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12. Among people with #HIV in several African countries, a monovalent COVID-19 vaccine booster was as effective at protecting against symptomatic COVID-19 as a newer, bivalent booster:

11. Monitoring levels of #HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (#PrEP) drugs in the urine of pregnant & postpartum women helped them take PrEP at its prescribed frequency:

10. A novel group of therapeutic #HIV vaccines was safe & induced an immune response in people with HIV on #AntiretroviralTherapy, inducing stronger responses in younger people:

9. Some people with HIV who acquired SARS-CoV-2 experienced structural brain changes that were not detected in a cohort before the COVID-19 pandemic, based on an exploratory analysis from an #HIV treatment study that included periodic brain MRIs:

8. A study found no evidence of brain atrophy in young adults who initiated #AntiretroviralTherapy soon after acquiring #HIV:

7. An analysis from an international study of people with #HIV found that switching to an integrase strand transfer inhibitor-based #AntiretroviralTherapy regimen increased the risk of weight gain & cardiometabolic complications over the next five years:

6. An analysis from an international study found that higher levels of frailty were associated with an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in people with #HIV:

5. An analysis from an international study of people with #HIV identified factors associated with benefitting from a reduced risk of major adverse cardiovascular events while taking a statin:

4. A study showed for the first time the presence of mutations on a certain part of the #HIV virus in people who were taking a common #AntiretroviralTherapy regimen & who had unsuppressed viral replication:

3. #HIV was detected in the spinal fluid cells of men with HIV who had been taking #AntiretroviralTherapy for up to 2 decades:

2. The early start of #HIV #AntiretroviralTherapy had no effect on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in people with HIV who were at low risk of CVD & had relatively high viral suppression before the study:

1. An analysis from an international study characterized the response to integrase strand transfer inhibitor-based #AntiretroviralTherapy after acquiring HIV while taking long-acting cabotegravir for #HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis:

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Trial of experimental Lassa fever #vaccine now enrolling volunteers. Learn more at

#ECZEMA NEWS: #TopicalSteroidWithdrawal (#TSW)—which results in dermatitis distinct from eczema—is caused by an excess of an essential compound in the body, according to a new #NIAID study, which identified possible treatments in a pilot study.

11. A randomized controlled trial examined a mobile health service strategy combining #HIV prevention and treatment with addiction care and other services for people who inject drugs. Learn more: