HIV

A Kaiser Permanente study shows a close link between HIV RNA levels and low CD4 counts and the risk of heart failure.

Stem cell transplants are not being proposed as treatments for HIV, but this case and a handful of others offer promising confirmation that HIV is not entirely incurable.

The known benefits of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in pregnant persons living with HIV outweigh the risks, which include low-birth weight and metabolic complications for the pregnant person, says the lead author of a review article ART and adverse outcomes published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

In their final thoughts, Eugene McCray, M.D., and Steven Peskin, M.D., MBA, FACP, share insights into unmet needs surrounding HIV treatment management.

Drs McCray and Peskin provide an overview of the CAPELLA trial.

Researchers report positive result from a phase 1 trial that show the presence of the antiviral medication in rectal tissue.

Treatment barriers inhibit optimal care for many patients diagnosed with HIV.

Dr. Peskin identifies the significance of payer support in the treatment landscape of MDR HIV.

Non–treatment-naïve patient considerations are explored by key opinion leaders.

Medical experts provide an overview of testing considerations for MDR HIV.

Steven Peskin, M.D., MBA, FACP, discusses considerations for payers when identifying patients at risk for drug-resistant HIV.

Health disparities in HIV treatment management are discussed by Drs Peskin and McCray.

Uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has been slow. A survey shows that safety and side effects are the top concerns.

Tulane University researchers are studying whether dysregulation of the oral microbiome might affect HIV outcomes. They are using rhesus monkeys and SIV infection as a model.

But disparities among White, Black and Hispanic patients were largest among those with private insurance, according to findings reported in JAMA. The researchers speculate that differences in dealing with prior authorization may have widened disparities in the prescribing integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTIs).

Dr McCray shares an encounter with “Patient X”, highlighting the barriers and challenges associated with MDR therapies in HIV treatment.

Dr McCray shares an encounter with “Patient X”, highlighting the barriers and challenges associated with MDR therapies in HIV treatment.

Florida has among the largest populations of people living with HIV in the country. We spoke with a clinician with 40 years of experience taking care of Floridians with HIV.

Research results published in Cell Reports implicate the Nef protein as a possible cause of disease-causing inflammation that persists even when an HIV infection is controlled.

HIV hides out and replicates in the spleen, the lymph nodes and other reservoirs. Emmanuel Okala hopes to develop nanotechnology that will flush it out.

Results of a small study published in Nature Medicine show that early treatment with a monoclonal antibody might be part of a strategy to clear an HIV infection.

Gilead Sciences reported results from several studies of its antiretroviral.

In a conversation with Managed Healthcare Executive®, Genoa Healthcare Sales Director Jennifer Finocchiaro discusses social determinants of health, the LGBTQ+ community and the demographic contours of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Fred Ssewamala, Ph.D., a Washington University professor and researchers, has been awarded a $3.2 million grant to study HIV intervention strategies among Ugandan young people.

About 40% of people monkeypox also had HIV, according to a CDC study that included almost 2,000 monkeypox cases in the U.S. that occurred during the first two months of the outbreak.

People with HIV are more susceptible to getting COVID-19 and having a severe case. Researchers at the University of Miami Miller of School of Medicine are heading up an NIAID-funded study that will use artificial intelligence to observe the overlap of the two infectious diseases and the evolution new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.

Ryan White funds can make HIV care affordable, even free, but there needs to be more outreach to the trans community, says University of California, Irvine, professor.

Preexposure prophylaxis and emphasizing the U=U (undetectable = untransmittable) message are central to the efforts to end the HIV epidemic, a goal that the Biden administration picked up from the Trump administration.