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  <updated>2024-07-18T12:18:00-04:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Next Berlin Patient: Another Man Cured of HIV After Stem Cell Transplant]]></title>
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    <updated>2024-07-18T12:18:00-04:00</updated>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Unlike the other six cases, this man received stem cells from a donor with just one copy of a mutation that makes T cells resistant to HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/149625_iStock-508317366.jpg_10424d5c-a192-48d5-96b0-ae72cd8eced1.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[First Anal Cancer Screening Guidelines for People With HIV]]></title>
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    <updated>2024-07-17T14:05:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Prompt detection and treatment of precancerous lesions reduces the likelihood of developing anal cancer.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/149577_ANCHOR-graphic2.jpg_72a3b75b-6d19-4e48-a261-eb69d01d8a5d.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Does Cannabis Reduce Inflammation in People With HIV?]]></title>
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    <updated>2024-07-09T18:08:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Marijuana and CBD have anti-inflammatory effects and may improve gut health, but smoking can reduce the benefits.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/149407_marijuana-ts-139879151.jpg_2f00684e-e702-4aec-87f9-66e06ccdc372.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Long-Acting Injectables Are Effective for Homeless People]]></title>
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    <updated>2024-07-08T09:31:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Most people who received injectable treatment achieved viral suppression, and all who received long-acting PrEP remained HIV negative.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/149359_iStock-916886476.jpg_3a403f4b-5238-4235-9a30-9414f930023c.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Early HIV Treatment Shrinks Viral Reservoir]]></title>
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    <updated>2024-07-03T09:31:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Starting antiretrovirals during acute infection leads to more rapid decay of the viral reservoir, which could improve prospects for a cure.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/149284_HIV-iStock-horiz.jpg_876bd0a8-0355-445b-8fef-35118d4b3e5c.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: CRISPR Disappoints]]></title>
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    <updated>2024-06-24T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A Phase 1 study enrolled people on antiretroviral therapy with an undetectable viral load.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/148928_P07-24-011.jpg_b47bc772-9fc5-42c3-8496-5d25b1f95c9b.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV and Your Lungs]]></title>
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    <updated>2024-06-24T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Smoking cessation, exercise and vaccines can help keep your lungs healthy.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/148911_P07-24-002.jpg_1af33f9b-3568-4ae5-9646-74d33b6fdff7.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Sharing the Hope]]></title>
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    <updated>2024-06-24T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Paul Edmonds is one of a handful of people cured of HIV and cancer after a special kind of stem cell transplant.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/148770_P07-24-004.jpg_002b6e54-9936-425f-859b-e15485c1cff6.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Reservoirs and Viral Rebound]]></title>
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    <updated>2024-06-24T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[HIV inserts its genetic blueprints into the DNA of human cells and establishes a long-lasting reservoir that antiretrovirals can’t reach.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/148918_HIV-NIAID.jpeg_1ab4dae6-bdef-4755-8cb1-bdd971c3e818.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[More PrEP Leads to Fewer HIV Diagnoses]]></title>
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    <updated>2024-06-24T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[While PrEP uptake has been high among urban white gay and bisexual men, coverage is lagging for women and Black and Latino gay men.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/148916_P07-24-018.jpg_f3775201-ce02-4766-a057-95c3a89823b7.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Older People With HIV Have Unmet Needs]]></title>
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    <updated>2024-06-24T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Today, more than half of HIV-positive people in the United States are ages 50 or older.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/148922_P07-24-021.jpg_0e3a3fd6-2b3d-4ee3-941a-e3083b0c2a9e.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment for Fatty Liver Disease]]></title>
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    <updated>2024-06-24T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The prevalence of fatty liver disease among people with HIV appears to be somewhat higher than that of the population at large.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/148920_P07-24-020.jpg_2cae48a1-1f28-492d-966b-e3a007416efd.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: Delayed Treatment]]></title>
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    <updated>2024-06-24T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[These findings emphasize the importance of prompt diagnosis and early treatment.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/148926_P07-24-010.jpg_6eb5f393-f1f4-4d7c-bd80-4c6d58acf979.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: Ultra-Long-Acting PrEP]]></title>
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    <updated>2024-06-24T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The ultra-long-acting formulation could be administered three times a year.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/148924_P07-24-009.jpg_76e76b4c-393c-4733-83f6-200048a90d31.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: Inadequate Sleep]]></title>
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    <updated>2024-06-24T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Findings suggest that getting enough sleep may be particularly important for people living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/148930_P07-24-012.jpg_4fa98991-6efa-496a-b629-2e0a3b95e661.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Giving it a Try: A Guide to Clinical Trials]]></title>
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    <updated>2024-06-24T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Studies of new treatments, prevention tools, comorbidity management and cure strategies for people living with or at risk for HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/149195_pills-c.jpg_867109ef-e44e-4542-9faa-1d284b6ae16f.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir PrEP Prevents HIV in Women]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/twiceyearly-lenacapavir-prep-prevents-hiv-women</id>
    <updated>2024-06-21T09:07:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Cisgender women who received injections every six months had zero new HIV infections in a large clinical trial.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/149036_P07-24-009.jpg_bc725f56-12f3-425b-b11a-4ea1c8573103.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Food Is Medicine for People Living With HIV]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/food-medicine-people-living-hiv2</id>
    <updated>2024-06-12T13:52:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People who received medically tailored meals and groceries reported improved mental and physical health.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/148644_RHSP-19-016.jpg_14803172-c6ed-43dc-8450-8e49322e6008.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[CDC Finalizes DoxyPEP Guidelines]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cdc-issues-finalized-doxypep-guidelines</id>
    <updated>2024-06-05T09:33:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[CDC recommends doxycycline after sex for gay men and transgender women at high risk for STI, but others may benefit too.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/148354_doxy-pillow.jpg_4fce7716-e2e3-4d38-b0b0-173087beb2aa.jpg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HPV Vaccine Prevents Cancer in Both Women and Men]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hpv-vaccine-prevents-cancer-women-men"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hpv-vaccine-prevents-cancer-women-men</id>
    <updated>2024-06-01T07:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Vaccination was linked to lower rates of cervical cancer among young women and mouth and throat cancer among young men.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/148131_vaccine-Latino-teen-boy-horiz-Heather-Hazzan-SELF.jpg_92efefca-cc0c-4a79-8dbc-f57ca0d3cab8.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[CDC Urges Mpox Vaccination as Deadlier Strain Spreads in Africa]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cdc-urges-mpox-vaccination-deadlier-strain-spreads-africa</id>
    <updated>2024-05-29T13:26:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The Jynneos vaccine provides ongoing protection despite waning antibody levels, including for people with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/148027_P06-23-009.jpg_a1b85435-624c-43b7-b1ef-0f853cd5a86f.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Incidence in the U.S. Continues to Decline]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-incidence-us-continues-decline</id>
    <updated>2024-05-22T09:13:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[HIV testing and care indicators in 2022 were about the same as last year, reflecting ongoing racial and gender disparities.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/147878_down-arrows-2.jpg_eaf1310f-68fb-4383-bceb-258ba63fa0d2.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Studies Show Progress on Novel HIV Vaccine Approaches]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/studies-show-progress-novel-hiv-vaccine-approaches</id>
    <updated>2024-05-18T11:28:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Sophisticated vaccine strategies are making progress, but it will likely be years before large trials show whether they can prevent HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/147793_P07-21-009.jpg_a98ac1a3-4b34-4b46-89eb-a756b32159da.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[States With Greater PrEP Use See Fewer New HIV Diagnoses]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/states-greater-prep-use-see-fewer-new-hiv-diagnoses"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/states-greater-prep-use-see-fewer-new-hiv-diagnoses</id>
    <updated>2024-05-15T09:05:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Rising use of pre-exposure prophylaxis is associated with declining HIV incidence.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/147705_iStock-1073002732.jpg_a01b43d6-cdda-4a77-80eb-d6c44d996081.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[CRISPR HIV Gene Therapy Disappoints in Early Study]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/crispr-hiv-gene-therapy-disappoints-early-study"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/crispr-hiv-gene-therapy-disappoints-early-study</id>
    <updated>2024-05-13T20:41:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[EBT-101 recipients who stopped antiretrovirals experienced HIV rebound, but similar therapies may hold promise for herpes and hepatitis B.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/147690_gene-edit-scissors-iStock-484095960.jpg_969c0d27-85e5-430e-9a51-9bd7db089bc1.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Many Older People With HIV Have Unmet Needs]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/many-older-people-hiv-unmet-needs"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/many-older-people-hiv-unmet-needs</id>
    <updated>2024-05-13T14:54:43-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Study shows a need for ancillary services such as non-HIV medical care, peer support and housing.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/147678_iStock-507424346.jpg_8eb3666b-2c25-4c62-9a77-eb00188c9f84.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Medication Adherence]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/medication-adherence"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/medication-adherence</id>
    <updated>2024-05-13T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Taking antiretrovirals as directed is a key to successful HIV treatment or PrEP.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/147390_P06-24-021.jpg_3365cd62-302c-4d5f-9186-79e0bef1b797.jpg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: Prostate Cancer]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-prostate-cancer"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-prostate-cancer</id>
    <updated>2024-05-13T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Findings suggest that prostate screening should be a priority for military veterans living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/147485_P06-24-043.jpg_ed3df763-2183-4b74-b177-c913e51295cd.jpg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: Weekly Pills]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-weekly-pills"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-weekly-pills</id>
    <updated>2024-05-13T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Once-weekly treatment kept HIV suppressed as well as daily pills.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/147473_P06-24-041.jpg_3665f40d-88e7-41bb-be71-0dda73388b95.jpg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: Biktarvy PEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-biktarvy-pep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-biktarvy-pep</id>
    <updated>2024-05-13T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[PEP is a monthlong course of antiretrovirals taken within 72 hours after a high-risk exposure.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/147393_P06-24-040.jpg_c5ce9a33-e65d-434c-9856-254c0620d2f1.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How Well Does Oral PrEP Work for Women?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/oral-prep-work-women"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/oral-prep-work-women</id>
    <updated>2024-05-13T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Some studies suggest that women may need to take PrEP more consistently.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/147517_P06-24-055.jpg_1f8a59b1-bdc1-4eaf-b2e6-97c4510e8d14.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: Remission in Kids]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-remission-kids"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-remission-kids</id>
    <updated>2024-05-13T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Within 48 hours after birth, researchers started combination anti-retroviral treatment in infants who acquired HIV during gestation.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/147477_P06-24-042.jpg_9e678a39-82d4-433b-89b3-4d2201b48002.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cabenuva for People With Adherence Challenges]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cabenuva-people-adherence-challenges"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cabenuva-people-adherence-challenges</id>
    <updated>2024-05-13T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Some people are not able to achieve viral suppression using daily pills.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/147515_P06-24-054.jpg_8ea638af-7b26-40dd-af53-a296f7e340d6.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[DoxyPEP Reduces STIs in San Francisco]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/doxypep-reduces-stis-san-francisco"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/doxypep-reduces-stis-san-francisco</id>
    <updated>2024-05-13T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Findings back up evidence from clinical trials showing that doxyPEP can reduce chlamydia and syphilis.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/147521_P06-24-056.jpg_2bdb3bdc-98ec-4ac1-a99d-3281bb8feeac.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cardiovascular Care for People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cardiovascular-care-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cardiovascular-care-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2024-05-13T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Overall, people with HIV had about a 20% higher risk for cardiovascular events.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/147523_P06-24-057.jpg_1484ac8d-88fa-47e7-b807-b32ec5b54a44.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Biktarvy Is a Safe and Effective Option During Pregnancy]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/biktarvy-safe-effective-option-pregnancy"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/biktarvy-safe-effective-option-pregnancy</id>
    <updated>2024-05-08T15:28:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Recent data confirm that the single-pill regimen maintains viral suppression during the second and third trimesters.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/147596_iStock-1183657514.jpg_f4540259-5c61-4991-bbec-c1bdd294fe81.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Studies Offer Insight Into HIV Reservoirs and Viral Rebound]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/studies-offer-insight-hiv-reservoir-viral-rebound"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/studies-offer-insight-hiv-reservoir-viral-rebound</id>
    <updated>2024-05-01T15:44:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A strong CD8 T-cell response may be a key to post-treatment viral control, and women may be better able to keep HIV suppressed than men.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/147371_HIV-NIAID.jpeg_b295bbe2-9dc8-40bf-933f-e8c62558910c.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA Approves New Type of Immunotherapy for Early Bladder Cancer]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-new-type-immunotherapy-early-bladder-cancer"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-new-type-immunotherapy-early-bladder-cancer</id>
    <updated>2024-04-25T16:12:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Anktiva, an IL-15 agonist, also shows promise for other malignancies, including non-small-cell lung cancer, and even for HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/147202_CH-Sp-20-019.jpg_78c46033-2160-41c7-b920-23429adce53a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Bird Flu Is Spreading Among Cattle but Milk Supply Appears Safe]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/bird-flu-spreading-among-cattle-milk-supply-appears-safe"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/bird-flu-spreading-among-cattle-milk-supply-appears-safe</id>
    <updated>2024-04-24T18:26:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Human-to-human transmission of H5N1 avian influenza is rare, and there have been no documented cases in the U.S.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/147185_cow-iStock-598783436.jpg_c16e19a0-edbb-4ed4-94a9-e910e7022500.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Lack of Sleep May Worsen Inflammation in People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/lack-sleep-may-worsen-inflammation-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/lack-sleep-may-worsen-inflammation-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2024-04-24T15:02:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A mechanism that reduces inflammation and induces sleep may not work well in HIV-positive people.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/147182_iStock-1301600878.jpg_112052da-7e22-4422-8dbc-7adb5cdf01d5.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Oral PrEP Works Well for Women if Used Consistently]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/oral-prep-works-women-used-consistently"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/oral-prep-works-women-used-consistently</id>
    <updated>2024-04-19T11:33:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[TDF/FTC PrEP pills can be equally effective for cisgender women if they maintain good adherence.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/149165_P01-23-016.jpg_0d124e98-d040-4a91-b724-6bd0bc4ff178.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Many Drugs Granted Accelerated Approval May Not Measure Up]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/many-cancer-drugs-granted-accelerated-approval-may-offer-clinical-benefit"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/many-cancer-drugs-granted-accelerated-approval-may-offer-clinical-benefit</id>
    <updated>2024-04-18T09:39:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A majority of cancer drugs were converted from accelerated to regular approval based on surrogate measures, not survival or quality of life.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/147044_research-symbols-iStock-478301840.jpg_c87e5f33-0b93-456b-9d47-3b022fdd3678.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Meningococcal Vaccine Does Not Significantly Reduce Gonorrhea Risk]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/meningococcal-vaccine-significantly-reduce-gonorrhea-risk"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/meningococcal-vaccine-significantly-reduce-gonorrhea-risk</id>
    <updated>2024-04-16T14:45:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[While a small benefit can’t be ruled out, the clinical relevance of the 4CMenB vaccine for gonorrhea prevention appears limited.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/146991_gonorrhea-illustration.jpg_a02753b1-b9eb-4af5-9b24-0bfa27b42b3f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA Approves Dovato for Teens Living With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-dovato-teens-living-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-dovato-teens-living-hiv</id>
    <updated>2024-04-15T09:12:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The single-tablet antiretroviral regimen is now approved for adolescents ages 12 and older.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/146930_teen-boys-iStock-62509392-XLARGE.jpg_1e80c086-6d23-4d05-957b-5e8268c82659.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Meningococcal Disease Is Rising, Including Among People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/meningococcal-disease-rising-including-among-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/meningococcal-disease-rising-including-among-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2024-04-14T20:34:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People with invasive serogroup Y meningococcal infection are presenting with unusual symptoms beyond meningitis.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/146925_iStock-1300110939.jpg_b421e208-bf1b-45b5-8bfe-67e943a58082.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cardiovascular Risk Management for People Living With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cardiovascular-risk-management-benefits-people-living-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cardiovascular-risk-management-benefits-people-living-hiv</id>
    <updated>2024-04-08T09:24:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Study results suggest that HIV-positive people may benefit from cholesterol and blood pressure management at lower thresholds.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/146791_P12-21-019.jpg_d4c0ae24-4d57-4c0b-a58e-8f11d0545330.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Biktarvy Can Be a Good Option for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/biktarvy-can-good-option-postexposure-prophylaxis"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/biktarvy-can-good-option-postexposure-prophylaxis</id>
    <updated>2024-04-03T16:31:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Study results showing that Biktarvy is convenient and well tolerated suggest that it should be added to PEP guidelines.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/146704_iStock-1326071735.jpg_ddc29be7-6c42-4619-ad38-4cb801a6ab79.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA Authorizes New COVID-19 Prevention for Immunocompromised People]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-authorizes-new-covid19-prevention-immunocompromised-people"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-authorizes-new-covid19-prevention-immunocompromised-people</id>
    <updated>2024-03-28T16:12:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Pemgarda (pemivibart) is a monoclonal antibody that helps protect people who may not respond well to COVID vaccines.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/146573_P10-24-025.jpg_afdf80e5-e5dc-4820-a3c2-bbe0b505312b.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Delayed HIV Treatment Raises Risk of Complications and Death Years Later]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/delayed-hiv-treatment-raises-risk-complications-death-years-later"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/delayed-hiv-treatment-raises-risk-complications-death-years-later</id>
    <updated>2024-03-27T16:19:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Inflammation before initiation of antiretroviral therapy can have long-term consequences, including AIDS, cardiovascular disease and death.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/146547_iStock-673652386.jpg_2d1643e3-166e-4d1a-97c9-0026dc281855.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: Cure for Babies?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-cure-babies"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-cure-babies</id>
    <updated>2024-03-25T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Findings from a study suggest that starting antiretrovirals within the first days of life may lead to sustained viral control.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/146182_P04-24-062.jpg_25208b58-f014-4214-85c9-771f63553c3d.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: Lenacapavir PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-lenacapavir-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-lenacapavir-prep</id>
    <updated>2024-03-25T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[If found to be effective, lenacapavir could become the longest-acting PrEP option, administered just once every six months.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/146178_P04-24-134.jpg_91eca424-227b-45eb-91f1-aee85ae3827a.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Human Papillomavirus]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/human-papillomavirus"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/human-papillomavirus</id>
    <updated>2024-03-25T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Some types of HPV can cause cervical, anal and other types of cancer.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/146176_P04-24-005.jpg_a391707d-9f47-47f3-b214-b6806a90ef97.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: Dolutegravir Resistance]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-dolutegravir-resistance"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-dolutegravir-resistance</id>
    <updated>2024-03-25T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Dolutegravir is a recommended first-line option in U.S. treatment guidelines and one of the most widely used HIV medications worldwide.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/146180_P04-24-061.jpg_2d314f95-2a7a-453b-8b4a-409ad6642d7d.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: Lenacapavir PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-lenacapavir-sunlenca-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-lenacapavir-sunlenca-prep</id>
    <updated>2024-03-25T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[If found to be effective, lenacapavir could become the longest-acting PrEP option, administered just once every six months.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/146178_P04-24-134.jpg_91eca424-227b-45eb-91f1-aee85ae3827a.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Early HIV Treatment Boosts Immune Recovery]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/early-hiv-treatment-boosts-immune-recovery"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/early-hiv-treatment-boosts-immune-recovery</id>
    <updated>2024-03-25T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[While there was once uncertainty about when to start antiretrovirals, it is now well established that sooner is better.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/146020_P04-24-098.jpg_606a230e-e499-4364-b07e-54d98a2ffbd2.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: Too Many Meds]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-many-meds"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-many-meds</id>
    <updated>2024-03-25T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Findings suggest that regular reviews can help ensure that older people are not taking meds that are unnecessary or inappropriate.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/146184_P04-24-063.jpg_5a5ccdbc-45a1-4e2f-a090-4295d62ed807.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Exercise Reduces Belly and Liver Fat]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/exercise-reduces-belly-liver-fat"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/exercise-reduces-belly-liver-fat</id>
    <updated>2024-03-25T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Weight gain is a growing concern for HIV-positive people.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/146168_P04-24-099.jpg_ac26c9ae-e85e-4018-ad85-cda900af43a4.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Changing Causes of Death Among People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/changing-causes-of-death-among-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/changing-causes-of-death-among-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2024-03-25T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[One recent analysis looked at mortality trends among more than 189,000 adults in North America and Europe.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/146174_P04-24-101.jpg_e7640de6-a4f4-4029-8660-b4625c7949f9.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Innovative Use of Long-Acting Injectables Holds Promise for People with Adherence Challenges]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/innovative-use-longacting-injectables-holds-promise-people-adherence-challenges"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/innovative-use-longacting-injectables-holds-promise-people-adherence-challenges</id>
    <updated>2024-03-20T15:42:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Cabenuva for people without viral suppression and cabotegravir plus lenacapavir may be options for those who can’t take daily pills.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/146395_P06-20-020.jpg_d29d4c99-955c-4fdd-ab90-54f33142c2b6.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA Approves First-Ever Drug for Fatty Liver Disease]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-firstever-drug-fatty-liver-disease"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-firstever-drug-fatty-liver-disease</id>
    <updated>2024-03-15T08:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People who used resmetirom (Rezdiffra) in a late-stage clinical trial experienced both MASH resolution and fibrosis improvement.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/146039_CHFa-22-017.jpg_c807c4a6-2dab-466f-ac94-00d5e2dcff1d.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Men With HIV Have More Advanced Prostate Cancer at Diagnosis]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/men-hiv-advanced-prostate-cancer-diagnosis"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/men-hiv-advanced-prostate-cancer-diagnosis</id>
    <updated>2024-03-14T09:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Findings from a study comparing HIV-positive and HIV-negative veterans have implications for PSA screening and treatment strategies.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/145959_doctor-patient-ts-83405647.jpg_4ad0fdb4-081a-4652-add0-f24e2eb1841e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Semaglutide Reduces Liver Fat in People Living With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/semaglutide-reduces-liver-fat-people-living-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/semaglutide-reduces-liver-fat-people-living-hiv</id>
    <updated>2024-03-13T09:07:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The diabetes and weight-loss drug also appears to improve biomarkers of inflammation and immune activation.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/145926_iStock-1288131903.jpg_d68bad07-c7e2-4771-81df-0b018a31c1be.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ultra-Long-Acting Cabotegravir Could Be Given Every Four Months]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/ultralongacting-cabotegravir-given-every-four-months"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/ultralongacting-cabotegravir-given-every-four-months</id>
    <updated>2024-03-11T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A new formulation of cabotegravir shows promise as a thrice-yearly option for HIV prevention and treatment.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/145909_P10-21-010.jpg_d1c39ea6-ba93-4f8d-ae91-d9bca243bcb5.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Some Children Treated Very Early Have Sustained HIV Remission]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/children-treated-early-experience-hiv-remission"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/children-treated-early-experience-hiv-remission</id>
    <updated>2024-03-07T15:32:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Four of six children treated within 48 hours after birth maintained viral suppression for at least a year after stopping therapy.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/145686_iStock-1070353374.jpg_f625dbf6-60dc-4854-846a-a8d27b5c6ad5.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[First Once-Weekly Oral Treatment Keeps HIV Suppressed]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/first-onceweekly-oral-treatment-keeps-hiv-suppressed"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/first-onceweekly-oral-treatment-keeps-hiv-suppressed</id>
    <updated>2024-03-06T17:27:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Islatravir plus lenacapavir could be the first longer-acting regimen that doesn’t involve injections.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/145669_P09-22-046.jpg_e9de4e27-2075-421f-8587-dc708fe91b0e.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Could Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies Partner With Long-Acting Antiretrovirals?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/broadly-neutralizing-antibodies-partner-longacting-antiretrovirals"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/broadly-neutralizing-antibodies-partner-longacting-antiretrovirals</id>
    <updated>2024-03-06T09:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Specialized antibodies might be used in combination with injectable lenacapavir or cabotegravir.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/145593_P07-23-038.jpg_18d112bb-98b3-44c9-aa39-4e11e8dc8c23.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[DoxyPEP Rollout Leads to Drop in STIs in San Francisco]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/doxypep-rollout-leads-drop-stis-san-francisco"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/doxypep-rollout-leads-drop-stis-san-francisco</id>
    <updated>2024-03-05T09:07:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Results from clinical practice and population analyses confirm  doxyPEP prevents chlamydia and syphilis but has less effect on gonorrhea.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/145499_GGBridge-IMG-8475-rect1000.jpg_37ccf4d7-6737-416a-99f4-962a33fe9a55.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[U.S. HIV Guidelines Recommend Statins to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/us-hiv-guidelines-recommend-statins-prevent-cardiovascular-disease"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/us-hiv-guidelines-recommend-statins-prevent-cardiovascular-disease</id>
    <updated>2024-02-28T15:36:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A recent study of people with HIV showed that a daily statin lowers the risk for heart attacks and other cardiovascular events.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/145347_iStock-1131552689.jpg_697d8de0-0680-4c1a-8703-5d4341a714a8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Should More People Be Treated for Hepatitis B?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-treated-hepatitis-b"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-treated-hepatitis-b</id>
    <updated>2024-02-27T16:07:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Antiviral treatment for HBV lowers the risk for liver cancer and other complications and can prevent transmission.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/145240_iStock-1566743321.jpg_93bd9ca4-9fc7-41a9-8c05-f8ab26e54dd6.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cabenuva Beats Daily Pills for People With Adherence Challenges]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cabenuva-beats-daily-pills-people-adherence-challenges"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cabenuva-beats-daily-pills-people-adherence-challenges</id>
    <updated>2024-02-23T15:27:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Long-acting cabotegravir and rilpivirine injections were more effective than daily oral regimens, according to ViiV Healthcare.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/145188_P06-20-020.jpg_83804b4f-9ef6-4af2-b1cd-f2db3a6fc072.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Changing Causes of Death for People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/changing-causes-death-among-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/changing-causes-death-among-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2024-02-20T16:49:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Mortality has declined overall, especially for AIDS-related causes and liver disease, but disparities persist.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/145088_candle-iStock-72614125.jpg_0b3dfc6f-cad7-4621-a52d-272acd993818.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Too Much Sitting Linked to Liver Fat in People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/much-sitting-linked-liver-fat-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/much-sitting-linked-liver-fat-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2024-02-19T08:25:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Inadequate physical activity was associated with liver steatosis regardless of body mass index.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/145047_chain-computer-is-000071007885.jpg_2a5e6d06-1f26-45d8-827a-82acbb4473ad.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How do we know HIV causes AIDS?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/know-hiv-causes-aids"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/know-hiv-causes-aids</id>
    <updated>2024-02-16T18:14:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Antiretroviral treatment that halts HIV replication can prevent or reverse immune deficiency.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/145028_P10-23-005.jpg_d226fa65-413e-47e6-bbe7-24b8c8274d0c.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Is there a vaccine for cancer?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/vaccine-cancer"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/vaccine-cancer</id>
    <updated>2024-02-15T16:29:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Scientists in many countries are working on vaccines to treat cancer, and more traditional vaccines protect against cancer-causing viruses.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/145003_Putin-cancer-vaccine.png_49934a54-0c57-4371-823a-293186a8083f.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Vaginal Ring Approved in Africa]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/vaginal-ring-approved-africa"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/vaginal-ring-approved-africa</id>
    <updated>2024-02-12T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The HIV prevention method isn’t available in the United States.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/144322_P03-24-016.jpg_c51c1e5f-6a7a-4ac1-83f8-0cc2c51a5df3.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: PEP-in-Pocket]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-pepinpocket"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-pepinpocket</id>
    <updated>2024-02-12T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[PEP involves taking a monthlong course of antiretrovirals after HIV exposure.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/144450_P03-24-002.jpg_514e0d20-48da-4022-ae45-9e965c2675a1.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[U.K. Experts Recommend Statins for HIV-Positive People 40 and Older]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/uk-experts-recommend-statins-hivpositive-people-40-older"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/uk-experts-recommend-statins-hivpositive-people-40-older</id>
    <updated>2024-02-12T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[As people with HIV live longer, cardiovascular disease has become a leading cause of morbidity and mortality.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/144448_P03-24-053.jpg_b880b461-d826-49c6-8a26-f99c61f13554.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: Women’s Health]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-womens-health"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-womens-health</id>
    <updated>2024-02-12T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The study highlights the need for HIV prevention and management of age-related health problems tailored according to sex.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/144456_P03-24-005.jpg_71d7b4a0-3b2f-41f2-a35f-9dd4f74683a3.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Are People Living With HIV at Greater Risk of Developing Long COVID?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-living-hiv-greater-risk-contracting-long-covid"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-living-hiv-greater-risk-contracting-long-covid</id>
    <updated>2024-02-12T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Scientists are exploring a wide variety of therapies to prevent and treat long COVID.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/144444_P03-24-050.jpg_6cb36d4c-d9c9-4571-82b1-07e2d5db319f.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Are New HIV Cases Rising or Falling?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/new-hiv-cases-rising-or-falling"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/new-hiv-cases-rising-or-falling</id>
    <updated>2024-02-12T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Whether cases are going up or down depends on where you look and what you’re measuring.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/144847_arrows-collage.jpg_90458874-bc37-4b52-a122-683062102a86.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Last Large HIV Vaccine Trial Halted]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/large-hiv-vaccine-trial-halted"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/large-hiv-vaccine-trial-halted</id>
    <updated>2024-02-12T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[PrEPVacc was halted ahead of schedule in early December.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/144442_P03-24-049.jpg_268c3f27-cb1e-4f33-b78c-546eff46a3d5.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV and Pregnancy]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-pregnancy"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-pregnancy</id>
    <updated>2024-02-12T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Women living with HIV can have healthy HIV-free babies, but this takes planning.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/144351_P03-24-013.jpg_4e2aa154-cab2-45dd-af46-579b7ace0555.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: Long-Lasting Meds]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-longlasting-meds"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-longlasting-meds</id>
    <updated>2024-02-12T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Researchers developed an extended-release injectable formulation of the most widely prescribed antiretroviral regimen worldwide.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/144452_P03-24-003.jpg_795097c0-0a1a-4042-af5c-fff09b668403.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: 23-Year Remission]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-23year-remission"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-23year-remission</id>
    <updated>2024-02-12T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The man was diagnosed with acute HIV infection in 1998.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/144454_P03-24-004.jpg_6485ef52-60d2-4082-b1e5-a5e8a2d68ff9.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Older People With HIV May Be Taking Too Many Meds]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/older-people-hv-may-taking-many-meds"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/older-people-hv-may-taking-many-meds</id>
    <updated>2024-02-12T08:46:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[So-called polypharmacy can increase the risk for frailty and repeated falls.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/144876_old-hands-is-000015911452.jpg_5d60da8a-6b84-4993-ac94-9ffd9f713502.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Resmetirom Could Be First Approved MASH Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/resmetirom-first-approved-mash-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/resmetirom-first-approved-mash-treatment</id>
    <updated>2024-02-09T17:48:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Resmetirom (Rezdiffra) is the first drug to show both MASH resolution and fibrosis improvement in a late-stage clinical trial.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/144872_fatty-liver-rect.jpg_43721830-14d3-4df7-a9cd-0ca2cb944485.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Some People With Dementia May Have Undiagnosed Liver Disease]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-dementia-may-undiagnosed-liver-disease"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-dementia-may-undiagnosed-liver-disease</id>
    <updated>2024-02-05T15:36:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[About 5% of veterans with dementia had evidence of liver cirrhosis, which can lead to cognitive impairment.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/144710_iStock-1398599349.jpg_63362e55-a8a1-49c8-be9c-c92b2ef41742.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Starting HIV Treatment Sooner Leads to Better Immune Recovery]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/starting-hiv-treatment-early-leads-better-immune-recovery"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/starting-hiv-treatment-early-leads-better-immune-recovery</id>
