HIV Viral Proteins Alone Drive Bone Loss in Transgenic Mice
A mouse study finds that constitutive HIV-1 viral protein expression, without viral replication or antiretroviral drugs, is associated with early-onset ...
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Chemsex Is Reshaping HIV Risk for Gay and Bisexual Men in Hong Kong
A new perspective article argues that chemsex among men who have sex with men in Hong Kong heightens HIV risk ...
Diabetes and Hypertension Risk Weighed for Widely Used HIV Drug Regimen in Africa
A systematic review and meta-analysis finds substantial diabetes and hypertension burden among adults on dolutegravir-based HIV therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa, ...
Modeling and Gaps Define HIV Surveillance in Sub-Saharan Africa
A review of five African countries revealed that HIV surveillance relies heavily on mathematical modeling and infrequent surveys, with significant ...
Expanded Polling Booth Surveys Reveal Gaps in Nairobi HIV Response Among Key Populations
A 2023 cross-sectional outcome assessment in Nairobi, Kenya, using an expanded polling booth survey (ePBS) method, revealed persistent gaps in ...
Weight change after HIV treatment carries layered meanings of health, stigma and identity, review finds
A qualitative meta-synthesis of seven studies finds that weight change among people receiving HIV treatment carries intertwined medical, psychological and ...
Engineered CAR-NK cells delay HIV rebound after treatment interruption in mice
Engineered NK cells carrying a CD4-based chimeric antigen receptor significantly delayed HIV rebound in humanized mice and reduced the diversity ...
HIV transmission in Japan has stayed below replacement level since 2008, model finds
A Bayesian back-calculation study estimates that Japan's HIV effective reproduction number has stayed below 1 since around 2008, though recent ...
Male sex and low CD4 count flag active TB in Nigerian HIV clinic
A retrospective study of 162 presumptive tuberculosis cases among people living with HIV at a Nigerian tertiary hospital found that ...
Latent tuberculosis prevalence varies by registration status among people with HIV
A cross-sectional study in Linhai, China, found latent tuberculosis infection in 8.7% of 624 people living with HIV, with higher ...
Prospective Shanghai cohort finds 6.8% latent TB prevalence in people with HIV
A prospective Shanghai cohort found 6.8% latent tuberculosis prevalence among people living with HIV, with 21 conversions among 554 initially ...
Respiratory failure linked to mortality in adult invasive Salmonella cohort
In a 106-patient observational cohort in southern Vietnam, respiratory failure was strongly associated with in-hospital death among adults with invasive ...
Hepatitis B prevalence reaches 41.9% in Ethiopian chronic liver disease patients
A cross-sectional study of 320 chronic liver disease patients in Bahir Dar found a 41.9% prevalence of hepatitis B infection, ...
Viral suppression reached nearly 99 percent in Vietnamese HIV clinic cohort
A cross-sectional study of 318 adults with HIV at a Vietnamese health center in 2024 found that 98.69 percent of ...
Competing-risk analysis of tuberculosis outcomes in Liangshan
A competing-risk analysis of 340 closed tuberculosis treatment episodes in Liangshan estimated a 12-month cumulative incidence of 7.96% for unfavorable ...
Retrospective cohort links high viral load to later suppression in southern Ethiopia
A retrospective study of 344 adults in southern Ethiopia found that 69.2% achieved viral suppression after a documented HIV viral ...
Telehealth Programs Double Short-Term Quit Rates Among Smokers Living With HIV
A meta-analysis of 15 randomized controlled trials finds telehealth-integrated interventions roughly double short-term smoking abstinence among people living with HIV, ...
Risky Sexual Behavior Affects Nearly Four in Ten Young Tanzanian Women, Survey Finds
A nationally representative analysis of the 2022–2023 Tanzania HIV Impact Survey found risky sexual behavior in 38.29 percent of sexually ...
Light-Activated Drugs Kill Enveloped Viruses, but Clinical Uses Stay Narrow, Review Finds
A systematic review of 30 studies finds photodynamic inactivation reliably destroys enveloped viruses in laboratory and blood-product settings, but clinical ...
Most Healthcare Workers in Southern Nigeria Know the Basics of Blood-Borne Infections, but Gaps Persist
A survey of 330 healthcare workers in Etsako West, Nigeria, found that 85.2 percent had heard of blood-borne infections and ...
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