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Having HIV was associated with a lower rate of statin prescriptions among those with an indication for these drugs in a recent study.

The 2019 Liver Meeting in Boston provided an array of important findings about the treatment and prevention of chronic liver diseases.

That’s the core message of an essay by Anthony S. Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Oncologist wins Senate backing by a vote of 72 to 18.

Bob Leahy says our elderly HIV-positive folks are misunderstood, under-researched and largely ignored. That has to change.

People with the chronic inflammatory lung disease are about two times more likely to have a heart attack.

The Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Seattle saw many important studies that are advancing the fight against HIV.

The disease tends to strike HIV-positive individuals at younger ages and with less smoking experience than the general population.

Researchers have for the first time properly assessed HIV’s association with this health outcome.

This may help explain why HIV-positive individuals have a harder time quitting cigarettes than those who don’t have the virus.

Smoking is tied to faster lung function decline in people with HIV.

That’s compared with using patches, gum, lozenges, sprays, inhalers or a combination of such products.

The CDC found these risk factors were much higher among the 1.8 percent of high school survey respondents who said they were transgender.

One hundred twenty volunteers to enroll in Seattle-area study of cancer-related gene mutations

A research team has sought to address the critical lack of treatment guidelines for addressing HIV’s complex effects on aging.

A recent study sought to treat anxiety and depression in addition to providing standard smoking cessation treatment.