    <updated>2024-01-31T16:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Each day of delay during primary HIV infection lowered the odds of reaching a CD4 count above 900.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/144459_P10-24-041.jpg_f777e3de-92e5-48a0-9a65-8b0fd53995f7.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Syphilis Is Rising Dramatically in the U.S.]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/syphilis-rising-dramatically-us"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/syphilis-rising-dramatically-us</id>
    <updated>2024-01-31T09:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The CDC’s latest STI report also shows chlamydia rates are stable and gonorrhea has declined for the first time in a decade.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/144398_iStock-1326071735.jpg_dc49dedd-8df8-47b9-9584-c9bc45ae64df.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Are People With HIV at Greater Risk for Long COVID?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-greater-risk-long-covid"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-greater-risk-long-covid</id>
    <updated>2024-01-17T09:32:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[HIV-positive people have risk factors, including chronic inflammation and comorbidities, that increase the likelihood of long-term symptoms.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/144009_coronavirus-hiv.jpg_7ba501db-1d43-4fa1-84d5-285272815213.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Gilead Is Studying Lenacapavir as Twice-Yearly PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/gilead-studying-lenacapavir-twiceyearly-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/gilead-studying-lenacapavir-twiceyearly-prep</id>
    <updated>2024-01-12T14:55:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Five trials are evaluation long-acting lenacapavir injections for various groups at risk for HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/143871_P10-21-010.jpg_3c71bdaa-8643-444b-92fc-5aa3bd456608.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Are New HIV Cases Rising or Falling?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/new-hiv-cases-rising-falling"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/new-hiv-cases-rising-falling</id>
    <updated>2024-01-09T10:32:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Whether cases are going up or down depends on where you look and what you're measuring.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/143818_up-down-arrows.jpg_84534ca2-dc01-4d66-9863-4088fe2ad698.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Chlamydia]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/chlamydia"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/chlamydia</id>
    <updated>2024-01-08T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Left untreated, this common STI can cause serious long-term complications.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/143424_iStock-1338360310.jpg_ac11b51d-5e25-4a3b-99e1-67420a804102.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Weight-Loss Drugs for People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/weightloss-drugs-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/weightloss-drugs-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2024-01-08T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[There hasn’t been much research on weight-loss meds for people with HIV, but data are starting to emerge.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/143426_P10-24-040.jpg_6b12cd85-92e2-4678-b36d-669dba567d32.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Expanding PrEP Coverage]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/expanding-prep-coverage"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/expanding-prep-coverage</id>
    <updated>2024-01-08T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Barriers to PrEP use include lack of awareness, cost and a shortage of providers.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/143428_P10-24-041.jpg_94a4432e-6eec-4ce6-84fd-f515c9e9d297.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: PrEP for Trans Women]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-prep-trans-women"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-prep-trans-women</id>
    <updated>2024-01-08T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Researchers enrolled more than 4,500 cisgender men and trans women.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/143467_P10-24-023.jpg_f850c064-6453-42e1-b133-5ea1db3c4b1d.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Gene Therapy Looks Safe—but Does It Work?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-gene-therapy-looks-safebut-work"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-gene-therapy-looks-safebut-work</id>
    <updated>2024-01-08T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[An early human trial seeks answers.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/143454_P10-24-042.jpg_5db7815c-0e30-4cb8-9b4a-4c181656e1cd.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Hepatitis C Care for The Vulnerable]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hepatitis-c-care-vulnerable"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hepatitis-c-care-vulnerable</id>
    <updated>2024-01-08T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Many people are not aware of their hepatitis C status.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/143456_P10-24-043.jpg_66ba4046-3fbd-492b-8e8e-6dc060dbe7bb.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: Delayed HIV Rebound]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-delayed-hiv-rebound"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-delayed-hiv-rebound</id>
    <updated>2024-01-08T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[These early findings suggest PD-1 inhibitors might be part of a combination functional cure strategy.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/143793_P10-24-025.jpg_443d0a77-40e4-4106-9e6f-a60ba00da670.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: Rukobia at Five Years]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-rukobia-five-years"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-rukobia-five-years</id>
    <updated>2024-01-08T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Participants saw improvements in biomarkers associated with comorbidities and mortality.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/143469_P10-24-024.jpg_75d2b2b8-6f45-4e5c-ac5b-ae2c6b561061.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: Anal Cancer]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-anal-cancer-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-anal-cancer-treatment</id>
    <updated>2024-01-08T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Fewer people successfully treated with trichloroacetic acid experienced recurrence.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/143475_P10-24-026.jpg_cd43ba4d-1bdd-4c37-a6e3-d7086299c3c8.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[DoxyPEP 101]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/doxy-pep-101"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/doxy-pep-101</id>
    <updated>2024-01-08T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Everything you need to know about taking an antibiotic after sex to help prevent sexually transmitted infections.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/143509_doxy-pillow.jpg_f1bb1eb5-7c2e-41dc-a4b5-f737bfe5449f.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Dolutegravir Resistance Is Rare—but Don’t Use It Alone]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/dolutegravir-resistance-rarebut-use-alone"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/dolutegravir-resistance-rarebut-use-alone</id>
    <updated>2024-01-03T16:03:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The integrase inhibitor has a high barrier to resistance, but it can fail if used alone or with partner drugs that are not fully active.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/143746_P10-23-005.jpg_0a7be135-4275-4aae-a893-c91fc9a497b3.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Longer-Lasting HIV Meds Are on the Horizon]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/longerlasting-hiv-meds-horizon"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/longerlasting-hiv-meds-horizon</id>
    <updated>2023-12-26T20:49:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[An extended-release formulation of tenofovir, lamivudine and dolutegravir maintained effective drug levels for a month.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/143570_injection-iStock-456738295.jpg_32284a26-866a-474a-a414-22152dfd6601.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Top HIV Science Stories of 2023]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/2023-top-hiv-science-stories"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/2023-top-hiv-science-stories</id>
    <updated>2023-12-22T09:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[This year's most widely viewed stories focused on HIV cure and vaccine news, long-acting treatment and coexisting conditions.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/143415_P12-19-031.jpg_9ada84d2-e728-407c-9fa2-bea15b14a45f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Exercise Linked to Less Belly Fat in People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/exercise-linked-less-belly-fat-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/exercise-linked-less-belly-fat-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2023-12-20T14:50:09-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People who took more steps and had less sedentary time per day had smaller waistlines.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/143461_runner-sneakers-P06-16-001.jpg_ba8b2c0c-0a05-41ea-ae5d-828a8b09588d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Vaginal Ring Will Be Available in 11 African Countries—But Not the U.S.]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/vaginal-ring-will-available-11-african-countries-us"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/vaginal-ring-will-available-11-african-countries-us</id>
    <updated>2023-12-18T19:32:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Effective oral and injectable PrEP have put a damper on the development of new HIV prevention methods, but women need a variety of options.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/143396_vaginal-ring-AndrewLoxley-IPM.jpg_09c0423d-2c72-4575-97ed-353e44cb844c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA Approves First CRISPR Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-first-crispr-gene-therapy-sickle-cell-disease"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-first-crispr-gene-therapy-sickle-cell-disease</id>
    <updated>2023-12-15T14:50:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Two new gene-editing therapies may offer a functional cure, but cost and access issues could limit their use.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/143498_iStock-1059145434.jpg_dfa4e005-f708-46aa-9d4d-7191ce1dc1ab.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[British Experts Recommend Statins for All HIV-Positive People 40 and Older]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/british-experts-recommend-statins-allpositive-people-40-older"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/british-experts-recommend-statins-allpositive-people-40-older</id>
    <updated>2023-12-13T15:55:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Updated guidance is based on findings from the REPRIEVE trial, which showed pitavastatin reduced the risk of cardiovascular events by 35%.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/143299_P03-22-027.jpg_7828f195-b83e-4278-8f80-530bda3b1082.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Could Very Early Treatment Cure Babies Born With HIV?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/early-treatment-cure-babies-born-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/early-treatment-cure-babies-born-hiv</id>
    <updated>2023-12-13T13:49:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Infants treated within the first days of life can have a low viral reservoir, but most don’t receive antivirals so soon in the real world.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/143235_iStock-1070353374.jpg_8bd29d71-1461-4ebe-932b-5e1aa743dd32.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Deadly Mpox Outbreak Strikes Democratic Republic of the Congo]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/deadly-mpox-outbreak-strikes-democratic-republic-congo"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/deadly-mpox-outbreak-strikes-democratic-republic-congo</id>
    <updated>2023-12-07T14:48:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Nearly 600 people have died this year, far above the fatality rate of last year’s global outbreak.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/143391_mpox.jpg_627f3605-5c4b-44e7-88df-573e742c3bb6.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Last Large HIV Vaccine Trial Halted]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/last-large-hiv-vaccine-trial-halted"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/last-large-hiv-vaccine-trial-halted</id>
    <updated>2023-12-06T16:21:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The PrEPVacc trial is unlikely to show that experimental vaccine regimens can prevent HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/143042_iStock-1210736764.jpg_a278af35-aa28-4056-b251-bbefd1c9e37d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Netherlands Man in Remission 23 Years After Stopping HIV Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/netherlands-man-remission-23-years-stopping-hiv-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/netherlands-man-remission-23-years-stopping-hiv-treatment</id>
    <updated>2023-11-22T16:46:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[While not cured, the man has maintained viral suppression for more than two decades after stopping antiretroviral therapy.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/142696_P07-23-022.jpg_03774345-7f5c-4c81-9e3e-e077674fb3dd.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Apretude Is an Effective PrEP Option for Transgender Women]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/apretude-effective-prep-option-transgender-women"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/apretude-effective-prep-option-transgender-women</id>
    <updated>2023-11-14T09:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Every-other-month cabotegravir injections offer greater protection against HIV and do not appear to interact with gender-affirming hormones.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/142457_iStock-1470801535.jpg_3d879429-d036-40ab-9a5d-eb281529d487.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Do Weight-Loss Drugs Work for People With HIV?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/weightloss-drugs-work-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/weightloss-drugs-work-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2023-11-13T16:57:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[In limited studies to date, semaglutide and other weight-loss drugs appear to be safe and effective for people living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/142455_P03-21-009.jpg_633fb3d6-1136-4b27-bbaf-e9723a71a0d8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What are the complications of fatty liver disease?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/complications-fatty-liver-disease"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/complications-fatty-liver-disease</id>
    <updated>2023-11-13T12:47:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[MASLD and MASH can lead to liver fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/98669_RH-Fall-19-005.jpg_13023acf-3818-42ce-aebd-3acb47338982.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Task Force Favors More PrEP Options]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/task-force-favors-prep-options"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/task-force-favors-prep-options</id>
    <updated>2023-11-13T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Health officials and advocates hope the recommendation will help increase PrEP uptake.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/142090_P12-23-041.jpg_ff11f301-0ad1-4f21-b268-23b7efa80e6c.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: A Feasible Option?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-feasible-option"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-feasible-option</id>
    <updated>2023-11-13T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Some experts suggest changing treatment guidelines to include Cabenuva for those without viral suppression when other options aren’t working<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/141993_P12-23-004.jpg_3cfcf82f-f19c-4dca-a072-5ec76a42c0bd.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: Long-Acting PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-long-acting-prep-african-american-women"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-long-acting-prep-african-american-women</id>
    <updated>2023-11-13T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[PrEP rollout in Africa has been slow, and offering more prevention options could increase uptake and encourage consistent use.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/141991_P12-23-005.jpg_21727bf9-e178-401d-a81a-b8e2b45e286d.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Health Status of People Living With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/health-status-people-living-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/health-status-people-living-hiv</id>
    <updated>2023-11-13T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Over a quarter of participants said they had an unmet need for mental health services.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/142092_P12-23-042.jpg_4d712906-a4b8-4568-944a-93282b22c47b.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Mpox Vaccines and Immunity]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/mpox-vaccines-immunity"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/mpox-vaccines-immunity</id>
    <updated>2023-11-13T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Men with repeat or post-vaccination infections had fewer and less severe mpox sores that healed more quickly.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/142095_P12-23-043.jpg_44057850-fe4f-48d8-94cc-b2f03836e48e.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A PrEP Primer]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prep-primer"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prep-primer</id>
    <updated>2023-11-13T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Two daily pill options and long-acting injections effectively prevent HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/141989_P12-23-014.jpg_d3c71af7-6979-423a-855e-543b744434de.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A New Type of HIV Vaccine]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/new-type-hiv-vaccine"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/new-type-hiv-vaccine</id>
    <updated>2023-11-13T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[So far, traditional HIV vaccines that stimulate the production of antibodies have failed in large trials.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/142087_P12-23-039.jpg_6e5dbd9c-22b3-4321-9902-1929aa9e41db.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: Fatty Liver]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-fatty-liver-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-fatty-liver-hiv</id>
    <updated>2023-11-13T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Some HIV meds have been linked to fatty liver disease and weight gain.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/142084_P12-23-002.jpg_8ac46978-3328-43cd-a026-f4af807013a2.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: CRISPR Gene Editing]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-crispr-gene-editing-dna"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-crispr-gene-editing-dna</id>
    <updated>2023-11-13T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[HIV inserts its genetic blueprints into the DNA of host cells, establishing a long-lasting reservoir that antiretrovirals can’t reach.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/141995_P12-23-003.jpg_c0248a94-e93a-4cab-b0e2-f326654f46b3.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Hepatitis C Treatment Improves Liver Cancer Survival]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hepatitis-c-treatment-improves-liver-cancer-survival"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hepatitis-c-treatment-improves-liver-cancer-survival</id>
    <updated>2023-11-13T10:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[However, only 24% of people with hepatocellular carcinoma received direct-acting antiviral therapy.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/142432_TSSpring-20-003.jpg_92336b07-68fe-44cf-a610-31120c6817b7.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[MASLD Is Expected to Rise Over the Next 25 Years]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/masld-expected-rise-next-25-years"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/masld-expected-rise-next-25-years</id>
    <updated>2023-11-12T14:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[An increase in fatty liver disease could double liver cancer cases and nearly triple the need for transplants by 2050.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/142434_iStock-1360244592.jpg_8523898d-2c51-4b93-89f2-b23b2cacbc06.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What’s in a Name? NAFLD Is Now MASLD]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/name-nafld-now-masld"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/name-nafld-now-masld</id>
    <updated>2023-11-11T18:55:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Name change emphasizes the role of metabolic dysfunction in fatty liver disease.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/142428_fatty-liver-rect.jpg_be5b462f-5a86-4768-946d-05b53863bfb3.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Senate Confirms Monica Bertagnolli as National Institutes of Health Director]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/senate-confirms-monica-bertagnolli-national-institutes-health-director"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/senate-confirms-monica-bertagnolli-national-institutes-health-director</id>
    <updated>2023-11-09T08:08:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Bertagnolli is committed to making clinical trials faster, more inclusive and more responsive.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/142406_iStock-1374389013.jpg_2fd950f7-d3e2-4cd8-9c8e-7db9cbae0ef8.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Rukobia Still Effective at Five Years for People With Highly Resistant HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/rukobia-still-effective-five-years-people-highly-resistant-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/rukobia-still-effective-five-years-people-highly-resistant-hiv</id>
    <updated>2023-11-08T15:50:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The HIV attachment inhibitor led to sustained viral suppression and CD4 cell gains in people with extensive prior treatment.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/142343_HIV-illustration-2.jpg_2d1163fc-e0c5-4370-b4c3-90372834f7f9.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[American Cancer Society Expands Lung Cancer Screening Recommendation]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/american-cancer-society-expands-lung-cancer-screening-recommendation"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/american-cancer-society-expands-lung-cancer-screening-recommendation</id>
    <updated>2023-11-02T19:35:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Annual screening is now recommended for current and former smokers ages 50 to 80, regardless of when they quit.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/141822_P07-19-011.jpg_35a535ce-170e-4d46-9dd0-0c01cca35227.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[CRISPR HIV Gene Therapy Looks Safe—but Does It Work?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/crispr-hiv-gene-therapy-looks-safebut-work"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/crispr-hiv-gene-therapy-looks-safebut-work</id>
    <updated>2023-11-01T15:28:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The first three people who received the experimental therapy experienced no serious adverse effects or toxicities.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/141791_gene-therapy-tweezers-iStock-845814134.jpg_c579204e-ff52-4f0c-b92b-52569fe99530.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[PD-1 Checkpoint Inhibitor May Delay HIV Rebound]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/pd1-checkpoint-inhibitor-may-delay-hiv-rebound"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/pd1-checkpoint-inhibitor-may-delay-hiv-rebound</id>
    <updated>2023-10-22T17:51:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Two of 11 people who received four doses of budigalimab maintained viral suppression for a year and a half after stopping antiretrovirals.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/141578_P01-23-008.jpg_729cafa4-7c7b-4423-96e9-cde37656cec2.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Screening and Early Treatment for Anal Cancer in People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/screening-early-treatment-anal-cancer-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/screening-early-treatment-anal-cancer-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2023-10-22T09:22:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Topical treatment may be as effective as electrocautery for anal neoplasia but with fewer adverse effects.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/141563_ANCHOR-graphic2.jpg_2bcb9bbc-946a-4bcb-8b07-7c378f747b71.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[One Penicillin Dose Cures Early Syphilis in People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/one-penicillin-dose-cures-early-syphilis-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/one-penicillin-dose-cures-early-syphilis-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2023-10-21T19:14:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A single dose of benzathine penicillin G worked as well as three doses for both HIV-positive and HIV-negative people.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/141561_syphillis-NIAID.jpeg_c7254f2a-bf4d-49ab-8301-f92a532f05c6.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Liver Cancer Declined After Advent of Hepatitis C Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/liver-cancer-declined-advent-hepatitis-c-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/liver-cancer-declined-advent-hepatitis-c-treatment</id>
    <updated>2023-10-18T21:38:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Hepatocellular carcinoma among people with HCV fell after the debut of direct-acting antivirals, but cases are rising for other groups.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/141508_liver-circle-rect.jpg_5a70110f-65fa-4f9c-a8a9-87d1516660c0.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Sunlenca Remains Active Against Drug-Resistant HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/sunlenca-remains-active-drugresistant-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/sunlenca-remains-active-drugresistant-hiv</id>
    <updated>2023-10-18T14:37:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[After two years on lenacapavir, people with advanced immune suppression experienced substantial gains in CD4 T cells.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/141494_iStock-886661830.jpg_74b373e9-0c4c-4943-96ea-427bbac1fe57.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[PEP-in-Pocket Is Another Option for HIV Prevention]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/pepinpocket-another-option-hiv-prevention"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/pepinpocket-another-option-hiv-prevention</id>
    <updated>2023-10-16T18:58:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Providing a course of antiretrovirals to use after infrequent HIV exposures could lower cost and remove barriers to access.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/141452_iStock-1326071735.jpg_c9068872-94f4-4652-a0b9-d4d3d2a63981.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Latent HIV Triggers Inflammation Despite Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/latent-hiv-triggers-immune-activation-despite-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/latent-hiv-triggers-immune-activation-despite-treatment</id>
    <updated>2023-10-11T16:45:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Latently infected cells continue to produce viral RNA and proteins, and even defective HIV can trigger persistent immune activation.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/141337_iStock-673652386.jpg_df8989f9-d346-4879-96ad-4f098612f6a3.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[CDC Issues First DoxyPEP Guidelines]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cdc-issues-first-doxypep-guidelines"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cdc-issues-first-doxypep-guidelines</id>
    <updated>2023-10-04T15:25:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The federal agency recommends doxycycline after sex to reduce the risk of STIs among gay men and transgender women.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/141126_135780-Doxycycline-100mg-capsules.jpg-5b2c6975-d6d0-4a9b-b828-0302ba769874.jpg_360cebf2-5d3d-4368-89eb-70606fcd66f5.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA Authorizes New Novavax COVID Vaccine]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-authorizes-new-novavax-covid-vaccine"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-authorizes-new-novavax-covid-vaccine</id>
    <updated>2023-10-03T20:44:12-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The protein-based vaccine works in a different way than the mRNA vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/141119_Novavax-Nuvaxovid.jpeg_fc6d7cb2-2f6c-42d3-8620-082cc6aaf5f1.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[More Evidence Cabenuva Works for People Without Viral Suppression]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/evidence-cabenuva-works-people-without-viral-suppression"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/evidence-cabenuva-works-people-without-viral-suppression</id>
    <updated>2023-10-03T15:48:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[All participants with detectable HIV on oral meds achieved viral suppression after switching to long-acting injectables.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/141113_P06-20-020.jpg_e41239db-6a4b-444a-b1e0-34affb619abc.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Scientists Win Nobel Prize for mRNA Technology Used in COVID Vaccines]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/scientists-win-nobel-prize-mrna-technology-used-covid-vaccines"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/scientists-win-nobel-prize-mrna-technology-used-covid-vaccines</id>
    <updated>2023-10-02T20:34:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The technology, developed by Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, also holds promise for HIV vaccines and cancer treatment.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/141072_DrewWeissman-KatalinKariko-PeggyPetersonPhotograohy-PennMedicine.png_0066688b-febf-4204-916c-53ce72967852.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Is coffee good or bad for you?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/coffee-bad-health"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/coffee-bad-health</id>
    <updated>2023-09-29T16:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Coffee has numerous health benefits, but too much caffeine can cause problems.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/141009_coffee-iStock-510018244.jpg_692fb715-839c-4840-8b55-8bcb31e9b6f1.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Women in Africa Prefer Long-Acting PrEP Over Pills]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/women-africa-prefer-longacting-prep-pills"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/women-africa-prefer-longacting-prep-pills</id>
    <updated>2023-09-27T14:11:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[When given a choice, most women chose injectable cabotegravir over daily prevention pills.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/140919_iStock-1216977964.jpg_402ddd35-ba1a-46c0-aa52-65f7146b1a1e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Fatty Liver Disease Linked to Cardiovascular Risk in People with HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fatty-liver-disease-linked-cardiovascular-risk-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fatty-liver-disease-linked-cardiovascular-risk-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2023-09-26T15:02:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[NAFLD is associated with risk factors such as obesity and inflammatory biomarkers and with events including heart attacks and strokes.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/140883_body-organs-man-horiz-iStock_c6221bad-c68d-4fed-8750-2d4e096ff7cf.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Herpes oral y genital]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/herpes-oral-y-genital"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/herpes-oral-y-genital</id>
    <updated>2023-09-25T11:05:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[El herpes simple puede ser tratado con antivirales, pero no existe vacuna ni cura.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/140511_P09-23-045.jpg_75f90bcc-0b57-4aa6-854c-3b7af459e642.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Presentándose como curado]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/presentandose-como-curado"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/presentandose-como-curado</id>
    <updated>2023-09-25T11:05:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Marc Franke es parte de un exclusivo círculo de personas que se curaron del VIH después de recibir un trasplante de células madre.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/140505_P07-23-012.jpg_59eb15ca-83f9-4a5f-af92-394596d1a774.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: PrEP and Kids’ Bones]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-prep-kids-bones"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-prep-kids-bones</id>
    <updated>2023-09-25T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Researchers looked at data from an ongoing study of PrEP use during pregnancy in Kenya.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/140658_P10-23-003.jpg_f568f599-264e-4b60-8e6e-95bc232fc0e6.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: Drug Resistance]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-drug-resistance"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-drug-resistance</id>
    <updated>2023-09-25T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A trial looked at outcomes among treatment-experienced people on suppressive antiretroviral therapy who switched to dolutegravir/lamivudine.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/140706_P10-23-004.jpg_d12bad7d-ba85-4a44-a98a-7335f5257420.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: Ruxolitinib]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-ruxolitinib"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-ruxolitinib</id>
    <updated>2023-09-25T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The drug reduces the life span of cells harboring latent virus and blocks inflammation that allows the reservoir to persist.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/140664_P10-23-005.jpg_cd42a493-313c-45cd-ab98-ab759d75186b.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: COVID-19]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-covid19"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-covid19</id>
    <updated>2023-09-25T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Researchers looked at the risk of death among 821,331 people hospitalized with COVID during different SARS-CoV-2 variant waves.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/140662_P10-23-006.jpg_822743bd-fd95-43f6-81bb-5d1c22c75c36.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Can bnAbs Help Kids Control HIV?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/can-bnabs-help-kids-control-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/can-bnabs-help-kids-control-hiv</id>
    <updated>2023-09-25T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Broadly neutralizing antibodies may help bring about long-term remission.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/140654_P10-23-040.jpg_57dc97b9-7b0f-4b90-9d12-46a5e2fe0590.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Statin Cuts Heart Risk for People Living With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/statin-cuts-heart-risk-people-living-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/statin-cuts-heart-risk-people-living-hiv</id>
    <updated>2023-09-25T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Statins reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and also have anti-inflammatory properties.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/140650_P10-23-039.jpg_e835b077-416f-417e-bfa6-79b934c4edb1.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[WHO Reaffirms Treatment Is Prevention]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/reaffirms-treatment-prevention"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/reaffirms-treatment-prevention</id>
    <updated>2023-09-25T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People with a suppressed but detectable viral load (under 1,000) have “almost zero or negligible risk” of sexual transmission.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/140648_P10-23-038.jpg_e48aafee-5bf5-4101-ba07-41afdabc6bcd.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Different Kind of Stem Cell Cure]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/different-kind-stem-cell-cure"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/different-kind-stem-cell-cure</id>
    <updated>2023-09-25T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The man, who was diagnosed with HIV in 1990, received chemotherapy and radiation followed by a stem cell transplant in July 2018.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/140656_P10-23-041.jpg_b380703d-02e8-42b5-bec7-229fe1e43cc3.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[People on Medicaid Are Missing Out on Hepatitis C Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/medicaid-recipients-missing-hepatitis-c-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/medicaid-recipients-missing-hepatitis-c-treatment</id>
    <updated>2023-09-22T18:06:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Only 20% of people covered by Medicaid received treatment within six months of their HCV diagnosis.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/140827_iStock-1288131903.jpg_9928f2b4-7699-4cdb-929f-7df632b620fc.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Vir Launches Trial of a New Type of HIV Vaccine]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/vir-launches-trial-new-type-hiv-vaccine"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/vir-launches-trial-new-type-hiv-vaccine</id>
    <updated>2023-09-21T14:35:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The vaccine, dubbed VIR-1388, is designed to stimulate the production of T cells to fight HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/140792_injection-iStock-456738295.jpg_1c863810-968a-48c4-9ed1-164343d10c08.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Mpox Vaccines and Natural Immunity Protect Against Severe Illness]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/mpox-vaccines-natural-immunity-protect-severe-illness"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/mpox-vaccines-natural-immunity-protect-severe-illness</id>
    <updated>2023-09-20T14:48:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People with repeat monkeypox infections and those who were vaccinated are less likely to develop severe symptoms.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/140741_P10-22-051.jpg_bfd9cec4-c7d6-4bb6-8fc6-bab6943c710f.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Do Integrase Inhibitors Raise the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/integrase-inhibitors-raise-risk-cardiovascular-disease"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/integrase-inhibitors-raise-risk-cardiovascular-disease</id>
    <updated>2023-09-19T15:44:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Certain drugs in this class may increase the likelihood of diabetes and hypertension, but cardiovascular risk factors can be managed.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/140652_iStock-1131552689.jpg_8eef1a2a-82fe-4d00-9314-71ed30a34676.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Shingles]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/shingles"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/shingles</id>
    <updated>2023-09-19T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Vaccination is recommended for people 50 and older and all adults living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/140629_P10-23-037.jpg_105cfd97-0a5e-4935-bab6-a045bab6ad44.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Women With HIV May Have Higher Comorbidity Burden Than Men]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/women-hiv-may-higher-comorbidity-burden"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/women-hiv-may-higher-comorbidity-burden</id>
    <updated>2023-09-13T16:02:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Studies highlight the need for better prevention and management of age-related health problems.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/140354_iStock-1165275486.jpg_e2964acb-38dc-4e6c-b74e-41abcd73b2ae.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[New Program Will Develop mRNA Tools for Cancer and Other Diseases]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/new-program-will-develop-mrna-tools-cancer"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/new-program-will-develop-mrna-tools-cancer</id>
    <updated>2023-09-07T14:43:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Biden’s CUREIT initiative aims to develop a toolbox of technologies to fight cancer, autoimmune disorders and infectious diseases.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/140215_iStock-1295693740.jpg_9bc7607b-afb0-4738-87e8-bfe9573c1c4b.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Tenofovir and COVID: The Jury Is Still Out]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/tenofovir-covid-jury-still"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/tenofovir-covid-jury-still</id>
    <updated>2023-09-06T14:33:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Research on the links between tenofovir and other antiretrovirals, SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID severity has produced mixed results.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/140199_iStock-1169001422.jpg_a0fdea9c-fcaf-4821-8ab7-71e8c9271d71.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Where Are the Treatments for Long COVID?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatments-long-covid"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatments-long-covid</id>
    <updated>2023-09-01T14:28:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[We don’t know why the virus can lead to persistent symptoms. We urgently need more research on therapies anyway.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/145170_iStock-1403673241.jpg_f70348f4-7c0e-474e-829f-af7c600783ae.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[CRISPR Gene Editing Removes Virus From Cells]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/crispr-gene-editing-removes-virus-cells"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/crispr-gene-editing-removes-virus-cells</id>
    <updated>2023-08-30T15:56:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Experimental gene therapy excises HIV-like virus from infected cells in monkeys.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/139920_gene-edit-scissors-iStock-484095960.jpg_011c9cf4-a18f-410f-a0d2-1ae58dee3abb.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[White House Announces First 10 Drugs Selected for Medicare Price Negotiation]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/white-house-announces-first-10-drugs-selected-medicare-price-negotiation"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/white-house-announces-first-10-drugs-selected-medicare-price-negotiation</id>
    <updated>2023-08-29T19:48:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The days of Americans paying far more for prescription drugs are ending, said President Biden.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/139896_iStock-1481225134.jpg_2715ac5d-07ca-4305-861b-ac52f930fa11.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[New Data Shed Light on Health Status of People Living With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/new-data-light-health-status-people-living-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/new-data-light-health-status-people-living-hiv</id>
    <updated>2023-08-28T17:40:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Despite progress in some areas, more work is needed to improve health and quality of life.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/139867_CDC-MMP-2023-1-adj.png_9d09c5ad-94af-4318-b6fe-34cb25665ae1.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Biktarvy Is Safe and Effective During Pregnancy]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/biktarvy-safe-effective-pregnancy"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/biktarvy-safe-effective-pregnancy</id>
    <updated>2023-08-16T09:28:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Drug levels remained adequate throughout pregnancy, so no dose adjustment was needed.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/139592_iStock-1152382828.jpg_e6a92009-f591-44e0-9640-75305465bdd1.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[People With Hepatitis C Still Have Higher Mortality After Being Cured]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-hepatitis-c-still-higher-mortality-cured"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-hepatitis-c-still-higher-mortality-cured</id>
    <updated>2023-08-15T09:30:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Drug-related mortality, including overdose, was the leading cause of death.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/139546_iStock-1416821253.jpg_a8a1f51f-612a-4453-bff1-050575e00d06.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[People With HIV Remain at Greater Risk for Death Due to COVID-19]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-remain-greater-risk-death-due-covid19"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-remain-greater-risk-death-due-covid19</id>
    <updated>2023-08-14T16:16:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[COVID mortality declined overall during the omicron wave but less so for people with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/139477_coronavirus-hiv.jpg_2574b70d-c552-4e59-b95a-e89b80bed6fa.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: Meningitis]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-meningitis"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-meningitis</id>
