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HIV is linked to a higher heart disease risk. Research suggests statins can help. But definitive proof likely won’t come for another three years. Even when […]

Your 50 Year-old, female, HIV-positive patient, presents for a follow-up visit. She has heard that the risk of cardiovascular disease is increased among people living with […]

This year, the world marked the 35th anniversary of the first published reports of what would come to be known as HIV/AIDS. This disease has wrought […]

“I had no idea that since I have HIV, I may be twice as likely to have a heart event compared to the general population,” said Frank […]

Earlier this month, AVAC hosted a webinar to explain and explore the complex issues of hormonal contraceptives and HIV risk in light of a new analysis that is generating […]

Historically, understanding a woman’s unique biology and developing optimal interventions for women has been somewhat of a blind spot for medical research. For much of the […]

Research shows that women are often underrepresented in HIV clinical trials. In fact, astudy recently published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes found that less […]

HIV-positive men and women can now live longer than ever before. A 2013 study found that a newly diagnosed 20-year-old on effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) can […]

Human immunodeficiency virus infection is no longer the death sentence it was 30 years ago, but HIV-infected adults may face a new health hurdle – heart […]