Category Archives: Health News

Very high rates of retention in care and undetectable viral loads are possible in U.S. clinics providing care for disenfranchised people living with HIV in urban centers, according to a new study and accompanying editorial published online ahead of print … Continue reading →

by Tim Horn Merck’s integrase inhibitor Isentress (raltegravir) works just as well as mainstay therapy efavirenz (found in Sustiva and Atripla) in HIV-positive individuals starting treatment for the first time, according to final five-year follow-up results from a Phase II … Continue reading →

Ohio Aids Coalition The Ohio AIDS Coalition is a non-profit membership organization providing education, leadership training, advocacy, and support for Ohio’s HIV/AIDS community. www.ohioaidscoalition.org 3210 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland (216) 881-7418 Confidential Cleveland Test Center 1446 West 3rd Street, Cleveland (440) … Continue reading →

The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) has announced changes to the Ryan White program, which provides assistance to eligible Ohioans living with HIV/AIDS. The planned changes are being implemented because of a combination of decreasing resources and increasing enrollment, costs … Continue reading →

Does a person with an AIDS diagnosis take different medication than a person with HIV? This is a good question. The answer is that the antiretroviral medications (the ones that fight HIV) are the same for people for HIV and … Continue reading →