A new randomized study shows that polylactate (NewFill) injections subjectively and objectively improve appearance of HIV-positive patients with facial wasting. Dr. Matthew Leibowitz reports.
A large study on recent deaths from opportunistic infections highlights the continued benefit of therapy, as there were few opportunistic infection-related deaths in those on antiretroviral therapy. Most of the deaths occurred in immigrants who had received no medication or had been diagnosed at a late stage. Click here to read the report from Paul Sax, M.D.
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