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Disruptions in access to antiretroviral treatment due to the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to a major setback in combating HIV.

Antiretrovirals likely drive up rates, both directly and by helping people live long enough to develop high blood pressure.

Courtesy of the Scottish police, Amsterdam and four cities in Ireland

The famed London sexual health clinic 56 Dean Street revealed that post-exposure prophylaxis prescriptions declined dramatically.

A recent Swedish study defined a low-level detectable viral load as between 50 and 999.

Studies have found that weight gain is common after people with HIV begin an antiretroviral in this class.

This finding, which is in keeping with initial studies out of China and Italy, is preliminary as the CDC continues to gather data.

A recent small study examined pairings of antiretrovirals and statins or blood pressure medications.

A systematic review of hep C treatment outcomes in this population shows they have high cure rates and relatively low reinfection rates.

In a recent small study, resistance was limited to the emtricitabine component of Truvada and did not seem a major cause for concern.

A pair of studies analyzed brief smoking-cessation interventions initiated by health care providers.

Switching to new tenofovir tied to improved bone health in older people with HIV

Factors associated with a higher risk of impairment include depression, poor adherence to antiretrovirals and opportunistic infections.

Study finds that routine screening reduces anal cancer rate among people with HIV.

Jack Waters and Peter Cramer guide us through “Generator: Pestilence Part 1,” which includes a “scent score” and premieres in NYC.

The research is based on the HIV and gonorrhea epidemics in the Netherlands.