Infection with HIV can accelerate aging within the first two to three years of infection, study says
Living with HIV may have an immediate effect on how your body ages, according to new research which showed that cellular aging was sped up in male patients within two to three years of infection. Read the article from CTV News: https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/infection-with-hiv-can-accelerate-aging-within-the-first-two-to-three-years-of-infection-study-says-1.5971466
Optimizing PrEP Access through Advocacy
This webinar focuses on medication therapy management protocols and their impact on prescription drug coverage policies. It also will look at PrEP access through a health equity lens and will include a review of the drug utilization review process, insurance models, and health impact analysis—considering the impact of each on patients and care.
Aging With HIV Comes With Other Health Concerns
This article from POZ notes that a large study found that heart disease and mental health conditions are driving use of multiple medications as people age. People aging with HIV develop more chronic conditions and start to take more medications.
Multimorbidity in people with HIV using ART in the US: Projections to 2030
The researchers forecast a “silver tsunami” in multimorbidity, polypharmacy, and healthcare costs in US residents with HIV.
Aging With HIV Institute and Roundtable
This roundtable brought together experts living and aging with HIV (15 years or more) to review and reflect upon the current capacity and future constraints of the HIV and aging care and prevention services sectors, and the discrete needs that follow.
Aging and on PrEP: Considerations for PrEP in People 50 Years of Age and Older
Ensuring older adults have access to PrEP is a key step towards ending the HIV epidemic in the U.S. This webinar presents considerations around medical, counseling, and educational strategies to improve the uptake of PrEP among people aged 50 and older. It highlights the benefits and opportunities of using PrEP in this population in efforts […]
HealthHIV’s Second Annual State of Aging with HIV National Survey
This comprehensive national survey further underscores the ongoing needs and experiences of people aging, thriving, and sometimes struggling with the HIV; many of whom are among the first generation of people diagnosed with HIV.
HIV and Older Americans
CDC factsheet on HIV among older Americans.
Current Challenges and Solutions in Research and Clinical Care of Older Persons Living with HIV
Looks at the current state of research around inflamm-aging and other age-related comorbidities in PWH.
Part B: AIDS Drug Assistance Program
HRSA resource explaining how Part B of the RW program (ADAP funds) works.
