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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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Preference for Long-Acting vs On-Demand PrEP Seen in Black Men in the US

By Julia Bonavitacola

July 3rd 2025

Black men who were identified as sexual minorities were more receptive to long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) vs on-demand PrEP.

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Higher Levels of PrEP Use Associated With Reduction in HIV Diagnoses

By Julia Bonavitacola

June 30th 2025

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Researchers Estimate PrEP Needed in the US Across Multiple Subgroups

By Julia Bonavitacola

June 24th 2025

Colleen Kelley, MD, MPH

Accessibility Important After FDA Approves Lenacapavir for PrEP: Q&A With Colleen Kelley, MD, MPH

By Julia Bonavitacola
Colleen Kelley, MD, MPH

June 20th 2025

Image credit: Yale School of Medicine

Lenacapavir Offers Promising Step Forward in HIV Prevention: Q&A With Onyema Ogbuagu, MBBCh, FACP, FIDSA

By Julia Bonavitacola
Onyema Ogbuagu, MBBCh, FACP, FIDSA

June 19th 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.

Continuing Medical Education

July 8th 2025

The Economics of Transthyretin-Mediated Amyloidosis: Balancing Equity and Access in Resource Allocation

1 Credit / Cardiology, Neurology

July 8th 2025

Advancing Immunotherapy in Endometrial Cancer: A Managed Care Perspective on Personalized Care

1.5 Credits / Gynecologic Cancer, Health Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, Oncology, Women's Health

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Depressed person

October 30th 2021

Potential Link Found Between Reduced QOL, Higher BMI Among PLWH

Because persons living with HIV (PLWH) are now living longer, issues beyond their positive serostatus are having an adverse impact on their quality of life (QOL), such as obesity; recent research findings note these should be a consideration when choosing how to manage HIV.

Amanda Ely, CEO, CHIVA

October 26th 2021

The UK’s CHIVA Supports Children, Families Living With HIV

Amanda Ely, CEO, introduces us to The Children's HIV Association (CHIVA) of the United Kingdom and Ireland and details how the experiences of young persons living with HIV differ from those who acquire the virus as adults.

Jason Myers, PhD

October 21st 2021

Dr Jason Myers Addresses Coverage, Expansion of HIV-Related Services in New Zealand

Jason Myers, PhD, CEO of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation, delves into how services related to HIV and AIDS in New Zealand—treatment and prevention, and now holistic services—have been spurred to expansion in recent years.

FDA Approves Low-Dose Tablet Biktarvy for Pediatric Patients

October 18th 2021

FDA Approves Low-Dose Tablet Biktarvy for Pediatric Patients

Hayden E. Klein

The low-dose tablet will help pediatric patients weighing between 14 kg and 25 kg who are virologically suppressed or new to antiretroviral therapy.

Image with PrEP, HIV, Protection

October 15th 2021

PrEP Uptake Still Low Among Those Needing It Most

New data presented at IDWeek 2021 show lack of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake among groups at high risk of HIV infection.

Nicoleta Dascalu, founding member and advocacy manager, ARAS

October 12th 2021

How the Pandemic Forced Change in Providing HIV Services in Romania

The American Journal of Managed Care® recently spoke with Nicoleta Dascalu, founding member and advocacy manager of Asociaţia Română Anti-SIDA (ARAS; Romanian Association Against AIDS) to learn more about ARAS, which was founded in April of 1992, just 3 years after the fall of communism in the country.

Red AIDS ribbon against newsprint

October 7th 2021

Lack of Awareness Hindering HIV Vertical Transmission, Prevention Efforts

Focused educational improvements are needed for women of reproductive age and those who are pregnant regarding vertical transmission of HIV and its prevention.

Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH, Rutgers

October 5th 2021

Dr Perry N. Halkitis on Achieving Equity in HIV/AIDS and COVID-19

Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH, dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health and director of the Center for Health, Identity, Behavior and Prevention Studies, discusses how the HIV/AIDS crisis and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic parallel one another and how both are teaching opportunities.

