What Type Of Doctor Treats Hiv

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GlobalPost Blog Interviews Iranian Doctor Imprisoned After Treating HIV/AIDS Patients

GlobalPost's "Global Pulse " blog features an interview with Iranian physician Kamiar Alaei, who along with his brother, Arash Alaei, worked to treat patients with HIV/AIDS in Iran and was arrested and imprisoned by Iranian government authorities... Read more »

To Treat or Not To Treat ...

Let's say you have just received an HIV diagnosis, due to Pneumocystis pneumonia, a CD4 count of 120 and viral load at 260,000. Ask 100 doctors if you should be treated with antivirals (in addition to antibiotics and subsequent prophylaxis for the... Read more »

Hundreds of Doctors Call for Boycott of Abbott Laboratories Following 400% Price Increase of AIDS Drug

A group of about 200 doctors who treat HIV/AIDS patients has called for a boycott of Chicago-based Abbott Laboratories after the company's recent price increase for the antiretroviral drug Norvir, Reuters/Los Angeles Times reports ( Reuters/Los... Read more »

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Doctor Not Treating HCV, only HIV

My husband is HIV, Hep C pos and has had Hep B but cleared his system. His HIV doc is not pursuing treatment for HCV. His VL is undetectable, Tcells around 360, not sure liver counts, platelet count stays around 50,000-80,000. Not much info out...

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.

New York University, School of Medicine

This is a big problem with many HIV treaters. His low platelets may indicate cirrhosis which may be more deadly than HIV. There is every reason to treat HCV now in HIV + patients. Later in May 2004 the New England Journal will have two articles on... Read more »

Doctor Not Treating HCV, only HIV

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

The treatment of the hep C/HIV co-infected patient can be a challenge though the results are getting better. Determining the hep C genotype and the histologic stage (with a liver biospy)are often the first steps to decide about treatment. Avoiding... Read more »

Sinusitus a Sign of HIV??? And do doctors try to treat you without you knowing??

I came down with a sinus infection on February 16th and I thought it went away but it has returned this past weekend, this time with swollen glands in my neck. The doctor did blood tests and throat culture, but there was no mono or strep. Im...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Crying in My Coffee,You are actually worried that your doctor is trying to treat you for HIV without your knowing???? WHAT??? Dude, you are not "going nuts;" you are already nuts. In fact such fears qualify you as full-blown loony... Read more »

aren't doctors trying to treat with this Remune to delay ARV treatment?

Hi Dr. Pierone,Why Aren't doctors in the United States treating with remune first to delay treatment to ARVs. Isn't there any promise of new evidence that this might be beneficial? ThanksKen Long-term Treatment with Remune Delays...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

Remune has been studied for many years and as an immune stimulant does appear to have a modest ability to bolster the specific immune response to HIV. However, a large study did not demonstrate meaningful benefit (see this <a... Read more »

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My doctor is refusing to treat my HIV until I sign

Posted by Garth, 2 Replies

Hello world,
As a newly diagnosed HIV gay man, living in Edmonton Alberta, ( diagnosed 1 year now) I am facing what I beleive to be discrimination and bullying by my doctor. My counts when first diagnosed were CD4 500 and viral load 16,000. Over... 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 »

Treated as worthless

Posted by Lomitadaren

This is a prime example of how vulnerable we (PWA) People living with Aids are, and how even when there is Gross Medical Malpractice by a supporting medical provider, we are treated as unimportant, irrelevant, and bothersome.
Millions of dollars a... Read more »

SEEKING FERTILITY DOCS WHO TREAT POSITIVE COUPLES!

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Hello Friends,

My husband and I are both positive and have been researching having a baby for 2 years. We are both healthy with undetectable viral loads and high cd4 counts and we are well aware of the risks. I know under the Americans With... Read more »

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