HIV/AIDS

This is one of the first interventions to successfully reduce sexual risk among juvenile offenders on probation.

Adherence to generic multi-tablet regimens was high and comparable with adherence to brand multi-tablet regimens and to single tablets.

Offering PrEP at public health-care clinics in a middle-income setting can retain high numbers of participants and achieve high levels of adherence without risk compensation in investigated populations.

New interim study results show women are open to using a vaginal ring for HIV prevention, but scientists are still trying to figure out when it works, and why.

The Vancouver, BC, retrospective cohort study found the HIV-schizophrenia population was mostly white, and mostly males.

Two new women are infected with HIV every minute. How much of a role does dybiosis play in preventive treatment failure?

The point prevalence of depression among East African HIV AFRICOS study participants undergoing HIV care is 18% to 25%.

Though PCSK9 levels are commonly associated with risk of major adverse cardiovascular events, it could also release pro-inflammatory responses in monocytes/ macrophages.

A new study finds new HIV testing options aren’t reaching the entirety of the high-HIV-risk population, in part due to a lack of knowledge and access.

Those with chronic depression have a 37% increased risk of missing appointments, a 23% heightened risk of having a detectable viral load and a mortality risk that's twice as high.

Those in deprived populations—the homeless, those with substance abuse disorder, sex workers, and prisoners—have a significantly higher rate of all-cause mortality than their counterparts.

Recruiting risk networks more efficiently finds higher proportions of undiagnosed HIV-positive people.

Results indicate novel activation of CD4+ T-cells among HIV-infected youth who have STIs aside from HSV, contributing to disease progression.

Most of the high-risk HPV types detected were included in the 9v vaccine, impacting clearance rates by decreasing the overall burden of infection in HIV-infected women.

A new method of manufacturing HIV vaccines holds the promise of speeding up the process and lowering the cost.

Study data revealed that the patients who received a 2-week course of the antibiotic observed an unexpected increase in death.

A new paper argues that the persistent immune activation associated with HIV leads to a heightened risk of cardiovascular disease.

A new study looked at the social links that underpin HIV infection risk among people who inject drugs.

The study authors determined that while the videos can be beneficial, health professionals should be attuned to the content to ensure what is consumed is not inaccurate or misleading.