By: Markella Zanni, Sara Looby and colleagues Previous studies have shown that more advanced reproductive aging (transition through and past menopause) relates to the risk of […]
Diana Cagliero, MA What is vaping? “Vaping” is breathing in the vapor produced by an e-cigarette, or other vaporizing devices such as vape pens.1 E-cigarettes were first […]
By: Diana Cagliero, MA Nutrition information labels can be puzzling. The informational boxes on theback of food products are often filled with hard-to-pronounce and unfamiliar words. […]
By Sara E. Looby During midlife, many women begin to experience symptoms related to menopause such as mood swings, sleep problems, and hot flashes. These symptoms […]
By Corinne Rivard “Women are silenced by HIV stigma, shame, and guilt and those women need other women to share their experiences and learn from each […]
By Corinne Rivard Smoking has negative consequences on health and wellness, and studies have shown that people with HIV are more likely to smoke, and less […]
By Corinne Rivard Adding sugar to our food and beverages makes them sweeter. Based on the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the major sources of added […]
By Corinne Rivard Since the advent of antiretroviral therapy, individuals with HIV are living longer and experiencing health-related changes associated with aging. For women, menopause is […]
Stress Facts Did you know that in the US …. ♥ Over 80 billion dollars of 2012 health care spending were attributable to stress-related disorders, such […]
Did you know that walking can lower your risk of heart-related conditions as much as running? A study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood […]
Check out this recent blog post from Health Affairs that highlights the importance of women’s participation in research that features the REPRIEVE study and the Follow […]
New research suggests women with HIV are under-represented in clinical research trials Dr. Mirjam J. Curno and colleagues recently published a study in the Journal of Acquired […]
By Alicia Banks, Duke Global Health Institute As Gerald S. Bloomfield, M.D., saw heart patients in Kenya over the past decade, he knew that cardiovascular disease […]
By Ronak Rajani, Roberta Lima Brum, and Vitaliy Androshchuk HIV affects approximately 45 million people worldwide, making it a major ongoing public health challenge. Although antiretroviral […]
Abstract The Randomized Trial to Prevent Vascular Events in HIV (REPRIEVE) (Aug. 24 issue of NEJM) was a global trial that assessed pitavastatin calcium as compared […]
Abstract Background People with HIV (PWH) have a high burden of coronary plaques; however, the comparison to people without known HIV (PwoH) needs clarification. Objectives The […]
Abstract Background Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a leading cause of death among the 38.4 million people with HIV globally. The extent to which cardiovascular polygenic risk […]
By Kathleen V. Fitch, Marissa Diggs, and Steve Grinspoon Due to the remarkable strides in the management and support of PWH, life expectancy now almost parallels […]
By Keith Alcorn The REPRIEVE study of pitavastatin for prevention of cardiovascular disease showed that statins reduced the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attack […]
On Tuesday at the 2024 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), HIV.gov spoke with NIH’s Dr. Carl Dieffenbach about research on common health complications of […]
The elevated cardiovascular disease risk among people with HIV is even greater than predicted by a standard risk calculator in several groups, including Black people and […]