Barriers and opportunities for the mental health of LGBT older adults and older people living with HIV: A systematic literature review
November 16, 2021The 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.
Multimorbidity in people with HIV using ART in the US: Projections to 2030
November 9, 2021Researchers forecast a “silver tsunami” in multimorbidity, polypharmacy, and healthcare costs in US residents with HIV.
Methamphetamine and cardiac disease among people with HIV infection
November 1, 2021This study evaluates the association between methamphetamine use and cardiac disease among PWH. The study displayed no association between methamphetamine abuse/dependence and a diagnosis of myocardial infarction or heart failure was found among PWH.
A Malawian Perspective on Aging and HIV/AIDS
September 18, 2021Although we live in an aging population, attention is far from focused on those 50 or older when it comes to HIV/AIDS in Malawi. HealthHIV Fellow Delroy White recently found himself asking, “What happens to older people when most medical interventions are directed towards younger populations?”
Many Folks Who Finally Disclose Their HIV Status Discover New Freedom
August 30, 2021“I feel my heart releasing,” the actor Billy Porter said when he ended his 14-year silence earlier this year. Every day, folks who are newly living openly with HIV experience what he’s talking about.
Unique Gut Microbiome in HIV Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Suggests Association with Chronic Inflammation
August 11, 2021This article investigated compositional changes in the gut microbiome and its role in chronic inflammation in patients infected with HIV. The results suggest that gut dysbiosis contributes to sustaining chronic inflammation in patients with HIV infection despite effective antiretroviral therapy and that correcting gut dysbiosis will be effective in improving long-term outcomes in patients.
HIV in the United States by Age
July 22, 2021While HIV affects all people in the United States and dependent areas, some age groups are especially affected. Get the latest data on HIV by age from the CDC.
Current Challenges and Solutions in Research and Clinical Care of Older Persons Living with HIV
This conference summary from AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses looks at the current state of research around inflamm-aging and other age-related comorbidities in PWH.
Positive Psychological Factors are Linked to Successful Cognitive Aging Among Older Persons Living with HIV/AIDS
This paper examines relationships between psychological factors and successful cognitive aging in PWH.
Links Between Inflammation, Mood, and Physical Function Among Older Adults With HIV
This paper examines relationships between psychosocial factors, inflammatory markers, and age-related health outcomes among older PLWH.
HIV complex care and care coordination: the nurse’s role
July 16, 2021Articles 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.
Senotherapeutics for HIV and aging
March 1, 2021Senescence 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.
