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What Clinicians Can Learn from Simone Biles’ Decision to Prioritize Her Mental Health
What Clinicians Can Learn from Simone Biles’ Decision to Prioritize Her Mental Health Gerri Lenth • Med Student Aug 4, 2021 Op-Med is a collection of original articles contributed by Doximity members. American gymnast Simone Biles has been at the center of media attention this week after she withdrew from numerous events at the Tokyo Olympics, citing mental health concerns.
PAs Decide on Specialty Changes
Op-Med is a collection of original articles contributed by Doximity members. What motivates PAs to change specialties? The PA profession provides not only flexible scheduling but also versatility in scope of practice. According to the AAPA, approximately 6%-7% of PAs changed specialties each year over the past several years. These changes differed by gender and specialty and occurred for a variety of reasons.
IAS 2021: Antiretroviral Breakthroughs with PrEP
IAS 2021: Antiretroviral Breakthroughs with PrEP Kassem Bourgi, MD • Infectious Disease Aug 3, 2021 Op-Med is a collection of original articles contributed by Doximity members. Countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the region with the highest burn of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), have incorporated the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) into national HIV-prevention strategies. It is estimated that more than one-third of people receiving PrEP worldwide are in Africa.
IAS 2021: Four Decades of Challenges and Progress
Op-Med is a collection of original articles contributed by Doximity members. IAS 2021, the 11th IAS Conference on HIV Science, took place in Berlin on a virtual platform from July 18-22, with more than 6,000 international participants.
Cryptococcal Meningitis and Aids: News From IAS 2021
Cryptococcal Meningitis and Aids: News From IAS 2021 William Gerard Powderly, MD • Infectious Disease Aug 3, 2021 Op-Med is a collection of original articles contributed by Doximity members. Most international conferences on HIV and AIDS since 1996 have focused on the breakthroughs and improvements in antiretroviral therapy — which have been responsible for the therapeutic and prevention advances that have saved millions of lives and prevented countless infections.
Weight gain among treatment‐naïve persons with HIV starting integrase inhibitors compared to non‐nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors or protease inhibitors in a large observational cohort in the United States and Canada
Abstract Introduction Weight gain following antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation is common, potentially predisposing some persons with HIV (PWH) to cardio‐metabolic disease. We assessed relationships between ART drug class and weight change among treatment‐naïve PWH initiating ART in the North American AIDS Cohort Collaboration on Research and Design (NA‐ACCORD).
ART-related weight gain ‘ubiquitous’ and ‘reflective of our society’
Findings from a pooled analysis of eight randomized controlled clinical trials showed that weight gain is “ubiquitous” in treatment-naive patients with HIV who initiate ART, and that it can be impacted by demographic factors such as race and gender, HIV-related factors, and the type of ART regimen, researchers reported. “It’s reflective of our society,” Paul E.
Dolutegravir-based ART associated with significant weight gain
Treatment-naive patients with HIV who were started on dolutegravir-based ART gained significantly more weight at 18 months compared with those who were started on non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-based and elvitegravir-based regimens, according to findings published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Health Disparities in Hepatitis C Screening and Linkage to Care at an Integrated Health System in Southeast Michigan
With recommended screening for hepatitis C among the 1945–1965 birth cohort and advent of novel highly effective therapies, little is known about health disparities in the Hepatitis C care cascade. Our objective was to evaluate hepatitis C screening rates and linkage to care, among patients who test positive, at our large integrated health system.
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