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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

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

June 30th 2025

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Researchers Estimate PrEP Needed in the US Across Multiple Subgroups

June 24th 2025

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

June 20th 2025

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Lenacapavir Offers Promising Step Forward in HIV Prevention: Q&A With 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.
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July 8th 2025

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

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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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Artery with plaque
April 20th 2021

New Study Highlights Importance of Cardiac Health in Persons Living With HIV

Maggie L. Shaw
With persons living with HIV increasingly succumbing to age-related diseases, a group of investigators looked into the greater risk of coronary artery disease among these individuals.
Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH, Rutgers School of Public Health
April 14th 2021

Dr Perry N. Halkitis Discusses COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Persons Living With HIV

For some living with HIV, old wounds have reopened during the COVID-19 pandemic, explained 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.
Woman having a hot flash
April 12th 2021

More Research Needed on Possible Link Between Hot Flashes, CVD in Women With HIV

Maggie L. Shaw
Previous studies have investigated the association between hot flashes and immune system activation among women with HIV, but this is the first study to investigate an additional link to adverse subclinical cardiac pathology.
Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH, Rutgers School of Public Health
April 7th 2021

Dr Perry N. Halkitis: Health Care Disparities Grow From Structural Inequities

To effect change, we must address health care disparities beyond the individual level, says 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.
Bruce House logo
April 2nd 2021

Canada’s Bruce House Continues Its Fight for Persons Living With HIV

This video excerpt is our second entry in a 6-part series on individuals and international organizations working to bring local and global awareness to the ongoing HIV/AIDS epidemic, which is marking its 40th anniversary this year.
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March 30th 2021

CeSHHAR Working to Improve HIV Service Uptake, Self-testing in Zimbabwe

Maggie L. Shaw
This feature is the first in a 6-part series on individuals and international organizations working to bring local and global awareness to the ongoing HIV/AIDS epidemic, which is marking its 40th anniversary this year.
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March 26th 2021

Anogenital Warts Linked to Higher Risk of Anal Carcinoma in Persons With HIV

Maggie L. Shaw
A substantially higher risk of anal carcinoma following the development of anogenital warts was seen among adults living with HIV and being treated in Washington, DC.
Liver anatomy highlighted
March 23rd 2021

Hepatocellular Carcinoma on the Rise Among HIV-Positive Individuals

Maggie L. Shaw
Rates of hepatocellular carcinoma were highest among persons living with HIV who have higher RNA levels, lower CD4 cell counts, or used injection drugs.
Red US map
March 18th 2021

Timely ART Initiation Varies Among Persons Who Have HIV, Study Finds

Maggie L. Shaw
Despite HHS’ recommendation that everyone with HIV start antiretroviral therapy (ART) soon after their diagnosis, uptick disparities remain and are especially apparent among persons with drug abuse or dependence.
Graphic depiction of HIV in the blood
March 15th 2021

Immediate Initiation of ART May Slightly Decrease Cancer Risk for HIV-Positive Individuals

Maggie L. Shaw
As part of the study, investigators looked into the long-term risk of cancer as affected by immediate initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART).
Vaginal ring
March 9th 2021

Encouraging Preliminary Results for Dapivirine Vaginal Ring as HIV Prevention

Maggie L. Shaw
An abstract presented today at this year’s virtual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections lays out promising phase 1 results on a 90-day dapivirine vaginal ring for HIV prevention.
CDC Provides First Guidance on Safe Activities for Fully Vaccinated Individuals
March 8th 2021

CDC Provides First Guidance on Safe Activities for Fully Vaccinated Individuals

Laura Joszt, MA Allison Inserro
In a briefing, the White House COVID-19 Team discussed the first guidance from the CDC on activities that individuals fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can safely resume, and Anthony S. Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, gave an update on antiretroviral drug development.
Robert K. Massie, Jr, PhD, MA, Society for Progress
March 6th 2021

Dr Robert Massie: The Insurance System Needs Fixing in the United States

The American system of insurance doesn’t work, noted Robert K. Massie, Jr, PhD, MA, of the Society for Progress.
Close-up of PrEP pill
March 3rd 2021

PrEP Rates Lowest Among Persons at Highest Risk of HIV With Medicaid Coverage

Maggie L. Shaw
Individuals at high risk of contracting HIV and with commercial health insurance adhered to their pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) regimens more than twice as long as persons covered by Medicaid.
Virtual care
February 27th 2021

HIV Care Continuum Strained Under COVID-19 Pandemic

Maggie L. Shaw
The substitution of telemedicine for many in-person HIV services during the COVID-19 pandemic has produced mixed results, with persons living with HIV increasingly lost to follow-up despite favorable views of this method of care delivery.
Offering support
February 23rd 2021

Study Investigates Types of Support Among Gay Men Living With, Without HIV

Maggie L. Shaw
Georgetown investigators attempted to answer how type of supportive relationship may affect outcomes among gay men living with and without HIV, comparing results seen with primary and secondary relationships and having no support.
Outcomes Disparities Persist for Black Individuals Living With HIV
February 19th 2021

