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HIV drug abacavir linked with higher CVD risk
The antiretroviral drug abacavir was associated with a more than twofold increased risk of cardiovascular disease in a cohort study of 8,154 HIV-...
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CROI: The future of HIV is here: mAbs in prevention, treatment
There is a long history of the use of antibodies for prevention and treatment of many different infectious diseases, and now it’s HIV’s turn, a...
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Prison HIV screening links newly diagnosed to care
Key clinical point: HIV opt-out screening in California state prisons achieves high rates of in-custody linkage to care and viral suppression for...
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More patients are achieving HIV suppression, CDC says
People with HIV who get proper medical care stand a better chance than ever of achieving durable viral suppression, said investigators from the...
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Perceptions of HIV infectiousness may influence sexual behavior
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HIV not a risk factor for postappendectomy complications
Patients who have HIV are at no greater risk of complications from appendectomy than non-HIV patients according to an analysis of cases in a...
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Efavirenz linked with higher bone mass in children with HIV
Switching HIV-infected South African children from ritonavir-boosted lopinavir (LPV/r) to efavirenz (EFV)-based antiretroviral therapy improved...
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Vaginal ring lowers HIV transmissions in two trials
An vaginal ring infused with the antiretroviral drug dapivirine is effective and safe for reducing HIV-1 infections in high-risk women; at least...
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HIV research update: Early February 2016
A great volume of HIV and AIDS research enters the medical literature every month. It’s difficult to monitor everything, so here’s a quick look at...
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Screening for acute HIV infection raises diagnostic yield
Screening a high-prevalence population for acute HIV infection using an antigen/antibody combination assay instead of rapid HIV testing improved...
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Dexamethasone harmful for patients with HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis
Adjunctive dexamethasone not only failed to decrease mortality, it actually induced more disability and adverse events than placebo in patients...