Eye exams can help diagnose syphilis and HIV Syphilis of the eye is almost twice as common in syphilis patients living with HIV compared to those who are not. September 19, 2018 by Caroline Vrana-Diaz Read More
Effects of Gender and Alcohol Use on US Veterans with HIV Female veterans have poorer HIV outcomes than male veterans, and alcohol use hurts HIV outcomes regardless of gender. July 31, 2018 by Caroline Vrana-Diaz Read More
HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis: What Is It, and Why Aren’t Women Using It? Stigma is a main barrier to using PrEP among women attending Connecticut Planned Parenthood locations June 25, 2018 by Caroline Vrana-Diaz Read More
Gaming Toward a Healthier Life? Smartphone Game Improves Medical Care for HIV Positive Young Men Who Have Sex with Men May 22, 2018 by Caroline Vrana-Diaz Read More
The Sum is More Than the Parts: Effects of HIV and Alcoholism or Hepatitis C on the Brain HIV works together with Hepatitis C or alcoholism to accelerate aging and problems in the brain April 26, 2018 by Caroline Vrana-Diaz Read More
Does stopping and then re-starting HIV treatment harm the patient? HIV treatment interruption doesn’t lead to irreparable damage to immune cells and increases in HIV levels after treatment is started again March 21, 2018 by Caroline Vrana-Diaz Read More
Pregnant HIV-Positive Women In East Africa Sometimes Quit Treatment Healthy HIV-positive pregnant women drop out of their treatment programs more often than healthy HIV-positive non-pregnant women February 5, 2018 by Caroline Vrana-Diaz Read More
Don’t Wait! If HIV Positive, Start Treatment Right Away The benefits of starting treatment for HIV right away outweigh the slight increased risk of HIV drug resistance January 9, 2018 by Caroline Vrana-Diaz Read More
