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Tracking HIV in the US could be beneficial following the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS that proposed the 95-95-95 goal to have 95% of people aware of their HIV status, on treatment, and virally suppressed.1 Molecular cluster detection in […]

The Secretary of HHS, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, attended his first congressional hearing since being appointed and was met with questions regarding actions taken since he was confirmed in February.1,2 The hearing included discussions regarding the canceling of federal grants

Antioxidants could be the key to preventing cataracts in adults 50 years and older, according to a new study published in Medicine.1 Patients had lower odds of developing cataracts when they had higher composite dietary antioxidant index (CDAI) measurements. Cataracts

Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) offers different ways in which patients can treat their glaucoma. Christine Funke, MD, glaucoma specialist at Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center in Phoenix, Arizona, described these different forms of MIGS and how they can be

Early results have found that the initiation of a dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) alongside isoniazid taken once per week for 3 months to prevent tuberculosis was both safe and effective in patients with HIV who are at risk of infection

The Trump administration has walked back the scope of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, which required that all insurance cover mental health and substance abuse treatments comparably to physical ailments.1 Updated regulations that were signed under the

President Donald J. Trump is planning to sign an executive order that he claims will reduce prescription drug pricing by 59%, by bringing prices in line with what other countries throughout the world pay for the same medication.1 This move

The CDC has recommended the use of nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis (nPEP) to avoid HIV infection after exposure through either sexual contact, a needle, or another nonoccupational method. The CDC released updated guidelines on the use of these medications to take

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Adverse sociodemographic factors did not affect the ability of women with HIV living in British Columbia to estimate their latest viral load, according to a study published in HIV Medicine.1 This result confirms that women living in British Columbia possessed