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This Week in HIV Research: In Every Cloud, a Silver Lining
April 2, 2020: Physical activity vs. heart med adherence; reducing the burden of HIV emergency care; increasing smoking cessation intervention success; virologic failure following asymptomatic HIV treatment initiation.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): What the HHS and CDC Are Recommending to HIV/AIDS Clinicians
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.
Addressing Coronavirus in African Countries With High HIV Rates: An Interview With UNAIDS Head Winnie Byanyima
Byanyima discusses COVID-19, HIV, and the power of the community response.
This Week in HIV Research: The Beat Goes On
March 19, 2020: Mood disorders and metabolic syndrome; comorbidity burden among women living with HIV; two-year weight gain after switching to integrase; long-term adipose tissue density trends.
Contraceptives Don’t Increase HIV Risk, but They Do Interact With Some Antiretrovirals
A CROI 2020 roundup of studies on birth control and women living with HIV.
Here’s How HIV Service Agencies Nationwide Are Adapting to the Coronavirus Crisis
Replacing group meetings and public outreach with telehealth consults, Zoom meet-ups, and food/med curbside deliveries are all part of the solutions.
Tempering Previous Concerns, Study Finds Dolutegravir Safest HIV Treatment During Pregnancy
New data shows the drug is not more likely to cause birth defects.
HIV Life Expectancy in U.S. Now Matches General Population—With Some Big “Buts”
The biggest may be that more of an HIV-positive person’s equally long lifespan will be spent managing comorbidities, one large study found.
Scientists Report Documented Sustained HIV Remission in a 4-Year-Old Child
Treating newborns with antiretroviral therapy in the hours after birth may help put HIV into remission.
This Week in HIV Research: Is Viral Suppression an STI Prevention Tool?
March 5, 2020: How U=U reduces more than HIV transmission; "other" HPV strain risks post-vaccination; vitamin E for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; HCV therapy and increased cardiovascular risk.
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HIV Spotlight Center: Caring for the Newly Diagnosed Patient
Information, news, and perspectives aimed at helping the health care workforce provide effective care and services for people who have been recently diagnosed with HIV.
This Week in HIV Research
We scan peer-reviewed journals and summarize recently published HIV-related manuscripts with the potential to affect clinical care and services. To beat HIV, you have to follow the science!
Meet the Experts
Paul E. Sax, M.D.
Dr. Sax is director of the HIV Program and Division of Infectious Diseases at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) in Boston.
David Alain Wohl, M.D.
David Alain Wohl, M.D., is a professor at the University of North Carolina, site leader of the UNC AIDS Clinical Trials Unit at Chapel Hill, director of the North Carolina AETC, and co-director of HIV services for the NC state prison system.