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NIH Study Offers New Clues Into the Causes of Post-Infectious ME/CFS
In a detailed clinical study, researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found differences in the brains and immune systems of people with post-infectious myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (PI-ME/CFS). They also found distinct differences between men and women with the disease. The findings were published in Nature Communications. “People...
Changing Causes of Death for People With HIV
All-cause mortality dropped among people with HIV in high-income countries over the past three decades, and the causes of death are shifting, but all groups have not benefited equally, according to recent studies. Mortality rates for people with HIV began to decline dramatically with the advent of highly active antiretroviral...
Large Insurer Not Penalized for Placing Most HIV Meds on Costliest Tiers
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina will not be penalized for placing most HIV drugs on its highest and costliest tier in 2022 and 2023, a policy that the health insurer has since modified. The controversial pricing tiers led the HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute (HIV+Hep) and the North Carolina AIDS...
Quit Smoking With Help From Fred Hutch’s Free AI-Powered Chatbot
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center researchers, led by Dr. Jonathan Bricker, launched an AI-powered chatbot app called QuitBot to help more people successfully quit smoking cigarettes. Available for free on Apple and Android devices, QuitBot is a comprehensive app that uses an AI-powered chatbot to provide users personalized support to quit smoking.
Too Much Sitting Linked to Liver Fat in People With HIV
Not getting enough physical activity increases the risk of fatty liver disease in people living with HIV, according to study results published in the Journal of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndromes. In particular, more time spent sitting upped the risk of liver fat accumulation. “Insufficient physical activity and prolonged sitting time were...
Clinical Trial Helps Patient With Recurrent Metastatic Breast Cancer
Margaret Taylor thought she had reached the end of her breast cancer journey. Hers was a textbook case in many ways — she discovered a lump on her breast in 2019, was diagnosed with cancer, and was treated with chemotherapy prior to surgery to remove the tumor. After nine months of treatment, which included post-surgery radiation, her doctor pronounced her cancer-free.
Joe Rogan and Spotify Amplify AIDS Denialism
BREAKING NEWS: Water is wet, and HIV causes AIDS. If you tuned in to the nation’s No. 1 podcast on Spotify, The Joe Rogan Experience, on February 13, you might have thought you were listening to a conversation from the 1980s. The controversial host and his equally out-there guest that day, Bret Weinstein, an evolutionary biology professor, promoted long-disproven ideas that HIV does not cause AIDS and that in fact recreational drugs, such as poppers—popular among gay men—could be “a very important factor in AIDS.”
How do we know that HIV causes AIDS?
Four decades into the epidemic, skeptics still periodically question whether HIV is really cause of AIDS, or acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Early in the epidemic in the 1980s, as AIDS ravaged the gay community, several potential causes were suggested. Some, for example, hypothesized that the use of recreational drugs—including inhaled nitrites, or poppers—or frequent anal sex might damage the immune system. In fact, the condition was so closely associated with gay men that it was initially dubbed Gay-Related Immune Deficiency (GRID).
Healthy Recipe: BBQ “Pulled” Carrot Sandwich
This sandwich is a wonderfully tasty, healthy twist on a classic barbecue sandwich. Cook for Your Life food testers weren’t just pleasantly surprised by this sandwich — they absolutely loved it! Using sauteed carrots as the main ingredient gives the sandwich a sweet taste, plus plenty of vitamin A, potassium, and fiber. But most importantly, prepared this way, the carrots are completely and unexpectedly delicious.
Latinos With Respiratory Failure Five Times More Likely to Be Oversedated
Latinos hospitalized with respiratory failure are five times more likely to be oversedated while on a ventilator compared with non-Hispanic patients, according to a New York University (NYU) study. Published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society, the study sought to identify factors that contribute to worse outcomes for...
Is there a vaccine for cancer?
On February 14, Reuters reported that President Vladimir Putin said Russian scientists “have come very close” to creating vaccines for cancer that could soon be available to patients. Putin’s comments were too optimistic about the timeline, but scientists in many countries are indeed working on vaccines to treat...
Comparing Side Effects After Prostate Cancer Treatment
Although prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the United States, it comes with a relatively good prognosis. Most men with prostate cancer will still be alive 15 years after their diagnosis. Currently, men with prostate cancer that hasn’t spread outside the gland have several treatment choices....
Each Generation of Mexican Americans Is More Likely to Have Liver Cancer
While the national rate of liver cancer has more than tripled since 1980, Latinos born in the United States face an even greater risk for the malignancy compared with the rest of the population. A study from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California found that...
Halfway Through ‘Unwinding,’ Medicaid Enrollment Is Down About 10 Million
Halfway through what will be the biggest purge of Medicaid beneficiaries in a one-year span, enrollment in the government-run health insurance program is on track to return to roughly pre-pandemic levels. Medicaid, which covers low-income and disabled people, and the related Children’s Health Insurance Program grew to a record 94...
NIH to Bolster RECOVER Long COVID Research Efforts Through Infusion of $515 Million
Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, long COVID remains an unsolved, complex and urgent healthcare crisis. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 9 adults in the United States who have ever had COVID-19 continue to experience long COVID with a wide range of symptoms. Many symptoms are debilitating, affecting patients’ ability to work and go to school.
Attn Gen Z: It’s International Condom Day 2024
It’s the season of love, and Tuesday, February 13, marks International Condom Day 2024, a time to celebrate condoms, the only tool that can prevent HIV, unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) all in one. This year, the World Health Organization (WHO) wants to get the word out...
Robyn Neblett Fanfair Selected to Lead CDC’s Division of HIV Prevention
On Februray 12, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that Capt. Robyn Neblett Fanfair, MD, has been named director of the Division of HIV Prevention, where has been serving in an acting capacity. Below is the announcement from. Jonathan Mermin, MD, MPH, director of the CDC’s.
Non-Medical Costs Associated with Clinical Trials Continue to be Barrier to Diverse Participation
On February 2, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) was joined by 20 other organizations in proposing the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General adopt a new regulatory safe harbor from the Anti-kickback Statute that would allow clinical trial sponsors to financially support patients to offset indirect or non-medical costs associated with clinical trial participation, such as travel, parking and lodging. The letter reads in part:
Older People With HIV May Be Taking Too Many Meds
Many older people living with HIV take multiple medications, some of which they may not need, according to study results published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. Another study found that people taking more meds had a slower gait speed—a sign of frailty—and were more likely to experience recurrent falls. These findings suggest that medications should be reviewed regularly to ensure that older people with HIV are not taking drugs that are unnecessary or inappropriate.
Clinical Trial Aims to Improve Long COVID Care for Latinos
Physicians and researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are working to improve and increase care for Latinos with long COVID, who have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, they’re conducting a clinical trial to study the efficacy of the medication fluvoxamine as a potential...
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