Unintended Consequences of Life‐Saving Pharmaceutical Innovations: How HAART Led to the Resurgence of Syphilis

Syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection that can lead to serious health complications, was almost eliminated in the United States by 2000. But since then, its incidence began to increase, recently...

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Number of Medicare Beneficiaries With HIV Expected to Double in Next Decade | AJMC

Medicare HIV cases are projected to double by 2035, with cumulative costs reaching $195.6 billion and creating critical challenges for federal funding.

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New York State Reports Record Number of Weekly Flu Infections

New York State is seeing the highest number of influenza cases ever recorded in a single week, the health department said on Friday.

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Next-Day HIV Viral Load Test Result and Linkage to Care in Persons at Risk of HIV

This randomized clinical trial investigates whether providing a next-day HIV viral load test result increases linkage-to-care rates among people with HIV or with risk factors for HIV acquisition.

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Once-Weekly Oral Islatravir Plus Lenacapavir Versus Daily Oral Bictegravir, Emtricitabine, and Tenofovir Alafenamide in Persons With HIV-1: A Phase 2 Randomized Study: Annals of Internal Medicine: Vol...

Background: Once-weekly oral islatravir plus lenacapavir (ISL+LEN) has the potential to address adherence challenges with daily HIV-1 treatment. Objective: To evaluate efficacy and safety of once-week...

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F.D.A. Approves Two New Drugs to Treat Gonorrhea

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Small study shows a promising path toward HIV cure

Antiretroviral drugs that prevent HIV and keep it in check have been transformative, but a cure has been a long-sought goal.

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The US government is no longer commemorating World AIDS Day | CNN

The United States is not commemorating World AIDS Day this year as it has done for decades in the past.

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Enhanced Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme (EGASP): gonorrhoea treatment optimization, 2024 report

The WHO EGASP report presents the latest findings from surveillance, providing quality-assured antimicrobial susceptibility testing data to inform national, regional and global treatment guidelines in...

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Eswatini is the first African country to get twice-yearly HIV prevention shot

Eswatini has become the first African country to receive lenacapavir, a twice-yearly HIV prevention injection that global health officials call a game-changer.

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Assessing Demand for Long-Acting Injectable PrEP and Emerging PrEP Options for HIV Prevention in Australia: Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey of Men Who have Sex with Men - AIDS and Behavior

Long-acting injectable Cabotegravir (CAB-LA) received regulatory approval in Australia but is not available for prevention. This online cross-sectional study of 1,687 gay, bisexual, and other men who ...

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A new virus variant and lagging vaccinations may mean the US is in for a severe flu season | CNN

The United States may be heading into its second severe flu season in a row, driven by a mutated strain called subclade K that’s behind early surges in the United Kingdom, Canada and Japan.

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Impact Of Medicaid Expansion On HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Coverage, 2012–23 | Health Affairs Journal

Although its availability has grown during the past decade, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) remains underused in the US. We evaluated the impact of Medicaid expansion on state-level PrEP prescribing o...

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Single-Tablet Bictegravir/Lenacapavir Effective After Treatment Switch | AJMC

Topline results find that single-tablet regimen of bictegravir/lenacapavir had noninferior efficacy when patients switched from multitablet regimens in HIV.

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California mpox cases raise concerns. But health officials say the risk remains low

Investigators suspect that two Californians diagnosed with mpox may be the first U.S. cases resulting from the local spread of a different version of the virus.

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‘Bluetoothing’: Blood-Sharing Drug Trend Fuels Alarming Global H.I.V. Surge

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Measles-free status in jeopardy in the Americas as outbreaks continue

The Americas region is at risk of losing its measles-free status as the highly infectious disease continues to spread in Canada, Mexico and the United States, the head of the Pan American Health Organization told Reuters in an interview.

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