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[From The New York Times, Dec 18, 2015] In summer 2014, a 22-year-old black man who had recently been diagnosed with H.I.V. walked into a clinic at Mount Sinai Hospital where he was seen by Demetre Daskalakis, an infectious disease specialist, who would soon become the assistant commissioner of New York City’s H.I.V. and AIDS […]

[From MedPage, Dec 16, 2015] I am often asked the question: When is the right time to taper a patient off opioids? My view is that a patient should be tapered any time the risks exceed the benefits, or when treatment goals are not being met. For the full article, click here.

[From The Hearald, Nov 10, 2015] MIAMI-DADE, Fla.,- MIAMI – For many sexually active teens, one drop of blood can tell the future. In 10 minutes, a rapid test can tell if a teen has human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, a disease that attacks the immune system and can lead to AIDS. Being HIV positive

[From PSFK, November 6, 2015] iTeach and frog recognized the need for better HIV testing methods in South Africa and came up with a solution It began in 2008 as a campaign to increase awareness of the importance of HIV testing in South Africa. Project Masiluleke, as it was called, sent over a billion mobile

[From aidsmap, November 2, 2015] Virological suppression and co-morbidities are the main focus of consultations between HIV healthcare providers (HCPs) and their patients, according to results of a study conducted by NAM and presented to the recent 15th European AIDS Conference held in Barcelona. Almost 90% of HCPs said the main focus of appointments with