Syndemics and HIV: Unraveling the Complex Web of Health Inequities
Since the earliest days of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, marginalized populations, and most especially racial and ethnic minority groups, have been
Since the earliest days of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, marginalized populations, and most especially racial and ethnic minority groups, have been
On January 29, 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio approved an “Emergency Humanitarian Waiver” to allow the President’s Emergency Plan
Origins of HIV/AIDS Syndemic Theory Syndemics arise when two or more clusters of epidemics occur within a population as a
“It’s the government’s way of controlling people,” remarked one patient with HIV when asked about his interest in restarting antiretroviral
Fear, uncertainty, stress, and anger. Disruptions to care and research. Funding terminations. These are just some of the things many
Since the earliest days of the HIV epidemic, advances in HIV medicine have profoundly transformed the health care system itself,
Recent upheavals within the federal government and public health infrastructure are already casting a shadow over the lives of our
Cedric Sturdevant woke up with “a bit of depression” but made it to church, as he does every Sunday. In
Introduction As the general population of people with HIV continues to age, so accompanies the risk for polypharmacy (the use
President Donald Trump has a stated mission to “drain the swamp” or, in other words, to rid our society of
In my work as a therapist, I witness daily how my patients’ HIV diagnosis and trauma can intersect and compound
Abstract The United States continues to face a mismatch between demand for HIV prevention and care and the supply of
As Program Director of the Kaiser Permanente Northern California HIV Medicine Fellowship, I am delighted to share our experience in
In our Ryan White-funded clinics, we are nothing if not adaptable and efficient. As a pharmacist in a safety net
HIV care in the United States is one of medicine’s most impressive success stories. In the darkest days of the
When I recently spoke with Dr. Amanda Allmacher, AAHIVE, about the future of the HIV workforce, our conversation quickly became
The future HIV clinic is not fully automated. It is not fully virtual. And it is not fully digital. It is digitally augmented.
Geographical disparities in HIV-related health care access and treatment adherence exist in the United States, with nearly 50 percent of new HIV infections and lower rates of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) utilization in the South.
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is already part of how our students learn, study, and communicate. The question is no longer whether students will use it. The question is whether we, as educators, will guide its use in a way that strengthens clinical reasoning, protects patient safety, and preserves academic integrity.
It’s the rare policy question that unites Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and the Democratic-led Maryland government against President Donald Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom of California: How should health insurers use AI?
For decades, HIV has been linked in the public perception with weight loss and wasting. The image of a “slimming
Abstract Despite being a population with a high incidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), adolescents and young adults have had
Despite exciting advances in HIV prevention and treatment in recent years, overall new HIV infections have been increasing.1,2 Adolescents and
I provide HIV care in Fresno, Calif., the third-highest incidence city for HIV in the state. In my clinic, I
Accessing mental health support shouldn’t take months, but across many clinics in the U.S., average wait times still hover between