Dawn Averitt, founder, The Well Project and Women's Research Initiative on HIV/AIDS

October 2nd 2021

The Well Project Founder Dawn Averitt on What the HIV/AIDS Space Can Learn From COVID-19

Dawn Averitt, founder of The Well Project and Women's Research Initiative on HIV/AIDS, has been living with HIV for 33 years.

EKG graphic

September 29th 2021

Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death Higher Among HIV Subgroup

This analysis of Veterans Aging Cohort Study participants highlighted 2 factors that may predispose persons living with HIV to a higher risk of sudden cardiac death.

HIV test

September 24th 2021

Self-administration Can Help to Alleviate HIV-Related Testing Hurdles

A new report from the CDC details how testing for HIV and care for the disease among at-risk populations were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and proposes that self-testing may be a workable solution.

Anna Brewster, services and volunteer manager, The Food Chain

September 22nd 2021

The UK’s The Food Chain Fights HIV/AIDS Head on With Crisis Support

This London-based charity intervenes in the short term when its clients come up against roadblocks that prevent ready access to good levels of nutrition, whether that crisis is nutritional, physical/mental health, housing, or financial related.

Picture of PrEP pill

September 18th 2021

States Late to Adopt PrEP Risk Falling Further Behind

A new analysis of 2014-2018 data among all states plus Washington, DC, for those who have either indications for preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) or current prescriptions for the preventive treatment, shows a widening gap in PrEP uptake, with states considered early adopters pulling ahead of those considered late adopters.

Helen Bygrave, MD, Médecins Sans Frontières

September 13th 2021

Dr Helen Bygrave: Differentiated Service Delivery Can Work Across More Than HIV

Differentiated service delivery models can be employed to incorporate other chronic disease needs for patients with HIV, emphasized Helen Bygrave, MD, Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders).

Pill bottle graphic

September 10th 2021

More Focus Needed on Prescribing Disparities for INSTI HIV Treatment

Data from 2 patient cohorts show that by increasing awareness of such influences as clinic location and patient age and transgender status, gaps in prescription decisions for integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTIs) can be lessened.

Jason Myers, PhD, CEO of New Zealand AIDS Foundation

September 8th 2021

Dr Jason Myers Details New Zealand’s Public Health Success Against HIV

Having one of the lowest adult HIV prevalence rates in the world is a significant public health success story, explained Jason Myers, PhD, CEO of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation.

Allison Agwu, MD, ScM, FAAP, FIDSA, Johns Hopkins

September 2nd 2021

Dr Allison Agwu on the Health Effects of In Utero vs Later HIV Acquisition

Many young people develop resistance to antiretroviral treatment or they experience lipoatrophy; many also have metabolic complications or inflammation via immune activation, noted Allison Agwu, MD, ScM, FAAP, FIDSA, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

What We're Reading: HHS Creates Office of Climate Change, Health Equity; J&J HIV Vaccine Fails Study; Weight Gain in Children

August 31st 2021

What We're Reading: HHS Creates Office of Climate Change, Health Equity; J&J HIV Vaccine Fails Study; Weight Gain in Children

HHS establishes the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity; Johnson & Johnson HIV vaccine fails mid-stage trial in sub-Saharan African women; prevalence of overweight and obesity increases significantly in children and adolescents amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

August 30th 2021

Outreach, Engagement, Inclusion Infuse the Work of Georgia’s SisterLove Inc

In 1989, in Atlanta, Georgia, Dázon Dixon Diallo established SisterLove Inc to fill the information and education gap many women, especially Black women, were facing on how the emerging HIV/AIDS epidemic could affect them.

HIV Has No Effect on Early Symptomatic Neurosyphilis and Ocular Syphilis Outcomes, Study Says

August 27th 2021

HIV Has No Effect on Early Symptomatic Neurosyphilis and Ocular Syphilis Outcomes, Study Says

Hayden E. Klein

Research shows early symptomatic neurosyphilis and ocular syphilis is increasing, especially the latter.

Anna Marzec-Bogusławska, MD, MPH, managing director, National AIDS Center, Poland

August 23rd 2021

Dr Anna Marzec-Bogusławska: At Poland’s National AIDS Center, Our Patients Are Most Important

Krajowe Centrum ds AIDS (National AIDS Center) in Warsaw, Poland, was founded in 1993 as part of the country’s Ministry of Health. Its chief area of advocacy and outreach is access to antiretroviral treatment, in addition to new areas of focus that include prevention of sexually transmitted infections and hepatitis C virus.

Study Shows Complexity of Care, Need for Support for Those With HIV Who Inject Drugs

August 21st 2021

Study Shows Complexity of Care, Need for Support for Those With HIV Who Inject Drugs

Hayden E. Klein

The findings suggest that people who inject drugs living with HIV need ongoing support with an emphasis on taking medication for opioid use disorder.

Nicoleta Dascalu, advocacy manager, ARAS

August 18th 2021

From a Humble Start, Romania’s ARAS Expands Beyond the HIV Space

Asociaţia Română Anti-SIDA (ARAS; Romanian Association Against AIDS) was founded on April 10, 1992, just 3 years after the fall of communism, making it the first such organization in the country following a time when HIV was not officially acknowledged nor prevention of HIV and sexually transmitted infections discussed.

Graphic of HIV

August 13th 2021

No HIV Diagnosis Differences Seen Between Targeted, Nontargeted Screening

Findings of a randomized controlled trial revealed no differences among HIV diagnosis rates between targeted screening practices when compared with nontargeted practices.

Dawn Averitt, founder, The Well Project

August 9th 2021

HIV Thriver, Advocate Dawn Averitt on Overcoming HIV-Related Health Care Disparities

Dawn Averitt opened the session, “Refocus on HIV: How Innovation in HIV Will Address Individual Patient Needs,” on day 1 of IAS 2021, this year's virtual annual meeting of the International AIDS Society, which took place July 18-21.

Dázon Dixon Diallo, MPH, is founder and president of SisterLove Inc

August 4th 2021

SisterLove Inc Founder Dázon Dixon Diallo on Why She Took on the Anti-AIDS Establishment

SisterLove Inc is a 32-year-old sexual reproductive health rights and justice organization with a core focus on HIV and sexually transmitted infections at the intersection of other challenges to women's sexual reproductive health and well-being.

Silhouette of persons drinking wine

August 2nd 2021

Neurocognitive Decline Seen Among Binge Drinkers Living With HIV

The cumulative effects of binge drinking and HIV on neurocognitive functioning were investigated among 4 groups of patients in this recent study from researchers at San Diego State University and the University of California San Diego.

Images of a stressed brain

July 28th 2021

Brain Inflammation May Result From Psychologic Stress in Persons Living With HIV

People living with HIV have known greater rates of stroke, but the reason for that risk was the focus of an abstract presented last week at IAS 2021, this year's virtual annual meeting of the International AIDS Society, which took place July 18 to 21.

Helen Bygrave, MD, Médecins Sans Frontières

July 25th 2021

Dr Helen Bygrave: Differentiated HIV Service Delivery Is a Client-Centered Approach

Providers need to put themselves in their patients' shoes and think about how they would like to receive services, emphasized Helen Bygrave, MD, chronic diseases advisor for the Médecins Sans Frontières’ (Doctors Without Borders) Access Campaign.

Balancing scale

July 22nd 2021

Novel Modeling Approach Improves Health Equity in HIV

An abstract presented at IAS 2021, this year's virtual annual meeting of the International AIDS Society, addressed health care disparities that persist among persons living with HIV, with the ultimate goal being to improve health equity for this patient population.

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