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Mental and emotional health and wellbeing
What do older people living with HIV do to look after their own mental health?

Older people living with HIV describe a range of strategies to maintain or improve their mental health and emotional wellbeing, according to an English study published in

Published
07 September 2018
By
Roger Pebody
Finding support
Peer support is crucial for many people living with HIV

Social support from peers living with HIV is of a different nature to the support received from people who do not have that direct, lived experience of

Published
07 September 2018
By
Roger Pebody
Ageing and HIV
Poorer ART outcomes show need to prioritise older people in HIV test and treat programmes

HIV testing and treatment programmes in sub-Saharan Africa need to prioritise older individuals, according to research published in PLOS ONE. Investigators in Uganda found that after starting antiretroviral therapy

Published
05 September 2018
By
Michael Carter
Ageing and HIV
Preventing Muscle Loss Among the Elderly

Sarcopenia, a decline in skeletal muscle in older people, contributes to loss of independence.

Published
03 September 2018
From
New York Times
Neurological and cognitive problems
The Healthier Your Heart, the Healthier Your Brain May Be

The more measures of cardiovascular health older people had, the less likely they were to develop dementia.

Published
22 August 2018
From
New York Times
Cardiovascular disease
Treatment with modern antiretrovirals doesn't increase the risk of hypertension

There is no strong evidence that treatment with antiretrovirals significantly increases the risk of hypertension, investigators from the D:A:D study report in HIV Medicine. After taking into

Published
14 August 2018
By
Michael Carter
Ageing and HIV
Improving the Care of Aging Adults Living With HIV

"Ageism perpetuates the invisibility of older adults, which renders current medical and social service systems unprepared to respond to the needs of people aging with HIV infection," said Mark Brennan-Ing, PhD, director for research and evaluation at ACRIA, a nonprofit and community-based AIDS service organization based in New York City.

Published
13 August 2018
From
Infectious Disease Advisor
Ageing and HIV
The Newest “Ism” to Challenge Is Ageism

Sexism and racism are widely recognized and tackled, but ageism often goes unchecked.

Published
13 July 2018
From
Poz
People and personal stories
Nelson Vergel: Built to Survive

“There’s wisdom with age, but there’s a lot more wisdom with age and HIV,” says Nelson Vergel. Like many long-term survivors, he initially considered his HIV diagnosis a death sentence. But despite the odds, the Venezuelan immigrant refused to give up.

Published
29 June 2018
From
Poz
Ageing and HIV
What is on the minds of PLHIV in Europe in terms of their long term health?

If they were to switch to different HIV medications, long term health and a low risk of long term side effects are by far the two most important aspects in the eyes of respondents living with HIV in Europe.

Published
25 June 2018
From
EATG
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Community Consensus Statement on Access to HIV Treatment and its Use for Prevention

Together, we can make it happen

We can end HIV soon if people have equal access to HIV drugs as treatment and as PrEP, and have free choice over whether to take them.

Launched today, the Community Consensus Statement is a basic set of principles aimed at making sure that happens.

The Community Consensus Statement is a joint initiative of AVAC, EATG, MSMGF, GNP+, HIV i-Base, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, ITPC and NAM/aidsmap
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