Showing 31 news articles about Low CD4 count

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A low CD4 count indicates that HIV has damaged a person’s immune system to such an extent that they are at risk of serious illnesses. If you have a low CD4 count, HIV treatment is essential. Until the immune system recovers, it is also necessary to take antibiotics as prophylaxis to prevent opportunistic infections.

Combatting stigma

Is It Time to Stop Using the Term AIDS?

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Medscape (requires free registration)
10 April 2024
Injectable & long-acting HIV treatment

Just as CROI Gets Ready to Start, an Important Change to the IAS-USA HIV Treatment Guidelines

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HIV and ID Observations
3 March 2024
Improving HIV care

Strengthening routine care in African hospitals significantly reduces HIV-linked meningitis deaths

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Medical Xpress
9 October 2023
Opportunistic infections

Oral Amphotericin B May Be Effective in HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis

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Infectious Disease Advisor
21 September 2023
Opportunistic infections

Early ART After Cryptococcal Meningitis Does Not Increase Mortality Risk in HIV

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Infectious Disease Advisor
2 May 2023
Cardiovascular disease

Immunodeficiency & Viremia Drive Increased Heart Failure Risk in HIV

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Physician's Weekly
13 March 2023
Finance & funding

Study Bite: Late HIV Diagnosis Incurs High Healthcare Costs

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TheBodyPro
13 March 2023
Mpox (monkeypox)

In Patients With Untreated AIDS, Monkeypox Can Be Life-Threatening

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Medscape (requires free registration)
10 November 2022
Mpox (monkeypox)

Most Hospitalized Monkeypox Patients in the U.S. Were H.I.V.-Positive

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The New York Times
27 October 2022
HIV treatment

Immune Responses to ART Vary by Regimen Among Individuals With Advanced HIV

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American Journal of Managed Care
31 August 2022
Coronavirus

Severe immunosuppression in uncontrolled HIV may lead to chronic COVID-19

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Infectious Disease Advisor
19 August 2022
Coronavirus

Major Update to the COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines

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HIV.gov
11 August 2022
Mpox (monkeypox)

CDC: People with Untreated or Advanced HIV May be at Risk for Severe Monkeypox

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Contagion Live
10 August 2022
Health problems & ageing

ACTG launches A5383, clinical trial evaluating potential immunologic benefits of treating asymptomatic CMV in people living with HIV

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EurekAlert
25 April 2022
Opportunistic infections

In-depth: Critical medicine priced out of reach for people with cryptococcal meningitis

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Spotlight
25 April 2022
Opportunistic infections

New guidelines from WHO recommend a simpler, safer treatment for cryptococcal disease in people living with HIV

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World Health Organization
21 April 2022
Opportunistic infections

Fungal infections cause more Aids deaths than tuberculosis – here's what we can do about it

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The Conversation
10 February 2022
Coronavirus

South African Scientists Will Study Link Between COVID Variants and Untreated HIV

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Medscape (requires free registration)
7 February 2022
Coronavirus

Novel SARS-CoV-2 mutations reported in chronic HIV patients

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News Medical
24 January 2022
Access to healthcare

HIV: Breakthrough in cryptococcal meningitis gives Gilead opportunity to fulfil promise to scale up access to key drug

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MSF
22 July 2021
Treatment guidelines

WHO publishes new Consolidated HIV guidelines for prevention, treatment, service delivery & monitoring

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World Health Organization
17 July 2021
Coronavirus

A woman with HIV took over 200 days to clear her Covid infection. Here's why researchers are worried.

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GroundUp
12 July 2021
Coronavirus

Changes in the profile of people seeking care in London, UK

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CATIE
10 May 2021
Cancer

Highest Cancer Risk in HIV+ Current Smokers and Those With Poor HIV Control

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NATAP
13 October 2020