    <updated>2023-08-14T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The most common symptoms of meningococcal meningitis are fever, headache and a stiff neck.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/139188_P09-23-004.jpg_f44b052e-1c61-486a-8bf4-40f2711a977d.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[People With HIV Can Have a Near-Normal Life Expectancy]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-can-nearnormal-life-expectancy"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-can-nearnormal-life-expectancy</id>
    <updated>2023-08-14T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[An international team of researchers estimated life expectancy for more than 200,000 adults living with HIV in North America and Europe.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/139165_P09-23-012.jpg_40100896-ec28-4fc4-8585-c6a595d5c205.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Antiretrovirals and Brain Impairment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/antiretrovirals-brain-impairment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/antiretrovirals-brain-impairment</id>
    <updated>2023-08-14T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Even people with an undetectable viral load may still have persistent HIV in various reservoir sites, including the brain.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/139163_P09-23-011.jpg_fde11362-eaf5-476c-a4c5-5c068a8caf3a.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[New HIV Cases Decline, but Disparities Remain]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/new-hiv-cases-decline-disparities"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/new-hiv-cases-decline-disparities</id>
    <updated>2023-08-14T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The drop is attributable in part to increased use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/139161_P09-23-010.jpg_d77af0b1-f898-43ab-a79c-c2f82165d08f.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cancer Immunotherapy for People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cancer-immunotherapy-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cancer-immunotherapy-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2023-08-14T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Treatments that help the immune system fight cancer have revolutionized cancer care.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/139167_P09-23-013.jpg_f4530149-9053-4e48-812d-889c77fae8e9.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: Durable Therapy]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-durable-therapy"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-durable-therapy</id>
    <updated>2023-08-14T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Today’s HIV treatment is more effective and durable.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/139173_P09-23-002.jpg_19ab7221-782f-4cbf-9527-2742a3caf18a.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: On-Demand PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-on-demand-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-on-demand-prep</id>
    <updated>2023-08-14T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Findings suggest that daily oral PrEP or long-acting injectables might be better options for young men who have spontaneous sex.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/139169_P09-23-001.jpg_c2f863f7-9a8f-497c-8e40-875f9b87df44.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: HIV Vaccine]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-hiv-vaccine"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-hiv-vaccine</id>
    <updated>2023-08-14T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A new type of vaccine might one day be part of a functional cure strategy.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/139175_P09-23-003.jpg_f0fd4f1b-9f43-4714-9a9d-2cbc21981cd3.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Oral and Genital Herpes]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/oral-genital-herpes"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/oral-genital-herpes</id>
    <updated>2023-08-14T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Herpes simplex can be treated with antivirals, but there is no vaccine or cure.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/139190_P09-23-045.jpg_e986a275-1478-4a6e-8618-f4f50b82459a.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Switching to Dolutegravir and Lamivudine Works Well Despite Resistance Mutations]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/switching-dolutegravirlamivudine-works-despite-resistance-mutations"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/switching-dolutegravirlamivudine-works-despite-resistance-mutations</id>
    <updated>2023-08-11T17:12:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Using two instead of three or four drugs could potentially lead to cost savings in the billions.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/139404_P07-23-022.jpg_ea83b051-a06f-454a-b867-96555f5776eb.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[PrEP Exposure Before Birth Doesn't Harm Children’s Bones]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prep-exposure-birth-harm-childrens-bones"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prep-exposure-birth-harm-childrens-bones</id>
    <updated>2023-08-09T15:01:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[At three years, median height and bone mineral density were similar for children with and without tenofovir exposure in the womb.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/139281_African-mothers-babies-is-86854775.jpg_69c693ea-7757-4933-a344-dcf825924901.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Can an Immune-Modulating Drug Help Clear the HIV Reservoir?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/can-immunemodulating-drug-help-clear-hiv-reservoir"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/can-immunemodulating-drug-help-clear-hiv-reservoir</id>
    <updated>2023-08-04T17:59:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Ruxolitinib might have contributed to a functional cure after a stem cell transplant without a rare mutation.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/139121_iStock-673652386.jpg_da21ee34-0a46-436f-bc95-7a0d0b4aba01.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Are People With HIV at Risk for Severe Mpox?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-risk-severe-mpox"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-risk-severe-mpox</id>
    <updated>2023-08-02T15:11:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Global study highlights the importance of prompt HIV treatment and viral suppression to prevent severe monkeypox.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/139055_P07-23-028.jpg_e239d708-4d97-4da7-9a1f-05a703372cf7.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Hepatitis B and C May Lead to Higher Cancer Risk Than Smoking a Pack a Day]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hepatitis-b-c-may-lead-higher-cancer-risk-smoking-pack-day"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hepatitis-b-c-may-lead-higher-cancer-risk-smoking-pack-day</id>
    <updated>2023-07-28T15:44:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[About 40% of people worldwide are not aware that viral hepatitis is a leading cause of liver cancer.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/138893_iStock-1360244592.jpg_c5852464-c16f-4fff-8e03-8fb5b8fcda1a.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Sunlenca Pills Can Bridge Gaps When Injections Are Missed]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/sunlenca-pills-can-bridge-gaps-injections-missed"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/sunlenca-pills-can-bridge-gaps-injections-missed</id>
    <updated>2023-07-27T17:17:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People who used once-weekly oral lenacapavir maintained viral suppression when injections were interrupted.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/138866_Sunlenca-Assembly_a63a3ff8-7392-4ec1-83fd-56c52ffebc0d.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Statin Cuts Cardiovascular Risk for People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/statin-cuts-cardiovascular-risk-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/statin-cuts-cardiovascular-risk-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2023-07-24T08:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[REPRIEVE trial finds pitavastatin reduced the risk for heart attack, stroke and other major cardiovascular events by 35%.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/138708_iStock-1131552689.jpg_c4b63642-c5d5-44fd-88b5-e24faedd0dc6.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[WHO Reaffirms HIV Treatment Is Prevention]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/world-health-organization-affirms-hiv-treatment-prevention"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/world-health-organization-affirms-hiv-treatment-prevention</id>
    <updated>2023-07-22T20:46:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People with HIV who have an undetectable viral load have zero risk of transmitting the virus to their sex partners.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/138685_SayZero4-adj-PreventionAccess.jpg_766047ba-cfc8-4b8a-bfa2-e29e33bcfb75.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Geneva Man May Be Cured of HIV After Wild-Type Stem Cell Transplant]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/geneva-man-may-cured-hiv-wildtype-stem-cell-transplant"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/geneva-man-may-cured-hiv-wildtype-stem-cell-transplant</id>
    <updated>2023-07-19T18:09:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A new case raises questions about the keys to success for a functional cure after a stem cell transplant.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/138515_iStock-492963194.jpg_b08c4566-bb86-495d-881e-83875062bc50.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies Help Kids Control HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/broadly-neutralizing-antibodies-help-kids-control-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/broadly-neutralizing-antibodies-help-kids-control-hiv</id>
    <updated>2023-07-17T18:07:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[44% of children treated with two bnAbs maintained viral suppression after stopping antiretrovirals.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/147373_P07-23-038.jpg_797e1b20-409e-42cc-971e-33e4d1ddc854.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Do diet drinks with aspartame cause cancer?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/diet-drinks-aspartame-cause-cancer"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/diet-drinks-aspartame-cause-cancer</id>
    <updated>2023-07-14T17:48:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[WHO cautions about possible cancer risk, but experts say most people don’t need to worry.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/138417_iStock-458714861.jpg_2e3e211d-9ae9-493b-a54a-6389cd56f240.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Emergency Departments Can Facilitate Linkage to HIV Care]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/emergency-departments-can-facilitate-linkage-hiv-care"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/emergency-departments-can-facilitate-linkage-hiv-care</id>
    <updated>2023-07-12T15:56:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Providing antiretroviral starter packs for selected patients who test HIV positive is feasible and safe.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/138341_emergency-is-000007369884.jpg_5343b7a7-8d93-455d-a72e-983013a8b154.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Is Dolutegravir Alone Enough to Control HIV?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/dolutegravir-alone-enough-control-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/dolutegravir-alone-enough-control-hiv</id>
    <updated>2023-07-05T16:08:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Only a small proportion of people who start treatment very early might be eligible for dolutegravir monotherapy.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/138107_one-standing-is-23338066.jpg_3f0b96e7-ee76-4973-a6db-ee6e454769d9.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Most People Who Need Hepatitis C Treatment Aren’t Getting It]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-need-hepatitis-c-treatment-getting"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-need-hepatitis-c-treatment-getting</id>
    <updated>2023-06-30T18:37:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A “jarringly low” proportion of people with HCV have been tested, treated and cured.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/138050_HCV-virus-CDC-VitalSigns.jpg_61c37d18-31b1-469e-a696-81d6031aef75.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Is On-Demand PrEP Feasible for Young Gay Men?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/ondemand-prep-feasible-young-gay-men"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/ondemand-prep-feasible-young-gay-men</id>
    <updated>2023-06-28T06:03:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Daily dosing or long-acting injectables may be better options for those who have spontaneous sex.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/137971_iStock-1125912446.jpg_2b030b63-a126-4c9e-a705-be4dd0d985a6.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Among Trans Men]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-among-trans-men"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-among-trans-men</id>
    <updated>2023-06-26T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Research on HIV among transgender people has historically been scarce.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/137761_P07-23-023.jpg_ffd1e405-f03d-4bae-8882-eaa9155233e6.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Do Natural Controllers Need Treatment?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/natural-controllers-need-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/natural-controllers-need-treatment</id>
    <updated>2023-06-26T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Untreated HIV may result in persistent immune activation and inflammation that can lead to a wide range of health problems.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/137759_P07-23-022.jpg_92da2f22-3bd4-4e23-97ea-0c9db37fdf90.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: Back on Track]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-back-track"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-back-track</id>
    <updated>2023-06-26T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Check out the latest clinical trials<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/137774_P07-23-005.jpg_c9201812-38f0-4d8f-8693-c562dd9eb788.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: PrEP for Women]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-prep-for-women"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-prep-for-women</id>
    <updated>2023-06-26T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[There were no new HIV diagnoses among women with consistent daily adherence and only one among those with consistently high adherence.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/137770_P07-23-002.jpg_067013ff-82e3-4775-8aa8-ffe6b9ef13c8.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: Sleep Problems]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-sleep-problems"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-sleep-problems</id>
    <updated>2023-06-26T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Sleep disturbances can affect daily functioning, long-term health and overall quality of life.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/137805_P07-23-007.jpg_70b5244f-9b58-43b5-8372-d96c67822493.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: Dual CRISPR]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-dual-crispr"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-dual-crispr</id>
    <updated>2023-06-26T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Researchers tested a dual CRISPR approach in mice with humanlike immune cells.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/137802_P07-23-006.jpg_4ed14c70-163c-4157-b456-a0da48bbec60.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Statin Reduces Cardiovascular Risk]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/statin-reduces-cardiovascular-risk"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/statin-reduces-cardiovascular-risk</id>
    <updated>2023-06-26T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A large body of research has shown that people living with HIV are at greater risk for cardiovascular disease.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/137755_P07-23-020.jpg_7272e779-f8c6-468d-afba-d7b6c1259e68.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Going Long]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/going-long"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/going-long</id>
    <updated>2023-06-26T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Long-acting therapies are the future of HIV treatment and prevention.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/137808_p07-23-033.jpg_3c468d2f-4477-44e4-933b-0c980f42136a.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Tallying U.S. Mpox Deaths]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/tallying-us-mpox-deaths"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/tallying-us-mpox-deaths</id>
    <updated>2023-06-26T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Black gay men with AIDS were most affected.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/137847_P07-23-028.jpg_207949a9-838a-4695-a7a4-672740410da1.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Coming Out as Cured]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/coming-out-cured"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/coming-out-cured</id>
    <updated>2023-06-26T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Marc Franke is part of an exclusive circle of people cured of HIV after a stem cell transplant.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/137729_P07-23-012.jpg_3070ffb6-c057-4fe5-8089-7b2564d17f93.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[U.S. Meets Perinatal HIV Elimination Goals]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/us-meets-perinatal-hiv-elimination-goals"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/us-meets-perinatal-hiv-elimination-goals</id>
    <updated>2023-06-26T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Although it has not yet reached zero, the likelihood of mother-to-child transmission fell below 1%.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/137757_P07-23-021.jpg_46d2a749-3dfe-4438-b288-3cbe49f57487.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Transgender People Need Cancer Screening and Timely Care]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/transgender-people-need-cancer-screening-timely-care"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/transgender-people-need-cancer-screening-timely-care</id>
    <updated>2023-06-22T16:55:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Screening should be done based on which organs a person has, not their gender identity.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/137858_iStock-1367847340.jpg_1f3eeb55-0078-44ec-8873-c497108cd7e4.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Egrifta Improves Metabolic Health in People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/egrifta-improves-metabolic-health-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/egrifta-improves-metabolic-health-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2023-06-21T14:48:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The injectable medication can reverse metabolic syndrome in some HIV-positive people with excess belly fat.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/137810_iStock-506933257.jpg_0808de87-b6d7-46f6-8d4a-0d673f7db773.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cancer Immunotherapy Is Safe and Effective for People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cancer-immunotherapy-safe-effective-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cancer-immunotherapy-safe-effective-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2023-06-20T14:51:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[HIV-positive people who use checkpoint inhibitors have side effects, response rates and survival comparable to those of HIV-negative people.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/137739_CH-Sp-20-019.jpg_ad22a662-3ead-4568-ad82-1a75ae23d11c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Meningococcal Disease Is Rising Among People Living With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/meningococcal-disease-rising-among-people-living-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/meningococcal-disease-rising-among-people-living-hiv</id>
    <updated>2023-06-19T09:05:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The transmissible infection, responsible for meningitis outbreaks among gay men, can be prevented with a vaccine.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/137701_rainbow-brain-rect-iStock.jpg_545f03e4-35ca-4b6d-b159-3d21da885be3.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA Approves Topical Gel for Erectile Dysfunction]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-topical-gel-erectile-dysfunction"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-topical-gel-erectile-dysfunction</id>
    <updated>2023-06-16T17:05:46-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The fast-acting gel, which stimulates nerve endings in the penis, produces an erection in about 10 minutes.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/137678_banana-condom-ts-147269466.jpg_fe3841a4-d98b-45c6-b225-61aa5688fcc6.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Modern Integrase Inhibitor Regimens Work Well Over the Long Term]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/modern-integrase-inhibitor-regimens-work-long-term"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/modern-integrase-inhibitor-regimens-work-long-term</id>
    <updated>2023-06-14T15:52:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Once-daily Biktarvy, long-acting injectable Cabenuva and two-drug combos containing dolutegravir can keep HIV in check for years.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/137542_P06-19-004.jpg_daae498d-ea59-4258-baf5-d20b03eea8b7.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Vaccine Induces T-Cell Response in First Human Trial]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-vaccine-induces-tcell-response-first-human-trial"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-vaccine-induces-tcell-response-first-human-trial</id>
    <updated>2023-06-09T18:51:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The experimental vaccine regimen trains the immune system to produce broadly neutralizing antibodies that target HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/146111_P09-22-047.jpg_063af6de-5b16-46d0-8070-e96ce6c4e932.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[People on Modern HIV Treatment Can Have a Near-Normal Life Expectancy]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-modern-hiv-treatment-can-nearnormal-life-expectancy"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-modern-hiv-treatment-can-nearnormal-life-expectancy</id>
    <updated>2023-06-07T14:16:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[However, those with a very low CD4 count have a substantially shorter life expectancy, emphasizing the need for prompt treatment.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/137313_iStock-507424346.jpg_89683297-482a-4c09-badc-18dbf86912ee.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How Well Do Mpox Vaccines Work?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/mpox-vaccines-work"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/mpox-vaccines-work</id>
    <updated>2023-05-31T15:05:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The Jynneos monkeypox vaccine is highly effective, but two doses are needed for optimal protection.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/137072_P07-21-009.jpg_c25075ac-c9e5-40a2-ba54-3fd24f633149.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Antiretroviral Intensification Does Not Improve Neurocognitive Impairment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/antiretroviral-intensification-improve-neurocognitive-impairment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/antiretroviral-intensification-improve-neurocognitive-impairment</id>
    <updated>2023-05-26T18:49:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People with HIV who added dolutegravir and maraviroc did not see an improvement in overall cognitive function.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/137004_iStock-1398599349.jpg_a3e552e0-2574-46e2-a09d-854cb062188e.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[New HIV Cases Decline, but Disparities Remain]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/new-hiv-cases-decline-disparities-remain"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/new-hiv-cases-decline-disparities-remain</id>
    <updated>2023-05-24T15:08:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The drop in annual HIV incidence was especially apparent among young gay and bisexual men and in the South.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/136879_CDC-HIV-surveillance-2023-age.png_dd499518-676c-4a3e-af99-5742f4586962.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Coming Out as Cured]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/coming-cured"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/coming-cured</id>
    <updated>2023-05-17T15:19:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Marc Franke is part of an exclusive circle of people cured of HIV after a stem cell transplant to treat cancer.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/136707_P07-23-012.jpg_90cc6390-f3ed-4d64-a696-04930f6ce1e8.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Daily Oral PrEP Is Effective for Women]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/oral-prep-effective-women-take-consistently"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/oral-prep-effective-women-take-consistently</id>
    <updated>2023-05-17T09:07:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[TDF/FTC is effective for cisgender women who take at least four pills per week, but many struggle to reach this level of adherence.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/136657_iStock-1073002732.jpg_8466e63f-0ab6-4cd7-bbc5-b1588bd45760.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Could Dual CRISPR Gene Editing Cure HIV?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/dual-crispr-gene-editing-cure-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/dual-crispr-gene-editing-cure-hiv</id>
    <updated>2023-05-15T15:16:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Gene therapy that alters CCR5 receptors and excises HIV from infected cells eliminated the virus in mice.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/136631_gene-edit-scissors-iStock-484095960.jpg_b6e473fc-c6e2-4d09-a6f2-ad852f29b49f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Gonorrhea]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/gonorrhea"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/gonorrhea</id>
    <updated>2023-05-15T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The common STI is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/136440_gonorrhea-illustration.jpg_b499c88a-39d3-4170-b219-988e4fcffa06.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: Sunlenca Plus bnAbs]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-sunlenca-plus-bnabs"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-sunlenca-plus-bnabs</id>
    <updated>2023-05-15T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A Phase II clinical trial will start this year to evaluate the potential twice-yearly regimen.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/136445_P03-20-006.jpg_3a0f9faf-7f9f-4566-871c-46d723ded06d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Can Women With HIV Safely Breastfeed?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/can-women-hiv-safely-breastfeed"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/can-women-hiv-safely-breastfeed</id>
    <updated>2023-05-15T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Women living with HIV have advocated for more autonomy in decisions about infant feeding.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/136464_P06-23-008.jpg_c540714a-a551-4a42-b8b6-f2c419e933fb.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: Low-Level Viral Load]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-lowlevel-viral-load"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-lowlevel-viral-load</id>
    <updated>2023-05-15T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Maintaining an undetectable viral load can halt progression of HIV and eliminate the risk of transmission.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/136460_P06-23-023.jpg_1860300a-e5a4-455c-b56b-e09110a44e9d.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Injectable PrEP Works Well for Black Gay Men and Trans Women]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/injectable-prep-works-black-gay-men-trans-women"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/injectable-prep-works-black-gay-men-trans-women</id>
    <updated>2023-05-15T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Although African Americans make up about 13% of the U.S. population, they account for more than 40% of all new HIV diagnoses.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/136501_iStock-493270298.jpg_401bc6fa-6991-456f-9b4c-5c992e282fde.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Doxycycline PEP for STI Prevention]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/doxycycline-pep-sti-prevention"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/doxycycline-pep-sti-prevention</id>
    <updated>2023-05-15T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[This approach does not work equally well for everyone.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/136468_135780-Doxycycline-100mg-capsules.jpg-5b2c6975-d6d0-4a9b-b828-0302ba769874.jpg_d6126b82-d809-48ea-aadd-7885fd4ab2a1.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[People With Advanced HIV Can Have Severe Mpox]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-advanced-hiv-can-have-severe-mpox"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-advanced-hiv-can-have-severe-mpox</id>
    <updated>2023-05-15T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Mpox is “very starkly different” for HIV-positive people with advanced immune suppression, an expert said.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/136466_P06-23-009.jpg_f891e72f-71f9-4cfa-8590-7ba34b2227b8.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: Implants and Inserts]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-implants-inserts"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-implants-inserts</id>
    <updated>2023-05-15T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Studies examine the efficacy of new convenient options for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP).<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/136443_microbicide-insert-CONRAD.jpeg_390dc51f-8b10-419e-8172-508944ef55f9.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: Stem Cell Cure]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-stem-cell-cure"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-stem-cell-cure</id>
    <updated>2023-05-15T10:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Finding no evidence of replication-competent HIV after many years, a German man's doctors finally announced that he’s cured.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/136452_P06-23-022.jpg_0e128b8e-db51-4a91-bf58-de1d17762feb.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[U.S. Meets Perinatal HIV Elimination Goals]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/us-meets-perinatal-hiv-transmission-elimination-goals"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/us-meets-perinatal-hiv-transmission-elimination-goals</id>
    <updated>2023-05-12T17:53:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The risk of mother-to-child HIV transmission fell below 1% for the first time in 2019.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/136598_iStock-1183657514.jpg_693193a3-7c5f-44e5-80b7-055479bbe835.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Is Mpox Making a Comeback?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/mpox-making-comeback"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/mpox-making-comeback</id>
    <updated>2023-05-10T15:19:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Recent case clusters in Chicago and France include several people who were fully vaccinated.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/136537_P06-23-009.jpg_f5ce86fc-99a5-4d3d-a328-282beac905c4.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Biktarvy Plus Pifeltro Is an Option for People With Multidrug-Resistant HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/biktarvy-plus-pifeltro-option-people-multidrugresistant-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/biktarvy-plus-pifeltro-option-people-multidrugresistant-hiv</id>
    <updated>2023-05-10T09:29:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The all-oral regimen maintained viral suppression in people with resistance to multiple antiretrovirals.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/136542_iStock-673652386.jpg_3f2c2d07-40f8-40d7-b2db-2b7f1addae6a.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Natural HIV Controllers May Still Be at Risk for Health Problems]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/natural-hiv-controllers-may-still-risk-health-problems"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/natural-hiv-controllers-may-still-risk-health-problems</id>
    <updated>2023-05-09T16:17:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Individuals who maintained a low viral load without treatment had a higher rate of non-AIDS-defining conditions.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/136454_HIV-Virus.jpg_7e05a12e-83bb-4dde-ae19-a6be5f107d8a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Study Identifies Features of Long COVID Neurological Symptoms]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/study-identifies-features-long-covid-neurological-symptoms"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/study-identifies-features-long-covid-neurological-symptoms</id>
    <updated>2023-05-05T17:37:56-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Findings from NIH study offer insight into biological mechanisms, pointing to possible treatments.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/136349_iStock-1214899240.jpg_bbc6048d-a4fd-4f6b-9a0c-c3c2bb11aa50.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Study of Weekly Oral HIV Treatment Resumes]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/trial-weekly-oral-hiv-treatment-trial-resumes"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/trial-weekly-oral-hiv-treatment-trial-resumes</id>
    <updated>2023-05-03T15:15:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The clinical trial will evaluate once-weekly islatravir plus Sunlenca pills for people switching from a daily antiretroviral regimen.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/136303_P10-21-010.jpg_a5883888-e881-4523-8233-bd0ffae3cfeb.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA and CDC Change COVID Vaccine Recommendations]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-cdc-change-covid-vaccine-recommendations"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-cdc-change-covid-vaccine-recommendations</id>
    <updated>2023-04-28T19:30:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People 65 and older and immunocompromised people can get a second bivalent booster; most unvaccinated people now need only one initial shot.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/135902_P01-21-003.jpg_f4bbf785-4d0f-47b9-9934-2649cc4e994c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Study Sheds Light on HIV Among Transgender Men]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/study-sheds-light-hiv-among-trans-men"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/study-sheds-light-hiv-among-trans-men</id>
    <updated>2023-04-26T15:31:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Nearly 4% of transmasculine people who have sex with men are living with HIV, a New York City study suggests.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/136050_iStock-1367847340.jpg_271e20f6-3d3f-4391-b865-716131f2e3d3.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Is there a vaccine to prevent cancer?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/vaccine-prevent-cancer"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/vaccine-prevent-cancer</id>
    <updated>2023-04-21T18:16:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Human papillomavirus and hepatitis B vaccines lower the risk of developing cancer.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/135966_CH-Sp-20-013.jpg_75fa9c71-7339-42e7-92e5-9db65e08e6f5.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Sleep Problems Are Common Among People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/sleep-problems-common-among-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/sleep-problems-common-among-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2023-04-19T15:10:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Poor sleep quality, sleep apnea and daytime sleepiness were linked to mood disorders and cardiovascular risk, but not to antiretrovirals.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/135893_iStock-1301600878.jpg_5cf7d2ce-a175-43ec-8e72-0ac8d892f980.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Many People Don’t Know HPV Causes Cancer]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/many-people-know-hpv-causes-cancer"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/many-people-know-hpv-causes-cancer</id>
    <updated>2023-04-18T14:24:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Vaccines could potentially eliminate cervical, anal, oral and other cancers caused by human papillomavirus.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/135868_CHFa19-024.jpg_f59cebf4-5073-4722-b426-affb031a1de6.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Most People Who Died of Mpox Were Black Gay Men With AIDS]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-died-mpox-black-gay-men-aids"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-died-mpox-black-gay-men-aids</id>
    <updated>2023-04-17T16:21:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Most people who died of monkeypox in the United States had advanced HIV with a CD4 count below 50.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/135825_dreamstime-m-247910331.jpg_d1c6c5ab-8691-4411-bab9-490047091190.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Statin Reduces Cardiovascular Risk for People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/statin-reduces-cardiovascular-risk-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/statin-reduces-cardiovascular-risk-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2023-04-12T14:31:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Large trial finds that pitavastatin lowered the risk for major cardiovascular events by 35%.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/135696_iStock-1131552689.jpg_caf839c3-c0c2-4129-a3d4-39349e641d03.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Implants and Inserts Could Offer New HIV Prevention Options]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/implants-inserts-offer-new-hiv-prevention-options"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/implants-inserts-offer-new-hiv-prevention-options</id>
    <updated>2023-04-03T16:01:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[An islatravir implant could potentially prevent HIV for several years, while an antiretroviral insert could offer on-demand protection.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/135579_SharonRiddler-AlessandroGrattoni-presser-IMG-2391.JPG_c79d0d2e-e4e0-4160-8a99-343ddf70da5c.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[More Studies Explore Weight Gain Linked to HIV Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/studies-explore-weight-gain-linked-hiv-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/studies-explore-weight-gain-linked-hiv-treatment</id>
    <updated>2023-03-29T14:42:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Disruption of fat metabolism and altered gut microbiome may help explain weight changes associated with antiretroviral therapy.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/135435_P07-21-011.jpg_2931c232-6cf9-4e71-af95-9a089e9d228d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: Pot and Adherence]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-pot-adherence"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-pot-adherence</id>
    <updated>2023-03-27T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Many people with HIV use marijuana to improve appetite, manage pain or relieve depression or anxiety.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/135163_P04-23-007.jpg_9da0dfa1-d07d-4caf-8521-986fb6294939.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Women Are Missing From HIV Trials]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/women-missing-hiv-trials"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/women-missing-hiv-trials</id>
    <updated>2023-03-27T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Researchers with the Food and Drug Administration looked at women’s participation in Phase III antiretroviral therapy trials since 2010.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/135115_P04-23-033-b.jpg_841a3aae-5032-4548-9558-31e0a4249a4b.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: HIV Vaccine Fails]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-hiv-vaccine-fails"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-hiv-vaccine-fails</id>
    <updated>2023-03-27T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The news adds to a long string of disappointments in HIV vaccine research.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/135155_P04-23-004.jpg_96e81238-c373-43f2-b23e-5e32cb047559.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: HIV in the Brain]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-hiv-brain"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-hiv-brain</id>
    <updated>2023-03-27T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Findings suggest that HIV cure strategies may need to reach latent virus in the brain as well as in T cells in the blood and lymph system.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/135159_P04-23-006.jpg_1535328a-8ac9-4412-b032-8e36c9475d1e.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: Twice-Yearly]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-twice-yearly"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-twice-yearly</id>
    <updated>2023-03-27T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The most common side effect was mild to moderate injection site reactions.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/135157_P04-23-005.jpg_270e91e1-cac2-4b91-abb3-8605884c46e0.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What You Need to Know About Syphilis]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/syphilis"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/syphilis</id>
    <updated>2023-03-27T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[If left untreated, syphilis can lead to severe health problems and even death.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/135165_P04-23-001.jpg_c3253e03-65e8-4daf-a18e-0d234663edfa.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Mortality Declines, But Disparities Persist]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-mortality-declines-disparities-persist"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-mortality-declines-disparities-persist</id>
    <updated>2023-03-27T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Researchers analyzed all-cause mortality and premature death among more than 6,500 people with HIV<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/135111_P04-23-032.jpg_cfa7ffa8-f020-415c-b2c0-ba3ceb828f8e.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ward 86 at 40]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/ward-86-40"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/ward-86-40</id>
    <updated>2023-03-27T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The San Francisco HIV clinic has pioneered innovations that have been adopted worldwide.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/135217_P04-23-037.jpg_47f8b0cd-6fcd-462b-9f42-940847b4ae7d.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Truvada PrEP Is Safe for Kidneys]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/truvada-prep-safe-kidneys"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/truvada-prep-safe-kidneys</id>
    <updated>2023-03-27T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Jean-Michel Molina, MD,  with the French ANRS-PREVENIR Study Group assessed the impact of different PrEP dosing regimens on kidney function.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/135123_P04-23-034.jpg_9bc5fcac-d84e-4d35-a19a-9b7ba6aacd6c.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Latinos With HIV Report Stigma and Discrimination]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/latinos-hiv-report-stigma-discrimination"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/latinos-hiv-report-stigma-discrimination</id>
    <updated>2023-03-27T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Up to 78% of those who experienced stigma had concerns about disclosure.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/135125_P04-23-035.jpg_103d0f3f-3d52-4bcf-a69e-90a6f4b521ef.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Infection While Using Apretude PrEP Is Harder to Detect]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-infection-using-apretude-prep-harder-detect"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-infection-using-apretude-prep-harder-detect</id>
    <updated>2023-03-24T09:15:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Rare HIV infections that occur while using injectable PrEP may be asymptomatic and may not be picked up by standard tests.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/135146_P06-20-020.jpg_85ab329b-88e6-40d5-99b4-eb73d0122515.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Integrase Inhibitors Not Linked to Heart Problems in Swiss Study]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/integrase-inhibitors-linked-cardiovascular-problems"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/integrase-inhibitors-linked-cardiovascular-problems</id>
    <updated>2023-03-22T15:46:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People starting on integrase inhibitors were no more likely to have heart attacks, strokes or cardiovascular procedures.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/135233_P03-22-027.jpg_99e20b80-bc91-4ec4-9edf-29cc3fb7310d.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Thigh Injections Might Be an Option for Cabenuva and Apretude]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/thigh-injections-might-option-cabenuva-apretude"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/thigh-injections-might-option-cabenuva-apretude</id>
