Youth with HIV less likely than adults to achieve viral suppression
From the National Institutes of Health … Despite similar rates of enrollment into medical care, youth with HIV have much lower rates of viral suppression — reducing HIV to undetectable levels — compared to adults, according to an analysis funded by the National Institutes of Health. Among more than 1,000 youth, most of whom were […]
Despite ART, Immune System Ages Faster Among People Living With HIV
From thebodypro.com… Today’s powerful antiretroviral therapy (ART) helps fight back HIV infection and restore normal immune function. However, clinical evidence suggests that people with HIV who are virologically suppressed still have higher rates of comorbid viral infections than the general population. Now, a new study in the Journal of Infectious Diseases suggests that ART does […]
Care providers reluctant to explain *undetectable equals untransmittable*
From Medscape… HIV treatment that leads to viral suppression for at least 6 months is 100% effective in preventing the transmission of HIV, even in the absence of condoms or HIV prevention drugs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But not all care providers tell their patients that. A survey in the Midwest […]
NIH bolsters funding for HIV implementation research in high-burden U.S. areas
From HIV.gov… The National Institutes of Health has awarded approximately $11.3 million to 23 institutions across the United States to collaborate with community partners to develop locally relevant plans for diagnosing, treating and preventing HIV in areas with high rates of new HIV cases. The awards will help enhance the implementation science knowledge base needed […]
Study: People with HIV more likely to have high blood pressure
From MyHIVteam… People with HIV are more likely than people without the virus to have high blood pressure, in part because of treatments and repercussions of the condition itself, a new review of research shows. Learning more about the underlying mechanisms of high blood pressure in people with HIV is critical in preventing one of […]
NIH: Viral suppression achieved when at-risk populations are engaged in care
NIH press release… Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men and transgender women with HIV, who are not in care, can be engaged in care when reached and connected with HIV treatment services, according to findings from a clinical trial supported by the National Institutes of Health. Nearly half of the study […]
Documentary 5B shows the real heroes of the AIDS epidemic
From People.com… This was a time when people weren’t even touching patients with HIV,” says Priyanka Chopra, a prominent supporter of the film on behalf of the AIDS charity RED, which will receive 30 percent of all box office proceeds. “They would lay in their soiled bedsheets for days where nobody would come and even […]
New immunotherapy kills HIV: Pitt Men’s Study participants “vital to the success of this study”
From Pitt Health Sciences… In a first on the quest to cure HIV, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health scientists report today in EBioMedicine that they’ve developed an all-in-one immunotherapy approach that not only kicks HIV out of hiding in the immune system, but also kills it. The key lies in immune cells designed to recognize an […]