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Check out this timeline of the HIV/AIDS in the United States from 1981 to the present.

In particular, having a high hep B viral load increases the risk of women with HIV transmitting the latter virus to their newborns.

Following a group of Ethiopian children on antiretrovirals, researchers observed declining kidney function but improving liver enzymes.

One researcher argues that the pharmaceutical industry ought to pay greater heed to such risks during drug development.

A large, ongoing study of people with HIV found that only a couple of older antiretrovirals were linked to high blood pressure.

Various other studies have indeed found such a link.

Most of such drug resistance seen is to older drugs.

After a gay man tested HIV positive, a test of his hair indicated he’d adhered well to PrEP—but did he contract a drug-resistant strain?

This is according to extended follow-up of a trial that gave HIV-positive breast-feeding mothers treatment or prophylaxis for their infant.

HIV-positive breast-feeding mothers can nearly eliminate the risk of transmitting HIV to their babies by taking ARVs.

The most effective birth control methods for women with HIV are implants and injectable hormonal contraceptives.

Drug-resistant strains of HIV continue to be transmitted in the UK, but this doesn’t appear likely to have a major effect on the treatment res...

Taking a triple-antiretroviral regimen is best for preventing mother-to-child transmission during pregnancy, rather than taking one drug durin...

An HIV-positive writer asks: Can you cut your HIV pill intake in half?

Epivir (lamivudine) and Viread (tenofovir) are likely safe for women to use while breast-feeding.