Managing Long-Term HIV Survivors
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Here's How We Better Protect Older LGBTQ Adults in Home Health Care Settings
Alisa Grigorovich, Ph.D., explains how her research and educational film can help home health care providers avoid discriminating against or stigmatizing older LGBTQ adults.
This Week in HIV Research: Older and Wiser
July 8, 2021: Trends among heavily treatment-experienced PLWH; a new look at peripheral neuropathy factors; heart transplantation in PLWH; complications following successful HCV treatment.
Is Measuring Biological Age in People With HIV Clinically Useful?
A recent study finds that PLWH are more prone to faster epigenetic aging when compared to people without HIV—and that ART might partially reverse it.
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: Taking Stock of Our Epidemic
Dec. 17, 2020: HIV-related mortality in the U.S.; trends in extensive multidrug resistance; 96-week fostemsavir data; statins for microbial cancer prevention.
How Can We Manage Pain Better in Older Adults Living With HIV?
“Telling them now that ‘the government is saying I need to decrease your opioids. ... Sorry you’re going to suffer,’ was just not satisfying to me as a physician,” says Maile Young Karris, M.D.
Understanding U=U Can Improve Health Outcomes for People Living with HIV—but the Message Matters
W. David Hardy, M.D., discusses the takeaway messages for HIV care providers after a recent research paper found that a third of all people living with HIV reported never discussing U=U with their provider.
This Week in HIV Research: Revisiting Our Needs
Oct. 8, 2020: HPV-related cancer risk among women living with HIV; the interplay between HIV, HBV, and liver disease; Framingham vs. other tools to gauge statin value; integrase inhibitors, weight gain, and menopause.
This Week in HIV Research: Life in the Integrase Era
Aug. 6, 2020: Recent trends in drug interaction rates; integrase inhibitors and cardiac event risk; a deep dive into HIV drug resistance in Florida; frailty symptoms and neurocognitive disorders amidst high CD4 counts.
For Older Americans With HIV, Holistic Health Concerns Often Outweigh the Virus Itself
A Chicago survey of people over 60 finds high self-reported viral suppression rates—but also clear signs that people need help navigating a range of other physical and mental health concerns.