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The latest HIV/AIDS news from News Medical |
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|  | | | | |  UMass Amherst researcher receives $17.9 million to advance jail-based addiction and HIV care A University of Massachusetts Amherst public health researcher has received four grants totaling $17.9 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue groundbreaking research that implemented and assessed medical treatment programs for incarcerated people with opioid use disorder, as well as develop a new program for HIV prevention and treatment. | |  | | | | |  Common viruses sharply raise heart attack and stroke risk, major global review shows In the largest synthesis to date, researchers reviewed 155 studies linking viral infections, including influenza, SARS-CoV-2, HIV, hepatitis C, and shingles, to increased risks of coronary heart disease, stroke, and heart failure. The findings highlight viral infection prevention and vaccination as underappreciated strategies for cardiovascular protection. | |
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|  | | | The rate of HIV infection continues to climb globally. Around 40 million people live with HIV-1, the most common HIV strain. | | | | |  In the weeks following a bout of influenza or COVID, the risk of heart attack or stroke may rise dramatically, and chronic infections such as HIV may increase the long-term risk of serious cardiovascular disease events, according to new, independent research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association. | |
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