How Are Doctors Dealing With Hiv

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Please Explain Doctor About Hiv 2 (HIV-2, HIV-2 TESTING, 2010)

Doctor, is Hiv 2 related to Hiv 1? That's it. Hope you answer and thanks.H.R....

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,As with so many questions cramming their way into my inbox, the information you request was already waiting for you in the archives. See below.Dr. BobQuestions on negative test (HIV-2, HIV-2 TESTING, 2009) Dec 19, 2009Dear Robert,I have lost... Read more »

NEVER SEEN A DOCTOR HIV FOR 13+ YEARS

I HAVE BEEN HIV + FOR 13+ YEARS THAT I KNOW OF. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A DOCTOR OR BEEN ON ANY DRUGS. I... Read more »

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C. »

hello doctor i got HIV-2 !

hello doc,i am positive for HIV-2. what should i do? i heard there is no medicine for HIV-2, unlike... Read more »

Response from Keith Henry, M.D. »

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Articles

Ask the Doctor: HIV and HIV Risk After Age 50

Theresa Mack, M.D., M.P.H. Every month, HIV specialist Theresa Mack, M.D., M.P.H. -- an associate medical director at St. Luke's Medical Group in Harlem, N.Y. -- will answer your most pressing HIV/AIDS questions. By the year 2015, nearly half... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Nurses, Physician Assistants as Good as Doctors for HIV Care

A study of 68 U.S. HIV clinics found that physician assistants and nurse practitioners provided a quality of care comparable to that of doctors who specialize in HIV/AIDS and they generally outperformed non-specialist doctors. As part of their... Read more »

Talking With Your Doctor About HIV and Substance Use

If you're HIV+ and a substance user, it can be tough to talk to your doctor about your substance use. The concerns and solutions below are designed to help you and your doctor overcome any misconceptions so that an effective HIV treatment plan can... Read more »

Washington, D.C., Officials Quiz Doctors About HIV/AIDS

Private-practice doctors in Washington soon will be undergoing a test themselves -- city officials are quizzing them on how much they know about HIV/AIDS. "We suspect there are gaps in doctors' understanding of testing guidelines that have changed... Read more »

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Can doctors take HIV tests? UK question

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

UK lad here that needs to have a HIV test done but the only problem being that my local GU clinic is only open on Tuesday afternoons between 12 and 4 and I cannot get down there due to my work. I was wondering if my local GP can do them and whether... Read more »

Doctor specializing in HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Does anyone know of a Doctor who accepts ADAP and specializes in an array of illness besides HIV. I'm HIV positive, however, I'm not comfortable going to an HIV clinic that only specialzes in that area. I no longer have private insurance because I... Read more »

Dallas area HIV doctors

Posted by Hal64, 1 Reply

I am interested in a good HIV doctor in the Dallas area. Thanks. Read more »

Should I report this HIV doctor?

Posted by BrokenWingedBird, 6 Replies

Hi.

It's six days since I had a bad experience with an HIV doctor. The anger in me has subsided. However, I was so enraged by this doctor at the time that the next day I got in touch with the hospital to find out to whom I should direct a... Read more »

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