The use of opioids alone does not significantly impair cognition in patients with HIV infection, but the combined use of opioids and antidepressants is linked to poorer neurocognitive performance.

Medicines that treat HIV are called antiretroviral therapy (ART). Genvoya is a combination tablet that contains the following four medicines that work together to treat HIV. Cobicistat is a “booster.” ...

The components of TAF/FTC and TDF/FTC have activity against hepatitis B virus (HBV). When persons with chronic HBV infection are prescribed TDF/FTC or TAF/FTC, these agents will also have an effect on ...

The number of new HIV infections has fallen over the years – it declined by 39% from 2010 to 2023. But HIV’s devastating impact on global health persists. In 2023, 1.3 million people acquired HIV – ...

About 1.2 million Americans are living with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), the virus that causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). Just a few decades ago, the AIDS epidemic was spiraling ...

Ascertainment of vital status was good in this close-knit rural West African community, with a total loss to follow up of only 6.5%. However, follow up sampling for laboratory tests was less ...

HIV-2 and HIV-1 are both types of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). They are both transmitted the same way, but HIV-2 does not spread as easily and progresses to AIDS more slowly. Those with HIV-2 ...

The running themes of treating and preventing HIV will be highlighted early in the plenary session held on Monday morning. Ilesh Jani from the Mozambique National Institute of Health in Maputo, ...

A bill working its way through the Georgia legislature would allow pharmacists to distribute medications meant to prevent infections of the human immuno-deficiency virus.