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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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PrEP Adherence Linked to Area Deprivation Index in Ohio

By Julia Bonavitacola

August 5th 2025

Patients with HIV had lower adherence to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) if they lived in areas with the lowest disadvantage.

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Weight Gain Linked to Lower Quality of Life in HIV

By Julia Bonavitacola

July 29th 2025

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High Burdens of Drug Resistance Found in Children With HIV

By Julia Bonavitacola

July 24th 2025

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Sexual, Gender Minority Communities Misperceive Risk of HIV

By Julia Bonavitacola

July 22nd 2025

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Racial Disparities Persist in Retention in Care for HIV

By Julia Bonavitacola

July 18th 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

August 12th 2025

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

1 Credit / Cardiology, Neurology

August 12th 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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December 1st 2021

Contributor: While Many Americans Refuse COVID-19 Vaccination, People Affected by HIV Have Been Waiting for 40 Years

Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH Kristen D. Krause, PhD, MPH

The social, structural, and economic drivers of HIV are not so different from COVID-19. Still, those who have witnessed the ravages of HIV have been in a 40-year holding pattern when it comes to a vaccine, according to experts from the Rutgers School of Public Health.

Will Nutland, DrPH, PrEPster

November 23rd 2021

Dr Will Nutland Explains the History of PrEP in England

Will Nutland, DrPH, is cofounder of PrEPster, an honorary assistant professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and an activist.

Black man with doctor

November 19th 2021

Multifaceted Interventions Needed to Increase ART Adherence Among Black Men

Adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) for HIV among Black sexual minority men who have sex with men remains below that of their White counterparts, as does the resulting viral suppression.

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November 16th 2021

What We're Reading: Immune System Shown to Cure HIV; Premature Births Increasing; Handling Mental Health Crises

Researchers have found a second reported case of an immune system potentially curing a person of HIV; US premature birth rates are on the rise in minority groups; most Americans say mental health professionals should be first responders to mental health and suicide situations.

White pills

November 10th 2021

VA Maintained HIV Care Delivery During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Hayden E. Klein

Access to antiretroviral treatment was not disrupted, despite decreased in-person services during the pandemic.

Pregnant woman taking medication

November 9th 2021

Live Birth Linked to Greater HIV Care Engagement in Europe

This cohort study of women living with HIV, pregnant and not pregnant, investigated outcomes related to engagement in HIV care following a live birth.

How Focusing on the Positive Could Impact Care of Women With HIV

November 5th 2021

How Focusing on the Positive Could Impact Care of Women With HIV

Accomplishments such as gaining a job or completing an educational program was linked with lower depressive symptoms and undetectable viral load, independent of adherence to anti-retroviral therapy.

Helen Bygrave, MD, Médecins Sans Frontières

November 3rd 2021

Dr Helen Bygrave Discusses Ending Cryptococcal Meningitis for Persons Living With HIV

Helen Bygrave, MD, chronic diseases advisor for the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF; Doctors Without Borders) Access Campaign, explains how the campaign is aiming to eliminate the threat of cryptococcal meningitis among persons living with HIV by 2030.

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.

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