Health equity and aging of bisexual older adults: Pathways of risk and resilience
August 29, 2016Aging Bisexual adults with HIV are a growing but commonly overlooked population. This population has significantly poorer health outcomes compared to aging lesbian and gay adults. Interventions need to take into account the unique factors that impact the health of Bisexual adults than just focus on their Gay and Lesbian peers in order to improve health equity.
HIV Infection in the Elderly: Arising Challenges
June 30, 2016The article discusses some of the challenges, clinical and immunological, that elderly people living with HIV encounter. It also discusses that due to ART more people are living with HIV, which means that they live longer. It warns of various things that clinicians can keep in mind while evaluating elder patients with HIV, such as mixing medications.
Long-Term Mortality in HIV-Infected Individuals 50 Years or Older: A Nationwide, Population-Based Cohort Study
February 1, 2016Persons with HIV are more likely to have cardiovascular disease because of the residual virally mediated inflammation and side effects of antiretroviral therapy in addition to traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors.
