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Filters Content type: News, Editors' picks Topic: Quality of life

Issues to do with living well with HIV that go beyond having an undetectable viral load, including social relationships, emotional wellbeing, dealing with stigma and financial security. Many people argue that there should be a target for 90% of virally suppressed HIV-positive people to have good health-related quality of life. This is called the “fourth 90”.

Hepatitis C treatment

Hepatitis C therapy improves quality of life for people who inject drugs, but reinfection risk remains

News
6 May 2016
Side effects

START study shows that people starting HIV treatment earlier have better quality of life

News
7 March 2016
Drug policy & policing

HIV Outbreak In Indiana: DEA Arrests 10 People Tied To Disease Spread, Warns Against Prescription Painkillers

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Medical Daily
9 February 2016
HIV prevention policy

Health and Wellbeing Board priorities and good practice across England

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Local Government Association
28 August 2015
Palliative care

Long-Term Painkiller Use Linked to Higher Death Risk Among HIV-Positive Individuals

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The Body
17 June 2015
Hepatitis C transmission & prevention

Hepatitis C infections soaring, fueled by prescription painkiller abuse

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USA TODAY
11 May 2015
Hepatitis C symptoms & diagnosis

Joint Pain a Major Issue in Chronic HCV Infection

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MedPage Today
5 May 2015
Social & legal issues

People living with HIV in the UK still have impaired health-related quality of life

News
22 April 2014
Treatment outcomes & life expectancy

Quality of life for people with HIV in the UK remains poor, despite treatment successes

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British HIV Association
2 April 2014
Harm reduction

Harm reduction should appeal to pragmatic concerns - vein care, preventing painful injections, avoiding risk of withdrawal

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
4 November 2013
Mental & emotional health & wellbeing

States of mind: improving mental wellbeing in the HIV community

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Positively UK
23 September 2013
Starting treatment

Starting HIV therapy leads to improvements in daily function and economic wellbeing

News
8 September 2013
Malaria

Ugandan App for Pain-Free Malaria Test

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Inter Press Service
13 August 2013
Health services & systems

Mozambicans feel pain as medical strike grinds on

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Times Live
17 June 2013
UK health services

England: health and wellbeing boards not prioritising HIV

News
18 April 2013
Palliative care

Pain and worry common problems for people with HIV receiving palliative care in Africa

News
2 October 2012
Palliative care

Patients with pain have poorer engagement with HIV care

News
22 August 2012
Palliative care

NICE releases new pain relief guidelines

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BBC
23 May 2012
Mental & emotional health problems

Long-term health gains: Investing in emotional and psychological wellbeing for patients with long-term conditions and medically unexplained symptoms

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NHS Confederation
25 April 2012
Palliative care

Nigeria to Import Morphine in Pain Relief Initiative

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New York Times
6 March 2012
Palliative care

South Africa: Pain - A Neglected Complication of HIV, Living With Aids

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AllAfrica
1 March 2012
Side effects

FDA Pain Patch Decision: Making a 'Sophie's Choice' with People's Lives

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HIVandHepatitis.com
20 February 2012
Neurological & cognitive problems

NeurogesX Fails to Win U.S. FDA Panel Backing for Patch to Treat HIV Pain

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Bloomberg
9 February 2012
Neurological & cognitive problems

NeurogesX Patch for HIV Pain Might Be Ineffective, FDA Staff Report Says

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Bloomberg
7 February 2012