Three staff members of the Illinois Department of Public Health authored “HIV/AIDS Factsheet: HIV-Related Stigma and Its Association with Health Outcomes Among Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in Illinois.” One of the authors, Dr. Fangchao Ma, conducted the stigma analysis using …
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Medical Monitoring Project Publishes Article on HIV Stigma
Linda Beer and her co-authors have published a new article on HIV stigma in AIDS and Behavior. You can view the article, “HIV Stigma Among a National Probability Sample of Adults with Diagnosed HIV—United States, 2018–2019,” at https://rdcu.be/ctOEl.…
Medical Monitoring Project Shows Progress, Challenges Faced by Persons Living with HIV
As summarized in this PDF, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published data from the 2019 cycle (June 2019–May 2020) of the Medical Monitoring Project (MMP). The MMP is an annual, cross-sectional complex sample survey that …
HIV increases risk from Covid-19 — Get Vaccinated!
A large new study found that people living with HIV are more likely to become severely ill with Covid-19 and more likely to die if hospitalized, compared with others infected with the virus, the New York Times reported.
The data …
Syracuse U Opens Paid, Full-Remote Research Study for Persons Living with HIV
Syracuse University has opened a paid, fully-remote, research opportunity for the people living with HIV. The ACCEPT Study involves a telephone-based treatment for alcohol use and stress.
The study is a pilot randomized clinical trial of a telephone-based acceptance and …
Video: Addressing health equity in HIV care delivery
In this webinar, Melvin Laureano and Mike Maginn of the Illinois Public Health Association, along with community member Dion McNeal, share how the Illinois HIV Care Connect outreach program links persons living with HIV to essential services — resulting …
Updates to the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV
The Panel updated two sections of the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV. Highlights from each updated section are summarized below:
- Highlighted the toxicities of alternative antiviral medications
Updates to the Antiretroviral Agents in Adults and Adolescents Living with HIV Guidelines Released
Several sections of the Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adults and Adolescents Living with HIV have been updated. Key changes made by the Department of Health and Human Services Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents …
IDPH Creates New PrEP Counseling Guide
The Illinois Department of Public Health’s HIV and STD sections have created a new #PrEP Counseling Guide, “Talking to Clients About PrEP,” to help STD counseling staff discuss PrEP with STD clients. Helping clients understand and access PrEP …
COVID-19 Guidance for Persons Living with HIV Posted on HIV.gov
Guidance posted on the HIV.gov website reviews special considerations regarding COVID-19 for people with HIV and their health care providers in the United States. View the guidance for people living with HIV.
Information and data on COVID-19 are rapidly evolving. …