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HIV Care and Coronavirus (COVID-19): The Latest Info and Guidance
Multiple U.S. health agencies have released HIV-specific information, and research on HIV and the novel coronavirus is trickling in. Here's what health care providers need to know.
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.
Black Women Living With HIV Deserve Care Tailored to Them
A systematic review of research between 2000 and 2016 found no studies of interventions specifically designed to support medication adherence among HIV-positive black women.
Getting PrEP to People by Training Entire Health Teams
Primary care providers need more education when it comes to PrEP, not only for them, but also for patients, who often think they need to see a specialist just to take this preventative medicine.
Having Fallen Out of Care, Most Gay and Bisexual Men With Detectable HIV Viral Loads Were Successfully Reconnected, Study Finds
The study enrolled more than a thousand people in four U.S. cities: Atlanta, Baltimore, Birmingham, and Boston.
Viral Reservoir Can Explain Persistent Low Level Viremia With Good Adherence on ART
A CROI 2019 study suggests the dynamics of HIV proliferation in the viral reservoir might explain why viral load sometimes fails to become undetectable, especially when adherence is good.
Blood, Hair, or Urine? Weighing PrEP Adherence Options Beyond Self-Report
There are a number of measures determine adherence to PrEP, each with benefits and drawbacks. Currently, no one guideline or definitive standard is being used.
HIV 'Providers' Aren't Just Doctors: An Interview With Gerald Friedland, M.D.
At the recent Adherence 2018 Conference, Friedland emphasized the importance of engaging providers, as well as expanding the definition of HIV providers beyond the clinical setting to include social workers, HIV test counselors, and lawyers.
Data Collection Is Revolutionizing HIV Surveillance and Care, but at the Cost of Privacy?
Providers and researchers at the Adherence 2018 Conference discussed the role of data and surveillance through several approaches and how they are being used to understand local and global epidemics, marshal resources, and mobilize stakeholders for i...
How Can We Keep People With HIV in Care? New Research Offers Insights
Two studies presented at IDWeek 2017 looked at patient and provider issues that impact retention in care and offered new insights that might help end disparities in the HIV care continuum.