#fracture

Gilead has based its entire HIV drug portfolio on updating tenofovir, ostensibly to make it safer for bones and kidneys.

The single-tablet antiretroviral regimen includes Janssen’s darunavir plus Gilead’s cobicistat, emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide.

A new analysis finds that Gilead Sciences’ updated version of its key antiretroviral tenofovir may not actually offer any safety benefits.

Compared with their HIV-negative peers, HIV-positive individuals have higher rates of treatment for a host of health problems.

A recent study stresses the importance of osteoporosis screening for HIV-positive men older than 50.

Those who begin HIV treatment soon after diagnosis experience more bone loss than those who defer taking antiretrovirals until HIV disease has...

People coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C have a higher risk of osteoporosis and bone fracture than those who are infected with just HIV.

With the specter of AIDS having finally been chased from the near horizon, attention has turned to health problems that may lie further down t...

People living with HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection are more likely to experience a hip fracture as a result of decreased bone mine...

Compared with people living with HIV and not being treated for it, those using antiretroviral (ARV) therapy are less likely to experience...

A study by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) found that, while some HIV meds can play a role in the disproportionately high incidence of...

Osteoporotic fractures (OFs) involve bone that are more prone to break or fracture because they lack healthy bone mineral density levels.

People with HIV have higher rates of bone fractures than HIV-negative people of the same age, according to a study published March 10 in Clini...

Coinfection with HIV and the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a double whammy when it comes to fracture risk, according to a five-state Medicaid stu...

HIV-positive people are more likely to have a bone fracture as they get older than HIV-negative people, according to a presentation at the Fir...

All post-menopausal women living with HIV and all HIV-positive men 50 or older should be screened for low bone mineral density (BMD), accordin...