Diminishing health benefits of living in cities for children and teens
The advantages of living in cities for children and adolescents’ healthy growth and development are shrinking across much of the world, according to a new global analysis of trends in child and adolescent height and body mass index (BMI) led by Imperial College London and published in Nature. The research, by a global consortium of […]
Long-Acting Injectable HIV Regimen on Par With Daily Drugs
SEATTLE — People living with HIV who have maintained undetectable virus levels with daily oral treatment could safely ditch the pills and transition to a more convenient every 2-month injectable alternative — without sacrificing efficacy, researchers found. In the 12-month results of the SOLAR trial, switching to the injectable long-acting cabotegravir plus rilpivirine (Cabenuva) from […]
Severe Mpox in Advanced HIV Patients Tied to Complications, Death
SEATTLE — Among people living with HIV, a severe form of mpox in the context of immunosuppression appeared to lead to complications and even death, according to a global case series. In a cohort of 382 patients, severe complications most commonly occurred in those with a CD4 cell count <100 cells/mm3 compared with those with […]
Common Treatments for Knee Osteoarthritis May Be Harmful
CHICAGO — Common treatments for people living with osteoarthritis of the knee — such as steroid injections or anti-inflammatory agents — reduced pain, but were also associated with increasing damage to the joints, researchers suggested in a series of studies presented here at the Radiological Society of North America annual meeting. In one study with […]
Engaging in Healthcare May Close Longevity Gap Between Black and White Men With HIV
WASHINGTON — For men who have sex with men and are living with HIV, adopting strategies that would further engage Black men with the healthcare system could potentially close the gap in longevity between Black and white men, researchers suggested here. Using the framework of the HIV Care Continuum, simulation modeling showed that engagement with […]
Lung Cancer Declining in People With HIV, but Still High
Lung cancer rates declined for people living with HIV but remained higher than the general population and, in older individuals, even higher than other cancers normally considered to be associated with HIV/AIDS, a population-based registry linkage study showed. The overall outlook for lung cancer improved for HIV-positive people during the study period from 2001-2016, decreasing […]
Two More Patients With HIV Surviving Without Antiretrovirals
MONTREAL – A man who held a record of sorts in living with HIV infection is now one of a handful of individuals in the world to have achieved a functional cure of the disease which causes AIDS as well as remission from acute leukemia, researchers reported here. The so-called “City of Hope patient” is […]
Lance Bass’ Psoriatic Arthritis
Former ‘NSYNC member Lance Bass recently revealed that he has been living with psoriatic arthritis for the past 5 years. In an interview with People magazine, Bass said: “I had symptoms before, but you know, I kind of just dealt with it, not knowing exactly what it was. I was a dancer my whole life, […]
Particulate Matter Size Tied to Stroke Mortality
Hospitalized stroke patients living in areas with greater air pollution were more likely to die from their stroke, but the size of ambient particulate matter (PM) and duration of exposure both played a role in the level of risk, an observational study from China indicated. Effect sizes were greatest for smaller-sized particles (PM1) and with […]
How To Know When It’s Time To Take Medication For Depression
Living with depression is no easy feat, and when you throw navigating treatment into the mix, it can become even more complicated. There are numerous options for addressing depression, from therapy and holistic options to antidepressants. Dr. Ludmila De Faria, chair of the American Psychiatric Association’s Committee on Women’s Mental Health, explained that “medication can […]