    <updated>2023-03-22T13:54:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Some people found thigh injections less painful than butt shots, and this could potentially enable self-administration at home.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/135230_iStock-844091834.jpg_8f9b1910-dcd6-4ee8-aeff-6eb02a92ac3f.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Black Gay Men and Trans Women Are Well Protected by Injectable PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/black-gay-men-trans-women-protected-injectable-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/black-gay-men-trans-women-protected-injectable-prep</id>
    <updated>2023-03-20T14:42:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Black gay men and transgender women were more likely to maintain good adherence with every-other-month shots versus daily pills.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/135121_P10-18-012.jpg_2755ae2d-a0eb-446e-89e2-a98f4a58938e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Where Are We Now With HIV Vaccines?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/now-hiv-vaccines"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/now-hiv-vaccines</id>
    <updated>2023-03-19T09:55:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Researchers are exploring novel strategies to help the immune system produce broadly neutralizing antibodies.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/135236_injection-iStock-456738295.jpg_a4c0e6c5-0d89-49e9-8f6f-82824ce6618f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Do I need to drink 8 glasses of water each day?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/need-drink-8-glasses-water-day"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/need-drink-8-glasses-water-day</id>
    <updated>2023-03-17T15:19:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Most healthy people can meet their daily fluid needs by drinking when they are thirsty.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/135039_woman-water-bottle-iStock-532939395.jpg_f69f1c5b-4f83-46a9-963f-d9b95f3708b2.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Even Low-Level Detectable Viral Load Can Lead to Adverse Outcomes]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/even-lowlevel-hiv-viral-load-can-lead-adverse-outcomes"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/even-lowlevel-hiv-viral-load-can-lead-adverse-outcomes</id>
    <updated>2023-03-15T17:21:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Starting HIV treatment later and having a lower CD4 count were also linked to serious non-AIDS events.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/134982_HIV-virus-ts-166151281.jpg_4056328d-e68f-4e37-b3d9-cc65662e9e98.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Higher Liver Stiffness Scores Linked to Liver Cancer in People With Hepatitis C or NAFLD]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/higher-liver-stiffness-scores-linked-liver-cancer-people-hepatitis-c-nafld"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/higher-liver-stiffness-scores-linked-liver-cancer-people-hepatitis-c-nafld</id>
    <updated>2023-03-15T09:38:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People with advanced fibrosis—not just cirrhosis—were at greater risk for hepatocellular carcinoma.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/135151_iStock-1360244592.jpg_b40dbc6a-1ff1-408b-8843-f74d4a745f3f.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[All Adults Should Be Screened for Hepatitis B, CDC Says]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/adults-screening-hepatitis-b-cdc-says"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/adults-screening-hepatitis-b-cdc-says</id>
    <updated>2023-03-10T17:41:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Risk-based testing alone has failed to identify a majority of people living with chronic HBV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/134746_blood-test-tubes-iStock-157986681.jpg_61f5de1e-8ab3-42e0-ba8a-681af8febcc7.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[DoxyPEP STI Prevention Works Well for Gay Men—But Maybe Not for Women]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/doxypep-sti-prevention-works-gay-menbut-women"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/doxypep-sti-prevention-works-gay-menbut-women</id>
    <updated>2023-03-08T11:13:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Doxycycline after sex reduces the risk of gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis for gay men, and it does not appear to drive resistance.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/134655_panel-session-IMG-6937-adj.jpg_624c5aae-c32e-4c90-a307-2fc0e2249f5b.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Can Women Living With HIV Safely Breastfeed Their Babies? [VIDEO]]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/can-women-living-hiv-safely-breastfeed-babies"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/can-women-living-hiv-safely-breastfeed-babies</id>
    <updated>2023-03-07T15:58:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The risk of mother-to-child transmission is less than 1% if the woman is on treatment with an undetectable viral load.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/134641_LauraCheever-HIVgov1-CROI2023.jpg_c61d552f-bec8-49b3-8f53-2bc375ec233f.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Four Weeks May Be Too Short for Treatment of Recent Hepatitis C]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/four-weeks-may-short-treatment-recent-hepatitis-c"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/four-weeks-may-short-treatment-recent-hepatitis-c</id>
    <updated>2023-03-06T17:43:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Cutting the duration of treatment also cut the likelihood of a cure.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/134568_TSSpring-20-003.jpg_7509e55d-ca64-4a64-8509-03aa952825d1.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Much Remains to Be Learned About Long COVID]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/much-remains-learned-long-covid"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/much-remains-learned-long-covid</id>
    <updated>2023-02-28T21:17:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Several mechanisms may play a role, including persistent virus and ongoing immune dysregulation.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/134383_shutterstock-1899413896.jpg_d43b2a5d-9b8a-4965-ac75-95ce96f74a8d.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Sunlenca Plus Two Antibodies Shows Promise for Twice-Yearly Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/sunlenca-plus-broadly-neutralizing-antibodies-shows-promise-twiceyearly-hiv-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/sunlenca-plus-broadly-neutralizing-antibodies-shows-promise-twiceyearly-hiv-treatment</id>
    <updated>2023-02-28T13:55:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[90% of people who received an injection of lenacapavir plus two broadly neutralizing antibodies maintained viral suppression for six months.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/134394_iStock-886661830.jpg_5e4ddec2-8b65-4111-a10b-76d08cc4d1ef.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Are Long-Acting Injectables Feasible for People Without Viral Suppression?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/longacting-injectables-feasible-people-without-viral-suppression"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/longacting-injectables-feasible-people-without-viral-suppression</id>
    <updated>2023-02-23T14:11:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People at a safety-net HIV clinic who struggle with adherence had viral suppression rates comparable to those seen in clinical trials.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/134261_P06-20-020.jpg_884ef1bd-4bd4-4415-867d-ff5eb14fc194.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[People With Advanced HIV Can Have Very Severe Mpox]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-advanced-hiv-can-severe-mpox"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-advanced-hiv-can-severe-mpox</id>
    <updated>2023-02-22T09:26:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[More than a quarter of HIV-positive people with a CD4 count below 100 died from mpox complications.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/134218_MPX-group-AIDS2022-1aug22-IMG-0671.JPG_050b346b-4f62-4540-bcef-6e10c5cce8d8.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[German Man Free of HIV Nearly 10 Years After Stem Cell Transplant]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/german-man-free-hiv-nearly-10-years-stem-cell-transplant"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/german-man-free-hiv-nearly-10-years-stem-cell-transplant</id>
    <updated>2023-02-20T11:10:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The Düsseldorf Patient received his transplant in 2013, but his doctors were cautious about declaring a cure.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/134174_iStock-502349803.jpg_2d279641-0e66-48f1-95f0-fb7c272546fb.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Kidney Problems Are Uncommon Among People Taking PrEP Pills]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/kidney-problems-uncommon-among-people-taking-prep-pills"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/kidney-problems-uncommon-among-people-taking-prep-pills</id>
    <updated>2023-02-17T18:01:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Changes in kidney function were small for those using TDF/FTC either daily or on-demand for HIV prevention.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/134145_kidneys-iStock-000081455103-Large.jpg_61972b3a-4973-43c4-bcc8-2c906ed9d58d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Women Are Missing From HIV Treatment Trials]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/women-missing-hiv-treatment-trials"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/women-missing-hiv-treatment-trials</id>
    <updated>2023-02-15T15:38:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Women—especially Black women—are underrepresented in late-stage studies of new HIV therapies.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/134088_iStock-1165275486.jpg_0c630332-7eba-4104-b1c9-d8e303049d68.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Latino People With HIV Experience Stigma and Health Care Discrimination]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/latino-people-hiv-experience-stigma-health-care-discrimination"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/latino-people-hiv-experience-stigma-health-care-discrimination</id>
    <updated>2023-02-14T17:46:38-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Nearly a quarter reported discrimination when seeking health care, such as not being listened to or treated with respect.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/134072_3-latin-men-_1806d2f7-d596-46e2-9dd5-fb18b927ff15.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: Sunlenca Approved]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-sunlenca-approved"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-sunlenca-approved</id>
    <updated>2023-02-13T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[After 52 weeks, 83% had an undetectable viral load.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/133825_P03-23-006.jpg_19d54834-ed70-4a03-8f03-d3e45276bd8b.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: bnAb HIV Vaccine]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-bnab-hiv-vaccine"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-bnab-hiv-vaccine</id>
    <updated>2023-02-13T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The virus mutates rapidly, making it difficult to develop a broadly effective vaccine.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/133822_P03-23-005.jpg_ca2c5aab-8d87-4176-8f96-082793acc593.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: CRISPR Cuts]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-crispr-cuts"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-crispr-cuts</id>
    <updated>2023-02-13T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The first par-ticipant was treated last July, and the therapy has been well tolerated so far.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/133827_P03-23-007.jpg_b0579473-f13e-4aeb-8a92-6df1164e60d0.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[New HIV Treatment  and PrEP Guidelines]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/new-hiv-treatment-prep-guidelines"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/new-hiv-treatment-prep-guidelines</id>
    <updated>2023-02-13T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The guidelines recommend starting treatment as soon as possible after an HIV diagnosis, since early treatment leads to better outcomes.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/133832_P03-23-060.jpg_2e7ae568-4ab3-481d-8609-8937ecabeb75.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: Lung Cancer]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/lung-cancer-concerns"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/lung-cancer-concerns</id>
    <updated>2023-02-13T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People living with HIV are more likely to smoke than those who are HIV-negative.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/133829_P03-23-008.jpg_a012b0bb-708d-4ab9-a2c8-eb672773bf20.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[COVID Vaccine Response in People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/covid-vaccine-response-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/covid-vaccine-response-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2023-02-13T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Overall, people with and without HIV had low and comparable rates of severe breakthrough illness.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/133836_P03-23-062.jpg_14eb359c-d634-4432-826a-caba549ed10a.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Studies Shed More Light on Weight Gain]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/studies-light-weight-gain"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/studies-light-weight-gain</id>
    <updated>2023-02-13T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[In recent years, there’s been growing concern about weight gain after starting or switching antiretrovirals.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/133834_P03-23-061.jpg_6c84d75b-8054-4710-84d0-f5d049070f9f.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Basics of Switching HIV Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/switching-hiv-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/switching-hiv-treatment</id>
    <updated>2023-02-13T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Most people can find a well-tolerated regimen that maintains viral suppression.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/133852_P03-23-025.jpg_95011ad3-c379-43de-9504-57359486e3ac.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How Did COVID Affect HIV Care?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/covid-affect-hiv-care"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/covid-affect-hiv-care</id>
    <updated>2023-02-13T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[While HIV testing and PrEP prescriptions were disrupted, the provision of HIV treatment remained strong.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/133850_P03-23-063.jpg_161121af-c5d8-46f3-97f4-37b1e2e8258a.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What is body mass index (BMI)?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/body-mass-index-bmi"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/body-mass-index-bmi</id>
    <updated>2023-02-10T16:24:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[BMI may not be the best way to assess health risks linked to excess weight.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/133989_iStock-985082410.jpg_a48bb6a9-7db2-445b-9f33-2db3ac4bbb97.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV May Establish More Than One Viral Reservoir]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-may-establish-one-viral-reservoir"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-may-establish-one-viral-reservoir</id>
    <updated>2023-02-08T16:39:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Latent HIV may hide in a distinct reservoir in the brain and spinal cord.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/133895_HIV-Virus.jpg_a18e815f-a75f-4a47-a634-c47fd933ce98.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Mortality Continues to Decline, But Disparities Persist]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-mortality-continues-decline-disparities-persist"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-mortality-continues-decline-disparities-persist</id>
    <updated>2023-02-01T16:05:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Gender and racial disparities in mortality persist, but the gap appears to have closed when it comes to getting the latest HIV treatment.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/133537_down-arrows-2.jpg_1323ca26-a7a4-4a6a-a17b-8d19e6cc4735.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Evusheld Is No Longer Effective for COVID PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/evusheld-longer-effective-covid-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/evusheld-longer-effective-covid-prep</id>
    <updated>2023-01-30T14:33:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Monoclonal antibodies used to prevent COVID-19 in immunocompromised people aren’t active against new virus variants.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/133672_iStock-1218792909.jpg_fe3d4a12-ddf9-4035-b44d-b3a6dc9c6281.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Are vaccines safe?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/vaccines-safe"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/vaccines-safe</id>
    <updated>2023-01-27T10:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Vaccines are tested for safety, but like all medical products, they can sometimes cause side effects.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/133418_iStock-1205972800.jpg_09ab0ef3-5788-4f59-910a-64c076a18538.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ward 86, the First U.S. HIV Clinic, Celebrates 40 Years]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/ward-86-first-us-hiv-clinic-celebrates-40-years"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/ward-86-first-us-hiv-clinic-celebrates-40-years</id>
    <updated>2023-01-27T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The clinic has pioneered innovations that have been adopted nationwide and around the world.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/133512_Ward86-banner-IMG-2045.JPG_c05e8164-7885-412a-bd27-04416e98f581.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Does Cannabis Use Impair Treatment Adherence?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cannabis-use-impair-hiv-treatment-adherence"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cannabis-use-impair-hiv-treatment-adherence</id>
    <updated>2023-01-25T15:31:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People with HIV who recently used marijuana were twice as likely to miss taking their meds.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/133386_marijuana-ts-139879151.jpg_321ce29d-f3f4-4b83-ac01-634d49401b96.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Twice-Yearly Sunlenca Works Well for Initial HIV Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/twiceyearly-sunlenca-works-initial-hiv-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/twiceyearly-sunlenca-works-initial-hiv-treatment</id>
    <updated>2023-01-23T13:48:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The new injectable antiretroviral keeps HIV under control, but it still needs an equally long-acting partner.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/133337_P06-21-020.jpg_a6603b75-69a2-4f04-9456-e8fec9674e16.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Another HIV Vaccine Fails in Large Trial]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/another-hiv-vaccine-fails-large-trial"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/another-hiv-vaccine-fails-large-trial</id>
    <updated>2023-01-18T15:12:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Researchers halt the Mosaico study after an experimental vaccine was found to be safe but not effective against HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/133218_P10-21-009.jpg_304c1bc6-a78b-4283-becd-8f5e2f543eb3.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Treatment Timeline]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-timeline"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-timeline</id>
    <updated>2023-01-17T17:07:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[HIV treatment has greatly improved over the past 36 years.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/133200_iStock-1293501978.jpg_adff1955-a3ff-435f-a954-c58e86d73aa2.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[New Year, New Treatment?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/new-year-new-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/new-year-new-treatment</id>
    <updated>2023-01-17T17:04:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[HIV treatment has come a long way, but there’s still room for innovation.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/133198_iStock-1422563844.jpg_51ff0734-1c24-40d9-b5d8-aeaa3a38f19f.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Who should receive COVID-19 vaccine boosters?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/receive-covid19-vaccine-boosters"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/receive-covid19-vaccine-boosters</id>
    <updated>2023-01-13T11:17:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Older people, immunocompromised people and those with underlying health conditions can benefit most from additional shots.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/118506_P01-21-003.jpg_8335c1ed-fe24-4c9b-9633-6695775b6410.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Switching From New to Old Tenofovir May Reverse Weight Gain]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/switching-new-old-tenofovir-may-reverse-weight-gain"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/switching-new-old-tenofovir-may-reverse-weight-gain</id>
    <updated>2023-01-12T17:59:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Switching from TAF to TDF may help people lose weight, but this must be balanced against the risk of kidney problems and bone loss.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/133116_P03-21-009.jpg_41f7c727-e6d2-4831-8de5-a43a121ad1a0.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[More Evidence COVID Vaccines Work Well for People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/evidence-covid-vaccines-work-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/evidence-covid-vaccines-work-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2023-01-10T19:38:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People with suppressed HIV respond well to mRNA vaccines, but individuals with a low CD4 count may not be adequately protected.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/133030_P01-21-003.jpg_8d2df9b9-c4d3-4358-8851-e74998465716.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Long-Term Benefits of Early HIV Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/longterm-benefits-early-hiv-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/longterm-benefits-early-hiv-treatment</id>
    <updated>2023-01-09T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The trial enrolled more than 4,600 previously untreated people who entered the trial with a CD4 count above 500.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/132796_P01-23-013.jpg_e6d9e43e-8a18-43f1-82aa-e55aed0a2786.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Improving HIV Care for Black Gay Men]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/improving-hiv-care-black-gay-men"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/improving-hiv-care-black-gay-men</id>
    <updated>2023-01-09T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Increased engagement in care added 1.4 life-years for Black men and 1.0 life-years for white men.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/132798_P01-23-014b.jpg_ef1b5ae2-9374-4afa-be4d-ab4e85b084b8.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Monkeypox and HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/monkeypox-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/monkeypox-hiv</id>
    <updated>2023-01-09T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Mpox cases have declined dramatically, but people living with HIV remain at greater risk.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/132818_P01-23-058.jpg_427f1109-8219-4c95-ac81-245a613e0440.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Women Are Aware of PrEP, but Few Are Using It]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/women-aware-prep-using"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/women-aware-prep-using</id>
    <updated>2023-01-09T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Less than 1 in 10 survey respondents were currently using PrEP.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/132802_P01-23-016.jpg_1b9f75d0-dfd2-40e6-b38e-b13697d1afdd.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Older People With HIV Have Suboptimal Health]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/older-people-hiv-suboptimal-health"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/older-people-hiv-suboptimal-health</id>
    <updated>2023-01-09T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[More than half of people living with HIV in the United States are now 50 or older.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/132800_P01-23-015.jpg_1a474e52-985c-4dc2-8cb5-4ba10c617bbc.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: Promising Antibody]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-promising-antibody"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-promising-antibody</id>
    <updated>2023-01-09T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment was generally safe and well tolerated.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/132808_P01-23-008.jpg_b4556700-993a-4fbf-a2ef-989ede0e9505.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: Hep C and PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-hep-c-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-hep-c-prep</id>
    <updated>2023-01-09T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[HIV and hepatitis C virus share some of the same transmission routes.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/132804_P01-23-007.jpg_e85d4051-3597-4a0b-a6d3-4c7d5797dc40.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: CAR-T for Cure]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-cart-cure"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-cart-cure</id>
    <updated>2023-01-09T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A trial is recruiting adults on antiretroviral therapy who have had an undetectable viral load for at least a year.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/132811_P01-23-009.jpg_9507ffd2-16df-4ce9-bb8f-7aed75d65ba7.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: Fatty Liver Disease]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-fatty-liver-disease"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-fatty-liver-disease</id>
    <updated>2023-01-09T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The buildup of fat in the liver can lead to fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/132813_P01-23-010.jpg_dd0c2ff8-ef4e-44b6-bc12-828922eee3a2.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Fighting Fatigue]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fighting-fatigue"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fighting-fatigue</id>
    <updated>2023-01-09T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Determining the causes of fatigue is the first step toward treating or managing it.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/132794_P01-23-034.jpg_3cdf40b8-35c4-4c02-bb71-86099907f4e6.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV-Positive People With Lymphoma Can Be Treated With CAR-T Therapy]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hivpositive-people-lymphoma-can-treated-cart-therapy"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hivpositive-people-lymphoma-can-treated-cart-therapy</id>
    <updated>2023-01-04T15:16:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Customized T-cell treatment is generally safe for people living with HIV, and outcomes are comparable to those of HIV-negative people.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/132923_CH-Sp-20-019.jpg_08872746-84ca-4e1a-96ce-9cbee2eff1d9.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[2022 Top HIV Science Stories]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/2022-top-hiv-science-stories"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/2022-top-hiv-science-stories</id>
    <updated>2022-12-28T14:35:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[This year's most widely viewed science news focused on HIV cure research, monkeypox and PEP for sexually transmitted infections.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/132343_P12-19-031.jpg_1082921e-ebb2-43e1-8c28-e743f5b7f074.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Researchers Study CRISPR Gene Editing to Cure HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/researchers-study-crispr-gene-editing-cure-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/researchers-study-crispr-gene-editing-cure-hiv</id>
    <updated>2022-12-28T13:57:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[EBT-101 is novel gene-editing therapy that uses “molecular scissors” to cut HIV out of cells.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/132662_gene-edit-scissors-iStock-484095960.jpg_2f82bc5d-8d78-4ea8-8b90-3a01c8cff3ad.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA Approves Twice-Yearly Sunlenca for People With Drug-Resistant HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-twiceyearly-sunlenca-people-drugresistant-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-twiceyearly-sunlenca-people-drugresistant-hiv</id>
    <updated>2022-12-22T15:44:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Long-acting injectable Sunlenca (lenacapavir) is indicated for heavily treatment-experienced people with limited treatment options.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/132546_Sunlenca-Assembly_9d01c454-e888-47d3-89c5-064e130e2cb2.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[People With HIV Can Benefit From Lung Cancer Screening]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-can-benefit-lung-cancer-screening"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-can-benefit-lung-cancer-screening</id>
    <updated>2022-12-21T15:02:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Screening is recommended for current and former heavy smokers ages 50 to 80, but HIV-positive people may benefit from earlier screening.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/132535_CHWi-19-033.jpg_e099d227-dab5-4418-9967-9a2adcc98492.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[New COVID-19 Boosters Target Current Coronavirus Variants]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/new-covid19-boosters-target-current-coronavirus-variants"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/new-covid19-boosters-target-current-coronavirus-variants</id>
    <updated>2022-12-09T18:11:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Updated Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna bivalent boosters contain spike proteins from the original and BA.4 and BA.5 omicron variants.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/129049_CHSu-22-008.jpg_5b070088-c432-425c-b8b6-ba3f4bf6715f.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[U.S. Will Lift Monkeypox Emergency Declaration]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/us-will-lift-monkeypox-emergency-declaration"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/us-will-lift-monkeypox-emergency-declaration</id>
    <updated>2022-12-08T14:30:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Mpox cases have declined dramatically, but some communities may remain at risk.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/132165_MPX-Damon-AIDS2022-1aug22-IMG-0680.JPG_7382c3aa-233c-4f2c-b4d9-d53e6468a0d8.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Vaccine Shows Promise, But Much Work Remains]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-vaccine-shows-promise-much-work-remains"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-vaccine-shows-promise-much-work-remains</id>
    <updated>2022-12-07T16:47:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Experimental vaccine aims to train B cells to produce broadly neutralizing antibodies that target HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/132117_IAVI001-schematic1-Scripps.jpg_0b0ed63e-3f15-4cd8-99c3-20a74604a7ea.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[COVID-19 Disrupted HIV Testing and Prevention]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/covid19-disrupted-hiv-testing-prevention"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/covid19-disrupted-hiv-testing-prevention</id>
    <updated>2022-12-05T18:41:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[However, a new CDC report finds that linkage to HIV care and treatment remained strong.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/132019_coronavirus-hiv.jpg_b36c26bf-8b13-422b-9939-9298c170868e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[IAS-USA Releases New HIV Treatment and PrEP Guidelines]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/iasusa-releases-new-hiv-treatment-prep-guidelines"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/iasusa-releases-new-hiv-treatment-prep-guidelines</id>
    <updated>2022-12-01T17:53:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The updated guidance says antiretroviral therapy should be started as soon as possible after diagnosis and outlines the latest options.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/131928_antiretroviral-drugs-to-treat-hiv-infection-32483530942-o.jpg_e0d301cb-ba7b-41ef-b109-dbe3f85815d3.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Researchers Explore CAR-T Therapy as a Potential Cure for HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/researchers-explore-cart-therapy-potential-cure-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/researchers-explore-cart-therapy-potential-cure-hiv</id>
    <updated>2022-11-28T09:58:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A “living drug” could potentially eliminate HIV-infected cells, allowing for long-term remission without antiretroviral therapy.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/131743_P09-22-047.jpg_1ef08ed4-4a01-4773-b93c-7c82bd39596d.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Broadly Neutralizing Antibody Shows Promise for Long-Acting HIV Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/broadly-neutralizing-antibody-shows-promise-hiv-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/broadly-neutralizing-antibody-shows-promise-hiv-treatment</id>
    <updated>2022-11-23T09:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The experimental antibody, dubbed N6LS, demonstrated strong antiviral activity in a Phase II study.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/131702_P07-22-003.jpg_5acb2996-61c8-4e8a-b256-1ca7abdb713d.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Fatty Liver Disease Is Common Among People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fatty-liver-disease-common-among-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fatty-liver-disease-common-among-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2022-11-22T11:54:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Diabetes and a large waist circumference are predictors of liver fat accumulation and fibrosis.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/131687_fatty-liver-rect.jpg_c2b7c9d1-1733-4842-a88c-59e64a4dece8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Many People With Hepatitis C Could Benefit From HIV PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/many-people-hepatitis-c-benefit-hiv-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/many-people-hepatitis-c-benefit-hiv-prep</id>
    <updated>2022-11-21T09:34:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Many people with HCV are eligible for PrEP, but most are not aware of it and even fewer are using it.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/131673_iStock-1073002732.jpg_7cce53a4-61ff-45a0-8929-7a065eaa3c4c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Study Looks at Monkeypox Among Cisgender and Transgender Women]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/study-looks-monkeypox-cases-among-cisgender-transgender-women"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/study-looks-monkeypox-cases-among-cisgender-transgender-women</id>
    <updated>2022-11-17T18:30:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[New international report describes the risk factors and outcomes of more than 130 women and nonbinary people.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/131570_dreamstime-m-248436945.jpg_c0257c16-0108-4d99-8952-e9a640b87650.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Many Older People With HIV Report Suboptimal Health]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/older-people-hiv-report-suboptimal-health"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/older-people-hiv-report-suboptimal-health</id>
    <updated>2022-11-16T15:02:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[North American survey finds 76% have impaired physical, mental, sexual or overall health.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/131500_iStock-612731716.jpg_c001c557-d4b4-4149-9745-5e71da4c33d0.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: Studying Prenatal PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-prenatal-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-prenatal-prep</id>
    <updated>2022-11-14T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Children born to women using oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) showed no differences in growth or development.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/131149_iStock-1206896929.jpg_0ac9470f-96fd-48a6-b967-f683e07bacb5.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: Self-Administration of Long-Acting Injectables]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-selfadministration"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-selfadministration</id>
    <updated>2022-11-14T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People could potentially administer Cabenuva for HIV treatment or Apretude for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) at home.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/131153_iStock-844091834.jpg_76f86283-cc8b-4889-b15b-ad6132cbd2e1.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: 15-Year Remission of HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-15year-remission"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-15year-remission</id>
    <updated>2022-11-14T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A Barcelona woman has maintained an undetectable HIV viral load for more than 15 years after stopping antiretroviral treatment.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/131155_iStock-493980892.jpg_de0b8ced-2cd6-4765-8f60-301cd6fb3b76.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: Heart Attack Risk for People Living with HIV and Hepatitis C]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-heart-attack-risk"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-heart-attack-risk</id>
    <updated>2022-11-14T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People with HIV face a rising risk for heart attack as they age, and this is magnified if they also have hepatitis C virus.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/131157_iStock-891536374.jpg_7e02b4e7-3bbf-4841-8c65-da0a00b4bda1.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What You Need to Know About HIV Drug Resistance]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-drug-resistance"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-drug-resistance</id>
    <updated>2022-11-14T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Taking medications consistently is the best way to avoid resistance mutations.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/131139_P12-22-021.jpg_189b1cb5-e4fd-4acb-908a-7a661ef4e88e.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Long COVID and People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/long-covid-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/long-covid-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2022-11-14T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People living with HIV may be more likely to develop long COVID, and this might be related to differences in immune function.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/131141_P12-22-044.jpg_2131f5bc-6893-44e5-9ef0-9494e4af45b0.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Monkeypox Declines, but Disparities Persist]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/monkeypox-declines-disparities-persist"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/monkeypox-declines-disparities-persist</id>
    <updated>2022-11-14T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The ongoing monkeypox outbreak has slowed dramatically in the United States and Europe, but it’s too soon to declare victory.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/131145_P12-22-046.jpg_00dae936-41fb-4b99-bd96-7f703d452c4a.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treating Substance Use Improves HIV Care]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treating-substance-use-improves-hiv-care"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treating-substance-use-improves-hiv-care</id>
    <updated>2022-11-14T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People who use drugs face barriers that can make it difficult to start and stay on antiretroviral treatment.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/131143_P12-22-045.jpg_02318e79-6671-48f6-8f3d-e0a3b55d34e1.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Progress on Long-Acting HIV Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/progress-longacting-hiv-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/progress-longacting-hiv-treatment</id>
    <updated>2022-11-14T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Long-acting antiretrovirals are the future of HIV treatment, and new meds on the horizon could improve convenience and adherence.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/131147_P12-22-047.jpg_5ce59b24-2c60-4f81-8e4d-7d63550d6a9d.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How much sleep do I need each night?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/much-sleep-need-every-night"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/much-sleep-need-every-night</id>
    <updated>2022-11-11T12:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Getting enough sleep provides improves your mood, helps maintain a healthy weight and may boost your immune system.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/38188_bed-iStock-000000037971-Medium.jpg_67a9f3dc-5ea9-4808-9fc9-17de6a0812f2.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Lenacapavir Shows Continued Promise for People With Drug-Resistant HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/lenacapavir-shows-continued-promise-people-drugresistant-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/lenacapavir-shows-continued-promise-people-drugresistant-hiv</id>
    <updated>2022-11-09T15:25:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The long-acting HIV capsid inhibitor worked well for harder-to-treat groups, such as those with a low CD4 count.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/131226_iStock-886661830.jpg_80b3f7c4-83bc-497c-a767-c86bcdb3b6fd.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Monkeypox Can Be Severe in People Living With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/monkeypox-can-severe-people-living-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/monkeypox-can-severe-people-living-hiv</id>
    <updated>2022-10-28T12:15:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People with advanced immune suppression are at greater risk for severe monkeypox complications and death.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/130756_MPX-group-AIDS2022-1aug22-IMG-0671.JPG_b8ffb230-074e-4342-8ba1-dfbf1f00f243.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How can I tell if I have a cold, the flu or COVID-19?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/can-tell-cold-flu-covid19"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/can-tell-cold-flu-covid19</id>
    <updated>2022-10-28T08:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[These three respiratory illnesses—and others—share many of the same symptoms.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/100498_iStock-1124679803.jpg_d9584bcf-93c0-4a75-a8b3-7cd6b470578c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Older People Living With HIV Issue Call to Action]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/older-people-hiv-call-action"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/older-people-hiv-call-action</id>
    <updated>2022-10-27T14:10:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Glasgow Manifesto calls for care, quality of life and empowerment for aging and older adults living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/130613_iStock-1424602883.jpg_9ece0687-e169-4a2a-8a14-2bb90460cd01.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Most Women Know About PrEP, but Few Are Using It]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/women-know-prep-using"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/women-know-prep-using</id>
    <updated>2022-10-26T15:40:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Although 71% of survey respondents were aware of PrEP, just 19% had ever used HIV prevention pills.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/130531_iStock-1165275486.jpg_e67091e3-fc2f-47cb-8ccb-edb2942837bf.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Long-Term Study Results Confirm Benefits of Early HIV Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/longterm-results-confirm-benefits-early-hiv-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/longterm-results-confirm-benefits-early-hiv-treatment</id>
    <updated>2022-10-22T19:43:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Five years of follow-up data show that starting antiretroviral therapy with a higher CD4 count has long-lasting benefits.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/130377_hourglass-iStock-000002446607-Full.jpg_b3ea4870-94e0-4a5d-a6f1-6e90f183c954.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Better Engagement in HIV Care Could Reduce Disparities for Black Gay Men]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/better-engagement-hiv-care-reduce-disparities-black-gay-men"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/better-engagement-hiv-care-reduce-disparities-black-gay-men</id>
    <updated>2022-10-21T18:32:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Given the current standard of care, life expectancy for Black men who have sex with men is 6.3 years shorter than that of their white peers.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/130369_gay-black-men-iStock-596794458.jpg_6a5329c0-c969-44bf-913f-002c60a02e52.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How Well Does the Monkeypox Vaccine Work?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/monkeypox-vaccine-work"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/monkeypox-vaccine-work</id>
