Category: HIV
April 13, 2018 – Still Epidemic
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Anchor lead: HIV spread is not controlled, Elizabeth Tracey reports The International AIDS Society has just released their annual letter, with issues in HIV management and transmission front and center, especially concerns over whether funding from worldwide sources will continue. …
PodMed – Week of October 2, 2017
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This week’s topics include aspirin discontinuation risks, HIV in those 50 and older, big data and chronic lung disease, and genetic testing and warfarin use. Program notes: 0:34 Genetic testing and warfarin dosing 1:35 Looked at genetics to determine 2:33 …
August 25, 2017 – 10% Resistant
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Anchor lead: Can resistant viruses undo all the HIV containment efforts worldwide? Elizabeth Tracey reports In some countries, up to ten percent of HIV infections are resistant to medication, a study reported at the recent international HIV meeting reported. The …
August 24, 2017 – IM Antiretrovirals
PodMed – Week of July 31, 2017
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This week’s topics include football and CTE, discontinuing statins, intramuscular HIV meds, and long term risks of stroke and TIA. Program notes: 0:32 Stroke and TIA risk 1:35 Adverse outcomes five years later 2:35 Be aggressive about managing risk 3:24 …
April 4, 2017 – Supplement Help
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Anchor lead: Do supplements really help your health or is it your belief they will? Elizabeth Tracey reports Ginseng supplements, which have been shown to help fatigue in people with cancer, really didn’t show any benefit relative to placebo in …