Art

Three-quarters of people globally living with HIV are on ART, a roughly 30% increase during the last nine years, and fewer people acquired HIV in 2023 than at any point since the late 1980s, UNAIDS reported.

HHS recommends ART for all children with HIV, regardless of clinical stage or CD4+ count, and rapid initiation of ART within days of diagnosis in all patients unless they have an opportunistic infection at the time of diagnosis.

DENVER — People with HIV who have challenges adhering to a daily oral regimen should be offered long-acting formulations of ART, study findings suggest.

DENVER — Long-acting injectable ART administered every 8 weeks safely suppresses HIV in adolescents, according to research presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections.

Results from an ongoing trial showed that long-acting injectable ART for HIV is effective for people who struggle to consistently take a daily course of medication, the NIH and ViiV Healthcare announced.

Newborns with HIV who receive very early ART can achieve sustained virological suppression, a study found. Researchers said the results provide a jumping-off point to identify infants who may later achieve treatment-free remission.

Ora Inc. has collaborated with BlindCAN Film Festival to launch the Blind Canvas Project, which combines storytelling with artificial intelligence to create art celebrating the lives of individuals with visual impairment.

Weight gain and body composition changes that follow ART initiation are associated with long-term risks of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, researchers reported.

Bariatric surgery is safe for people with HIV whose viral load is being managed using ART, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Cannabis use was linked to a lower ART adherence among older patients with HIV compared with patients who never use the drug, according to a study published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.