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Directly Observed Antidepressant Medication Treatment and HIV Outcomes Among Homeless and Marginally Housed HIV-Positive Adults

February 1, 2013 | Journal Article

This study examines whether directly observed fluoxetine treatment may be an effective strategy to reduce depression symptom severity and improve HIV treatment outcomes.

Receipt of Opioid Analgesics by HIV-Infected and Uninfected Patients

January 1, 2013 | Journal Article

This cross-sectional study examined opioid analgesic receipt in HIV+ and uninfected patients to identify whether receipt varies by HIV status and to identify factors associated with opioid receipt. After adjustment, HIV+ patients were 40 percent more likely to receive opioids than uninfected patients.

New Jersey's HIV Exposure Law and the HIV-Related Attitudes, Beliefs, and Sexual and Seropositive Status Disclosure Behaviors of Persons Living with HIV

November 1, 2012 | Journal Article

A study of associations between HIV-positive people’s awareness of New Jersey’s HIV exposure law and their HIV-related attitudes, beliefs and seropositive disclosure behaviors found that awareness of the law had little effect on the disclosure behavior of HIV-positive individuals.

New Research: Treating HIV/AIDS Effectively as a Chronic Disease

January 25, 2013 | Story

Safer therapies and solid social support are needed to help people live healthier lives with HIV/AIDS.

Mitchell H. Katz, MD

January 22, 2013 | Story

Clinical Scholar Mitchell H. Katz, MD, always lived by the mantra, "Be of use."

Patient-Reported Symptoms on the Antiretroviral Regimen Efavirenz/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir

June 1, 2012 | Journal Article

Patients on EFV/FTC/TDF were 19 percent more likely to have a higher quality of life score than patients on other antiviral agents.

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing Practices Among Buprenorphine-Prescribing Physicians

June 1, 2012 | Journal Article

Buprenorphine-prescribing physicians are well-positioned to conduct HIV testing on their patients.

Provider and Practice Characteristics Associated with Use of Rapid HIV Testing by General Internists

November 1, 2011 | Journal Article

Rapid HIV testing produces its results in just minutes, with virtually 100 percent accuracy. Practices that use rapid HIV testing are more likely to test for HIV overall.

HIV/AIDS in Washington, D.C.

July 25, 2012 | New Public Health Post

The choice of Washington, D.C. as the site of the 2012 International AIDS Conference is an important one – about 3 percent of the adult and teen residents of the city are HIV positive. That exceeds the definition of an AIDS epidemic by UNAIDS – 1 pe ...

State Variation in AIDS Drug Assistance Program Prescription Drug Coverage for Modifiable Cardiovascular Risk Factors

December 1, 2011 | Journal Article

While a few states cover prescription drugs for cardiovascular conditions for people with AIDS, most states do not.