#kidney disease

For people living with HIV, exposure to hepatitis C virus (HCV) is linked to a higher risk of kidney disease and bone disorders.

People with HIV in British Columbia have a shorter life expectancy and spend longer living with illnesses compared with those without HIV.

A hep C cure in those with HIV is tied to a lower rate of death, AIDS-defining illnesses, advanced cirrhosis and liver cancer.

Conditions include kidney disease, diabetes and high blood pressure.

The proportion of those treated for age-related conditions will steadily rise, creating potential conflicts between treatments.

Curing hepatitis C virus (HCV) is associated with a reduced risk of death, kidney disease and diabetes.

Hepatitis C virus doesn’t significantly impact the risk of death unless it occurs along with other severe diseases.

Look out for these typical med side effects and tell your provider about them at once. They’re seldom serious, and most often fixable.

People with HIV who take Viread, Norvir, Reyataz or Norvir-boosted Kaletra are at increasing risk of kidney disease over time.

A snapshot of the many possible whole health benefits of HIV therapy.

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People with HIV have a 50 percent increased risk of heart attack compared with the general population

The prevalence of low bone mineral density (BMD) among HIV-positive gay men is not significantly related to the virus, but caused by other ris...