A new study found that implementing a specialty pharmacy program at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital helped more young HIV patients achieve medication adherence and undetectable viral loads.
Although some HIV programs will remain, the proposed cuts in the fiscal year 2026 budget are too severe and will hinder HIV care and research in the United States, according to Carl Schmid, executive director of the HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute in Washington, D.C.
Almost half (48%) of HIV patients sometimes feel unheard by their healthcare providers, which highlights a need for increased disease awareness, according to the early results of a new ViiV Healthcare survey.
Previously used to treat HIV and Hepatitis B, nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) reduced the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by an average of 9% every year, according to new research published in Alzheimer’s and Dementia.