A team of researchers examined the association between combined hormonal contraceptive use in women and its protection against musculoskeletal conditions and injuries.
Researchers examined the efficacy of post-exposure prophylaxis for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections among certain patient populations living with HIV or on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis.
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The Department of Health and Human Services recommends testing for sexually transmitted infections prior to beginning PrEP for those at-risk of HIV. Researchers examined the prevalence of these infections...
In a recent study presented at CROI 2022, researchers examined how the COVID-19 pandemic affected rates of testing and diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections.
To conduct their study, the researchers used data from COVID-19 cases reported to the US-based National COVID Cohort Collaborative to evaluate COVID-19 disease severity, hospitalizations, and mortality...
Health system researchers compared patient characteristics between influenza vaccine recipients and non‑recipients as recorded in their electronic medical records from October 2020 through March 2021.
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The investigators used multiple quantitative metabolomic assays to discover a prognostic profile best able to predict ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, hepatocellular carcinoma, and other end-stage liver...
In a new study presented at AASLD 2020, researchers aimed to identify the lipid species that differentiate people with HIV and hepatic steatosis from those without hepatic steatosis.
Researchers investigated whether current and lifetime alcohol use is associated with markers of liver disease among individuals with HIV and hepatitis C virus.
New findings published in HIV Medicine have shed light on distinct risks, clinical characteristics, and outcomes at the time of HIV diagnosis among Canadian patients younger than vs older than age 50...