Outcomes Disparities Persist for Black Individuals Living With HIV

Maggie L. Shaw
The most recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report from the CDC shows there is a great unmet need for earlier intervention for and treatment of HIV among Black Americans living in rural areas.
Self-testing swab
February 17th 2021

HIV Self-testing Skyrockets Among Transgender Individuals in New Study

Maggie L. Shaw
Compared with being offered standard testing services, offers of initial and repeat self-testing led to a 3.5-fold greater uptake of testing for HIV among transgender individuals in a new study out of England and Wales.
Robert K. Massie, Jr, PhD, MA, Society for Progress
February 13th 2021

Dr Robert Massie Discusses Why Normal Life Expectancy Is Not So Easily Defined

Robert K. Massie Jr, PhD, MA, of the Society for Progress, was born with severe factor VIII hemophilia in August 1956. He contracted HIV in 1978 and later hepatitis C, both from contaminated blood products.
Recognize Dermatologists for Their Role in HIV, AIDS Fight, Review Says
February 10th 2021

Recognize Dermatologists for Their Role in HIV, AIDS Fight, Review Says

Maggie L. Shaw
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the initial appearance in the United States of what we now know to be HIV and AIDS, first manifesting as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and Kaposi’s sarcoma among gay men and intravenous drug users.
This Week in Managed Care: February 5, 2021
February 5th 2021

This Week in Managed Care: February 5, 2021

This week, the top managed care news included nationwide pharmacies to receive vaccine doses; experts issue recommendations for improving health care in 2021; HIV may increase risk of severe COVID-19 infection.
What We’re Reading: McKinsey Settles Over Opioid Crisis; Study to Test Mixing COVID-19 Vaccines; HIV Vaccine Clinical Trial Results
February 4th 2021

What We’re Reading: McKinsey Settles Over Opioid Crisis; Study to Test Mixing COVID-19 Vaccines; HIV Vaccine Clinical Trial Results

AJMC Staff
McKinsey pays $573 million over its role in the opioid crisis; a British study will test mixing 2 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines; new clinical trial data point to a potential vaccine approach to combat HIV.
Coronavirus graphic
February 3rd 2021

HIV May Increase Risk of Severe COVID-19 Infection

Maggie L. Shaw
With New York being at the crossroads of the HIV epidemic and the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a group of researchers wanted to know what, if any, correlation there was between the 2 disease states.
HIV PrEP protection
February 2nd 2021

PrEP Benefits Outweigh Risks in Community Mental Health

Maggie L. Shaw
Individuals with serious mental illness have a greater risk of acquiring HIV compared with the general population and could therefore benefit from preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) services in the community.
Health insurance form
January 27th 2021

Uptick in HIV Diagnoses Seen Following Medicaid Expansion

Maggie L. Shaw
A 13.9% increase in diagnosed cases of HIV was seen following expansion of Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
syringe with needle in a vial
January 24th 2021

Previous Intravenous Drug Use May Impact Women’s Comfort With Injectable HIV Medications

Skylar Jeremias
A recent study found that women had varying levels of willingness to use long-acting injectable HIV medications, based on their history with intravenous drug use.
What We’re Reading: FDA Clears First Monthly Shot for HIV; Biologic for COVID-19 Shows Promise; Food Aid to Rise
January 22nd 2021

What We’re Reading: FDA Clears First Monthly Shot for HIV; Biologic for COVID-19 Shows Promise; Food Aid to Rise

AJMC Staff
The FDA approved the first injectable monthly treatment for HIV; Eli Lilly announced positive effects of its monoclonal antibody treatment for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on food insecurity.
Milena Murray, PharmD, MSc, BCIDP, AAHIVP, Midwestern University College of Pharmacy
January 17th 2021

Dr Milena Murray: Social Acceptance Facilitates Access to HIV Care

Consider social determinants of health when trying to help gay and bisexual men, stressed Milena Murray, PharmD, MSc, BCIDP, AAHIVP, associate professor at Midwestern University College of Pharmacy.
What We’re Reading: Expanded Access to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment; Top OWS Official Announced; Biden Unveils $1.9 Trillion Relief Package
January 15th 2021

What We’re Reading: Expanded Access to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment; Top OWS Official Announced; Biden Unveils $1.9 Trillion Relief Package

AJMC Staff
HHS aims to ease access to medication-assisted treatment for patients with opioid use disorder; David Kessler, MD, named top Operation Warp Speed official; President-Elect Joe Biden unveils coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) relief package.
Woman choosing to be happy
January 14th 2021

ART Betters Quality of Life for People Living With HIV

Jaime Rosenberg
Study findings show that antiretroviral therapy (ART) improved overall quality of life for these individuals, as well as their physical, psychological, environment, and spiritual well-being and level of independence.
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