Clinical

HIV first started spreading widely in the United States in the 1980s. This means that some of the first people to work with HIV have been in the field for...

HIV is a manageable chronic condition. This means it never goes away, but there are treatments to manage symptoms and complications. HIV treatment is called antiretroviral therapy (ART). ART requires...

There’s a new PrEP medicine available, and it’s not a pill you must take every day! Cabotegravir (brand name Apretude, also known as CAB) is given as an injection every...

Results from our 2022 Annual HIV In America showed 22 percent of survey takers living with HIV experienced insomnia. Because sleep is an important part of overall health, people are...

You may have seen headlines recently about a cancer drug that may help cure HIV. This drug is called pembrolizumab (brand name Keytruda). Let’s look at what we know so...

In Treatment as Prevention (TasP), Part 1, I reviewed the science that allows us to believe in U=U, or Undetectable = Untransmittable. Why don’t more people know about it, or...

“Treating HIV is among the most effective ways to prevent transmission.” It is now accepted science that if a person living with HIV has an undetectable viral load, they will...

A cholesterol test (also known as a lipid panel) measures the amount of "good" and "bad" cholesterol and triglycerides (fats) in your blood. Results from this test can help your...

A team of researchers has spotted a new HIV-1 strain (variant) called the VB (virulent subtype-B) variant. In February 2022, the researchers announced their findings in the journal Science. The...

Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently came out with a powerful guideline updates to prevent new cases of HIV. The December 2021 document centers PrEP...

If you are living with HIV and are pregnant or planning to become pregnant, you may have a lot of questions. The most important thing to know is that many...

Imagine your 60th birthday. Maybe you have been living with HIV for most of your life, and you are doing well on antiretroviral therapy (ART). But now, you have diabetes...

Technology is now a common way to deliver healthcare. Digital health products help prevent, diagnose, or manage chronic conditions. Devices range from wellness apps to artificial intelligence and wearable devices...

Digital therapeutics (DTx) first entered clinical discussions in the 1990s. The idea was that technology could improve healthcare access. It could help overcome barriers of location, time, and resources. This...

Medication is important to help manage HIV. These drugs, called antiretroviral therapy (ART), typically mix 2 or more medicines from various drug classes. Until recently, HIV medications came in 2...

There is growing evidence that spending time in nature can help people feel less depressed, anxious or stressed. Maintaining our connection to nature can improve one’s quality of life and...

Editor’s Note: LGBTQ+ stands for people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer. To learn more about gender identity, check out the interactive website The Genderbread Person. Have...

The US FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has expanded the use of two HIV medications. The expansion will now allow the drugs Pifeltro (doravirine) and Delstrigo (doravirine/lamivudine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) to...

A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot, also called a thrombus. It can develop inside the deep veins of the body. These clots generally form in the lower...

Atrial fibrillation, also known as AFib, is the most common heart rhythm disorder (arrhythmia). It occurs when the atria, the two upper chambers of the heart, beat very fast in...