This document contains over 1000 articles published in 2019 that are pertinent to the domain of HIV AND AGING.
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HIV & Aging
HIV & Aging Clinical Recommendations
Recommended Treatment Strategies for Clinicians Managing Older Patients with HIV
If there is one constant in the field of HIV medicine, it is that of constant change. The science of HIV is an ever changing landscape of new research findings, new medications with new targets and also new side effects. In addition to new populations affected by the epidemic, as the elderly, there is the ever demanding goal of seeking an actual cure for HIV disease.
HIV & Aging: Journal Articles
In this 2020 publication the authors identify certain current general antiretroviral therapy (ART) recommendations for use specifically in older adults with HIV. Included are multiple data driven recommendations that can, if used, result in reduced ART toxicities that are associated with elevated frequencies of various diseases and conditions in HIV + older adults.
This report explores the usefulness of the Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) index in identifying those at risk for low bone mineral density (BMD). In 195 HIV-infected individuals 109 (56%) had low BMD. As the VACS index increased in these individuals, the odds of low BMD became higher.
HIV & Aging: Editorials
Two high impact medical journals included Editorials on HIV and Aging. The Editorials observe that as the number of older adults with HIV increases, clinicians and people living with HIV, need to assess what it means to have a “healthy life expectancy.”
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