[Viewpoint] Skin cancer risk in people living with HIV: a call for action

AI SummaryA diagnosis of HIV presents multiple secondary medical risks, including skin cancer. However, there is a lack of awareness and guidelines for screening and managing skin cancer in HIV patients.A diagnosis of HIV poses secondary medical risks to patients, ranging from infections to neoplastic conditions. Regarding skin cancer, these risks extend beyond the well… Continue reading [Viewpoint] Skin cancer risk in people living with HIV: a call for action

Investigating coping and stigma in people living with HIV through narrative medicine in the Italian multicentre non-interventional study DIAMANTE

Abstract Antiretroviral therapy (ART) significantly reduced Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) morbidity and mortality; nevertheless, stigma still characterises the living with this condition. This study explored patients’ coping experience by integrating narrative medicine (NM) in a non-interventional clinical trial. From June 2018 to September 2020 the study involved 18 centres across Italy; enrolled patients were both… Continue reading Investigating coping and stigma in people living with HIV through narrative medicine in the Italian multicentre non-interventional study DIAMANTE

[Media Watch] Tsogolo La Thanzi

“Tsogolo La Thanzi” is translated as ‘healthy futures’ in Chichewa, Malawi’s most widely spoken language, and is the name of a study created in 2007 by Sara Yeatman and Jenny Trinitapoli. The study, commencing in 2009, is a longitudinal survey of young adulthood that would ascertain the strategies used to navigate the competing goals of… Continue reading [Media Watch] Tsogolo La Thanzi

Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy: Pathogenesis, Diagnostic Tools, and Potential Biomarkers of Response to Therapy

JC polyomavirus (JCV) establishes an asymptomatic latent and/or persistent infection in most of the adult population. However, in immunocompromised individuals, JCV can cause a symptomatic infection of the brain, foremost progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). In the past 2 decades, there has been increasing concern among patients and the medical community because PML was observed as… Continue reading Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy: Pathogenesis, Diagnostic Tools, and Potential Biomarkers of Response to Therapy

Are people with HIV at a higher risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes?

In a recent review published in the journal Cellular & Molecular Immunology, researchers discussed the important virological, immunological, and clinical aspects of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients. Study: The immune response to SARS-CoV-2 in people with HIV. Image Credit: Corona Borealis Studio/Shutterstock.com This included the severity… Continue reading Are people with HIV at a higher risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes?