HIV and Aging in the Era of ART and COVID-19

Our understanding of HIV/AIDS has been reframed in the recent past because the use of novel antiretroviral therapy has enabled clinicians and patients to control the progression of the disease.

Barriers and opportunities for the mental health of LGBT older adults and older people living with HIV: A systematic literature review

The study was conducted to review current literature regarding accessing mental health care among LGBT older adults and older PLWH. The results displayed a lack of provider competency in caring for LGBT patients, lower rates of insurance coverage, greater mental health burden, social and structural determinants of health, policy solutions, and technology and health literacy.

HIV complex care and care coordination: the nurse’s role

Articles suggest that nurses specializing in HIV care are an effective approach to a new era of life-long HIV care. Community nurses whose role is to create and conduct CCPs in a small clinic would enable nurses to work directly with patients to increase the effectiveness of the CCP. Something that would likely not be possible in a large commercial clinical setting.

Senotherapeutics for HIV and aging

Senescence is a hallmark of aging-related diseases that is characterized by stable cell cycle arrest and chronic inflammation. Chronic HIV-1 infection predisposes patients to aging-related illnesses and is similarly marked by a senescence-like phenotype. A better understanding of the role of HIV-1 in aging will inform the development of therapeutics aimed at eliminating senescent cells that drive accelerated physiologic aging.