A Shift In Thinking on When to Initiate Antiretroviral Therapy
December 15th 2016The recommended time to begin antiretroviral therapy (called the ART-start threshold) has changed since ART first arrived in the mid 90s. Now, clinicians are able to prescribe ART more liberally because of its improved adverse event profile and wider array of available drugs.
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Improving Shingles Vaccination Coverage in Older Adults
November 29th 2016The likelihood of developing shingles triples at age 65 and its repercussions are significantly more serious than in younger adults. For this reason, the CDC has recommended the shingles vaccine for people aged 60 years or older since 2006.
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