    <updated>2022-10-20T15:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Studies suggest that the Jynneos vaccine offers substantial protection, but more real-world research is needed.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/130339_P07-21-009.jpg_0dcee0be-c16c-44e9-a774-e8d7514f3fa0.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[People Living With HIV May Be at Greater Risk for Lung Cancer]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-living-hiv-greater-risk-lung-cancer"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-living-hiv-greater-risk-lung-cancer</id>
    <updated>2022-10-18T09:45:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[However, lung cancer incidence among HIV-positive people has fallen over the past two decades.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/130232_lungs-iStock-000044501454-Double.jpg_c70bb485-2832-49b7-b330-170544145e69.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Are People Living With HIV More Prone to Long COVID?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-living-hiv-prone-long-covid"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-living-hiv-prone-long-covid</id>
    <updated>2022-10-11T13:38:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Study finds that HIV-positive people are four times more likely to experience long-term COVID symptoms.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/130132_shutterstock-1899413896.jpg_0c2cf4ad-4bbb-40dd-af88-1ac10bb63eae.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA OKs Faster Administration Method for Trogarzo]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-oks-faster-administration-method-trogarzo"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-oks-faster-administration-method-trogarzo</id>
    <updated>2022-10-06T16:01:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The long-acting monoclonal antibody, approved for people with highly resistant HIV, can now be administered in 30 seconds.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/130076_P07-22-003.jpg_f4a2b925-a919-4088-b1e3-334f2a6cae4b.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[New Study Sheds More Light on Tenofovir and COVID-19]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/new-study-sheds-light-tenofovir-covid19"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/new-study-sheds-light-tenofovir-covid19</id>
    <updated>2022-10-03T18:38:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Research on links between tenofovir, SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID severity have yielded mixed results, but new study suggests it helps.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/129994_P07-20-039.jpg_1b1bd374-b9fc-40b7-9f2a-fa908cc3b759.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Does Prenatal PrEP Exposure Affect Outcomes in Children?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prenatal-prep-exposure-affect-outcomes-children"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prenatal-prep-exposure-affect-outcomes-children</id>
    <updated>2022-09-28T09:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Children born to mothers on PrEP appeared to have normal growth and cognitive development.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/129804_African-mothers-babies-is-86854775.jpg_23cda872-573f-4a35-803a-0136e1322ad4.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Estudios clínicos]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/estudios-clinicos"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/estudios-clinicos</id>
    <updated>2022-09-26T11:30:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[La participación en estudios puede ser un camino para mejorar las terapias para ti y para otros.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/129657_POZ-E-Fa-22-003.jpg_a2318fc8-1bb0-4c82-8961-efaefc120c2d.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV and Heart Health: Know These Basic Facts]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-heart-health-basic-facts"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-heart-health-basic-facts</id>
    <updated>2022-09-26T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People with HIV are at greater risk for a variety of cardiovascular problems.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/129520_P10-22-049.jpg_16f6b2bf-5d6d-4249-aabf-b741ae4dc6ca.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: Hepatitis C Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-hepatitis-c-treatment-hcv-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-hepatitis-c-treatment-hcv-hiv</id>
    <updated>2022-09-26T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[More than 2 million adults in the United States have hepatitis C virus (HCV), and many people living with HIV also have HCV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/129568_P10-22-048.jpg_df374c67-c9a0-4a94-ac23-306da3d570e9.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV and Monkeypox: How the Two Overlap]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-monkeypox"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-monkeypox</id>
    <updated>2022-09-26T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The good news is that people with well-controlled HIV do not appear to have worse monkeypox outcomes.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/129560_P10-22-051.jpg_19c678b1-2bb5-476c-ad4b-3bd6568bb079.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Long-Acting Injectables May Help With Adherence to HIV Meds]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/longacting-injectables-may-help-hiv-med-adherence"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/longacting-injectables-may-help-hiv-med-adherence</id>
    <updated>2022-09-26T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[For some, it could offer a lifeline.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/129558_P10-22-052.jpg_fd9eb0de-12a1-4859-9122-8ba9a79b504d.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: Doxy PEP for STIs]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-doxy-pep-sti-sexually-transmitted-infections-doxycycline"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-doxy-pep-sti-sexually-transmitted-infections-doxycycline</id>
    <updated>2022-09-26T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Taking the antibiotic doxycycline after sex can lower the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), according to a recent study.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/129562_P10-22-045.jpg_aa87ddda-4dd9-465d-8bf3-a1d751742707.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: Loneliness and HIV Med Adherence]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/loneliness-hiv-treatment-adherence-"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/loneliness-hiv-treatment-adherence-</id>
    <updated>2022-09-26T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[One study found that those who reported frequent loneliness were more likely to miss medication doses.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/129564_P10-22-046.jpg_1a2e0c04-be9d-436f-bea7-c1dc3b54347e.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: Another Person Cured of HIV?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/another-cure-hiv-remission"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/another-cure-hiv-remission</id>
    <updated>2022-09-26T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[This case could provide clues to help researchers develop more widely applicable strategies for long-term HIV remission.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/129566_P10-22-047.jpg_6b63acc5-23b7-49a1-8fbb-e8cc129fc0d4.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV and HCV Coinfection Raises Heart Attack Risk as People Age]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-hcv-coinfection-raises-heart-attack-risk-people-age"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-hcv-coinfection-raises-heart-attack-risk-people-age</id>
    <updated>2022-09-23T18:28:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People with both HIV and hepatitis C are at greater risk for myocardial infarction as they age, and traditional risk factors also matter.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/129744_heart-is-000050718558.jpg_d88ee469-4ab9-46c5-b11b-1a13fe1eceac.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Merck Will Study Lower Dose of Long-Acting Islatravir]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/merck-will-study-lower-dose-longacting-islatravir"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/merck-will-study-lower-dose-longacting-islatravir</id>
    <updated>2022-09-21T15:44:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The company will resume development of islatravir for HIV treatment but abandons monthly oral PrEP.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/129624_iStock-106561919.jpg_170d87cc-baed-4d02-8328-72e70f7c7665.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[SF HIV Cases Creep Up, Maybe Due to Changes in Testing]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/sf-hiv-cases-creep-maybe-due-changes-testing"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/sf-hiv-cases-creep-maybe-due-changes-testing</id>
    <updated>2022-09-19T09:02:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[For the first time, gay and bi men who don’t inject drugs accounted for less than half of new cases in San Francisco.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/129430_SFHIVEpiReport-2021-cover3.jpg_96030aad-24b2-4605-8822-cd6818b3bbc2.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Can Substance Use Treatment Improve HIV Care?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/can-substance-use-treatment-improve-hiv-care"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/can-substance-use-treatment-improve-hiv-care</id>
    <updated>2022-09-14T16:33:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People on opioid substitution therapy were more likely to adhere to antiretroviral treatment and achieve viral suppression.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/129257_P12-19-033.jpg_7447aa38-209b-4418-9905-9a89ea7d1f5c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Women Living With HIV May Need Better Access to Contraception]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/women-living-hiv-may-need-better-access-contraception"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/women-living-hiv-may-need-better-access-contraception</id>
    <updated>2022-09-08T18:33:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A study in Nashville found that most women with HIV did not use birth control.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/129110_birth-control-iStock-500388558.jpg_f2656d3a-fb6a-4a01-aa16-7d58f5af16dd.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Nearly Half of Cancer Deaths Are Due to Modifiable Risk Factors]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/nearly-half-cancer-deaths-due-modifiable-risk-factors"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/nearly-half-cancer-deaths-due-modifiable-risk-factors</id>
    <updated>2022-09-01T16:32:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Plus: Study shows that cutting down on alcohol consumption can reduce cancer risk.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/128950_iStock-177521527.jpg_034a2f09-a20f-4eb2-8418-06e48b8c9c8b.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Could Hepatitis C Drugs Help Treat PTSD?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hepatitis-c-drugs-help-treat-ptsd"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hepatitis-c-drugs-help-treat-ptsd</id>
    <updated>2022-08-30T16:24:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Mavyret was associated with the most improvement in post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/128854_homeless-boy-iStock-1554223551.jpg_1992719c-6e80-4d99-99b5-2b580df4c2ef.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Could Cabenuva and Apretude Injections Be Self-Administered?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cabenuva-apretude-injections-selfadministered"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cabenuva-apretude-injections-selfadministered</id>
    <updated>2022-08-24T12:30:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[New formulations and alternative injection sites could allow people to administer the shots at home.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/135227_iStock-844091834.jpg_9ea5afed-fb20-4edd-aab0-17519bff44f9.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA and CDC Give Green Light to Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-cdc-give-green-light-novavax-covid19-vaccine"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-cdc-give-green-light-novavax-covid19-vaccine</id>
    <updated>2022-08-23T15:46:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The engineered protein vaccine was highly effective in a clinical trial but faced a long delay for authorization.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/127361_P01-21-003.jpg_0326d40e-107b-4c99-aedf-05cf65bb2afc.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Large Proportion of Men with Monkeypox Are Living With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/large-proportion-men-monkeypox-living-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/large-proportion-men-monkeypox-living-hiv</id>
    <updated>2022-08-23T13:20:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People with well-controlled HIV don't have more severe illness, but HIV-positive people might not respond as well to monkeypox vaccines.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/128620_dreamstime-m-248436945.jpg_e4b50a1b-6fbf-4e86-acd4-bab03170d1d8.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Europe Approves Twice-Yearly Sunlenca for People With Resistant HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/europe-approves-twiceyearly-sunlenca-people-resistant-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/europe-approves-twiceyearly-sunlenca-people-resistant-hiv</id>
    <updated>2022-08-22T11:16:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Injectable lenacapavir is indicated for people with multidrug-resistant virus who have run out of treatment options.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/128573_iStock-886661830.jpg_42b32600-bc96-4073-89c3-d52d5d4229f4.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Can People Without Viral Suppression Benefit From Cabenuva?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/can-people-without-viral-suppression-benefit-cabenuva"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/can-people-without-viral-suppression-benefit-cabenuva</id>
    <updated>2022-08-19T16:21:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Most people in a pilot program at a safety-net HIV clinic achieved viral suppression on the long-acting injectable regimen.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/128555_P06-20-020.jpg_0766ecb4-37d6-443b-b794-1d414873ed0e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Monkeypox Heavily Impacts Black and Latino Gay Men]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/monkeypox-heavily-impacting-black-latino-gay-men"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/monkeypox-heavily-impacting-black-latino-gay-men</id>
    <updated>2022-08-18T08:53:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The growing monkeypox outbreak is increasingly mirroring the disparities of the HIV epidemic.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/128474_iStock-1300110939.jpg_39b9d86d-4108-4509-8281-3cefdaeda6ce.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Taking Antibiotics After Sex Reduces STI Risk]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/taking-antibiotics-sex-reduces-sti-risk"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/taking-antibiotics-sex-reduces-sti-risk</id>
    <updated>2022-08-15T18:28:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis within three days after sex lowered the risk of gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/128448_gonorrhea-illustration.jpg_1af6d641-11fb-441d-8662-f23f9805e4f5.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Breakthrough COVID-19 Risk]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/breakthrough-covid19-risk"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/breakthrough-covid19-risk</id>
    <updated>2022-08-15T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People living with HIV appear more likely to get breakthrough COVID-19 and severe illness after vaccination.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/128091_P09-22-49.jpg_0324a798-b7f4-4ce8-ba2a-4ef3d6ef68c2.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: PrEP on Demand]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-prep-demand"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-prep-demand</id>
    <updated>2022-08-15T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[On-demand pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) taken before and after sex—known as PrEP 2-1-1—is as effective and well tolerated as daily pills...<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/128097_P09-22-045.jpg_1ced259d-5500-4828-90b2-1d92e4c9ee8e.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Monkeypox]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/monkeypox"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/monkeypox</id>
    <updated>2022-08-15T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[In May, an outbreak of monkeypox began in Europe and North America.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/128105_P09-22-009.jpg_4de479a9-6f73-4ac1-8191-7ea59a5ee560.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Screening and Early Treatment Reduce Anal Cancer Risk]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/screening-early-treatment-reduce-anal-cancer-risk"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/screening-early-treatment-reduce-anal-cancer-risk</id>
    <updated>2022-08-15T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Screening for abnormal anal cell changes and treating them early can reduce the risk of progression to anal cancer in people with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/128095_P09-22-053.jpg_a23cf167-43da-45f4-bc5b-c803a3901140.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: Lenacapavir on Track]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-lenacapavir-track"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-lenacapavir-track</id>
    <updated>2022-08-15T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Lenacapavir, a long-acting HIV capsid inhibitor, is back on track after the Food and Drug Administration lifted a clinical hold on the drug.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/128099_P09-22-046.jpg_ccf59cfa-1508-4f30-9704-94c1401dcdac.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: Viral Reservoir]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-viral-reservoir-2"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-viral-reservoir-2</id>
    <updated>2022-08-15T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People with HIV who start treatment before their CD4 T-cell count falls below 800 have a substantially smaller viral reservoir.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/128101_P09-22-047.jpg_bbf5bb73-8c25-4f16-bf41-a8859fe3fa62.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: Wasting Syndrome]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-wasting-syndrome"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-wasting-syndrome</id>
    <updated>2022-08-15T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The loss of fat and lean body mass known as wasting syndrome is still a problem, affecting nearly one in five people living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/128103_P09-22-048.jpg_ebfa04fa-2ef0-44f5-be65-d62b165b04a9.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Less Than a Third of People With Hepatitis C Receive Timely Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/less-third-people-hepatitis-c-receive-timely-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/less-third-people-hepatitis-c-receive-timely-treatment</id>
    <updated>2022-08-11T15:09:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Left untreated, hepatitis C can lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer and the need for a liver transplant.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/128324_CDC-HCV-ViralSigns-graphic1-9aug22.jpg_886e36c4-d2cc-4591-a8c2-bdf90a9b8dc8.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Spanish Woman Is in Remission 15 Years After Stopping HIV Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/spanish-woman-remission-15-years-stopping-hiv-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/spanish-woman-remission-15-years-stopping-hiv-treatment</id>
    <updated>2022-08-10T13:53:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A new case may provide clues to help researchers develop strategies for a functional cure.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/128250_europe-is-000010608062-Large.jpg_017a557f-a394-4663-9ca6-e7be107fcb48.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Monkeypox Emergency Could Change Vaccine Strategy]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/monkeypox-emergency-change-vaccine-strategy"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/monkeypox-emergency-change-vaccine-strategy</id>
    <updated>2022-08-09T16:15:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The FDA has authorized a new administration method that splits a single Jynneos vial to vaccinate five people.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/128017_P07-21-009.jpg_32f57ddf-ab1c-4d90-b21a-b88dd3904acf.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[As Experts Discuss Monkeypox Response, Advocates Demand More Action]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/experts-discuss-monkeypox-response-advocates-demand-action"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/experts-discuss-monkeypox-response-advocates-demand-action</id>
    <updated>2022-08-03T13:17:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Activists at AIDS 2022 say monkeypox vaccines and treatment are not reaching the gay and bisexual men who need them most.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/127917_MPX-Jeremiah-AIDS2022-1aug22-IMG-0669.JPG_1d9d8176-ccf8-4ce9-88ef-9020189f421e.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Biktarvy May Be the Best Option for People With Both HIV and Hepatitis B]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/biktarvy-may-best-option-people-hiv-hepatitis-b"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/biktarvy-may-best-option-people-hiv-hepatitis-b</id>
    <updated>2022-07-31T15:55:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Once-daily pill suppressed HBV viral load in nearly two thirds of people with HIV/HBV coinfection.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/127765_B-F-TAF-GSIside-in-fingers-white-male.jpg_9923afb3-358f-4239-9aa7-92b66e6a5157.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Another Man Appears Cured of HIV After Stem Cell Transplant]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/another-man-appears-cured-hiv-stem-cell-transplant"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/another-man-appears-cured-hiv-stem-cell-transplant</id>
    <updated>2022-07-27T17:41:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[While the risky procedure is not suitable for most people living with HIV, it offers clues for more feasible approaches.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/127681_iStock-152169127.jpg_22863f81-2a92-4081-812b-d5b7dd85f416.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Monkeypox Is a Global Public Health Emergency, WHO Says]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/monkeypox-global-public-health-emergency-says"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/monkeypox-global-public-health-emergency-says</id>
    <updated>2022-07-25T16:42:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[While cases in the ongoing outbreak have been among gay and bisexual men, some fear the outbreak could spread beyond this group.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/127579_WHO-white-blue-rect-lg.jpg_0fd51f57-824b-43f7-8308-11ccb225f7b8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Study Reveals Novel Monkeypox Symptoms and Transmission Routes]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/study-reveals-novel-monkeypox-symptoms-transmission-routes"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/study-reveals-novel-monkeypox-symptoms-transmission-routes</id>
    <updated>2022-07-23T15:32:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Most cases in the ongoing outbreak have been among gay and bisexual men and are largely associated with sex.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/127483_dreamstime-m-247910331.jpg_c30963d3-ab4a-495a-8448-5296774df572.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Decade After Approval, PrEP Hasn’t Reached its Full Potential]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/decade-approval-prep-reached-full-potential"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/decade-approval-prep-reached-full-potential</id>
    <updated>2022-07-16T19:46:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The prevention pills—and newer methods—have averted countless HIV cases, but they still aren’t reaching everyone who could benefit.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/127272_vial-pills-spill-2.jpg_a3f9b71a-566e-484c-908c-6ad29ce53003.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[On-Demand PrEP Works as Well as Daily Pills]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/ondemand-prep-works-daily-pills"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/ondemand-prep-works-daily-pills</id>
    <updated>2022-07-12T14:08:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The PrEP 2-1-1 regimen offers an option to take HIV prevention pills before and after sex instead of every day.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/127190_iStock-1073002732.jpg_3c75ff9a-b3b8-49dc-b7ba-554babbd48d4.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[People Who Start HIV Treatment With High CD4s Have a Smaller Viral Reservoir]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-start-hiv-treatment-early-smaller-viral-reservoir"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-start-hiv-treatment-early-smaller-viral-reservoir</id>
    <updated>2022-07-06T15:18:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The study findings underscore the importance of starting antiretroviral therapy as soon as possible.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/127051_HIV-Virus.jpg_21b069c6-7fc4-4d37-a48c-89bf425eeceb.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Health Officials Expand Monkeypox Testing and Vaccine Rollout]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/health-officials-expand-monkeypox-vaccine-rollout"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/health-officials-expand-monkeypox-vaccine-rollout</id>
    <updated>2022-06-29T16:04:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The White House and CDC will offer vaccines to more people at risk, particularly gay and bisexual men.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/126903_P07-21-009.jpg_ef577741-91c0-4c62-9007-2691e59f3079.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: Lung Cancer]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-lung-cancer"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-lung-cancer</id>
    <updated>2022-06-27T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Lung cancer screening, which can detect tumors at an earlier stage, may be even more important for people living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/126474_P07-22-004.jpg_833e8de0-ce6c-45b3-96fa-7628518f6fc7.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: Antibody Therapy]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-antibody-therapy"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-antibody-therapy</id>
    <updated>2022-06-27T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) can delay HIV rebound and even lead to long-term remission.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/126468_P07-22-003.jpg_3f464b39-5f33-4c6d-9ae6-21ed55298bc8.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: PrEP Barriers]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-prep-barriers"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-prep-barriers</id>
    <updated>2022-06-27T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) prescriptions are supposed to be free under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but barriers persist.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/126464_P07-22-001.jpg_308bfa1d-d74b-457d-9f5d-e8e4e94e9043.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Clinical Trials]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/clinical-trials-hiv-cure"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/clinical-trials-hiv-cure</id>
    <updated>2022-06-27T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Study participation can be a gateway to better therapies for yourself and others.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/126503_P07-22-013.jpg_66d075a9-c1c0-4d79-946e-198700350c0a.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Complex Cure Trial]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/complex-cure-trial"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/complex-cure-trial</id>
    <updated>2022-06-27T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Participants will first receive a therapeutic vaccine to enhance CD8 T cells’ ability to kill virus-infected cells.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/126617_CHSu-22-008.jpg_2be5f5c1-5393-4af1-89a1-9c889c2e4298.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Long &amp; Winding Road]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/long-winding-road"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/long-winding-road</id>
    <updated>2022-06-27T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[After advances in HIV therapy, long-acting antiretrovirals and long-term remission are the next frontiers.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/126619_P07-22-040.jpg_ebbd0916-d9a4-4f5b-a858-a80fadc8ebca.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Searching for a Cure]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/searching-cure"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/searching-cure</id>
    <updated>2022-06-27T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Steven Deeks, a pioneer in HIV cure research, is now tackling a new challenge: long COVID.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/126628_P07-22-005.jpg_e8b8ffa5-e6ba-4d6c-af0d-339e7aebbada.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: Cabenuva for Teens]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-cabenuva-teens"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-cabenuva-teens</id>
    <updated>2022-06-27T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The Food and Drug Administration recently extended the indication for Cabenuva to include adolescents ages 12 and up.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/126466_P07-22-002.jpg_dfe5b6af-58ff-44eb-acb6-508e316f87f8.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Is the LGBT Community Doing Enough to Fight Monkeypox?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/lgbt-community-enough-fight-monkeypox"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/lgbt-community-enough-fight-monkeypox</id>
    <updated>2022-06-22T15:50:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Efforts to avoid stigma and homophobia could be keeping us silent when we need to be speaking out.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/126690_iStock-1196525774.jpg_2ddbacda-a762-49bc-a307-0286761736df.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Youngest Kids Can Finally Get COVID Vaccines]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/youngest-kids-can-finally-get-covid-vaccines"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/youngest-kids-can-finally-get-covid-vaccines</id>
    <updated>2022-06-20T10:55:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[After a long wait, the FDA authorizes Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for children as young as 6 months old.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/127279_Faith-043.jpg_cbfa9d12-abba-490a-b388-fe34d22211c8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Screening and Early Treatment Reduce Anal Cancer in People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/screening-early-treatment-reduces-anal-cancer-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/screening-early-treatment-reduces-anal-cancer-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2022-06-17T18:01:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Prompt detection treatment of precancerous lesions cut the likelihood of developing anal cancer by more than half.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/126507_ANCHOR-graphic2.jpg_447e1562-d621-4133-8957-f6ac4d5ed2b1.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Monkeypox Is Not Airborne, CDC Says]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/monkey-airborne-cdc-says"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/monkey-airborne-cdc-says</id>
    <updated>2022-06-16T09:31:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The virus can be transmitted via respiratory droplets at close range, but it does not spread through the air over longer distances.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/126404_monkeypox1-niaid.jpeg_e9cd70f3-6929-4be5-834a-7a594c20ae4d.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Anthony Fauci Gets COVID-19 Despite Precautions]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/anthony-fauci-gets-covid19-despite-precautions"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/anthony-fauci-gets-covid19-despite-precautions</id>
    <updated>2022-06-15T19:27:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The nation’s top pandemic adviser joins a growing number of people catching the coronavirus during the omicron wave.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/126391_AnthonyFauci-vaccine2.jpg_d8309bf4-e901-4205-8477-14bdce9b970d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Monkeypox: What Do People Living With or at Risk for HIV Need to Know?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/monkeypox-people-living-risk-hiv-need-know"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/monkeypox-people-living-risk-hiv-need-know</id>
    <updated>2022-06-15T15:02:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[So far, it appears that people on antiretroviral treatment with well-controlled HIV do not have worse monkeypox outcomes.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/126343_TSSpring-20-005.jpg_db2bb822-9879-4d12-8198-d796fc262d53.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Are People With HIV at Greater Risk for COVID-19 Breakthrough?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-greater-risk-covid19-breakthrough"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-greater-risk-covid19-breakthrough</id>
    <updated>2022-06-14T19:23:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The  good news is that only 4% of HIV-positive people experienced COVID breakthrough after vaccination.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/126334_coronavirus-hiv.jpg_524a00c9-a7f2-48e6-a58f-0af791871779.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Monkeypox Update for Clinicians and the LGBTQ Community [VIDEO]]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/monkeypox-update-clinicians-lgbt-community-video"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/monkeypox-update-clinicians-lgbt-community-video</id>
    <updated>2022-06-13T16:31:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Sexual health clinics, sex venues and Pride events can raise awareness and offer targeted services, especially for gay and bi men.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/126224_HIVMA-monkeypox-13jun22.jpg_6de0591c-9896-4f35-8993-3b63f8ddc7d7.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Next-Generation Viral Load Test Detects HIV at Lower Levels]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/new-viral-load-test-detects-hiv-lower-levels"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/new-viral-load-test-detects-hiv-lower-levels</id>
    <updated>2022-06-08T14:03:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[More people had a detectable viral load using a newer assay, which has implications for HIV treatment and prevention.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/126109_blood-test-tubes-iStock-157986681.jpg_03883119-74bc-4877-8aa5-b16706deb21c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Monkeypox Reaches Multiple Countries, Including U.S.]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/monkeypox-outbreak-sparks-worldwide-concern"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/monkeypox-outbreak-sparks-worldwide-concern</id>
    <updated>2022-05-24T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Health officials urge gay and bi men, in particular, to report unusual skin rashes and avoid close contact while symptomatic.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/125368_iStock-1319902461.jpg_33d4f8c6-32dc-4ede-9148-a86e7d9a31e5.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA Lifts Clinical Hold on Long-Acting Lenacapavir]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-lifts-clinical-hold-longacting-lenacapavir"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-lifts-clinical-hold-longacting-lenacapavir</id>
    <updated>2022-05-17T17:51:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The injectable antiretroviral could potentially be taken once every six months for HIV treatment or PrEP.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/125196_injection-iStock-456738295.jpg_ad5ccb70-a8a9-49a0-9fe9-c7d1f4504d50.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: PrEP Benefits]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-prep-benefits"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-prep-benefits</id>
    <updated>2022-05-16T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Some people say they find long-acting injections more convenient than daily pills, which could increase uptake and adherence.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/125027_P06-22-009.jpg_0cbe6b84-a215-43c2-bab3-94af85a03307.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: Lenacapavir]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-lenacapavir"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-lenacapavir</id>
    <updated>2022-05-16T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[They started on lenacapavir pills and then switched to injections every six months plus an optimized back-ground regimen.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/124920_P06-22-010.jpg_9a861a55-b51e-4720-8b97-7f5b72423495.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: Another Cure?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/another-cure"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/another-cure</id>
    <updated>2022-05-16T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[She has not experienced viral rebound and tests negative for HIV antibodies.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/124922_P06-22-011.jpg_4ad074ff-6b07-4a7a-a587-169a895d22f6.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: Heart Risk]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-heart-risk"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-heart-risk</id>
    <updated>2022-05-16T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Previous research showed that HIV-positive people have higher rates of cardiovascular problems.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/125026_P06-22-012.jpg_99c77613-768c-40c3-b059-e432a92f7b32.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV and Aging]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-aging"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-aging</id>
    <updated>2022-05-16T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Over half of people with HIV and 17% of those newly diagnosed are 50 and older.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/125733_P06-22-013.jpg_947271e3-6895-49ee-8b16-61a6bb23ac02.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Broadly Neutralizing Antibody Leads to Long-Term HIV Remission]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/broadly-neutralizing-antibody-leads-longterm-hiv-remission"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/broadly-neutralizing-antibody-leads-longterm-hiv-remission</id>
    <updated>2022-05-11T15:34:26-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[One person treated with a broadly neutralizing antibody plus romidepsin remained in remission for 3.7 years.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/125069_antibodies-blue-iStock-516629150.jpg_e2d927e4-2752-41aa-a6c6-3f2937e6b3e7.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Federal Government Releases Telehealth Guidelines for HIV Care]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/federal-government-releases-telehealth-guidelines-hiv-care"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/federal-government-releases-telehealth-guidelines-hiv-care</id>
    <updated>2022-05-04T14:40:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The guide lays out best practices for HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/124712_iStock-1167402516.jpg_d148f220-8c29-4691-bf91-7ba5ee8094ff.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Still Few Answers as Kids Hepatitis Outbreak Spreads]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/still-answers-kids-hepatitis-outbreak-spreads"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/still-answers-kids-hepatitis-outbreak-spreads</id>
    <updated>2022-05-01T07:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Nearly 200 cases of pediatric hepatitis have now been reported in more than a dozen countries and several states.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/124628_RH-Fall-19-005.jpg_171a746a-35f8-492b-9522-7ffbbc7e288a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies Delay HIV Rebound]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/broadly-neutralizing-antibodies-delay-hiv-viral-rebound"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/broadly-neutralizing-antibodies-delay-hiv-viral-rebound</id>
    <updated>2022-04-27T16:06:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A combination of two antibodies, dubbed 3BNC117 and 10-1074, maintained viral suppression for a year in two people.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/124536_P01-21-043.jpg_0c23534f-dd5e-444c-9ffe-4253889176ee.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Majority of People With HIV Have Asymptomatic COVID]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/majority-people-hiv-asymptomatic-covid"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/majority-people-hiv-asymptomatic-covid</id>
    <updated>2022-04-20T16:03:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The proportion without symptoms was higher than previously seen in many studies of both people with HIV and the general population.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/124327_iStock-1221639255.jpg_c02c1842-3d02-4bb9-9e27-778fa7f92776.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Mysterious Hepatitis Outbreak Hitting Kids in U.K. and U.S.]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/mysterious-hepatitis-outbreak-hitting-kids-uk-us"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/mysterious-hepatitis-outbreak-hitting-kids-uk-us</id>
    <updated>2022-04-15T14:51:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The current leading suspect is an adenovirus, but much more remains to be learned.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/124151_RH-Fall-19-005.jpg_717e7aec-af0c-4328-a2c6-1ed80409f5f5.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Widely Used Meds Linked to Falls and Frailty in Older People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/widely-used-meds-linked-falls-frailty-older-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/widely-used-meds-linked-falls-frailty-older-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2022-04-13T14:50:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Anticholinergic medications can lead to cognitive problems and poor coordination, especially in older people.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/124048_trainer-older-man-is-000049519896.jpg_e9371fda-2a46-4f11-a11d-17cff601bed7.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[New COVID Vaccine May Better Protect Cancer Patients]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/new-covid-vaccine-may-better-protect-cancer-patients"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/new-covid-vaccine-may-better-protect-cancer-patients</id>
    <updated>2022-04-12T14:43:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[CoVac-1 induced T-cell responses in about 90% of immunocompromised people with impaired B-cell function.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/123992_P06-20-015.jpg_26d2c9ad-8577-4aba-97ca-11b1edaed60b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Universal Hepatitis C Screening During Pregnancy Detects More Cases]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/universal-hepatitis-c-screening-pregnancy-detects-cases"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/universal-hepatitis-c-screening-pregnancy-detects-cases</id>
    <updated>2022-04-04T16:44:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Universal HCV testing led to an increase in the number of pregnant women and infants diagnosed in a timely manner.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/123752_iStock-866672892.jpg_d38593fe-ffc3-48a9-bd87-6dbf59ccc17a.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA Approves Second COVID Booster for People 50 and Older]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-second-covid-booster-people-50-older"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-second-covid-booster-people-50-older</id>
    <updated>2022-03-30T09:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Immunocompromised people ages 12 and older are also eligible for an additional shot.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/123588_P01-21-003.jpg_dac2c8c3-dbad-4aa3-90c3-3f57242fc1f7.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Long-Acting Cabenuva Injections Now Approved for Teens]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/longacting-cabenuva-injections-now-approved-teens"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/longacting-cabenuva-injections-now-approved-teens</id>
    <updated>2022-03-29T15:37:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The long-acting regimen will enable some adolescents to take their HIV treatment just six times a year.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/123569_teen-boys-iStock-62509392-XLARGE.jpg_03b9e76b-6528-46f5-b49b-770e2ff4fd05.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: mRNA Vaccine]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-mrna-vaccine-technology"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-mrna-vaccine-technology</id>
