power that their language holds.

How Language Can Inflict Harm

10 Min Read

Clinicians, researchers, government officials, and journalists—anyone who communicates medical information—should understand the power that their language holds.

Stop Thinking of Gay Sex as Risky—It Isn’t

Commentary

When the medical community uses fear-based (risk) language to classify gay sex, it exacerbates HIV stigma and works against ethical tenets to “do no harm.”

Stop Thinking of Gay Sex as Risky—It Isn’t

Commentary

When the medical community uses fear-based (risk) language to classify gay sex, it exacerbates HIV stigma and works against ethical tenets to “do no harm.”

HIV Care Cost & Access

As Rural Hospitals in the South Close, Who Pays?

When hospitals shutter their doors, Black and Latine people living in the rural South have to travel even farther, adding an extra hurdle to receiving health care.

HIV Care Cost & Access

As Rural Hospitals in the South Close, Who Pays?

When hospitals shutter their doors, Black and Latine people living in the rural South have to travel even farther, adding an extra hurdle to receiving health care.

Gender-Affirming Care Saves Lives and Promotes HIV Prevention

A recent study showed high HIV incidence and mortality among transgender women, but access to gender-affirming services was associated with reducing both.

Gender-Affirming Care Saves Lives and Promotes HIV Prevention