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	Updated Immunization Recommendations in Adult/Adolescent Opportunistic Infections Guidelines AIDSinfo \| September 2019
	Risk of HIV transmission through condomless sex in serodifferent gay couples with the HIV-positive partner taking suppressive antiretroviral therapy (PARTNER): final results of a multicentre, prospective, observational study The Lancet \| May 2, 2019
	STEPS to Care Toolkit STEPS to Care, a new online toolkit to support engagement in HIV care, is now available for download on the Effective Interventions website.
	New Resources on HIV-HCV Coinfection HIV.gov \| February 1, 2019
	Updated Fact Sheets on Pregnancy and HIV aidsinfo \| January 31, 2019
	AASLD - IDSA HCV Guidelines Update HCV Guidelines \| May 24 2018
	Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection in the United States—2017 Update: A Clinical Practice Guideline Clinical Providers Supplement CDC \| March 2018
	Surveillance for Viral Hepatitis – United States, 2016 CDC \| April 2018
	State-Specific PrEP Resources
	New HCV AASLD IDSA Guidelines Update Sept 21 2017: New Treatment-Naive & Treatment-Experienced Guidance / Genotype 1 & Genotype 3 NATAP \| September 22, 2017
	Science over Stigma: The Public Health Case Against HCV Treatment Sobriety Restrictions NASTAD.org
	The evidence for U=U: why negligible risk is zero risk i-base \| 9 August 2017
	New Guideline: Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection with Direct-Acting Antivirals (DAAs) HIV Clinical Resource
	Exciting News from the AIDSVu Team HepVu
	Updated AASLD/IDSA HCV Guidelines

*News Updates*
	Compared with normal weight without central obesity, normal-weight central obesity was associated with higher risk of cardiovascular disease mortality (hazard ratio, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.05-1.46) and cancer mortality (hazard ratio, 1.20; 95% CI, 1.01-1.43)
	HIV Infection Associated With Poor Cancer Outcomes Infectious Disease Advisor \| August 27, 2019
	Human Papillomavirus–Attributable Cancers — United States, 2012–2016 CDC \| August 23, 2019
	Cardiovascular cost of smoking may last up to 25 years MD Edge \| August 20, 2019
	Predictors of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Strokes Among People Living With HIV: The D:A:D ... The Lancet \| August 10, 2019
	CD4+ T Lymphocytes May Contribute to Diabetes in Women With HIV Infectious Disease Advisor \| August 6, 2019
	Even After Decade of Treatment, HIV Can Hide in Spinal Fluid Healthline \| July 22, 2019
	A Mixed Methods Study of Anticipated and Experienced Stigma in Health Care Settings Among Women Living with HIV in the United States AIDS Patient Care and STDs Vol. 33, No. 4 \| Behavioral and Psychosocial Research
	The Relationship of HIV-related Stigma and Health Care Outcomes in the US Deep South Southern HIV/AIDS Strategy Initiative \| July 19, 2019
	C . trachomatis may raise risk for precancerous anal lesions in patients with HIV Healio \| July 19, 2019
	Is successful HIV therapy a Pyrrhic victory for the brain? J Clin Invest \| July 15, 2019
	Persistent HIV in central nervous system linked to cognitive impairment J Clin Invest \| July 15, 2019
	Short-term outcomes for lung cancer resection surgery in HIV infection AIDS: July 1, 2019
	HIV stigma and viral load among African-American women receiving treatment for HIV AIDS \| June 2019
	Undernutrition and associated factors among HIV-positive adult patients enrolled in antiretroviral ... Dove Medical Press \| June 2019
	Why Many HIV-Positive Women Choose Basic Survival Over Treatment Healthline \| June 28, 2019
	FDA OKs First Chlamydia, Gonorrhea Tests for Throat, Rectal Swabs POZ \| June 25, 2019
	Viremia Trajectories of HIV in HIV-PositiveWomen in the United States, 1994-2017 JAMA \| May 17, 2019
	HHS Launches New Web Page for the STI Federal Action Plan, HHS.GOV/STI HIV.gov \| June 20, 2019
	Spike in hepatitis C cases among injection drug users alarming to health experts Newsday \| June 15, 2019

HIV stigma and viral load among African-American women receiving treatment for HIV