    <updated>2022-03-28T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[HIV mutates rapidly, enabling the virus to evade the common, narrowly targeted antibodies produced by most people with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/123329_iStock-1357908551.jpg_c0742b93-30d3-4298-b3ba-bb5d43317fb9.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: Every 2 Months]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-every-2-months"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-every-2-months</id>
    <updated>2022-03-28T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[After three years, nearly 90% in both groups maintained viral suppression.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/123333_P04-22-006.jpg_4632c9f8-9507-4de0-bd27-f60221b95424.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: How HIV Hides]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-hiv-hides"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-hiv-hides</id>
    <updated>2022-03-28T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Scientists found that latent HIV appeared to increasingly concentrate in inactive regions of the genome.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/123337_P04-22-007.jpg_b82c39be-d373-4ff5-b943-ecddbaa2460e.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: Fatty Liver]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-fatty-liver"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-fatty-liver</id>
    <updated>2022-03-28T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Management involves lifestyle changes, such as weight loss and exercise.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/123346_P04-22-008.jpg_111cfb45-c4c9-427e-a423-25408dfd031c.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Women and HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/women-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/women-hiv</id>
    <updated>2022-03-28T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Many women could benefit from pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/123351_P04-22-040.jpg_cbb462b7-60a4-46e6-8452-35b747001f22.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ask POZ – April/May 2022]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/can-aspirin-prevent-heart-attacks-strokes"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/can-aspirin-prevent-heart-attacks-strokes</id>
    <updated>2022-03-28T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Can Aspirin Prevent Heart Attacks and Strokes?<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/123358_P04-22-001.jpg_5314d196-6484-4c55-9ef6-15968bc64eaa.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Injectable Cabenuva Can Now Be Started Without Oral Lead-In]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/injectable-cabenuva-can-now-started-without-oral-leadin"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/injectable-cabenuva-can-now-started-without-oral-leadin</id>
    <updated>2022-03-25T17:29:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People can now start Cabenuva injections directly without first taking cabotegravir and rilpivirine pills for a month.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/123473_P09-20-032.jpg_ce39b339-5495-4acd-b465-5d346010bdb3.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How Has COVID-19 Affected Tuberculosis in the U.S.?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/covid19-affected-tuberculosis-us"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/covid19-affected-tuberculosis-us</id>
    <updated>2022-03-24T15:23:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A sharp decline in TB diagnosis could be related to COVID-19 control measures or a drop-off in testing.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/123423_iStock-949748772.jpg_4091f2c8-54d9-4967-aa81-6da5182a2568.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[New Study Tests Three mRNA HIV Vaccine Candidates]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/new-study-evaluating-three-mrna-hiv-vaccine-candidates"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/new-study-evaluating-three-mrna-hiv-vaccine-candidates</id>
    <updated>2022-03-16T09:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The HVTN 302 trial is evaluating experimental vaccines that deliver stabilized HIV spike proteins.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/123015_iStock-1295693740.jpg_403a0616-1e4e-4f7f-8850-cb589242c8ce.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[COVID Vaccine Boosters Protect People With Immune Dysfunction]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/covid-vaccine-boosters-protect-people-immune-dysfunction"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/covid-vaccine-boosters-protect-people-immune-dysfunction</id>
    <updated>2022-03-09T16:29:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Boosters reduced the risk of hospitalization and death by about 80% for people with HIV, cancer, autoimmune conditions or organ transplants.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/122734_iStock-1291768006.jpg_43ca02fa-3681-455a-8a1c-dc2214425e46.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cabenuva Every Two Months Maintains Viral Suppression for Three Years]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cabenuva-every-two-months-maintains-viral-suppression-three-years"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cabenuva-every-two-months-maintains-viral-suppression-three-years</id>
    <updated>2022-03-08T10:44:44-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The every-other-month schedule of injectable cabotegravir plus rilpivirine enables some people to take HIV treatment just six times a year.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/122540_P06-20-020.jpg_8866befd-cbf9-420b-aa15-8e57ecb84724.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Better PrEP Adherence Linked to More Bone Loss]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/better-prep-adherence-linked-bone-loss"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/better-prep-adherence-linked-bone-loss</id>
    <updated>2022-03-07T17:16:16-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People who took daily Truvada 90% to 100% of the time were more likely to develop osteopenia or osteoporosis.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/122466_skeleton-is--70569649.jpg_ee2221ae-bbad-4622-b96c-9d6733ac92e1.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Viral Suppression Rebounds After COVID Setback]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-viral-suppression-rebounds-covid-setback"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-viral-suppression-rebounds-covid-setback</id>
    <updated>2022-02-23T13:34:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[After falling off early in the pandemic, viral suppression at San Francisco’s Ward 86 clinic recovered with intensified services.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/121880_coronavirus-hiv.jpg_5f9f80a4-7dc9-41f6-85d4-060b0d8f97ed.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Long-Acting Lenacapavir Shows Continued Promise]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/longacting-lenacapavir-shows-continued-promise"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/longacting-lenacapavir-shows-continued-promise</id>
    <updated>2022-02-22T19:28:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The injectable antiretroviral could potentially be given once every six months for HIV treatment or prevention.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/121862_P06-21-020.jpg_5d3469d9-bbec-418a-a4d7-adf5cb8e132f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Screening and Early Treatment Cuts Anal Cancer Risk]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/screening-early-treatment-cuts-anal-cancer-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/screening-early-treatment-cuts-anal-cancer-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2022-02-17T13:26:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Prompt treatment of precancerous lesions in people with HIV reduced the likelihood of developing anal cancer by 57%.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/121684_ANCHOR-graphic3.jpg_71e7b946-d99f-4e87-ae51-d606ffd7c9d9.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Black and Latino People Have a Higher Lifetime Risk of HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/black-latino-people-higher-lifetime-risk-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/black-latino-people-higher-lifetime-risk-hiv</id>
    <updated>2022-02-16T17:56:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Nine out of the 10 areas with the highest likelihood of being diagnosed with HIV are located in the South.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/121693_iStock-617572232.jpg_054262d4-5f75-456b-a8b4-77b818c97c6d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[New York Woman May Be Cured of HIV After Stem Cell Transplant]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/new-york-woman-may-cured-hiv-stem-cell-transplant"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/new-york-woman-may-cured-hiv-stem-cell-transplant</id>
    <updated>2022-02-15T20:12:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The woman's leukemia is in remission and she remains free of detectable HIV more than a year after stopping antiretroviral treatment.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/121633_iStock-484390044.jpg_4e522aba-7d30-489c-850a-70713e1fe8b3.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Are People With HIV at Greater Risk for Heart Attacks?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-greater-risk-heart-attacks"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-greater-risk-heart-attacks</id>
    <updated>2022-02-15T13:36:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[In recent years, myocardial infarction risk rose for HIV-positive people while falling for HIV-negative individuals.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/121586_heart-is-000050718558.jpg_9f01dfe9-cf1a-429b-a2d0-beafa879d8a8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Most Adults Worldwide Achieve Viral Suppression]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/adults-worldwide-achieve-viral-suppression"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/adults-worldwide-achieve-viral-suppression</id>
    <updated>2022-02-14T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[But sustained viral suppression over time remains a challenge.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/121435_P03-22-025.jpg_19ef4be3-163c-410b-b7ab-a76ba4c5712b.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: Apretude Approved]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-apretude-approved"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-apretude-approved</id>
    <updated>2022-02-14T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The Food and Drug Administration approved Apretude as the first long-acting injectable option for pre-exposure prophylaxis.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/121443_P10-21-009.jpg_f295ff4a-5173-428f-8695-68431e32af13.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: Islatravir on Hold]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-islatravir-hold"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-islatravir-hold</id>
    <updated>2022-02-14T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Islatravir, a long-acting antiretroviral, has hit a snag after clinical trial participants experienced falling white blood cell counts.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/121445_P03-22-012.jpg_5481a202-c1b8-47fd-9cac-c948341fbfbf.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: Cure Strategy]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-cure-strategy"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-cure-strategy</id>
    <updated>2022-02-14T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The International AIDS Society has launched a new global research strategy for working toward a broadly applicable cure for HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/121447_P03-22-013.jpg_4b519126-4bbb-49d5-8f5a-68e25b162b44.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment Adherence]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-adherence"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-adherence</id>
    <updated>2022-02-14T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Taking your medications as prescribed helps you get the most from HIV treatment.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/121395_P03-22-005.jpg_1a35ed50-6c42-4623-a12e-ccb085db1ea7.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: HIV-Positive and Deaf]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-hivpositive-deaf"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-hivpositive-deaf</id>
    <updated>2022-02-14T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Impaired ability to communicate can impact care and quality of life for deaf people aging with HIV<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/121449_P03-22-014.jpg_01d782d7-5744-42e1-9b4f-f89668960f3e.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ask POZ – March 2022]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/ask-poz-march-2022"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/ask-poz-march-2022</id>
    <updated>2022-02-14T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[How much alcohol can I safely drink?<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/121457_cocktail-iStock-490361148.jpg_125acca1-b7dd-468a-9482-ce7cc73a932d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cancer Immunotherapy Flushes HIV Out of Hiding]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cancer-immunotherapy-can-flush-hiv-hiding"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cancer-immunotherapy-can-flush-hiv-hiding</id>
    <updated>2022-02-09T06:48:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Keytruda can activate T cells that harbor latent HIV, a possible step toward a functional cure.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/121406_iStock-538032878.jpg_c951671f-f31b-401a-b7fb-1f4b70c605df.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[CAR-T Immunotherapy Keeps Cancer in Remission for 10 Years]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cart-immunotherapy-keeps-cancer-remission-10-years"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cart-immunotherapy-keeps-cancer-remission-10-years</id>
    <updated>2022-02-07T19:33:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The first two people treated with the “living drug” remained cancer-free for a decade and can be considered cured.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/121305_CART-structure-iStock-996227168.jpg_0e87bedb-80bf-431a-a705-52262399b655.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Long COVID Linked to Greater Fatty Liver Disease Risk]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/long-covid-linked-greater-fatty-liver-disease-risk"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/long-covid-linked-greater-fatty-liver-disease-risk</id>
    <updated>2022-02-04T12:21:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[More than half of individuals with post-COVID illness showed signs of MAFLD.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/121245_P07-20-039.jpg_6a4dabce-8125-4035-9818-f810de86555f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cabenuva Now Approved for Every-Other-Month Dosing]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cabenuva-now-approved-everyothermonth-dosing"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cabenuva-now-approved-everyothermonth-dosing</id>
    <updated>2022-02-01T16:08:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Using the new dosing schedule, injectable cabotegravir and rilpivirine can be administered just six times a year.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/121171_P06-21-020.jpg_e25eb7f3-a6c1-45be-97a0-bd47f14768f9.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV mRNA Vaccine Trial Is Now Underway]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-mrna-vaccine-trial-now-underway"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-mrna-vaccine-trial-now-underway</id>
    <updated>2022-01-28T12:16:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The experimental vaccine regimen aims to train B cells to produce broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/121019_P07-21-009.jpg_909c2e8d-f7b1-42c4-bfed-d8e6530d7843.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Understanding Where HIV Hides Offers Clues for a Cure]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/understanding-hiv-hides-offers-clues-cure"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/understanding-hiv-hides-offers-clues-cure</id>
    <updated>2022-01-17T09:16:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People whose HIV is locked away in “gene deserts” might be able to interrupt treatment without viral rebound.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/120772_P12-21-010.jpg_49ec114c-a336-4558-a643-bb2e150cfc4e.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Starting Hepatitis C Treatment at Time of Diagnosis Leads to High Cure Rate]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/starting-hepatitis-c-treatment-time-diagnosis-leads-high-cure-rate"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/starting-hepatitis-c-treatment-time-diagnosis-leads-high-cure-rate</id>
    <updated>2022-01-14T09:50:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Pairing HCV testing and treatment eliminates the need to navigate the medical system.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/120705_RHSum-17-004.jpg_d89ff808-b045-4c32-97fb-b1524b19ff75.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA Approves New Triple-Target Hepatitis B Vaccine]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-new-tripletarget-hepatitis-b-vaccine"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-new-tripletarget-hepatitis-b-vaccine</id>
    <updated>2022-01-12T11:22:51-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The PreHevbrio vaccine produces higher antibody levels and offers faster protection.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/120657_vaccine-older-black-man-horiz-Heather-Hazzan-SELF.jpg_56df3be3-500c-4cd8-9eae-be4e8e0461f4.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How Well Do COVID Vaccines Work for People With HIV?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/covid-vaccines-work-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/covid-vaccines-work-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2022-01-03T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Overall, vaccines are highly effective, but some folks are at risk for poorer response.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/120331_covid-shield.jpg_19c0d7cb-f81e-479b-bc9a-b322a6ef08bb.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Early Treatment Reduces Anal Cancer Risk]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/early-treatment-reduces-anal-cancer-risk"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/early-treatment-reduces-anal-cancer-risk</id>
    <updated>2022-01-03T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Treating abnormal anal cell changes early can reduce the risk of progression to anal cancer in people living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/120323_P01-22-032.jpg_862a55de-80b2-45ae-ae93-c77156b19ca4.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cabenuva Works Regardless of Weight]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cabenuva-works-regardless-weight"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cabenuva-works-regardless-weight</id>
    <updated>2022-01-03T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Long-acting injectable Cabenuva works well in people with obesity.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/120325_P01-22-031.jpg_aef27950-25e6-4f6d-9c2a-55f47e0d6874.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: Hep C Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-hep-c-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-hep-c-treatment</id>
    <updated>2022-01-03T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The number of people treated with direct-acting antiviral therapy for hepatitis C has steadily declined.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/120310_P01-22-010.jpg_6a206883-6b0b-4970-a345-97963440c71f.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: Natural Cure]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-natural-cure"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-natural-cure</id>
    <updated>2022-01-03T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A second woman appears to have eliminated HIV naturally and may even be considered cured.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/120308_P01-22-009.jpg_c0094c5e-be23-4ee3-a7d2-70d2739d6f1f.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ask POZ – January/February 2022]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/ask-poz-januaryfebruary-2022"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/ask-poz-januaryfebruary-2022</id>
    <updated>2022-01-03T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Who Should Receive Covid-19 Vaccine Boosters?<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/120300_P01-22-001.jpg_0ebe1873-655e-4541-8fad-a2fee802832d.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: PrEP Disparities]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-prep-disparities"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-prep-disparities</id>
    <updated>2022-01-03T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Disparities across states in pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use appear to have worsened over time.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/120304_P01-22-054.jpg_f5f1fa54-f01e-49bc-90c8-4ac9232e2713.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[African Americans and HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/african-americans-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/african-americans-hiv</id>
    <updated>2022-01-03T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Black communities are disproportionately affected by HIV and AIDS.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/120302_P01-22-005.jpg_f5c6155a-267f-445e-839d-191f694cf11a.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: Biktarvy for Kids]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-biktarvy-kids"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-biktarvy-kids</id>
    <updated>2022-01-03T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Biktarvy is now available for small children.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/120306_P01-22-008.jpg_c1925f2c-39d4-47a3-b561-e415ed277e2f.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How much alcohol can I safely drink?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/much-alcohol-can-safely-drink"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/much-alcohol-can-safely-drink</id>
    <updated>2021-12-28T15:55:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Experts recommend no more than two drinks for men or one drink for women per day.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/120234_alcoholic-beverages-iStock-157333486.jpg_dd3c25e0-6a1e-4fce-9e64-bf26ffa672fd.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA OKs Second COVID Antiviral Pill for Limited Use]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-oks-second-covid-antiviral-pill-limited-use"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-oks-second-covid-antiviral-pill-limited-use</id>
    <updated>2021-12-23T20:10:12-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Molnupiravir is authorized for people at high risk for severe COVID-19 when other treatment options are not available.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/120122_molnupiravir-Merck.jpg_dd9b15ff-1abc-413d-ad1b-6fd1d881ebbd.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA Authorizes First Antiviral Pill for COVID-19]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-authorizes-first-antiviral-pill-covid19"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-authorizes-first-antiviral-pill-covid19</id>
    <updated>2021-12-22T17:17:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Paxlovid, which reduces the risk of hospitalization or death by about 90%, is expected to be a game-changer.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/120097_Paxlovid-Pfizer-pills-lg.jpg_af2b7e8c-3217-4a60-b0dd-9f8dd71f5d5c.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Long-Acting HIV Therapy Hits a Snag]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/longacting-hiv-therapy-hits-snag"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/longacting-hiv-therapy-hits-snag</id>
    <updated>2021-12-22T12:18:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Studies of islatravir are put on hold after participants experience declining CD4 and lymphocyte counts.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/119467_iStock-886661830.jpg_8a712b1e-12c2-4ef9-8f40-93ff28fcfa5f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[2021 Top HIV Science Stories]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/2021-top-hiv-science-stories"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/2021-top-hiv-science-stories</id>
    <updated>2021-12-21T17:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[COVID-19, HIV vaccine and cure news, and long-acting HIV treatment and prevention topped the news again this year.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/119986_P12-19-031.jpg_21e6ce37-db88-4869-ab29-549cdbe6974b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Apretude Approved—the First Long-Acting Injectable PrEP Option]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/apretude-approvedthe-first-longacting-injectable-prep-option"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/apretude-approvedthe-first-longacting-injectable-prep-option</id>
    <updated>2021-12-20T17:47:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Every-other-month cabotegravir injections may work even better than daily pills for HIV prevention.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/120029_P06-20-020.jpg_042af54c-1d1f-45db-b40d-985bf3141308.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Experimental mRNA HIV Vaccine Shows Promise in Monkeys]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/experimental-mrna-hiv-vaccine-shows-promise-monkeys"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/experimental-mrna-hiv-vaccine-shows-promise-monkeys</id>
    <updated>2021-12-15T04:30:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[New vaccine approach triggers neutralizing antibody production and T-cell responses and lowers risk of infection.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/119878_P09-21-003.jpg_3db05a0a-705d-4d89-b13f-037d95b8195b.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Monoclonal Antibody Combo Authorized for COVID-19 PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/monoclonal-antibody-combo-authorized-covid19-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/monoclonal-antibody-combo-authorized-covid19-prep</id>
    <updated>2021-12-09T15:11:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[FDA authorizes Evusheld for immunocompromised people who may not respond well to COVID-19 vaccines.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/119586_CH-Sum-21-028.jpg_cfc41858-a2f2-4b03-b2e3-4d11fc9eb0b5.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[International AIDS Society Releases New HIV Cure Strategy]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/international-aids-society-releases-new-hiv-cure-strategy"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/international-aids-society-releases-new-hiv-cure-strategy</id>
    <updated>2021-12-06T14:37:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The updated report summarizes progress to date, identifies gaps and outlines recommendations for HIV cure research over the next five years.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/119367_cure-sign-dt-9245710.jpg_2c8e8963-3e12-4d87-b421-c26d08332f6a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[New York City Opens First Supervised Injection Sites in U.S.]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/new-york-city-opens-first-supervised-injection-sites-us"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/new-york-city-opens-first-supervised-injection-sites-us</id>
    <updated>2021-12-03T18:15:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Now that the dam has broken, it may not be long before additional overdose prevention centers open around the country.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/119344_SIF-illustration.jpg_a1bc444c-eb3b-407d-a491-29c1f1d7af58.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[New Report Reveals Persistent HIV Inequities Among Gay and Bi Men]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cdc-report-reveals-persistent-hiv-inequities-among-gay-bi-men"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cdc-report-reveals-persistent-hiv-inequities-among-gay-bi-men</id>
    <updated>2021-12-01T10:08:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Black and Latino men who have sex with men are not seeing the same improvements as white men, but innovative approaches can help.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/119210_gay-couple-P03-18-014.jpg_b9a0216a-6968-44cb-8a89-b5ba2e2269f1.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA Advisors Recommend Antiviral Pill for Early COVID Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-advisors-recommend-antiviral-pill-early-covid-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-advisors-recommend-antiviral-pill-early-covid-treatment</id>
    <updated>2021-12-01T01:54:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Molnupiravir, the first oral antiviral for COVID-19, reduces the risk of hospitalization or death if started within five days.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/119184_molnupiravir-Merck.jpg_41039fb7-6438-42eb-a263-5648b7cb40e8.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Viral Suppression Rates Are High for Adults, Lagging for Children]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/viral-suppression-high-adults-lagging-children"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/viral-suppression-high-adults-lagging-children</id>
    <updated>2021-11-30T11:18:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[While a majority of people with HIV worldwide achieve an undetectable viral load, it may not be durable over time.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/119113_globe-red-ribbon-rect.jpg_2b1ac05a-cf37-4050-98df-c5028170e496.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Oral Antiviral Drug Cuts COVID-19 Hospitalization [UPDATED]]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/oral-drug-cuts-covid19-hospitalization"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/oral-drug-cuts-covid19-hospitalization</id>
    <updated>2021-11-26T14:12:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Molnupiravir reduces severe illness and death, but it must be started within days after developing symptoms.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/116670_molnupiravir-Merck.jpg_5ee2c1db-a6fd-4aa2-85db-66586f876313.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Most People With HIV Respond Well to COVID Vaccines]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-respond-covid-vaccines"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-respond-covid-vaccines</id>
    <updated>2021-11-24T08:30:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective, but people with a low CD4 count or detectable viral load are at risk for poor response.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/118945_P07-21-009.jpg_78f698cc-3aea-4f99-af2a-ef31451ad86d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[All Adults Can Now Get COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/adults-can-now-get-covid19-vaccine-boosters"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/adults-can-now-get-covid19-vaccine-boosters</id>
    <updated>2021-11-22T08:45:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Boosters further reduce the risk of severe illness and can help curb coronavirus transmission.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/118855_vaccine-older-black-man-horiz-Heather-Hazzan-SELF.jpg_73b6e2a8-4433-4e99-9fb6-2bc61017444e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Oral Antiviral Cuts COVID-19 Hospitalization by Nearly 90%]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/oral-antiviral-cuts-covid19-hospitalization-nearly-90"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/oral-antiviral-cuts-covid19-hospitalization-nearly-90</id>
    <updated>2021-11-16T13:26:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Paxlovid dramatically reduced the risk of severe illness and death, but it must be started soon after developing symptoms.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/117988_P07-20-039.jpg_cabc98db-e420-47f4-beb2-92685da432c2.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Second Woman May Be Naturally Cured of HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/second-woman-naturally-cured-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/second-woman-naturally-cured-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-11-15T19:51:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The Esperanza Patient has no evidence of intact HIV blueprints that can produce more virus.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/118646_iStock-152169127.jpg_512ed634-76d9-4c76-b897-55ec93ff7406.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Newly Diagnosed?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/newly-diagnosed"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/newly-diagnosed</id>
    <updated>2021-11-15T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[These eight steps will put you on a path to a long and healthy life with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/118117_P12-21-018.jpg_b2672c6b-aa4d-46db-b4ba-7e8b8f2dc88d.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: mRNA Vaccine]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-mrna-vaccine-2"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-mrna-vaccine-2</id>
    <updated>2021-11-15T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A study of HIV vaccines that use the same messenger RNA (mRNA) approach as highly effective COVID-19 vaccines has been launched.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/118119_P12-21-009.jpg_12fe75a7-f646-4123-a687-6d38a3c189d9.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ask POZ – December 2021]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/ask-poz-december-2021"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/ask-poz-december-2021</id>
    <updated>2021-11-15T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[What are the recommended cancer screening tests?<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/118121_P12-21-001.jpg_dc30e6aa-61ba-4ce4-afd6-24e9a4abae55.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: Rapid Dovato]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-rapid-dovato"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-rapid-dovato</id>
    <updated>2021-11-15T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A two-drug combination of dolutegravir and lamivudine can be a good option for people starting rapid HIV treatment.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/118128_P12-21-010.jpg_961e5492-186d-4104-8ca7-c64a809a766f.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: Cure Funding]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-cure-funding"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-cure-funding</id>
    <updated>2021-11-15T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[HIV cure studies have led to many disappointments, but researchers continue to explore ways to achieve sustained viral remission.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/118125_P12-21-011.jpg_994f5fae-6ca5-4d8b-a311-425adcd49152.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: Hep B Vaccine]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-hep-b-vaccine"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-hep-b-vaccine</id>
    <updated>2021-11-15T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Guidelines recommend that people with HIV should be vaccinated against HBV, but some do not respond well due to weakened immune function.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/118131_P12-21-012.jpg_3f734b35-482f-4d13-bda0-3857546a47a2.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Hepatitis C Treatment Has Declined Since 2015]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hepatitis-c-treatment-declined-since-2015"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hepatitis-c-treatment-declined-since-2015</id>
    <updated>2021-11-14T09:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The number of people treated for hepatitis C hit a low point during the COVID-19 pandemic.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/118592_TSSpring-20-003.jpg_fcb4e802-88de-4553-8ae8-2027e45036ef.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Researchers Test Two Gene Therapy Approaches for Curing HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/researchers-test-two-gene-therapy-approaches-curing-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/researchers-test-two-gene-therapy-approaches-curing-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-11-11T11:32:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[One new approach protects CD4 cells against HIV entry, while another snips out viral genes in infected cells.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/118521_gene-therapy-tweezers-iStock-845814134.jpg_0bcd5615-041c-475e-bb72-3b051de53c78.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Is COVID-19 PrEP on the Horizon?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/covid19-prep-horizon"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/covid19-prep-horizon</id>
    <updated>2021-11-05T10:30:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Post-exposure and pre-exposure prophylaxis could be a game-changer for immunocompromised people.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/117226_iStock-1219978307.jpg_6b318eaf-fc08-4203-89a6-db8d23d32eb9.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cabenuva Works Well Regardless of Body Weight]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cabenuva-works-well-regardless-body-weight"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cabenuva-works-well-regardless-body-weight</id>
    <updated>2021-11-03T07:57:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The long-acting injectable regimen suppressed HIV in more than 90% of study participants, including those with obesity.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/117770_P07-21-011.jpg_12535549-6700-4b96-948c-5476ef0003e4.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA and CDC Give Green Light to First COVID-19 Vaccine for Kids]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-authorizes-first-covid19-vaccine-children-ages-5-11"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-authorizes-first-covid19-vaccine-children-ages-5-11</id>
    <updated>2021-11-02T17:30:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Vaccine effectiveness for children ages 5 to 11 was 91%, and serious side effects are rare.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/117584_Luis-7-FILM.jpg_4721d51b-5d33-4ddc-93e4-865bfead0fee.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[No, COVID-19 Vaccines Will Not Give You AIDS]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/covid19-vaccines-will-give-aids"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/covid19-vaccines-will-give-aids</id>
    <updated>2021-10-26T08:39:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[None of the available coronavirus vaccines have been linked to increased risk of HIV acquisition or disease progression.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/117449_P07-21-009.jpg_5804640b-3379-4dc5-96d1-e485cabf01f0.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA and CDC Recommend Moderna and J&amp;J COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-advisors-recommend-moderna-jj-covid19-vaccine-boosters"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-advisors-recommend-moderna-jj-covid19-vaccine-boosters</id>
    <updated>2021-10-21T20:27:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Many people who received any of the authorized COVID-19 vaccines are now eligible for an additional dose of their choice.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/117091_iStock-1317727488.jpg_de1bcd9a-9075-4fc1-a391-5b60f6b16557.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Six Weeks May Not Be Enough for Early Hepatitis C Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/six-weeks-may-enough-early-hepatitis-c-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/six-weeks-may-enough-early-hepatitis-c-treatment</id>
    <updated>2021-10-21T09:54:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People who received a shortened course of antiviral therapy were less likely to be cured.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/117244_TSSpring-20-003.jpg_8bd3d065-665c-4da6-b24d-600f9bc3a8fc.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Can an aspirin a day prevent heart attacks and strokes?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/can-aspirin-day-prevent-heart-attacks-strokes"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/can-aspirin-day-prevent-heart-attacks-strokes</id>
    <updated>2021-10-19T13:17:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Some studies suggest aspirin therapy may also help lower the risk of colorectal cancer.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/117249_aspirin-spilled-iStock-139958891.jpg_fee93e97-07ab-4d07-ad42-be887badd935.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Colin Powell Dies of COVID-19 at Age 84]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/colin-powell-dies-covid19-age-84"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/colin-powell-dies-covid19-age-84</id>
    <updated>2021-10-18T16:54:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Powell had received treatment for multiple myeloma, which can lead to poorer response to COVID-19 vaccines.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/117171_shutterstock-707988058.jpg_8920e417-d065-4f93-9824-ba0c4851f4c0.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Early Treatment Reduces Risk of Anal Cancer in People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/early-treatment-reduces-risk-anal-cancer-people-HIV"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/early-treatment-reduces-risk-anal-cancer-people-HIV</id>
    <updated>2021-10-08T09:08:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Long-awaited results from the ANCHOR study suggest screening to detect precancerous lesions should be part of routine care.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/116839_ANCHOR-graphic2.jpg_7fd86fba-aecf-4c9c-ad7a-5df7e176193e.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[¿Necesito tomar medicamentos todos los días?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/necesito-tomar-medicamentos-todos-los-dias"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/necesito-tomar-medicamentos-todos-los-dias</id>
    <updated>2021-10-04T10:30:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[El tratamiento para el VIH generalmente requiere píldoras diarias, pero los regímenes de más larga duración están avanzando.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/116657_pills-pill-box-iStock-15291010.jpg_8358570c-ce67-4331-93b9-1c4d5ea134f8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: COVID-19 Risk]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-covid19-risk"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-covid19-risk</id>
    <updated>2021-10-04T10:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Studies of COVID-19 risk among people with HIV continue to reach different conclusions.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/116566_P10-21-012.jpg_320886c9-94c9-498b-b7c3-151c19771c78.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: New Approaches]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-new-approaches"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-new-approaches</id>
    <updated>2021-10-04T10:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Starting antiretroviral therapy very early shrinks the latent viral reservoir and improves the prospects for attaining a functional cure.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/116564_P10-21-011.jpg_95fd3d53-cd2c-4d45-91a3-b3cc51424c16.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ask POZ – October/November 2021]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/ask-poz-diabetes"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/ask-poz-diabetes</id>
    <updated>2021-10-04T10:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[How can I manage my diabetes?<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/116556_P10-21-032.jpg_e361750a-4e45-4fef-8e41-d3bbff0bb0d3.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Latinos and HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/latinos-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/latinos-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-10-04T10:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Latino communities are disproportionately affected by HIV and AIDS.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/116558_P10-21-034.jpg_da38f0c5-a468-4812-923b-b4c09ee00c80.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: Long-Acting PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-long-acting-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-long-acting-prep</id>
    <updated>2021-10-04T10:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Long-acting injections given every two months could soon offer a new option for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/116560_P10-21-009.jpg_f98e70f1-2d8e-4f34-91ce-6f300dab1ba2.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: Twice-Yearly]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-twiceyearly"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-twiceyearly</id>
    <updated>2021-10-04T10:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable, suppresses viral load in people with highly resistant virus.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/116562_P10-21-010.jpg_ed797838-baf2-4732-a66f-1cb1beab5daa.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ask Your Doctor About Weight Gain]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/ask-doctor-weight-gain"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/ask-doctor-weight-gain</id>
    <updated>2021-10-01T10:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Your health care team can advise you about how to manage weight and improve overall health and fitness.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/116243_iStock-1222069163.jpg_d4a9282a-ca64-45b7-a51f-e495045f28eb.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Managing Weight Gain]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/focus-managing-weight-gain"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/focus-managing-weight-gain</id>
    <updated>2021-10-01T10:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Losing weight can be a challenge, but a healthy diet, exercise and adequate sleep can help.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/116245_apple-measuring-tape-scale-iStock-848079198.jpg_0f4c2d56-57a7-4e0a-819c-dd463f42ec81.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Long-Acting Injectable PrEP Could Be Approved Early Next Year]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/injectable-prep-approved-early-next-year"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/injectable-prep-approved-early-next-year</id>
