HIV/AIDS News

A recent WHO and World Bank Group report suggests 400 million people do not have access to essential health services.

Researchers discovered HIV increased incidence for co-sexually transmitted infections among adolescents and young adults in metropolitan Atlanta.

INDIANA — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence issued a second 30-day public health disaster emergency today as state and federal health care agencies attempt to contain a major HIV outbreak in Scott County.

The prevalence for high blood pressure was “a potentially alarming” 20% among a cohort of children with HIV, according to recent study findings.

Data from an NIH-funded study in AIDS suggest the majority of children with HIV eventually recover their CD4 cell levels after undergoing virologic suppression.

The Pediatric Advisory Committee of the FDA met Tuesday to review data for numerous drugs to determine their safety for pediatric populations.

SEATTLE — WHO recommendations for HIV testing 6 weeks after breast-feeding cessation may need to be re-evaluated, as study findings presented at CROI 2015 suggest testing at that interval failed to identify HIV infection among infants exposed to ART via breast-feeding.

SEATTLE —Sustiva-based, first-line ART with “weekend breaks” was noninferior to continuous therapy in HIV-1 infected adolescents, demonstrating similar suppression, resistance and safety, according to data presented at CROI 2015.

SEATTLE — Earlier initiation of ART and uninterrupted virological suppression were associated with a reduced viral reservoir size and an increased likelihood of developing an undetectable reservoir, according to data presented at CROI 2015.

SEATTLE — Cardiovascular disease mortality rates were greater for patients aged younger than 65 years with HIV, recent data suggest.