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A rundown of POZ’s reporting on the 2020 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections

A session at CROI 2020 focused on HIV prevalence and outcomes in these understudied populations.

5 factors influencing the well-being of women with HIV

Factors such as mental health and food security were associated with higher rates of successful HIV treatment among trans women.

A recent study found that factors such as mental health and food security were associated with higher rates of successful HIV treatment.

Here’s how the $1 million in federal funds will be put to use in metropolitan counties.

Continuum of care review finds 80% of transgender women in care achieve an undetectable viral load.

The CDC estimates that 40 percent of the 1.1 million people with HIV are undiagnosed or not receiving medical care for the virus.

Ensuring health equity for all people living with HIV

Sixty-six percent of those with HIV in Western Europe are virally suppressed, compared with just 14 percent in Eastern Europe.

A recent survey of this population found that less than half were aware they had the virus and only one quarter were virally suppressed.

A recent study found that more time spent depressed meant a greater risk of missing clinic visits, having a detectable viral load and death.

A new modeling study looked at how improving various stages of the HIV care continuum would likely affect infection rates.

However, there is still room for improvement in ensuring a largely indigent population of people with HIV gets access to medical care.

African-Americans have even lower rates of linkage to and retention in HIV care as well as viral suppression.