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Another Study Finds Smoking Shortens Life Span More Than HIV
HIV and Smoking 101

3 Reasons COVID-19 Poses a Higher Risk to the LGBTQ Population

And how the novel coronavirus is (or isn’t) altering the lives of health care providers, drag queens and Grindr users

POZ Poll: If you have HIV, do you also or did you ever smoke cigarettes?

After Clinicians Advise HIV-Positive Smokers to Quit Cigarettes, Few Do So

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

People With HIV Are Diagnosed With COPD at a Much Younger Age

Higher rates of smoking among people with HIV compared with those who don’t have the virus may be the main reason.

People With HIV Receive Insufficient Attention to Cardiovascular Risk

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

The Annual Liver Meeting Roundup

The 2019 Liver Meeting in Boston provided an array of important findings about the treatment and prevention of chronic liver diseases.
Anthony Fauci, head of NIAID, at the 2019 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Seattle, at which he spoke of the federal government's plan to ramp up efforts to combat HIV

Amid Talk of “Ending HIV,” We Must Also Focus on Those With The Virus

That’s the core message of an essay by Anthony S. Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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Senate Confirms Stephen Hahn as FDA Head

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

Being Old With HIV

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

Copping to COPD

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

CROI 2019: So Much More Than an HIV Cure Extravaganza

The Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Seattle saw many important studies that are advancing the fight against HIV.
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Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines Are Likely Too Narrow for People With HIV

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

Poorly Treated HIV Is Linked to Higher Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death

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

People With HIV Metabolize Nicotine Faster

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

How Lungs Can Go Up in Smoke Faster

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

E-Cigarettes Up Chances of Quitting Tobacco Cigarettes

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