Georgia Hospital Possibly Exposes Veterans to HIV, HCV
DATE: November 11, 2022
TYPE: News
Due to improperly sterilized equipment, over 4,600 veterans who had been given care at the Carl Vinson Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Dublin, Georgia, were tested for exposure to HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C.
CURATED BY: Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
MHS, PA-C, AAHIVS
Chief Quality Officer, Philadelphia FIGHT
The World Health Organization has updated consolidated guidelines on preventing, treating, and caring for central populations with HIV, viral hepatitis, and sexually transmitted infections.
This source provides access to several federally-approved clinical practice guidelines for HIV and AIDS, as well as Center for Disease Control and Prevention guideline reports.
Study Looks at Provider Experience and Life Stressors as Impacts to Patient Adherence in HIV
DATE: May 11, 2022
TYPE: News
MEDIA TYPE: Document
According to new research that was published in AIDS and Behavior in January 2022, having an understanding of patient experiences and expectations in addition to individual life stressors in the...
Assessing Outcomes of Patients With and Without HIV Hospitalized With COVID-19 in England
DATE: May 11, 2022
TYPE: News
MEDIA TYPE: Document
Researchers aimed to assess the clinical outcomes of patients with and without HIV who were hospitalized with COVID-19 during the beginning stages of the pandemic....
Link Between Smoking, Alcohol, and Drug Use and Virological Outcomes in Those Living With HIV
DATE: May 11, 2022
TYPE: News
MEDIA TYPE: Document
In a 2022 study, investigators aimed to report associations between people living with HIV and the growing evidence suggesting that those with HIV have considerable morbidity from alcohol, cigarette smoking,...
Although initial studies showed that there was not a greater risk in mortality in individuals with HIV infected with COVID-19, larger analyses that were adjusted for age showed otherwise....
Individuals with HIV have a considerably greater risk for certain types of cancer vs those who do not have HIV at the same age, which are known as “AIDS-defining malignancies,”...
Of the estimated 1.2 million individuals who have HIV in the United States, approximately 13% of them need testing, as they don’t know that they have it....