    <updated>2021-09-28T17:10:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Injections of cabotegravir given once every two months may work even better than daily pills for HIV prevention.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/116424_P06-20-020.jpg_147f418b-ca1b-49bc-b9bf-ed293254acc4.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA Advisors Favor COVID Vaccine Booster for People 65 and Older]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-favors-covid-vaccine-booster"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-favors-covid-vaccine-booster</id>
    <updated>2021-09-18T14:23:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The committee voted against third shot for all adults, however, casting doubts on Biden's booster plan.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/116169_iStock-1303673696.jpg_4d7c2dbf-b589-4101-b282-f9c5f33858b1.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Most People Diagnosed With HIV Have Health Insurance and Are Receiving Care]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-diagnosed-hiv-insurance-receiving-care"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-diagnosed-hiv-insurance-receiving-care</id>
    <updated>2021-09-15T09:13:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[These encouraging results do not apply, however, to people who remain undiagnosed.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/116002_MedicalMonitoringProject-2019-icons3.jpg_0ebeb8d9-7fd6-4b87-bbd3-25fc94299630.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How important is it to walk 10,000 steps a day?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/important-walk-10000-steps-day"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/important-walk-10000-steps-day</id>
    <updated>2021-09-14T16:14:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People who sit less and do any amount of physical activity gain some health benefits.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/116139_ViiV-Portugal029.jpg_a16a3f69-9b1c-4bc6-a1ea-3a98a461cb7b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Dovato Works Well as a Rapid HIV Treatment Option]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/dovato-works-rapid-treatment-option"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/dovato-works-rapid-treatment-option</id>
    <updated>2021-09-08T06:52:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Two-drug combo of dolutegravir and lamivudine suppresses HIV in newly diagnosed people.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/115778_HIV-virus-ts-166151281.jpg_a9461e7d-25f2-455a-bada-a7690a169755.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Get HPV Vaccination Back on Track, Experts Urge]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/get-hpv-vaccination-back-track-experts-urge"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/get-hpv-vaccination-back-track-experts-urge</id>
    <updated>2021-09-03T17:02:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Teens can receive the cancer-preventing HPV vaccine at the same time as their COVID-19 vaccine.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/115825_vaccine-Latino-teen-boy-horiz-Heather-Hazzan-SELF.jpg_e18a29ab-186c-4ca1-8534-056676539a69.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Vaccine Fails in Large Clinical Trial]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-vaccine-fails-large-clinical-trial"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-vaccine-fails-large-clinical-trial</id>
    <updated>2021-08-31T14:38:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The vaccine regimen tested in the Imbokodo trial was similar to the J&J COVID-19 vaccine, but an mRNA approach may hold more promise.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/115370_Imbokodo-rect.jpg_01746aee-84f8-43b7-b349-f919866d671c.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Researchers Launch Trial of mRNA Vaccines for HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/researchers-launch-trial-mrna-vaccines-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/researchers-launch-trial-mrna-vaccines-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-08-25T09:07:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The experimental vaccines use the same technology as the highly effective Moderna COVID-19 shot.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/115037_P01-21-043.jpg_d05971a9-7641-4978-801e-58f2b4b519fa.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA Grants Full Approval of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-grants-full-approval-pfizerbiontech-covid19-vaccine"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-grants-full-approval-pfizerbiontech-covid19-vaccine</id>
    <updated>2021-08-23T17:41:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Full approval could encourage more people to get vaccinated and raises the prospect of off-label use.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/114986_iStock-1303673676.jpg_c3b5359d-0f33-4a18-8143-c70dedda6b9c.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[U.S. OK's Third COVID-19 Vaccine Dose for Immunocompromised People]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/us-oks-third-covid19-vaccine-dose-immunocompromised-people"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/us-oks-third-covid19-vaccine-dose-immunocompromised-people</id>
    <updated>2021-08-18T18:05:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The booster is recommended for organ transplant recipients, people receiving cancer treatment and people with advanced or untreated HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/114786_P01-21-003.jpg_76595297-e174-4027-a234-1e2ce5cd4333.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: Immunotherapy]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-immunotherapy-siv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-immunotherapy-siv</id>
    <updated>2021-08-16T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Monkeys with SIV started generating specialized immune cells that may be able to hunt down and eliminate the virus from latent cells.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/114648_P09-21-004.jpg_373f7367-282e-4711-b823-fb204df6df34.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: Vaccine Failure]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-vaccine-failure"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-vaccine-failure</id>
    <updated>2021-08-16T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[An experimental vaccine combination did not protect people from acquiring HIV in a large clinical trial.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/114644_P09-21-002.jpg_5908ebee-c0f9-4b78-ba4f-8fee510705c6.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: Cervical Cancer]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-cervical-cancer"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-cervical-cancer</id>
    <updated>2021-08-16T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Women living with HIV in the United States have a greater likelihood of developing cervical cancer than HIV-negative women.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/114650_P09-21-005.jpg_9c5a50ca-8276-479d-b81a-cc1298eeef96.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: Cabenuva Preferred]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-cabenuva-preferred"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-cabenuva-preferred</id>
    <updated>2021-08-16T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People who used long-acting Cabenuva preferred the injections over their previous daily oral regimen.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/114646_P09-21-003.jpg_a42ef4e6-9e07-4cd8-bb10-372c75526a82.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Fatty Liver Disease]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fatty-liver-disease-basics"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fatty-liver-disease-basics</id>
    <updated>2021-08-16T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[With no approved treatments, management of NAFLD and NASH relies on lifestyle changes.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/114660_P09-21-001.jpg_d7e1bacb-1a65-4487-b4dd-b5cbd5a3ea73.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Advances and Challenges in Fighting HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/advances-challenges-fighting-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/advances-challenges-fighting-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-08-16T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Providers and advocates reflect on the legacy of AIDS and its implications for COVID-19.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/114665_P09-21-024.jpg_df9da4be-9ae8-487f-931b-af800e7349e6.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ask POZ – September 2021]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/consequences-overweight-obesity"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/consequences-overweight-obesity</id>
    <updated>2021-08-16T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[What are the consequences of overweight and obesity?<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/114642_P09-21-016.jpg_1b4aecb4-580e-45f2-9fdd-1af1e508d355.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Injectable Cabotegravir PrEP Bests Daily Truvada for Gay Men and Trans Women]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/injectable-cabotegravir-prep-bests-daily-truvada-gay-men-trans-women"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/injectable-cabotegravir-prep-bests-daily-truvada-gay-men-trans-women</id>
    <updated>2021-08-13T14:09:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Twice monthly injections for HIV prevention could be approved early next year.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/120086_injection-iStock-456738295.jpg_8ce4b5bc-fe1c-457e-b55c-1a3a4c44607f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[New Approaches for HIV Cure Research]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/studies-highlight-new-approaches-hiv-cure-research"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/studies-highlight-new-approaches-hiv-cure-research</id>
    <updated>2021-08-11T07:23:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Early treatment is linked to a smaller viral reservoir, but blocking IL-10 and PD-1 might control the virus in those with chronic infection.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/114553_HIV-virus-ts-166151281.jpg_6ae96b8a-366f-4aa6-bc9f-70acfa97cacc.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[75% of People With HIV Show Good Immune Response to COVID-19 Virus]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-show-good-immune-response-covid19-virus"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-show-good-immune-response-covid19-virus</id>
    <updated>2021-08-04T07:57:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Response to natural SARS-CoV-2 infection suggests HIV-positive people can also respond well to COVID-19 vaccines.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/114285_iStock-1218792909.jpg_18fefe4f-4dd3-4e6b-946f-364a5f607f4d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Further Studies Confirm Effectiveness of Injectable Cabotegravir PrEP for Women]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/studies-confirm-effectiveness-injectable-cabotegravir-prep-women"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/studies-confirm-effectiveness-injectable-cabotegravir-prep-women</id>
    <updated>2021-07-29T18:11:42-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[New analyses show that the long-acting injections may be even more effective than previously reported.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/114089_P06-20-020.jpg_9aeb6f8c-240e-49de-9e96-3d68088dbd97.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Eliminating Viral Hepatitis Is an Ambitious but Achievable Goal]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/eliminating-viral-hepatitis-ambitious-achievable-goal"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/eliminating-viral-hepatitis-ambitious-achievable-goal</id>
    <updated>2021-07-28T13:39:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Barriers still stand in the way of making treatment available to all who need it.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/114046_P04-21-015.jpg_c7b6e93d-b249-423e-8dc6-ce03c4280500.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[PrEP Study Sees No Link Between Tenofovir and COVID-19]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prep-study-no-link-tenofovir-covid19"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prep-study-no-link-tenofovir-covid19</id>
    <updated>2021-07-28T05:48:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Previous studies of the association between tenofovir and the coronavirus have yielded mixed results.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/114031_iStock-1211803628.jpg_15aef7a5-b551-40e7-b379-63e9e173fadd.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Are People Living With HIV at Greater Risk for COVID-19?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-living-hiv-greater-risk-covid19"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-living-hiv-greater-risk-covid19</id>
    <updated>2021-07-26T13:50:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Two new studies come to different conclusions about the risk for severe illness and death.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/113996_coronavirus-hiv.jpg_c298d6f2-bd4c-4be0-87ab-6e222a857350.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir Works Well for People with Highly Resistant HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/twiceyearly-lenacapavir-works-people-highly-resistant-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/twiceyearly-lenacapavir-works-people-highly-resistant-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-07-21T09:06:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The novel HIV capsid inhibitor also shows promise for previously untreated people.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/113864_P06-21-020.jpg_e18fcf53-621c-46be-962b-fa04b5e3dc63.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How can I manage my diabetes?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/can-manage-diabetes"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/can-manage-diabetes</id>
    <updated>2021-07-13T14:47:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Weight loss, exercise and a healthy diet are keys to managing type 2 diabetes.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/114702_diabetes-sugar-ts-169276535.jpg_6682393b-b1e3-4edc-aa99-86034e71b49d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Women With HIV Are at Greater Risk for Cervical Cancer]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/women-hiv-greater-risk-cervical-cancer"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/women-hiv-greater-risk-cervical-cancer</id>
    <updated>2021-07-12T09:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Study suggests HIV-positive women could start cervical cancer screening at age 21.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/113140_female-reproductive-model-iStock-155075632.jpg_b2d128d8-1b4a-4867-ad89-66bc645609d0.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What Are the Health Consequences of Weight Gain?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/health-consequences-weight-gain"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/health-consequences-weight-gain</id>
    <updated>2021-07-06T19:53:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Excess weight contributes to a wide range of health problems ranging from cardiovascular disease to COVID-19.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/113460_iStock-1251488052.jpg_d0fea924-f7d0-48ad-8bb1-489c3734168c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ask Your Doctor]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/ask-doctor"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/ask-doctor</id>
    <updated>2021-07-06T19:52:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Talk to your health care provider about how best to manage your HIV treatment and maintain your overall health while living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/113464_iStock-527859289.jpg_62c135db-4004-4468-af66-9ffb7c8718b8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[People With HIV Are Highly Satisfied With Cabenuva]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-highly-satisfied-cabenuva"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-highly-satisfied-cabenuva</id>
    <updated>2021-07-05T09:20:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Injections given every month or every other month were preferred over daily pills.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/113150_P06-20-020.jpg_adb43c1e-3af2-4dd4-9c08-4c92abae4458.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[LGBTQ People With Cancer Face Unique Challenges]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/lgbtq-people-cancer-face-unique-challenges"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/lgbtq-people-cancer-face-unique-challenges</id>
    <updated>2021-06-30T21:35:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[National LGBT Cancer Network releases largest-ever survey of LGBTQIA+ cancer survivors.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/113309_OUT-LGBT-cancer-survey-takeaway2.jpg_a60cec2b-0411-4b6e-9d86-7be4a8b97dee.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Once-Promising Vaccine Regimen Fails to Prevent HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/oncepromising-vaccine-regimen-fails-prevent-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/oncepromising-vaccine-regimen-fails-prevent-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-06-29T09:02:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People who received a canarypox vector vaccine regimen were no less likely than placebo recipients to acquire HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/113144_vaccine-vial-iStock-497966534.jpg_fed358b7-9e98-498a-aea7-6bae4fdc2f3c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ask POZ – July/August 2021]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/need-take-meds-daily"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/need-take-meds-daily</id>
    <updated>2021-06-28T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Do I need to take meds daily?<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/112678_P07-21-021.jpg_95f1745d-e5d9-45ae-8012-41e9506f9a96.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: Native Americans]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-native-americans"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-native-americans</id>
    <updated>2021-06-28T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[HIV diagnoses rose among Native Americans and Alaska Natives between 2014 and 2018, but death rates decreased.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/112660_P07-21-010.jpg_1dd74931-b87e-4855-aa7a-429377f497be.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: 4-Day Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-4day-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-4day-treatment</id>
    <updated>2021-06-28T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Taking antiretrovirals for four consecutive days each week followed by a three-day break may maintain suppression as well as daily pills.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/112656_P07-21-008.jpg_d1cf7f54-0483-463f-9e74-ddbe9ed58dad.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV and COVID-19: Getting HIV Care Back on Track]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-covid19-getting-hiv-care-back-track"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-covid19-getting-hiv-care-back-track</id>
    <updated>2021-06-28T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Lessons learned from HIV have informed the response to COVID-19, but has the new focus derailed HIV services?<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/112693_coronavirus-hiv.jpg_2aa9dfe3-41a4-49d2-b787-534538188410.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: mRNA Vaccine]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-mrna-vaccine"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-mrna-vaccine</id>
    <updated>2021-06-28T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The same messenger RNA (mRNA) technology used for the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines also shows promise for HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/112654_P07-21-007.jpg_17682a00-ed17-4282-8528-66a3fbb7995f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS Activists Pave the Way]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/aids-activists-pave-way"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/aids-activists-pave-way</id>
    <updated>2021-06-28T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Three decades ago, HIV advocates helped lay the groundwork for the response to COVID-19.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/112698_P07-21-045.jpg_bcc53a5b-d4dc-443d-9e35-e4b8afa9d349.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Weight Gain and HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/weight-gain"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/weight-gain</id>
    <updated>2021-06-28T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Keeping your weight under control lowers the risk of many health problems.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/112683_P07-21-011.jpg_23b6d102-23a9-441b-8df4-ffcf9839347d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: Vax for a Cure?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-vax-cure"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-vax-cure</id>
    <updated>2021-06-28T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Therapeutic HIV vaccines could one day be part of a combination strategy for achieving a functional cure for HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/112658_P07-21-009.jpg_149d5188-60ed-44f2-b9bb-fe459e4cdced.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Can a Third COVID-19 Vaccine Dose Help Protect Liver Transplant Patients?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/can-third-covid19-vaccine-dose-help-protect-liver-transplant-patients"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/can-third-covid19-vaccine-dose-help-protect-liver-transplant-patients</id>
    <updated>2021-06-27T12:05:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[An extra booster dose raised antibody levels in one third of people with organ transplants, but many remain unprotected.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/112841_iStock-1210736764.jpg_7ad5aa12-7cf7-4127-a7b1-014f2b4ec4b7.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Hepatitis B Study Revisits Link Between Tenofovir and COVID-19]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hepatitis-b-study-revisits-link-tenofovir-covid19"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hepatitis-b-study-revisits-link-tenofovir-covid19</id>
    <updated>2021-06-25T17:27:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Previous studies of the association between tenofovir and COVID-19 outcomes in people with HIV have yielded mixed results.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/113136_P07-20-044.jpg_5ab74a58-6941-4613-8411-48fdf36da004.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Improving Outcomes for Homeless People With HIV and Hepatitis C]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/improving-utcomes-homeless-people-hiv-hepatitisc"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/improving-utcomes-homeless-people-hiv-hepatitisc</id>
    <updated>2021-06-22T15:37:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Low-barrier care and access to multiple services in one place can improve outcomes for people experiencing homelessness or unstable housing.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/112972_iStock-949215934.jpg_ae03b959-4cf7-4481-804e-680b4e1a20e9.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Federal Government Updates HIV Treatment Guidelines]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/federal-government-updates-hiv-treatment-guidelines"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/federal-government-updates-hiv-treatment-guidelines</id>
    <updated>2021-06-16T17:54:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The updates include new information on optimizing therapy, dealing with virological failure and managing opportunistic infections.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/112706_guidelines-is-78294275.jpg_17e347eb-b5f6-46a3-877a-f482e6e71c37.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What are the recommended cancer screening tests?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/recommended-cancer-screening-tests"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/recommended-cancer-screening-tests</id>
    <updated>2021-06-15T09:06:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The early cancer is detected, the easier it is to treat.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/114707_iStock-1208675496.jpg_5bcd2323-bad1-4eb1-a6bf-9dc375dec452.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine 90% Effective in U.S. Trial]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/novavax-covid19-vaccine-90-effective-us-trial"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/novavax-covid19-vaccine-90-effective-us-trial</id>
    <updated>2021-06-15T06:59:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The protein subunit vaccine provides 100% protection against moderate or severe disease, hospitalization and death.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/112567_vaccine-vial-iStock-497966534.jpg_c93e3b0b-532c-4f51-89f5-10806be67bfc.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA Approves Controversial Alzheimer's Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-controversial-alzheimers-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-controversial-alzheimers-treatment</id>
    <updated>2021-06-14T14:47:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Alzheimer's advocates laud the approval of Aduhelm, but experts raise questions about its effectiveness and cost.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/112525_iStock-912219896.jpg_fe8383e5-afbd-43a5-90c8-3dee1ce7efe9.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA Approves Two Hepatitis C Treatments for Younger Children]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-two-hepatitis-treatments-younger-children"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-two-hepatitis-treatments-younger-children</id>
    <updated>2021-06-11T17:36:22-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The Epclusa and Mavyret combination pills are now indicated for kids as young as age 3.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/112486_children-iStock-489646335.jpg_0d41afc3-84ca-4a0e-bc26-b67c91436ce2.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV at 40: Amazing Advances but Challenges Remain]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-40-amazing-advances-challenges-remain"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-40-amazing-advances-challenges-remain</id>
    <updated>2021-06-04T18:35:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Pioneering HIV doctor Paul Volberding and veteran activist Gregg Gonsalves reflect on the legacy of AIDS and its implications for COVID-19.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/112581_Abrams-Wofsy-Volberding-UCSFLibrary-SpecialCollections-Ward84-86Records.jpg_370e2860-112b-4084-ad4c-0d4210b43b0f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[New CDC Data Show Decline in HIV Cases, Rise in PrEP Use]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/new-cdc-data-show-decline-hiv-cases-rise-prep-use2"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/new-cdc-data-show-decline-hiv-cases-rise-prep-use2</id>
    <updated>2021-05-28T16:53:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The new numbers are encouraging but Black and Latino people continue to be disproportionately affected by HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/111760_HIV-surveillance-cover-may2021.jpg_fb92842f-db28-40eb-8baa-366dc8c82679.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[CDC Releases Draft of Updated PrEP Guidelines]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cdc-releases-draft-updated-prep-guidelines"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cdc-releases-draft-updated-prep-guidelines</id>
    <updated>2021-05-21T15:57:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The agency will accept public comment on the proposed guidelines during two webinars on May 24 and 25.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/111462_PrEP-MissionWellness-rect2000.jpg_cfe89b19-4e93-4f9a-8153-72f99afa21c9.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cheaper Generic PrEP Now Available in the United States]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cheaper-generic-prep-now-available"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cheaper-generic-prep-now-available</id>
    <updated>2021-05-21T15:48:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Several formulations of generic Truvada are now available at a lower cost.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/111460_iStock-1178864066.jpg_5fe625fb-a36e-4942-879b-3f49c2ae41ef.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Screening and HPV Vaccines Lead to Drop in Cervical Cancer]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/screening-vaccines-drop-cervical-cancer"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/screening-vaccines-drop-cervical-cancer</id>
    <updated>2021-05-20T09:05:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[However, other malignancies caused by human papillomavirus, including anal and oral cancers, are on the rise.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/111385_Brianna-41.jpg_cde95ff4-f323-4632-87ef-d6de9bfedda6.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What are the health consequences of overweight and obesity?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/health-consequences-overweight-obesity"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/health-consequences-overweight-obesity</id>
    <updated>2021-05-18T15:32:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Excess weight, which is often linked to metabolic abnormalities, can contribute to a wide variety of health problems.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/113257_P07-21-011.jpg_69cb02b2-a3e5-43a8-b7f9-c17296bc2369.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[New Vaccine Approaches Show Early Promise for HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/new-vaccine-approaches-show-early-promise-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/new-vaccine-approaches-show-early-promise-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-05-18T07:09:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Two experimental vaccine approaches, using mRNA protein delivery and germline targeting, are in the early stages of development.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/111214_Rhesus-macaque-iStock-000057328598-Full.jpg_c74f0e07-39b3-41fc-8044-fe4538792c93.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[An Antiretroviral Timeline]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/antiretroviral-timeline"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/antiretroviral-timeline</id>
    <updated>2021-05-17T16:36:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A look at where we are 40 years into the HIV epidemic.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/111273_pill-dt-11490690.jpg_ac9bdb1b-d760-4d76-a070-bc7ee056467c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Treatment: 40 Years of Innovation]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-treatment-40-years-innovation"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-treatment-40-years-innovation</id>
    <updated>2021-05-17T15:47:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment for the virus has come a long way since the first antiretroviral approval 1987, but more advances are yet still ahead.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/111268_pills-bottle-ts-106430065.jpg_03d1a120-6f53-44d8-a4ae-53c4840fa7fa.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: Liver Fibrosis]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-liver-fibrosis"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-liver-fibrosis</id>
    <updated>2021-05-17T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[HIV was linked to an increased prevalence of liver fibrosis in a recent study.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/110796_P06-21-022.jpg_3cf702f1-ecff-4bf8-b467-4bdfae5a87a4.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Monitoring Your Health]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/monitoring-health-viral-load-cd4"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/monitoring-health-viral-load-cd4</id>
    <updated>2021-05-17T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Monitoring viral load and CD4 count can show how well treatment is working.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/110794_P06-21-023.jpg_7b1114da-057b-4310-b8cf-89a1e12ec682.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: HIV Comes Back]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-hiv-comes-back"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-hiv-comes-back</id>
    <updated>2021-05-17T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A Brazilian man with HIV is no longer in remission after more than 15 months off treatment.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/110798_P06-21-021.jpg_89475c72-3c41-49d9-98b5-11a86909e189.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: Every Two Months]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-every-two-months-cabenuva"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-every-two-months-cabenuva</id>
    <updated>2021-05-17T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Study finds that Cabenuva administered every other month maintains viral suppression for two years.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/110800_P06-21-020.jpg_75352372-4885-4b3b-b35f-2fdcf47459b3.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: Yearly PrEP?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-yearly-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-yearly-prep</id>
    <updated>2021-05-17T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[An islatravir PrEP implant could prevent HIV for a year.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/111260_P06-21-019.jpg_9ba434ab-6a56-4088-9bdb-e8ba988e08a0.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ask POZ – June 2021]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/ask-poz-june-2021"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/ask-poz-june-2021</id>
    <updated>2021-05-17T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[How do I know if I have HIV?<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/110805_P06-21-016.jpg_c281e361-caba-4a04-8076-61a86b43413b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Teens 12 to 15 Can Now Get COVID-19 Vaccine]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/teens-12-15-can-get-covid19-vaccine"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/teens-12-15-can-get-covid19-vaccine</id>
    <updated>2021-05-14T12:30:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was 100% effective in a study of adolescents; trials for younger children are now underway.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/111240_vaccine-Latino-teen-boy-horiz-Heather-Hazzan-SELF.jpg_79f99d4f-58a3-4b71-9c73-9e59536ed150.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Therapeutic Vaccines May Help Control HIV Off Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/therapeutic-vaccines-may-help-control-hiv-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/therapeutic-vaccines-may-help-control-hiv-treatment</id>
    <updated>2021-05-10T15:38:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[HTI vaccines could become the backbone of a combination approach for achieving a functional cure.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/110861_P09-20-032.jpg_eb9b3a08-1dc9-462d-80bf-dd4cb50e2cc6.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Sexually Transmitted Infections Reach Record High for 6th Year in a Row]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/sexually-transmitted-infections-reach-record-high-6th-year-row"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/sexually-transmitted-infections-reach-record-high-6th-year-row</id>
    <updated>2021-04-30T16:11:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis increased in 2019, and the COVID-19 pandemic could make matters worse.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/110493_iStock-1125912446.jpg_dbb7b570-4217-46c2-90b5-0b3f4f181368.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[U.S. Resumes Use of Johnson &amp; Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/us-will-resume-use-johnson-johnson-covid19-vaccine"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/us-will-resume-use-johnson-johnson-covid19-vaccine</id>
    <updated>2021-04-23T19:47:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The CDC and FDA confirmed that the vaccine is safe, and said the recent pause should be lifted for all groups.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/110204_JJ-vaccine-box3-Javitz-NYNationalGuard.jpg_b0b2d002-e959-4ed7-b228-ab6f61e55733.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Can HIV Treatment Be Taken Just 4 Days a Week?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/can-hiv-treatment-taken-just-4-days-week"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/can-hiv-treatment-taken-just-4-days-week</id>
    <updated>2021-04-20T17:53:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Taking meds for four days followed by three days off maintained viral suppression for two years.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/110060_iStock-1194395223.jpg_19d59f65-ffb7-4466-8a12-641cec6f21d6.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Do I need to take HIV medications every day?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/need-to-take-hiv-medications-every-day"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/need-to-take-hiv-medications-every-day</id>
    <updated>2021-04-20T16:52:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[HIV treatment usually requires daily pills, but longer-acting regimens are gaining ground.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/110180_iStock-1169207942.jpg_e8088ff6-0f94-46dd-be8c-af320b36019a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How can I find out if I have HIV?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/can-find-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/can-find-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-03-30T16:59:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The CDC recommends that everyone ages 13 to 64 get a routine HIV test at least once.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/109372_hiv-positive-iStock-74191413-LARGE.jpg_5ca2a917-2fc0-4b57-b409-e571903d4351.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Shot in the Dark]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/shot-dark-covid-19-hiv-vaccines"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/shot-dark-covid-19-hiv-vaccines</id>
    <updated>2021-03-29T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[We got COVID-19 vaccines in record time. Why are HIV vaccines taking so long?<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/108359_P04-21-064.jpg_c5103fdf-b1b5-4615-9a29-b0d55a962196.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ask POZ – April/May 2021]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/ask-poz-aprimay-2021"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/ask-poz-aprimay-2021</id>
    <updated>2021-03-29T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[What are the latest diet and nutrition guidelines?<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/109093_P04-21-005.jpg_755ca829-89fa-44aa-88b4-bf5626cb61d1.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: Monthly Oral PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-monthly-oral-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-monthly-oral-prep</id>
    <updated>2021-03-29T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Monthly islatravir pills are just one of the long-acting options in the HIV prevention pipeline.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/109115_P04-21-009.jpg_5de44cfa-5660-4f62-a008-9482807860a6.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: HIV Capsid Inhibitor]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-hiv-capsid-inhibitor"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-hiv-capsid-inhibitor</id>
    <updated>2021-03-29T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Lenacapavir shows promise for long-acting HIV treatment and prevention.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/109117_P03-21-059.jpg_3df8d90c-d15c-4d8f-9959-851297a7fbde.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: Another Cure]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-another-cure"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-another-cure</id>
    <updated>2021-03-29T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[An Argentine woman appears to be free of HIV long after stopping treatment.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/109119_P04-21-010.jpg_ce70ad22-3bfc-42fc-ad17-5c85476e0ec2.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: Telemedicine Risk]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-telemedicine-risk"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-telemedicine-risk</id>
    <updated>2021-03-29T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[An HIV clinic saw a 31% lower likelihood of viral suppression after transitioning to telehealth due to COVID-19.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/109121_P04-21-011.jpg_b1e44a6d-2c3e-41e9-9406-970252809199.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Viral Hepatitis]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/viral-hepatitis"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/viral-hepatitis</id>
    <updated>2021-03-29T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[If left untreated, hepatitis B and C can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/108374_P04-21-015.jpg_da7e087e-14a6-472a-aec7-b02f0f552f79.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cancer Patients and Transplant Recipients Need Both COVID-19 Vaccine Doses]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cancer-patients-transplant-recipients-need-covid19-vaccines-doses"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cancer-patients-transplant-recipients-need-covid19-vaccines-doses</id>
    <updated>2021-03-25T06:47:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Natural immunity and vaccine responses may be weaker in people with immune suppression, so they should get their second dose promptly.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/108882_P03-21-006.jpg_c8b2a964-fbfc-4c97-86ed-861202ce99f3.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Brazilian Man With HIV Is No Longer in Remission]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/brazilian-man-hiv-longer-longterm-remission"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/brazilian-man-hiv-longer-longterm-remission</id>
    <updated>2021-03-23T18:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The São Paulo Patient is no longer HIV-free after more than 15 months off treatment, but was it a relapse or reinfection?<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/108718_iStock-157310145.jpg_80a6ab35-4de8-4421-b420-3e6bba4e1c02.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Sexual Transmission of Hepatitis C Is Uncommon Among PrEP Users]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/sexual-transmission-hepatitisC-uncommon-prep-users"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/sexual-transmission-hepatitisC-uncommon-prep-users</id>
    <updated>2021-03-23T16:41:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Increased HCV testing and treatment for both HIV-positive and HIV-negative gay and bi men could help eliminate hep C.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/108694_iStock-698846722.jpg_06695d91-fb4a-43e8-b1cc-14fff56d4a40.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[After a Year of COVID-19, Light at the End of the Tunnel]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/year-covid19-light-end-tunnel"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/year-covid19-light-end-tunnel</id>
    <updated>2021-03-17T15:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to drop in the United States, but a global pandemic cannot be defeated in one country.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/108407_iStock-1212681450.jpg_8535dfff-cf4c-4251-9035-bb13ef537be9.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Is Highly Effective in U.K. Trial]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/novavax-covid19-vaccine-highly-effective"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/novavax-covid19-vaccine-highly-effective</id>
    <updated>2021-03-15T17:59:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The protein vaccine was 96% effective against the original SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, but less so against new variants.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/108171_P09-20-032.jpg_df143524-3626-441a-8608-642692d42d09.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Lenacapavir Shows Promise for Long-Acting HIV Treatment and Prevention]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/lenacapavir-shows-promise-longacting-hiv-treatment-prevention"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/lenacapavir-shows-promise-longacting-hiv-treatment-prevention</id>
    <updated>2021-03-15T16:16:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A single dose of the HIV capsid inhibitor reduced viral load in highly treatment-experienced people.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/106289_iStock-886661830.jpg_42daa8d4-ca64-4dd8-ae4c-33d3bb384eae.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Advocates Call for Global Access to COVID-19 Vaccines]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/advocates-call-global-access-covid19-vaccines"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/advocates-call-global-access-covid19-vaccines</id>
    <updated>2021-03-12T16:48:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[At the current pace, only about 20% of the world's population will be vaccinated by the end of 2021.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/108077_gregg2-larger.jpg_265db287-0cac-45a0-a7f1-ab1de75a190f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[People With HIV and Hepatitis B Need Ongoing Liver Cancer Monitoring]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-hepatitis-B-liver-cancer-monitoring"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-hepatitis-B-liver-cancer-monitoring</id>
    <updated>2021-03-11T07:01:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People living with both viruses remain at risk for hepatocellular carcinoma despite antiviral therapy.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/108009_CH-Sp-20-022.jpg_cfe46ed6-9ba4-4f62-8c00-c62bc016a922.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Islatravir PrEP Implant Could Prevent HIV for a Year]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/islatravir-prep-implant-prevent-hiv-year"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/islatravir-prep-implant-prevent-hiv-year</id>
