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This Week in HIV Research: To Sleep, Perchance to Dream
Feb. 18, 2021: Insomnia rates among PLWH; trends in multimorbidity diagnosis; viral load control loss in the modern HIV treatment era; acceptability of HIV self-test dissemination methods.

This Week in HIV Research: What Risk Compensation?
Feb. 4, 2021: STI rates among PrEP users; how Medicaid expansion affects HIV testing and PrEP rates; utilizing mental health care providers in PrEP uptake; adapting HIV care in the COVID era.

Elevated Dementia Risk Persists Among Older People Living With HIV
Even among people on modern HIV treatment, just over a quarter of PLWH are diagnosed with dementia by age 80, compared to just under 14% of HIV-negative people, according to a new U.S. study.

This Week in HIV Research: A Patient’s History Really Matters
Jan. 14, 2021: Interpersonal violence history and adverse HIV outcomes; the incidence and severity of breast cancer; the effect of menopause on integrase-associated weight gain; two-drug therapy for HIV treatment-experienced people.

It's Time to Incorporate Cultural Humility Into Your ASO or CBO
When organizations commit to cultural humility at the structural level through organizational accountability, HIV care can be far more responsive, community-focused, and of higher quality.

LGBTQ Health and Well-Being: Where Is the U.S. Right Now?
Tonia Poteat, Ph.D., PA-C, M.P.H., and Marlon M. Bailey, Ph.D., dive into the important takeaways of a major new report on sexual and gender diverse populations in the U.S.

Will the Biden-Harris Administration Breathe Life Back Into Vital HIV and Hepatitis Programs?
We spoke with Amy Killelea at NASTAD, a major national health policy advocacy organization, about the priorities she sees in January 2021 and beyond.

This Week in HIV Research: What’s in Your Head
Nov. 12, 2020: The most significant burdens experienced by PLWH; asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment and HAND risk; financial incentives for improving HIV knowledge and testing; linking HIV and COVID-19 testing.

How to De-Escalate Conflict in HIV Care and Community Health
For some clients, escalation is how they communicate that they feel unsafe or feel that their needs are not being taken seriously.

This Week in HIV Research: Disclosing Our Disparities
Sept. 17, 2020: HIV prevalence gaps between Latinx people and non-Latinx white people; Obamacare awareness and perceptions among HIV clinicians; the relationship between pain and HIV; cancer mortality trends among PLWH.