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Filters Content type: News, Editors' picks, About HIV Topic: Treatment outcomes & life expectancy

Information about the impact of HIV treatment on viral load, the immune system, other health conditions, mortality and quality of life. The life expectancy of people living with HIV is similar to that of other people, as long as they get the right medical treatment and care.

Undetectable viral load & treatment as prevention

HIV may be becoming less fit as it adapts to the immune system

News
8 November 2013
Viral load

HIV rebound linked to higher baseline level, slower suppression and low-level viraemia

News
31 October 2013
Retention & linkage to care

Social problems and drug and alcohol problems common among people who develop AIDS despite long-term HIV care

News
25 October 2013
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Big differences in virological outcomes among people taking first-line HIV therapy in resource-limited settings

News
16 October 2013
Cardiovascular disease

People with HIV have higher risk of death after heart attack

News
8 October 2013
Treatment outcomes & life expectancy

Liver fibrosis linked to immune activation in HIV/HCV co-infected women

News
7 October 2013
Cancer

Liver cancer often diagnosed late with poor survival in people with HIV

News
4 October 2013
Adherence

Single-tablet regimen improves antiretroviral adherence and reduces hospitalisation

News
26 September 2013
Starting treatment

Starting HIV therapy leads to improvements in daily function and economic wellbeing

News
8 September 2013
Hepatitis C treatment

People with HIV/HCV-co-infection and advanced liver fibrosis can rapidly develop decompensated liver disease

News
2 September 2013
Epidemiology & behaviour

HIV-AIDS biggest health risk in Thailand

Editor's pick
Radio Australia
22 August 2013
Cancer

Pegylated interferon with antiretroviral therapy achieves promising results in patients with difficult-to-treat Kaposi's sarcoma

News
14 August 2013
Money

Average HIV life assurance sum assured is too low

Editor's pick
Private Healthcare UK
12 August 2013
Hepatitis & HIV

HCV RNA Levels Stable in People on ART But Not on Anti-HCV Therapy

Editor's pick
International AIDS Society
31 July 2013
Alcohol

Drinking alcohol doesn't increase the risk of HIV treatment failure

News
30 July 2013
Cancer

Lymphoma mortality rates remain elevated among HIV-positive people in the United States

News
26 July 2013
Treatment outcomes & life expectancy

Life Expectancy With HIV Jumps 15 Years From 2000-2002 to 2006-2007 in US, Canada

Editor's pick
NATAP
16 July 2013
Treatment outcomes & life expectancy

Acute HIV Symptoms Predict Disease Progression

Editor's pick
AIDSMeds
15 July 2013
Treatment outcomes & life expectancy

England: Deaths due to late HIV diagnosis still a problem

Editor's pick
CATIE
15 July 2013
Treatment outcomes & life expectancy

Poor treatment outcomes common among children with HIV/HCV coinfection

Editor's pick
Healio.com
9 July 2013
Ageing & HIV

Prompt HIV diagnosis and early antiretroviral therapy especially important for older people

News
19 June 2013
Hepatitis & HIV

Hyaluronic acid levels can predict risk of serious liver events in people living with HIV and hepatitis B or C co-infection

News
17 June 2013
Cancer

High rate of spontaneous disease regression in men with high-grade pre-cancerous anal lesions

News
10 June 2013
Treatment outcomes & life expectancy

People doing well on HIV therapy have a mortality risk identical to that of HIV-negative peers

News
5 June 2013