(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Early HIV symptoms usually occur within a couple of weeks to a month or two after infection and are often like a bad case of the flu. In many people, early HIV signs and symptoms include:
Category: HIV Issues
Impaired Blood Vessel and Kidney Function Underlie Heart Disease Risk in People with HIV
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – DALLAS, Dec. 17, 2020 — People living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have impaired blood vessel function, which increases cardiovascular disease risk
UVA Unveils How HIV Begins to Invade Our Cells
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Nov. 6, 2020 – Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have developed a method to understand how HIV and other viruses first begin to infect our cells….
Common HIV Drugs Increase a Type of Immunity in the Gut
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Drugs currently used to keep the HIV virus in check also cause immune-system changes that might make humans better able to resist viral infections – but might also cause harmful inflammation
State Laws Key to HIV Prevention Efforts
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – PHILADELPHIA (September 8, 2020) — HIV prevention remains a public health priority in the United States.
Beating HIV and COVID-19 May Depend on Tweaking Vaccine Molecules
(HealthNewsDigestcom) – LA JOLLA—Designing a vaccine starts with finding the right ingredients. Every infectious agent has molecules, called antigens, that the immune system could potentially recognize and attack.
Long-acting, Injectable Drug Could Strengthen Efforts to Prevent, Treat HIV
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Scientists have developed an injectable drug that blocks HIV from entering cells. They say the new drug potentially offers long-lasting protection from the infection with fewer side effects.
Penn Medicine-Led Research Suggests Greater Access to Specific HIV and Tuberculosis Medications is Needed Worldwide
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – PHILADELPHIA – After looking at the health records of over 10,000 patients with both HIV and multidrug resistant Tuberculosis (TB) in over 20 different countries….
Southern States’ Hurdles for HIV-Prevention Drug May Hurt Effort to End Epidemic, Study Says
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Aug. 4, 2020 – The South, the U.S. region with the most HIV infections each year, also has the greatest barriers to obtaining drugs that can prevent the disease for people….
History of Insightful HIV Research Inspires Neutron Scattering Approach to Studying COVID-19
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, researchers are searching for novel ways to stop it. But for two scientists, looking to the future means drawing inspiration from the past.
Potential New HIV Treatment Could Mean Once-a-year Injection
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A novel means to prevent HIV infection was developed at the University of Nebraska Medical Center that could allow people with or at risk of acquiring the virus to take medicines once a year.
Shedding Light on Hidden HIV
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – HIV hides in reservoirs during antiretroviral therapy (ART). These viral sanctuaries are the reason why ART is not a cure. And research teams have striven for years to determine how the HIV reservoirs are established and maintained during ART.
Patients Better Informed About Health After HIV And HCV Tests That Give Immediate Results
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – When substance use disorder patients were tested for both HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) at the same time and given the results within 20 minutes, they were far more likely a month later to indicate they had received results….
New Clues Emerge on How to Block Reemergence of HIV
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A new study released today in the Journal of Virology gives insights into how the HIV-1 virus, which often persists in the body despite antiretroviral treatment, reemerges when treatment stops.
Study Finds Innate Protein that Restricts HIV Replication by Targeting Lipid Rafts
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON (Feb. 10, 2020) – The human protein apolipoprotein A-I binding protein (AIBP) inhibits HIV replication by targeting lipid rafts and reducing virus-cell fusion
Study Uses Powerful Sequencing Technology to Study HIV Epidemic in Washington, DC
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 6, 2020) – Despite significant progress against HIV/AIDS, the nation’s capital is still battling an HIV epidemic with rates that are five times higher than the national average.
Proposed Changes to Medicaid will Harm People Living with HIV and Hepatitis
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Washington, DC – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released guidance today that would allow states to convert funding for some Medicaid recipients to block grants.
HIV Outcomes Improved by State-Purchased Insurance Plans, Study Finds
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Jan. 30, 2020 – Health insurance purchased by state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs for people living with HIV in states that did not expand Medicaid are improving outcomes….
Researchers Reverse HIV Latency, Important Scientific Step Toward Cure
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CHAPEL HILL, NC – Approximately 38 million people are infected with HIV worldwide, about 1.1 million people in the United States.
Intervention for Patients Hospitalized with HIV Improved Reengagement and Outcomes of Care
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – DALLAS – Jan. 8, 2020 – Providing multidisciplinary team consults for HIV patients while they are hospitalized to help address social and medical barriers reduces future infection rates and boosts participation in follow-up care