ALLMedicine™ AIDS Center

Feb 6th, 2023 - The HIV/AIDS epidemic remains a major public health concern since the 1980s; untreated HIV infection has numerous consequences on quality of life. To optimize patients' health outcomes and to reduce HIV transmission, this study focused on vulnerab...

Feb 5th, 2023 - Opportunistic infections are a ubiquitous complication in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients. Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis, and Enterocytozoon bieneusi are common opportunistic intesti...

Feb 4th, 2023 - To describe the association between hypertension and clinical outcomes in a cohort of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Retrospective cohort study. Thirty-seven (37) hospitals in the Philippines. 10,881 patients admitted for COVID...

Feb 4th, 2023 - Informed decision making is recommended in breast cancer screening. Decision aids with balanced information on harms and benefits are recommended to support informed decision making. However, informed screening decision making may be challenged by...

Feb 4th, 2023 - Background Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) remains a nationwide health problem in China; there were a reported 1,045,000 people living with Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS by the end of October 2020, and the proportion of indivi...

Mar 27th, 2022 - The European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) Guidelines were revised in 2021 for the 17th time with updates on all aspects of HIV care. Version 11.0 of the Guidelines recommend six first-line treatment options for antiretroviral treatment (ART)-naïve...

Feb 25th, 2022 - On May 5, 2021, CDC's Tuberculosis Trials Consortium and the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-sponsored AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) published results from a randomized controlled trial indicating that a 4-month regimen containing rifapent...

Feb 10th, 2022 - This executive summary of the guideline update provides evidence-based recommendations for patient selection and surgical indications for managing tympanostomy tubes in children. The summary and guideline are intended for any clinician involved in...

Oct 15th, 2020 - Data on the use of antiretroviral drugs, including new drugs and formulations, for the treatment and prevention of HIV infection continue to guide optimal practices. To evaluate new data and incorporate them into current recommendations for initia...

Sep 5th, 2020 - The European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) Guidelines cover key aspects of HIV management with major updates every two years. The 2019 Guidelines were extended with a new section focusing on drug-drug interactions and other prescribing issues in pe...

Feb 3rd, 2023 - Many studies have shown that deprived patients consumed more healthcare resources than non-deprived patients, in particular in terms of increased length of stay (LOS) and readmission rates, which has an impact on hospital efficiency and the health...

Feb 3rd, 2023 - In 2015 the Danish Health authorities initiated major changes in the national follow-up (FU) program for ovarian cancer patients. The new FU program argues that there is no effect of routine monitoring of tumour marker CA125. Now every patient nee...

Feb 3rd, 2023 - This protocol describes the screening process used by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA IRP) to assess potential research participants' eligibility for entering protocols of the NIDA/IRP. Through its clinical research protocols, the IRP a...

Feb 3rd, 2023 - The health emergency linked to the SARS CoV2 pandemic has highlight problems of health management of patients at risk for COVID19 and affected by chronic diseases, suggesting the need of new methods to monitor patients. Tele-consultation and telem...

Feb 3rd, 2023 - Personal sound amplification devices (PSADs) have recently become available to the public. PSADs serve a potentially important role in providing audibility of sounds for adults who find themselves having difficulty hearing and understanding speech...

When I began my CDC journey in 1990, I had no idea my love for communications and my interest in biology would merge in such a wonderful way. As a health communication specialist, I develop messages for CDC-INFO agents to use when responding to qu...

The American Dental Association has identified several barriers to adequate dental care, including appropriate case management, for vulnerable populations. The objective of this study was to examine the perceptions, attitudes, and beliefs of denta...

Jan 27th, 2023 - The FDA announced that the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) will meet March 9 to review the accelerated approval of polatuzumab vedotin (Polivy) plus rituximab (Rituxan) and chemotherapy for untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Jansse...

Jan 22nd, 2023 - Thadhani R, Lemoine E, Rana S, et al. Circulating angiogenic factor levels in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

Jan 13th, 2023 - Screening HIV-positive individuals for early signs of anal cancer may lead to an earlier diagnosis and better survival, according to an observational Dutch cohort study. Among men who have sex with men (MSM) living with HIV, anal cancer-related mo...