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The AJMC® HIV compendium is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights for the condition, including disparities in care, prevention of infection among at-risk groups, and the importance of viral suppression.

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Women in British Columbia Have High Awareness of Viral Load

May 9th 2025

The ability to estimate their last viral load was high among women with HIV living in British Columbia, even in those with adverse sociodemographic factors.

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CDC Updates Guidelines for Use of Nonoccupational PEP

May 8th 2025

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Women With 90% ART Adherence More Likely to Report Viral Suppression

May 6th 2025

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SDOH Domains at Risk Correlated With Substance Use in People With HIV

May 2nd 2025

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Family Dynamics, Mental Health Influence Adherence to ART

April 29th 2025

Clarifying USPSTF Recommendations for HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)

This discussion focuses on how to address barriers and disparities as obstacles to using PrEP, with a focus on USPSTF PrEP guidelines and ACA Part 47 for payers and providers.

This multi-stakeholder roundtable panel discussion will focus on how to address barriers and disparities as obstacles to the use of PrEP, with a focus on increased understanding and education around US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) PrEP guidelines and Affordable Care Act Part 47 for payers and providers.
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May 9th 2025

Navigating the HIV Treatment Frontier: Equipping Managed Care Professionals With Strategies for Innovation, Access, and Adherence

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Top 5 Most-Read HIV Articles of 2024
January 1st 2025

Top 5 Most-Read HIV Articles of 2024

Julia Bonavitacola
Top articles about HIV this year included effects of HIV on tooth loss and cardiac surgery, caregiver experiences, and a federal ruling on military enlistment.
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December 23rd 2024

Oral HPV Subtypes Common in Women, Children With HIV

Julia Bonavitacola
The prevalence of HPV81 in mother-child pairs with HIV in Nigeria could have implications on vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV).
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December 19th 2024

Stigma Remains Primary Health Concern in Patients With HIV/AIDS

Julia Bonavitacola
Stigma surrounding HIV can lead to barriers to health care, including refusal to get care, that could help individuals who are living with the condition.
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December 17th 2024

Patients With HIV Had Reduced Frequency, Severity of Long COVID Symptoms

Julia Bonavitacola
Symptoms associated with long COVID were less frequent in patients living with HIV.
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December 12th 2024

Substance Use, HIV Testing Connected in US Adolescents

Julia Bonavitacola
Tailored promotion of testing for HIV and sexually transmitted infections can help to reduce the incidence of HIV in adolescents.
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December 5th 2024

Trust, Access to Technology Among Important Factors for Virtual HIV Care

Julia Bonavitacola
Older adults with HIV provided insights into their preferences and experiences with virtual care to provide areas to target in practice and policy.
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December 5th 2024

Initiating PrEP Through the Emergency Department Has Pros, Cons to Improving Uptake

Julia Bonavitacola
A qualitative study spoke to emergency department and HIV clinic staff to evaluate the feasibility of initiating pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in patients visiting the emergency department.
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November 25th 2024

Women Experiencing Partner Violence More Motivated to Receive PrEP

Julia Bonavitacola
Women with higher symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder after intimate partner violence were more likely to have higher motivation to receive pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
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November 21st 2024

HPV Vaccination Cost-Effective at Preventing Cervical Cancer in Patients With HIV

Julia Bonavitacola
Women living with HIV can reduce their risk of cervical cancer using a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine that is both cost-effective and effective in preventing the virus.
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November 18th 2024

New Data Provide Clearer Picture on Adherence to Lenacapavir

Julia Bonavitacola
An update from the PURPOSE 2 trial focused on adherence and pharmacokinetics data for lenacapavir, used to prevent HIV.
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November 15th 2024

BIC/FTC/TAF Effective at Virologic Suppression in HIV Presenting Late

Julia Bonavitacola
The combination therapy of bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir (BIC/FTC/TAF) was both tolerable and produced virologic suppression in patients who were presenting late in their HIV infection.
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November 12th 2024

Liver Steatosis, Fibrosis Highly Prevalent in People Living With HIV

Julia Bonavitacola
The prevalence of liver steatosis was higher in people living with HIV compared with liver fibrosis, although both liver conditions are prevalent for these individuals.
Madalitso Juwayeyi
November 8th 2024

Empowering Young Women in the Fight Against HIV

Maggie L. Shaw
As part of our coverage of the biennial AIDS conference from the International AIDS Society, we spoke with Madalitso Juwayeyi, program manager at FACT-Malawi, to learn more about her organization and how it strives to serve the sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescent girls and young women in her native Malawi.
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November 4th 2024

