Opioid Epidemic Is Increasing Rates of Some Infectious Diseases
4-12-2019The U.S. faces a converging public health crisis as the nation’s opioid epidemic fuels growing rates of certain infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS.
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Researchers Report High Rate of Viral Suppression Among People New to HIV Care
3-8-2019The findings from the iENGAGE study underscore the benefits of linking people with HIV to treatment services soon after diagnosis.
Tuberculosis Diagnosis in People with HIV Increases Risk of Death Within 10 Years
3-7-2019In Latin America, people with HIV diagnosed with TB were about twice as likely to die in 10 years as people not initially diagnosed with TB.
HIV Prevention Study Finds Universal "Test and Treat" Approach Can Reduce New HIV Infections
3-5-2019NIH-sponsored trial in southern Africa suggests that home-based HIV testing and referral to care works where health workers worked house-to-house.
NIH Clinical Trial to Track Outcomes of Liver Transplantation from HIV-Positive Donors to HIV-Positive Recipients
2-15-2019The first large-scale clinical trial to study liver transplantation between people with HIV has begun at clinical centers across the United States.
The Science Is Clear: With HIV, Undetectable Equals Untransmittable
1-16-2019In recent years, an overwhelming body of clinical evidence has firmly established the HIV Undetectable = Untransmittable concept as scientifically sound.
NIH to Fund HIV Care and Prevention Research in Vulnerable Southern U.S. Communities
12-12-2018The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases will fund a series of collaborations to test new ways of implementing HIV treatment and prevention too…
Novel Intervention Halves Rate of Death Among People Living with HIV Who Inject Drugs
9-21-2018An intervention designed to facilitate treatment for HIV and substance use was associated with a 50 percent reduction in mortality for people living with HIV wh…
NIH Officials: Closing Treatment Gaps Critical to Ending the U.S. HIV Epidemic
8-22-2018Daily antiretroviral therapy that suppresses HIV to levels undetectable by standard blood tests is lifesaving for individuals living with HIV and prevents …