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Do Antidepressants Work in People With HIV?
“Shock and Kill” HIV Cure Method May Be Too Anemic to Work
HIV Linked to Higher Skin Cancer Risk

Tivicay May Cause Birth Defects if Taken During First Trimester

The integrase inhibitor is included in the single-tablet HIV regimens Triumeq and Juluca.

Latinos and Those on Medicaid Less Likely to Get Hepatitis C Treatment

This is according to an analysis of hep C treatment rates at four large urban hospital systems.

Trump Laid Out His Ideas for Lowering Drug Prices. Now What?

Stocks of drug companies are rising—and that’s not a good sign for consumers.

FDA Approves Truvada as PrEP for Adolescents at Risk for HIV

The approval is based on a small study of 15- to 17-year-olds.

Spitting Doesn’t Transmit HIV, and for Biting the Risk Is Negligible

This is from a meta-analysis and systematic review of published literature on such risks.

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After Starting HIV Treatment, Women Gain More Weight Than Men

This is particularly true when they start antiretrovirals with more advanced HIV disease.

Tivicay Linked to Greater Insomnia Compared With Other HIV Meds

A recent meta-analysis compared side effects linked to Tivicay versus other antiretrovirals.

Crystal Meth May Lead Even Well-Treated HIV to Further Harm the Body

According to a pair of recent studies, meth was associated with certain HIV-related genetic and immune changes.

New Lawsuits Against Gilead Over Its HIV Med Tenofovir

Two men claim they developed bone and kidney problems after taking TDF. A related class action lawsuit has also been filed.

Why Does HIV Raise Women’s Risk of Heart Attack More Than Men’s?

A recent study found that factors other than coronary plaque likely drive this sex-based difference.

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By 2030, Top Cancers Among People With HIV Expected to Be Prostate and Lung

Declining rates are expected for Kaposi sarcoma, non–Hodgkin lymphoma, cervical and lung cancer and Hodgkin lymphoma, among others.

HIV Quickly Starts Damaging the Brain, but Treatment Halts Progression

This finding adds yet more weight to the imperative of treating HIV as soon as possible after infection.

Teens Often Do Not Discuss Sex With Their Doctors or Parents

This is according to a survey of parents and adolescents at a state fair in Minnesota.

For Those With Lung Cancer, Risk of Death Is Higher if They Have HIV

This is according to a meta-analysis of a dozen studies conducted in North America and Europe.
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