Richard Pizzi is editor of The Hospitalist. He has been an editor at Frontline Medical Communications since 2015, and previously served as editor of MDedge publications Hospitalist News and ID Practitioner. He has also worked as an editor and in editorial management roles for HIMSS Media, MedTech Media, and the American Association for Clinical Chemistry. Follow him on Twitter @richpizzi
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HIV research update: Late January 2017
Oxidative stress is associated with a higher risk of serious non-AIDS events in HIV patients, including non-AIDS deaths, a recent study found....
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HIV research update: Early January 2017
HIV/HBV coinfection had no adverse influence on main pregnancy outcomes or on HIV viral load suppression in late pregnancy, according to a recent...
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Ebola research update: December 2016
The rVSV-ZEBOV recombinant vaccine offers substantial protection against Ebola virus disease, according to the results of a vaccine trial in...
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HIV research update: Late December 2016
Intimate partner violence is linked to less HIV testing uptake among high-risk, HIV-negative women, according to a recent study. Read about this...
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Historic HIV vaccine efficacy study underway in South Africa
The first HIV vaccine efficacy study to launch anywhere in 7 years is testing whether an experimental vaccine safely prevents HIV infection among...
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Hepatitis outlook: December 2016
Drug-drug interactions between direct-acting antivirals and antiretroviral therapy are frequently found among HIV/HCV-coinfected patients. Read...
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HIV research update: Early December 2016
Early initiation of combination antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected patients with and without hepatitis co-infections may mitigate liver...
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HIV research update: Late November 2016
Antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy was not associated with preterm birth, a recent study found. Read about this and other notable items in...
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Ebola research update: November 2016
Convalescent whole blood therapy is promising for treating Ebola virus disease in resource-poor settings, especially in the early phases of...
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Hepatitis Outlook: November 2016
Baseline hepatitis B core antibody predicts treatment response in chronic HBV patients receiving long-term entecavir, according to a recent study...
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HIV research update: Early November 2016
Cryptococcal meningitis is one of the causes of acute vision loss in HIV-positive pregnant/postpartum females, according to a recent study. Read...
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Hepatitis Outlook: October 2016
Bonding and linking social capital can be valuable resources in promoting hepatitis C virus treatment uptake and adherence, according to a recent...
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Ebola research update: October 2016
An unusual case of Ebola virus chain of transmission was uncovered in Conakry, Guinea, according to a recent study. Read about this and other...
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HIV research update: Late October 2016
Interventions are needed to increase HIV PrEP use by at-risk women, according to a study of commercially insured persons in the U.S. Read about...
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HIV research update: Early October 2016
Interventions designed for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection have prevented nearly 22,000 cases of perinatal HIV...