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People with undetectable HIV age cognitively at the same rate as those without HIV
Cognitive decline in virally suppressed people with HIV followed a similar trend and speed as in people without HIV as they aged, while people with HIV who failed to achieve or maintain stable viral suppression experienced a steeper age-related decline in cognition, report Dr James Kennedy and colleagues in a large long-term study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.
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Scale-up of online HIV and STI self-sampling hasn’t led to more equitable outcomes in England
While clinic-based testing for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in England has gone down, there’s been a shift towards online self-sampling, with an increase across population groups. However, recent research shows that this increase has been uneven, with gay and bisexual men more likely to access self-sampling and straight men, people of colour and those from more deprived areas less likely to do so.
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Integrase inhibitors reduce heart risks in people with HIV in the US
Taking an integrase inhibitor as part of an HIV treatment regimen significantly reduced the risk of a major cardiovascular event or coronary artery disease when compared to other forms of HIV treatment, a study in people with HIV in the United States has found. The study took place in a cohort of people with HIV who may reflect the reality of HIV care in the United States – racially and ethnically diverse with a history of variable access to health care.
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