Treatment outcomes and life expectancy news
Americans Are Still Dying From AIDS. We Need More HIV Prevention
The ravages of advanced HIV infection, the nearly-forgotten news items of the 1980s like PCP — Pneumocystis pneumonia -- and Kaposi Sarcoma, are still afflicting those diagnosed late, even if this fact is no longer news.
Starting ART immediately after HIV diagnosis cuts mortality risk by two-thirds for people with high CD4 cell counts
People with a high CD4 cell count who start antiretroviral therapy (ART) immediately after diagnosis with HIV cut their 12-month mortality risk by two-thirds, according
Mental and emotional health and wellbeing
People with HIV still expect a lower quality of life than their negative peers, European survey finds
A study commissioned by the drug company Gilead Sciences and conducted in five European countries has found that, compared with their HIV-negative peers, people with HIV still
Telling people you have HIV
Two thirds of people living with HIV too scared to disclose their status to dates, new survey finds
Over two thirds of people living with HIV (PLWHIV) in the UK are too scared to reveal their status to potential partners, according to a shocking new survey. The 'HIV is: Expectations from Life' survey found 68% of PLWHIV said a fear of disclosing their status has impacted their decision to go on dates.
New York City finds gaps in the HIV cascade of care linked to reduced survival
60% of HIV-positive people in New York City who died had not been virally suppressed through treatment. Rates of viral suppression lowest among women, young people, black and Hispanic people, as well as people in low-income neighbourhoods.
ART in Africa bridges health gap between those with, without HIV
The expansion of ART for HIV infection has helped reduce disparities in health-related quality of life between HIV-positive and HIV-negative individuals in Zambia and South Africa, according to findings published in The Lancet Global Health.
Drinking three or more cups of coffee a day halves the risk of dying for people with HIV/HCV co-infection
Drinking three or more cups of coffee a day halves the risk of death from any cause for people with HIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection,
South Africa death rates declined due to HIV success – report
Death rates have declined, largely due to successes in HIV, but a lot more needs to be done to defeat its "terrible twin", tuberculosis (TB).
Health-e
Viral Rebound Unlikely for Many on ART
British investigators have determined that a substantial proportion of people with HIV who are taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) will not experience viral rebound during their lifetime.
Infectious Disease Special Edition
Viral load as low as 400 copies/ml six months after starting ART is associated with a significant ten-year mortality risk
A viral load as low as 400 copies/ml six months after starting HIV therapy is associated with a substantial ten-year mortality risk, investigators from the
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