Healthy Aging Resources
This resource center connects you with the latest in research, training, and more to help better coordinate and optimize care for People Aging with HIV (PAWH). You can filter the resources below by title, date, or topic/category, such as care coordination, health equity, and mental health, or one of the 7Ms.
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Considerations and Implications of PDABs and Their Impact on 340Bs
Prescription Drug Affordability Boards (PDABs) are designed to help reduce the costs of prescription medications in 11 states where they currently exist (legislation pending in 13 more states).
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Nearly 20% of New HIV Diagnoses Occur Among Older Adults
Patients aged 50 and older who were newly diagnosed with HIV often reported heterosexual transmission and were more often women when compared with those younger than 50, according to an analysis of patients in New York State that was published in JAIDS.
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Recommendations for Incorporating Geriatrics Into HIV Care Include Attention to Both Body and Mind
Of the nearly 1.1 million people living with HIV in the United States in 2022, an estimated 54% were over 50 years old, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Yet we are not doing enough to meet the needs of this population: A recent CDC study found that the country was on pace to miss all of its 2025 goals for improving the quality of life for people living with HIV age 50 and older.
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Patients With HIV May Have High Prevalence of Long COVID
The prevalence of long COVID was high in patients living with HIV, according to a review published in eClinicalMedicine.
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People on HIV drugs have ‘substantial’ Alzheimer’s protection: study
People taking drugs for HIV and hepatitis B are less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study. UVA Health investigators now would like clinical trials to examine the potential of the HIV medications as a means to prevent Alzheimer’s disease.
