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Ending AIDS: Safe sex is still key despite medical advances

April 15, 2015

There is much to celebrate in the battle against acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is increasing life expectancy of people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)…

FDA launches mobile app on antiretrovirals

February 2, 2020

On Jan. 29, the FDA launched an interactive database that will offer a wealth of critical information about antiretrovirals eligible for purchase under the President’s Emergency Plan for…

HAART and its effects on the heart

January 11, 2010

Many patients with HIV/AIDS are doing well on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Yet HAART can increase cardiovascular risks by reducing high-density lipoprotein levels, raising triglyceride levels, and…

Looking back: Nurses who stepped up to care for patients with AIDS when others wouldn’t

June 20, 2019

By Julie Cullen, Managing Editor, American Nurse Today The 1980s AIDS crisis brought out the best and worst in some people. The worst, in many cases, was triggered…

Nurses in AIDS care: Promoting education and safe care worldwide

November 11, 2008

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Supporting ambitious new goals to end the HIV epidemic

December 10, 2019

World AIDS Day was first observed on December 1, 1988, to bring greater awareness to the devastating impact of HIV and to show solidarity with those living with…