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Integration of Opioid, Infectious Disease Treatment Needed

posted August 15th
by modernClinician Editorial Team

Steps should be taken to integrate treatment at the intersection of opioid use disorder and related HIV and hepatitis C virus infectious disease epidemics, according to an Ideas and Opinion piece published online July 13 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The article was published to coincide with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine expert panel's recommendations for treating opioid abuse and its related infectious epidemics.

Trends in HIV/AIDS Have Worsened in African-Americans

posted August 15th
by modernClinician Editorial Team

Recommendations have been developed for addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the African-American community; the recommendations are presented in an article published in the June issue of the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.

Intervention Cuts Risk for HIV in Young Transgender Women

posted August 14th
by modernClinician Editorial Team

A culturally specific, empowerment-based, and group-delivered behavioral prevention intervention can reduce sexual risk for HIV acquisition and transmission in sexually active young transgender women, according to a study published online Aug. 13 in JAMA Pediatrics.

HIV, Syphilis Screening Low With ED-Diagnosed PID in Adolescents

posted August 7th
by modernClinician Editorial Team

HIV and syphilis screening rates are low among adolescents who are diagnosed with pelvic inflammatory disease in the emergency department, according to a study published in the August issue of Pediatrics.