HIV/AIDS Archive — Page 2 of 7
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March 17, 2022
Blood test figures in cancer risk for people with HIV
A Vanderbilt study found that, among adult patients with HIV, those who have lower counts of certain types of blood cells have a markedly higher risk of developing cancer. -
February 24, 2022
Ahonkhai advances in national challenge to improve HIV care for Black men in Tennessee
A Vanderbilt proposal to implement a novel strategy to use barbers and barbershops to improve HIV care outcomes for Black men with HIV in Middle Tennessee received early-stage funding from a challenge hosted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Minority Health. -
June 18, 2021
The whitewater trip was a disaster. It motivated Renée Garside to become an expert kayaker.
There’s no doubt she loves it, especially when she says things like: “I just love it, love it, love it.” -
March 18, 2021
HIV, diabetes and immune cells in fat
In HIV-positive individuals with diabetes, immune cells in fat are more proinflammatory and cytotoxic and may represent a therapeutic target for diabetes. -
March 4, 2021
Clinic helps prepare young HIV patients for adult care
Adolescents and young adults living with HIV in Middle Tennessee are being ushered into adult care through a special transition clinic that focuses on adult skill-building and individualized therapy and discussions. -
February 18, 2021
VUMC investigator expands HIV research into South Africa
A Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigator is hoping to improve access to HIV testing in South Africa, where more than 7 million people are known to have the virus, by training traditional healers to perform the tests. -
February 11, 2021
Clinical Trials Unit lands major grant renewal
Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received renewal of a major federal grant to continue their collaboration to test and develop new treatments and vaccines against HIV/AIDS — and now COVID-19.