Controlling Spread of Drug-Resistant HIV May Necessitate Interventions

Julia Bonavitacola
Specific subtypes and transmission clusters for HIV could require targeted interventions to control spread of HIV that is drug-resistant.
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October 29th 2024

Relationships Between Neighborhood Stressors, Mental Health Exist in PWH

Julia Bonavitacola
People living with HIV (PWH) can have mental health implications related to their neighborhood markers and environment.
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October 24th 2024

Drug-Related Problems High in HIV Treatment Failure

Julia Bonavitacola
Treatment effectiveness and safety can be affected by drug-related problems in patients who experience HIV treatment failure.
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October 15th 2024

ICU Mortality of People Living With HIV Has Decreased Over Time

Julia Bonavitacola
Patients living with HIV in Barcelona, Spain have seen a decrease in mortality of patients in critically ill condition admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU).
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October 10th 2024

Lenacapavir Highly Effective in Preventing HIV

Julia Bonavitacola
New data from the PURPOSE 2 trial continue to show the efficacy of lenacapavir in HIV prevention in individuals who have sex with men.
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October 7th 2024

Bictegravir/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide Maintained Virologic Suppression in Patients With HIV

Julia Bonavitacola
A phase 3b study found that Black individuals who switched to bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide were able to maintain virologic suppression after 72 weeks.
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October 4th 2024

5 Decades of Notable Achievements in Treatment for HIV/AIDS

Julia Bonavitacola
The start of AIDS Awareness Month puts a spotlight on how treatment for HIV and AIDS has progressed over the past 40 years.
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October 3rd 2024

The Health-Related Consequences of Redlining

Cameron Santoro
The legacy of redlining continues to harm minority health, with Black individuals facing higher rates of health issues, linked to environmental factors and limited access to resources in regions previously redlined.
Q&A With Varsha Srivatsan, MSci, O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law
October 2nd 2024

From Criminalization to Compassion: The Evolution of HIV Laws

Maggie L. Shaw
The 25th International AIDS Conference took place July 22-26 in Munich, Germany, and one of the sessions delved into the potential impact of civil society laws on the 95-95-95 targets as laid out in the UNAIDS Global AIDS Strategy for 2021 to 2026.
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September 30th 2024

Past Redlining Continues to Affect Health Outcomes in Patients With HIV

Julia Bonavitacola
Systemic racism, including the practice of redlining, has had an enduring effect on health outcomes in people living with HIV, including time to viral suppression.
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September 27th 2024

Men Living With HIV Experiencing Sexual Difficulties Had Lower Quality of Life

Julia Bonavitacola
Follow-up in men living with HIV who have sex with men should be performed to assess quality of life due to sexual function.
Paul Schaper, MA, MPH, MBA | Image Credit: Merck
September 13th 2024

Fighting HIV Stigma: Empowering Global Leaders for Change

Maggie L. Shaw
In a session at AIDS 2024, the International AIDS Conference, global leaders and community advocates gathered to discuss why stigma and shame continue to attach themselves to an HIV diagnosis and why policy efforts to overcome both must persist.
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September 12th 2024

National HIV/AIDS Strategy Quality of Life Goals Unlikely to Be Met

Julia Bonavitacola
Goals including addressing all of hunger and food insecurity, unmet needs for mental health services, and unstable housing or homelessness in people living with HIV are unlikely to meet their 2025 thresholds.
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September 10th 2024

Bacterial STIs in Men Living With HIV Associated With Drug Use in Sexual Context

Julia Bonavitacola
Drug use, participation in exchange sex, and depressive symptoms were all found to be associated with bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in sexual minority men living with HIV.
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September 6th 2024

Periodontal Status Not Affected by HIV Infection

Julia Bonavitacola
There were no significant differences found between people with and without HIV when it came to their periodontal profile.
Emmanuel Nazaire Essam, MD, MPH | Image Credit: University of Nebraska Medical Center
September 1st 2024

Improving HIV Outcomes Through Medicaid Expansion

Maggie L. Shaw
At the 25th International AIDS Conference, Emmanuel Nazaire Essam, MD, MPH, presented the analysis, "Medicaid Insurance Expansion and Its Association With HIV Outcomes in Nebraska, USA: An Observational Prospective Cohort Study."
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August 22nd 2024

Patients With HIV Can Enlist in the Military, Federal Judge Rules

Julia Bonavitacola
A federal judge determined that all people being actively treated for HIV can enlist in the military.
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