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Emergency medical responders confront racial bias

A recent study out of Oregon suggests emergency medical responders — EMTs and paramedics — may be treating minority patients differently from the way they treat white patients.

11 Jan 2019

Study finds specific function of HIV protein that slows viral spread in early stages of infection

A study from a Massachusetts General Hospital research team has identified the specific function of a protein found in HIV and related viruses that appears to slow down viral spread in the earliest stages of infection.

11 Jan 2019

Clinical evidence firmly confirms the HIV Undetectable = Untransmittable concept

In recent years, an overwhelming body of clinical evidence has firmly established the HIV Undetectable = Untransmittable concept as scientifically sound, say officials from the National Institutes of Health.

11 Jan 2019

Faulty immune receptor in HIV patients could be reason why many experience complications

For HIV patients, treatments that control the infection have come a long way. But many still struggle with a host of other disease-related complications such as neurocognitive disorders, cardiovascular issues, diabetes and chronic inflammation.

7 Jan 2019

Study confirms increased pneumonia risk with prescription opioids

A study led by researchers at Yale University has shown that taking prescribed opioids increases the risk of pneumonia, irrespective of HIV status.

7 Jan 2019

New review looks at comprehensive AIDS prevention programs in prisons

In the current issue of Family Medicine and Community Health (Volume 6,Number 4, 2018; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/FMCH.2018.0118: , Somayeh Zare, Mehdi Kargar, Jeyran Ostovarfar, Mohammad Hossein Kaveh of the Department of the Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran discuss how studies show that suitable design of educational programs can affect prisoners' awareness of AIDS.

4 Jan 2019

Medicaid patients in Puerto Rico don’t get coverage for drugs to cure hepatitis C

Drugs that can cure hepatitis C revolutionized care for millions of Americans living with the deadly liver infection. The drugs came with a steep price tag — one that prompted state Medicaid programs to initially limit access to the medications to only the sickest patients.

4 Jan 2019

Lessons from successes and failures of AIDS epidemic could inform our response to opioid crisis

There are important lessons to be learned from the successes and failures of the AIDS response that could inform our response to the opioid epidemic, according to a new paper by researchers at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

4 Jan 2019

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ Ask us anything!

This week, KHN's "What the Health?" panelists answered questions submitted by listeners.

3 Jan 2019

Court decision to stop further cuts in 340B reimbursements protects patient care

The Dec. 27 federal court injunction stopping further cuts in 340B reimbursements for Medicare Part B drugs to some participating hospitals is a critical step in preserving the role that academic health centers play in providing HIV, viral hepatitis, and other infectious disease treatment and prevention services to patients who otherwise lack care options.

2 Jan 2019

Study: Reactivation of HIV-infected cells depends on its size and cell cycle

Thanks to the development of antiretroviral drugs, human immunodeficiency virus is considered a manageable chronic disease today.

27 Dec 2018

New approach to destroy HIV reservoirs

Current HIV treatments need to be taken for life by those infected as antiretroviral therapy is unable to eliminate viral reservoirs lurking in immune cells. Institut Pasteur scientists have identified the characteristics of CD4 T lymphocytes that are preferentially infected by the virus - it is their metabolic (or energy-producing) activity1 that enables the virus to multiply.

21 Dec 2018

GW researchers receive NIH funding to study causes of high risk of heart disease in HIV patients

Atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease are major complications of HIV infection and cannot currently be treated by antiretroviral treatments.

21 Dec 2018

Study identifies late-Gen X and early-Gen Y as age cohorts with elevated mortality patterns

Declining life expectancies in the U.S. include Gen X and Y Americans, in addition to the older Baby Boomers. But the causes of premature mortality vary by race, gender and ethnicity, according to a new study from Duke University.

20 Dec 2018

Hep C and drug abuse often go hand in hand, but screening for infection lags

When people seek help at a drug treatment center for an opioid addiction, concerns about having contracted hepatitis C are generally low on their list.

19 Dec 2018

Pregnant women and extremely obese people at high risk of flu complications

Pregnant women and the extremely obese are among those at high risk for complications from the flu - including death - and should be tested and begin antiviral treatment promptly if they are sick enough to be hospitalized with flu symptoms, according to updated guidelines released by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

19 Dec 2018

SLU researcher aims to eliminate TB with focus on high-risk patients

In a recent paper published in PLOS One, Soumya Chatterjee, M.D., assistant professor of infectious diseases, allergy and immunology at Saint Louis University, presents data to show that a focus on high-risk tuberculosis patients may be the answer to stalled progress in stamping out the illness in the United States.

19 Dec 2018

HIV 1 News and Research

Emergency medical responders confront racial bias

Study finds specific function of HIV protein that slows viral spread in early stages of infection

Clinical evidence firmly confirms the HIV Undetectable = Untransmittable concept

Faulty immune receptor in HIV patients could be reason why many experience complications

Study confirms increased pneumonia risk with prescription opioids

New review looks at comprehensive AIDS prevention programs in prisons

Medicaid patients in Puerto Rico don’t get coverage for drugs to cure hepatitis C

Lessons from successes and failures of AIDS epidemic could inform our response to opioid crisis

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ Ask us anything!

Court decision to stop further cuts in 340B reimbursements protects patient care

Study: Reactivation of HIV-infected cells depends on its size and cell cycle

New approach to destroy HIV reservoirs

GW researchers receive NIH funding to study causes of high risk of heart disease in HIV patients

Study identifies late-Gen X and early-Gen Y as age cohorts with elevated mortality patterns

Hep C and drug abuse often go hand in hand, but screening for infection lags

Pregnant women and extremely obese people at high risk of flu complications

SLU researcher aims to eliminate TB with focus on high-risk patients

Study reveals how ASV and HIV-1 share similar structural features that drive membrane targeting, assembly

Experimental HIV vaccine strategy works in non-human primates, research shows

Research: Myths about migration and health not supported by available evidence

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