    <updated>2021-03-10T09:38:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A next-generation implant maintained adequate drug levels for at least a year in an early study.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/107913_islatravir-implant-Merck-rect2000.jpg_4c3c1df0-11a5-49ec-9b2b-6f48d46e539e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cabenuva Every Other Month Maintains Viral Suppression for Two Years]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cabenuva-every-month-maintains-viral-suppression-two-years"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cabenuva-every-month-maintains-viral-suppression-two-years</id>
    <updated>2021-03-09T13:20:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Injectable cabotegravir and rilpivirine are approved for people with viral suppression who want monthly injections instead of daily pills.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/107818_P06-20-020.jpg_9d9f818b-0044-48c8-afa1-627a319ba03e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[New Guidance on COVID-19 and People Living With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/new-guidance-covid19-people-living-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/new-guidance-covid19-people-living-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-03-08T13:32:23-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The guidance recommends that people with HIV should receive COVID-19 vaccines regardless of their CD4 count or viral load.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/107751_P07-20-044.jpg_29ab2d6a-23f5-47f4-b35d-5442abed5486.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Mutations, variants, strains? How are viruses classified?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/how-are-viruses-classified"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/how-are-viruses-classified</id>
    <updated>2021-03-02T17:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Mutations can affect how viruses behave and how well drugs and vaccines work.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/107698_iStock-1227577951.jpg_22deb498-a1d2-4795-8bef-e516128b1fd6.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA Authorizes Single-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-authorizes-single-shot-covid91-vaccine"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-authorizes-single-shot-covid91-vaccine</id>
    <updated>2021-02-27T21:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which is easier to store and deliver, will help speed up the coronavirus vaccine rollout.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/107241_JJ-Janssen-COVID-vaccine-hand.jpeg_cd99d711-6a37-4fb6-927e-9165c6938f18.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Argentine Woman Appears Free of HIV Long After Stopping Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/argentine-woman-appears-free-hiv-long-stopping-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/argentine-woman-appears-free-hiv-long-stopping-treatment</id>
    <updated>2021-02-16T14:41:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The woman has had an undetectable viral load and a normal CD4 count for more than 12 years after stopping antiretroviral therapy.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/106787_Argentina-map-flag.jpg_9ccbd9de-af98-4469-a570-d97b59f4f084.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Eating for Your Health]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/eating-health-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/eating-health-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-02-15T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Good nutrition is key to overall health and can help you live long and well with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/106350_P03-21-051.jpg_2eb0d3c6-478d-4c66-aacc-a8180dc67600.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: PrEP for Women]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-prep-women"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-prep-women</id>
    <updated>2021-02-15T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A study finds that long-acting cabotegravir is an effective PrEP option for women.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/106361_P03-21-028.jpg_3f1e853c-20c0-4b79-8a10-9f15936bb3de.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ask POZ – March 2021]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/ask-poz-march-2021"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/ask-poz-march-2021</id>
    <updated>2021-02-15T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Who can safely receive COVID-19 vaccines?<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/106347_P03-21-006.jpg_526bd398-a987-4d46-b906-316eae38b0c9.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: Good and Bad Fat]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-good-bad-fat"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-good-bad-fat</id>
    <updated>2021-02-15T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Switching to an integrase inhibitors is not tied to gain in bad fat, according to recent study.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/106368_P03-21-029.jpg_8dabbedb-0688-4ee3-9b0d-2adea36bdebd.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: COVID-19 and HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-covid19-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-covid19-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-02-15T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Larger studies suggest people living with HIV might have a modestly higher risk of severe COVID-19, but much remains to be learned.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/106370_P03-21-031.jpg_0086c37c-1b9f-4777-990b-efb0c005fdaa.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: CRISPR Snips HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-crispr-snips-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-crispr-snips-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-02-15T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Trials for HIV-positive people of a treatment using the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing tool may be on the horizon.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/106366_P03-21-030.jpg_8f2e01b6-975d-4e81-9da7-870f73f3ed67.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What are the different types of viral hepatitis?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/different-types-viral-hepatitis"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/different-types-viral-hepatitis</id>
    <updated>2021-02-02T15:19:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Hepatitis A and E usually resolve on their own, but hepatitis B and C can cause serious liver disease, including cirrhosis and liver cancer.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/106251_iStock-949021836.jpg_8bee24e5-8adc-463c-978a-76f96ed4a9e8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[J&amp;J COVID-19 Vaccine Is 72% Effective After a Single Dose in U.S. Study]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/jj-covid19-vaccine-72-effective-single-dose-us-study"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/jj-covid19-vaccine-72-effective-single-dose-us-study</id>
    <updated>2021-01-29T18:45:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Another vaccine, from Novavax, was 89% effective in a U.K. trial, but both were less potent against the South African coronavirus mutation.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/105942_JJ-Janssen-COVID-vaccine-hand.jpeg_50869a6a-6be4-4028-92c1-c19037a4f490.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Biden Hits the Ground Running on COVID-19, But Faces Daunting Challenges]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/biden-hits-ground--running-covid19-faces-daunting-challenges"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/biden-hits-ground--running-covid19-faces-daunting-challenges</id>
    <updated>2021-01-28T18:01:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A slow vaccine rollout and the emergence of new coronavirus mutations threaten progress in reducing new cases and death.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/105851_Biden-MaskUpAmerica.jpeg_3ac67b28-e970-45ab-a009-97ea9641d394.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Long-Acting Cabotegravir Is an Effective PrEP Option for Women]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/longacting-cabotegravir-effective-prep-option-women"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/longacting-cabotegravir-effective-prep-option-women</id>
    <updated>2021-01-27T12:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Cabotegravir injections and daily Truvada are both highly effective, but some people may find it easier to use the long-acting regimen.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/105722_P09-20-032.jpg_1ab79e05-fbcf-4bfd-8e17-9a4781756cba.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Islatravir Shows Promise for Once-Monthly Oral PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/islatravir-shows-promise-oncemonthly-oral-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/islatravir-shows-promise-oncemonthly-oral-prep</id>
    <updated>2021-01-26T12:19:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Monthly islatravir pills are just one of the long-acting options in the HIV prevention pipeline.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/105677_P12-20-117.jpg_432e57f0-2f25-4b51-8383-64ecc451a6fc.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA Approves Cabenuva, the First Complete Long-Acting Injectable HIV Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-cabenuva-first-complete-longacting-injectable-hiv-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-cabenuva-first-complete-longacting-injectable-hiv-treatment</id>
    <updated>2021-01-21T18:54:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Injectable cabotegravir and rilpivirine are approved for people with viral suppression who would prefer monthly injections to daily pills.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/105475_Cabenuva-cabotegravir-ViiV-orange.jpg_27fe0158-6655-41d7-922e-c296960809e4.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Biden Inauguration Will Include COVID-19 Memorial on Tuesday]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/biden-inauguration-will-include-covid19-memorial-tuesday"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/biden-inauguration-will-include-covid19-memorial-tuesday</id>
    <updated>2021-01-19T07:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The pre-inauguration event on January 19 will be a national moment of unity and remembrance.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/105295_Biden-Covid-Memorial.jpg_53b4c94b-12df-4a07-b7fd-176816268ae9.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How long does COVID-19 immunity last?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/long-covid19-immunity-last"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/long-covid19-immunity-last</id>
    <updated>2021-01-19T04:21:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Long-lived memory immune cells continue to provide protection even after antibody levels drop.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/105572_iStock-1219978307.jpg_f65b900b-3ed1-47e7-a661-488d83c8a149.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[People Over 65 Are Now Eligible for the COVID-19 Vaccine—If They Can Get It]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-65-now-eligible-covid19-vaccinesif-can-get"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-65-now-eligible-covid19-vaccinesif-can-get</id>
    <updated>2021-01-18T16:05:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[With the vaccine rollout going slowly, experts debate delayed second dose and other strategies.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/105288_iStock-1210736764.jpg_0bff13d4-b9bf-4f6d-b378-eb414aa928b3.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Scientists Are Working on mRNA Vaccines for HIV, Flu, Cancer and More]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/scientists-working-mrna-vaccines-hiv-flu-cancer"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/scientists-working-mrna-vaccines-hiv-flu-cancer</id>
    <updated>2021-01-18T11:20:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The technology used in COVID-19 vaccines may also be used to prevent other viral infections and to treat cancer and multiple sclerosis.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/105271_iStock-1269045566.jpg_f1df0ad6-e7ad-4f40-8e5e-72dba05be28e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What are the latest diet and nutrition guidelines?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/latest-diet-nutrition-guidelines"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/latest-diet-nutrition-guidelines</id>
    <updated>2021-01-05T14:48:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[New guidelines recommend focusing on healthy foods but don't restrict added sugars or alcohol as much as some experts had hoped.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/104627_DietaryGuidelines-2020-2025-booklets.jpg_b6b80b94-b52b-4c6e-936d-207930412eb6.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: Long-Acting Antibody]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-longacting-antibody-1"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-longacting-antibody-1</id>
    <updated>2021-01-04T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Findings confirm that Trogarzo maintains viral load suppression for nearly 10 years.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/103665_P01-21-043.jpg_a38ccb43-8e3c-4577-9043-3bcea71b0d82.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Getting Physical]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/getting-physical"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/getting-physical</id>
    <updated>2021-01-04T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The gym may be closed, but you can still exercise at home or outdoors.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/103444_P01-21-006.jpg_f64b46bc-5dbb-4c2c-bfdd-027dd116b25b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: HIV Reservoir]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-hiv-reservoir"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-hiv-reservoir</id>
    <updated>2021-01-04T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A refined mapping of HIV’s reservoir could aid in cure research.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/103667_P01-21-044.jpg_6ee1b183-9c92-41d5-8366-a615b1a30927.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: Multidrug Resistance]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-multidrug-resistance"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-multidrug-resistance</id>
    <updated>2021-01-04T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Resistance to four HIV drug classes is tied to high risk of disease and death.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/103669_P01-21-045.jpg_02670b1e-1f23-403f-9427-61fd9b9fdaf9.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: Diagnoses Decline]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-diagnoses-decline"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-diagnoses-decline</id>
    <updated>2021-01-04T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Between 2014 and 2018, the annual HIV diagnosis rate mostly flatlined or declined less among Black and Latino gay men, depending on age.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/103663_P01-21-042.jpg_aa9921c5-da88-410e-aea3-eca7c3645586.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ask POZ – January/February 2021]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/ask-poz-januaryfebruary-2021"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/ask-poz-januaryfebruary-2021</id>
    <updated>2021-01-04T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[When will we have a COVID-19 vaccine?<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/103446_P01-21-003.jpg_6e2858bb-673a-412a-9328-abbe27f45011.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV and COVID-19: What Do We Know Now?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-covid19-know-now"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-covid19-know-now</id>
    <updated>2020-12-30T09:42:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Larger studies suggest people living with HIV might have a modestly higher risk of severe COVID-19, but much remains to be learned.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/104344_iStock-1210596217.jpg_53c22b10-7991-4fa7-92a2-86f06210b666.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[2020 Top HIV Treatment Stories]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/2020-top-hiv-treatment-stories"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/2020-top-hiv-treatment-stories</id>
    <updated>2020-12-30T04:09:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[COVID-19, HIV vaccines, cure news and long-acting injectables stood out among the top HIV treatment stories of the year.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/103855_iStock-1210736764.jpg_e4f896f3-055a-47a9-9b5c-337dbb0b5152.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Elders, Frontline Workers Up Next for COVID-19 Vaccines—But Who Should Go First?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/elders-frontline-workers-up-next-covid19-vaccines"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/elders-frontline-workers-up-next-covid19-vaccines</id>
    <updated>2020-12-24T15:42:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Anthony Fauci, President-elect Joe Biden and senior legislators were vaccinated publicly to demonstrate their confidence in vaccine safety.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/104150_AnthonyFauci-vaccine2.jpg_42e32f05-4cf7-4c71-a3cf-ddf8d229b464.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Long-Acting Injectable HIV Regimen Approved in Europe]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/longacting-injectable-hiv-regimen-approved-europe"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/longacting-injectable-hiv-regimen-approved-europe</id>
    <updated>2020-12-24T10:06:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The European Medicines Agency gave the green light to injectable cabotegravir and rilpivirine for HIV treatment.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/104137_P06-20-020.jpg_02b012f6-f90b-4884-b80a-395e8bc2882b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Who can safely receive COVID-19 vaccines?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/can-safely-receive-covid19-vaccines"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/can-safely-receive-covid19-vaccines</id>
    <updated>2020-12-21T08:48:53-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People with HIV, people with cancer and pregnant people can be vaccinated against the coronavirus.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/103911_vaccine-older-black-man-horiz-Heather-Hazzan-SELF.jpg_05662d1f-5db0-4746-85fc-781b9f50ce9c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA Authorizes Second COVID-19 Vaccine]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-authorizes-second-us-covid19-vaccine"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-authorizes-second-us-covid19-vaccine</id>
    <updated>2020-12-18T21:28:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Moderna's coronavirus vaccine is 94% effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19—and it may also reduce asymptomatic infection.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/103872_iStock-1210736764.jpg_6526a93d-1918-4bcf-84e7-2f7e35572081.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The First COVID-19 Vaccine Is Here. Is It Safe for People With HIV?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/covid19-vaccine-here-safe-for-people-HIV"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/covid19-vaccine-here-safe-for-people-HIV</id>
    <updated>2020-12-16T08:12:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Experts encourage HIV-positive people to get the coronavirus vaccine and say there's no reason to think it won't be safe.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/103656_P01-21-003.jpg_356217b1-2b6d-400e-8158-e14e9663897a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA Authorizes First U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-authorizes-first-us-covid19-vaccine"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-authorizes-first-us-covid19-vaccine</id>
    <updated>2020-12-13T23:45:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Pfizer-BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine is 95% effective for preventing symptomatic illness.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/103276_P01-21-003.jpg_389f5985-41dd-4d28-8f93-351653b70dc4.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Three Countries Authorize Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/three-countries-authorize-pfizer-covid19-vaccine"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/three-countries-authorize-pfizer-covid19-vaccine</id>
    <updated>2020-12-10T18:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[In the United States, an FDA expert advisory panel voted on December 10 to recommend emergency use authorization.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/102952_P10-18-002.jpg_fa12af04-c198-4d3e-9f4b-a7144a02da19.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Third COVID-19 Vaccine May Be Up to 90% Effective]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/third-covid19-vaccine-90-effective"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/third-covid19-vaccine-90-effective</id>
    <updated>2020-12-08T21:26:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The vaccine from the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca uses a chimpanzee adenovirus vector.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/102235_COVID-vaccine-production-AstraZeneca.jpg_ad1c4453-e85e-49c5-873f-71e3c461e17c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Does COVID-19 Affect CD4 Counts and HIV Viral Load?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/covid19-affect-cd4-counts-hiv-viral-load"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/covid19-affect-cd4-counts-hiv-viral-load</id>
    <updated>2020-12-03T17:38:41-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[SARS-CoV-2 may have subtle effects on immunological and virological outcomes among people with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/102654_P07-20-039.jpg_6404aa86-879f-49b2-ac35-0131615b84d7.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Health Workers, Long-Term Care Residents Should Get First COVID-19 Vaccines]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/health-workers-longterm-care-residents-get-first-covid19-vaccines"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/health-workers-longterm-care-residents-get-first-covid19-vaccines</id>
    <updated>2020-12-03T08:45:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[With the first vaccines expected within weeks, a CDC advisory panel votes on how to prioritize access.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/102603_iStock-1210736764.jpg_cc792631-2132-4819-8999-fd4992c2f27e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Viral Suppression Drops After Pivot to Telemedicine]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-viral-suppression-drops-pivot-telemedicine"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-viral-suppression-drops-pivot-telemedicine</id>
    <updated>2020-12-02T16:23:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[An HIV clinic saw a 31% lower likelihood of viral suppression after transitioning to telehealth due to COVID-19.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/102564_iStock-1031904510.jpg_3ecb6ebd-8367-4449-a198-9d3f40fe0a97.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How does COVID-19 affect people living with HIV?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/covid19-affect-people-living-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/covid19-affect-people-living-hiv</id>
    <updated>2020-12-01T10:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Disruptions in prevention and care could threaten progress toward ending the HIV epidemic.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/102486_iStock-1210596217.jpg_0a3e306e-922b-4471-962b-06f7997d33fd.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How Will Joe Biden Tackle COVID-19?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/will-joe-biden-tackle-covid19"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/will-joe-biden-tackle-covid19</id>
    <updated>2020-11-29T18:16:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The president-elect names a diverse roster of noted experts to his pandemic task force.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/102410_shutterstock-1849414867.jpg_85cbfe88-b8e1-45ba-b820-43c8dc1b4412.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[When will we have a vaccine for COVID-19?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/will-vaccine-covid19"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/will-vaccine-covid19</id>
    <updated>2020-11-24T13:02:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Vaccine development is proceeding at an unprecedented pace, but could still hit snags on the way to approval.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/96444_P06-20-020.jpg_e800a42d-d812-4f87-baee-52f594c0de9b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[COVID-19 Vaccine Is 95% Effective, Pfizer Says]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/covid19-vaccine-90-effective-pfizer-says"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/covid19-vaccine-90-effective-pfizer-says</id>
    <updated>2020-11-18T16:59:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The front-runner coronavirus vaccine appears to protect people from symptomatic disease.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/101736_P09-20-032.jpg_accbd7c7-1ad7-4602-8c82-ffd6d935c988.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: Hep C Elimination]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-hep-c-elimination"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-hep-c-elimination</id>
    <updated>2020-11-16T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The U.S. is not on track to hit the WHO'S hepatitis C elimination targets.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/101744_P12-20-119.jpg_a8f1f0dc-9b57-421a-8322-03357fa44434.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: Weekly Treatment?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-weekly-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-weekly-treatment</id>
    <updated>2020-11-16T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[MK-8507, a long-acting NNRTI, will be tested in a weekly regimen with islatravir.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/101748_P12-20-117.jpg_0861806a-d473-4aeb-b8b7-8fbdb3cc51b9.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: Natural HIV Cure?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-natural-hiv-cure"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-natural-hiv-cure</id>
    <updated>2020-11-16T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Loreen Willenberg may be the first woman cured of HIV without a bone marrow transplant.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/101746_P12-20-118.jpg_f583c421-82d3-41f5-be2d-f6f5905fb07d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: Generic Truvada]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-generic-truvada"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-generic-truvada</id>
    <updated>2020-11-16T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The first generic Truvada is now available in the United States.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/101750_P12-20-116.jpg_f488aaee-59b1-4fb2-b155-8496aeeaf839.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ask POZ – December 2020]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/ask-poz-december-2020"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/ask-poz-december-2020</id>
    <updated>2020-11-16T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Ask POZ is an ongoing section on POZ.com dedicated to answering general wellness questions.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/101763_P12-20-002.jpg_ac490f6c-bcc3-4314-bd8c-948dc61a46d1.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Fatty Liver Disease]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fatty-liver-disease-1"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fatty-liver-disease-1</id>
    <updated>2020-11-16T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Fat in the liver can lead to health complications, including cirrhosis and liver cancer.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/101851_P12-20-012.jpg_3bac664c-2c42-448d-bcd3-aeac293faeb5.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Study Sheds Light on Weight Gain After Switching to New Tenofovir]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/study-sheds-light-weight-gain-switching-new-tenofovir"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/study-sheds-light-weight-gain-switching-new-tenofovir</id>
    <updated>2020-11-03T22:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[This may reflect loss of the weight-suppressing effect of the older version of the drug.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/101269_iStock-165874752.jpg_acc7cba6-b70f-445f-829e-6f414f77c023.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How much exercise do I need?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/much-exercise-need"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/much-exercise-need</id>
    <updated>2020-11-03T13:22:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Try to do at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity every week.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/101897_runner-sneakers-P06-16-001.jpg_b29a412a-b298-4412-8c88-c27026a23a03.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Growth Hormone May Reduce Liver Fat in Young Adults With NAFLD]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/growth-hormone-may-reduce-liver-fat-young-adults-nafld"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/growth-hormone-may-reduce-liver-fat-young-adults-nafld</id>
    <updated>2020-11-03T09:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Developing treatments for fatty liver disease has proved challenging, and there are currently no approved medications.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/101210_P03-19-008.jpg_e629092d-44b8-4b87-a50e-58946234176a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Health Risks of Weight Gain]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/health-risks-weight-gain"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/health-risks-weight-gain</id>
    <updated>2020-11-02T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Overweight and obesity are linked to a host of health problems.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/100649_PF-Weight-004.jpg_0c150483-be7f-4ec0-a227-a6a29d28e698.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Weight Gain and HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/weight-gain-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/weight-gain-hiv</id>
    <updated>2020-11-02T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Some HIV meds are linked to weight gain, but we don’t yet know why.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/100647_PF-Weight-002.jpg_df752401-9d69-4903-98b4-6061423c02a4.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Managing Weight Gain]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/managing-weight-gain"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/managing-weight-gain</id>
    <updated>2020-11-02T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A healthy diet and exercise are key to controlling excess weight.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/101245_iStock-131992240.jpg_0bab0166-208b-4120-b66b-6f1f3cfd6544.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How to Vote Safely During the COVID-19 Pandemic]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/vote-safely-covid19-pandemic"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/vote-safely-covid19-pandemic</id>
    <updated>2020-10-29T18:53:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[With appropriate precautions, voting in person carries little risk.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/101090_voting-center-SF1.jpg_2d62f75e-dbc4-4d8a-9a36-cdbce1e32ee3.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What's in the Pipeline for NAFLD and NASH Treatment?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/pipeline-nafld-nash-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/pipeline-nafld-nash-treatment</id>
    <updated>2020-10-26T15:53:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Optimal treatment for fatty liver disease may involve combining drugs with different mechanisms of action.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/100838_RH-Fall-19-005.jpg_a3fd1d62-cee6-4dcc-9630-b7c829d04b3e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA Approves Remdesivir for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-remdesivir-hospitalized-covid19-patients"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-remdesivir-hospitalized-covid19-patients</id>
    <updated>2020-10-23T06:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The antiviral drug is the first treatment for the new coronavirus to be approved in United States.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/100758_Visual-inspection-of-investigational-remdesivir-3500x2300px.jpg_7eafed84-62bf-45f0-bb17-f31ac6ac2085.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Trogarzo Maintains Viral Load Suppression for Nearly 10 Years]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/trogarzo-maintains-viral-load-suppression-nearly-10-years"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/trogarzo-maintains-viral-load-suppression-nearly-10-years</id>
    <updated>2020-10-22T16:51:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Extended follow-up confirms that the long-acting monoclonal antibody works well for people with highly resistant HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/100720_antibodies-protein-iStock-487092108.jpg_58e6c267-fe5d-46de-b055-a4ed15868e5a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Remdesivir for COVID-19 Shows No Survival Benefit in Large Study]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/remdesivir-covid19-shows-survival-benefit-large-study"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/remdesivir-covid19-shows-survival-benefit-large-study</id>
    <updated>2020-10-17T13:02:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[None of the four drugs tested in the WHO's Solidarity trial reduced mortality or duration of hospitalization.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/100402_Capping-of-investigational-remdesivir-vials.jpg_4c775d90-5e78-4906-aee5-ba7922928e00.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Experimental Antiretroviral Has Potential for Once-Weekly HIV Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/experimental-antiretroviral-potential-onceweekly-hiv-treatment-poz"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/experimental-antiretroviral-potential-onceweekly-hiv-treatment-poz</id>
    <updated>2020-10-16T18:57:35-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[MK-8507, a long-acting NNRTI, will be tested in a weekly regimen with islatravir.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/100362_P03-20-006.jpg_00042e73-ce1b-4c8c-8b33-b6f63d42c72d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Studies Reveal COVID-19 Disparities Among People With Cancer]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/studies-reveal-covid19-disparities-among-people-cancer"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/studies-reveal-covid19-disparities-among-people-cancer</id>
    <updated>2020-10-14T15:49:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Black and Latino cancer patients have higher rates of coronavirus infection and hospitalization but are less likely to use telehealth.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/100186_iStock-1000962894.jpg_2ffe57c8-7bac-4e09-ad75-74d7e119770b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[International AIDS Society Will Host COVID-19 Prevention Conference in February]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/international-aids-society-will-host-covid19-prevention-conference-february"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/international-aids-society-will-host-covid19-prevention-conference-february</id>
    <updated>2020-10-13T18:37:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The second IAS COVID-19 virtual meeting will coincide with the HIV Research for Prevention Conference.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/100173_IAS-COVID-Prevention-Feb2020-banner.jpg_adc5fb7e-e843-4b0a-90dd-d5a6d0f87e36.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Kaletra Still Shows No Benefit for COVID-19]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/kaletra-still-shows-benefit-covid19"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/kaletra-still-shows-benefit-covid19</id>
    <updated>2020-10-13T16:49:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The HIV protease inhibitor combination did not speed recovery or reduce the risk of death in a large study.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/100163_Kaletra-lopinavir-ritonavir.jpg_1a795903-5331-4e26-a4c3-48c376352aa1.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Trump Treated With Experimental COVID-19 Antibody Cocktail]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/trump-treated-experimental-covid19-antibody-cocktail"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/trump-treated-experimental-covid19-antibody-cocktail</id>
    <updated>2020-10-12T09:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The treatment reduced coronavirus levels and sped up recovery in a clinical trial.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/99828_iStock-1218792909.jpg_065c3073-2738-49a7-a6cf-3c364ab477a0.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Does Truvada Offer Protection Against COVID-19?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/does-truvada-offer-protection-against-covid19"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/does-truvada-offer-protection-against-covid19</id>
    <updated>2020-10-09T22:47:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Studies of the link between tenofovir use and coronavirus infection or COVID-19 outcomes have yielded mixed results.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/104165_iStock-1203426591.jpg_2b4d9810-ddc3-4528-8258-cb6730574bc9.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Researchers Win Nobel Prize for Hepatitis C Discovery]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/researchers-win-nobel-prize-hepatitis-c-discovery"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/researchers-win-nobel-prize-hepatitis-c-discovery</id>
    <updated>2020-10-07T19:01:24-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The blood-borne virus, which can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer, remains a major global health threat.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/99979_hepC-Nobel3-edit.jpg_4f75610e-d466-41c5-ac89-ea02f662bc1d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How do B cells and T cells work to fight disease?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/b-cells-t-cells-work-fight-disease"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/b-cells-t-cells-work-fight-disease</id>
    <updated>2020-10-06T16:17:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Different types of white blood cells provide protection against infections and cancer.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/100015_iStock-117868474.jpg_0c15ac4c-f2d2-4699-8294-1d0e278d9d30.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[COVID-19 National Week of Mourning Starts Sunday]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/covid19-national-week-mourning-starts-sunday"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/covid19-national-week-mourning-starts-sunday</id>
    <updated>2020-10-04T07:29:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Virtual vigils will take place daily from October 4 to 11, starting with a National Day of Remembrance.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/99835_WeekofMourning-girl.jpg_4ff04862-c216-45f5-ab1e-00ed48c50f44.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[First Generic Truvada Now Available in the United States]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/first-generic-truvada-now-available-united-states"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/first-generic-truvada-now-available-united-states</id>
    <updated>2020-10-02T19:21:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Teva’s new version of TDF and emtricitabine doesn’t offer much of a price break, but that could come next spring.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/99805_dollar-life-preserver-iStock-000011581302-Full.jpg_c225521d-fc2a-4c69-a902-a82eb4778dcc.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Timothy Ray Brown, the First Man Cured of HIV, Dies at Age 54]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/timothy-ray-brown-first-man-cured-hiv-dies-age-54"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/timothy-ray-brown-first-man-cured-hiv-dies-age-54</id>
    <updated>2020-09-30T09:27:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Brown, formerly known as “the Berlin Patient,” died at his home surrounded by his partner and friends.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/99505_P06-11-016.jpg_4b06d6bd-4266-49b0-be53-a7baea42d79a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[El nuevo coronavirus y el COVID-19]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/el-nuevo-coronavirus-y-el-covid19"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/el-nuevo-coronavirus-y-el-covid19</id>
    <updated>2020-09-28T11:30:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[El VIH en sí mismo no aumenta el riesgo de contraer el nuevo virus.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/99111_POZ-EE-FALL-20--001-.jpg_7d8d84d6-458e-4d38-9495-196392548d89.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Dealing With Depression]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/dealing-depression-mental-health"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/dealing-depression-mental-health</id>
    <updated>2020-09-28T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Feeling sad or blue is common, but persistent depression can be treated.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/99158_P10-20-040.jpg_72cfb317-e78f-45a9-b3cb-7d3d67442e79.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: mRNA HIV Vaccine]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-mrna-hiv-vaccine"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-mrna-hiv-vaccine</id>
    <updated>2020-09-28T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[New mRNA vaccine approach protects monkeys from HIV-like virus.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/99260_P10-20-045.jpg_7c952a84-5375-47b7-8f92-d9091ca5ec8b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: Weight Gain]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-weight-gain"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-weight-gain</id>
    <updated>2020-09-28T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[More studies link dolutegravir and other drugs to weight gain among people with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/99262_P10-20-046.jpg_ac9f2b9c-11f8-41cf-8f78-055f94bb0640.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: Gene Therapy]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-gene-therapy"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-gene-therapy</id>
    <updated>2020-09-28T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[An experimental approach to protect HIV-fighting T cells has been cleared for its first human trial.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/99264_P10-20-048.jpg_1b869c03-bb33-4f94-bc08-ec38746402ef.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: COVID Consequences]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-covid-consequences"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-covid-consequences</id>
    <updated>2020-09-28T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Disruptions in prevention and treatment services due to the pandemic could cause a substantial increase in deaths in poorer nations.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/99266_P10-20-047.jpg_0676475d-2d5f-430e-8f07-05e96fd87862.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ask POZ – October/November 2020]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/ask-poz-octobernovember-2020"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/ask-poz-octobernovember-2020</id>
    <updated>2020-09-28T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Ask POZ is an ongoing section on POZ.com dedicated to answering general wellness questions.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/99241_P10-20-001.jpg_4330205a-19fb-4df8-9d22-4fcf9ec9fa3f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Understanding Lipodystrophy]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/understanding-lipodystrophy"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/understanding-lipodystrophy</id>
    <updated>2020-09-21T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Abnormal body fat distribution includes visceral fat and a hard belly.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/98819_PF-Lipo-20-004.jpg_153b153f-f807-4009-9633-67dece8fdb56.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Stigma of Lipo]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/stigma-lipo-2"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/stigma-lipo-2</id>
    <updated>2020-09-21T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Lipodystrophy can lead to social withdrawal and loss of self-esteem.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/98827_PF-Lipo-20-005.jpg_5f42155f-da56-4274-a41a-37d65685fc21.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[AACR Releases First Cancer Disparities Progress Report]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/aacr-releases-first-cancer-disparities-progress-report"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/aacr-releases-first-cancer-disparities-progress-report</id>
    <updated>2020-09-21T08:18:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[New report highlights cancer's toll on racial and ethnic minorities and other underserved populations.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/98863_AACR-disparities-report2020-cover1.jpg_863f048d-1dbd-4bab-ba66-ba07bc53a4ef.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at Age 87]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-dies-age-87"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-dies-age-87</id>
    <updated>2020-09-18T20:53:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The Supreme Court justice died from complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/98821_800px-Ruth-Bader-Ginsburg-2016-portrait.jpg_b7ff9147-2f81-464a-bb2e-1e4b82a359f0.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Long-Term Survivors Release San Francisco Principles]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-longterm-survivors-release-san-francisco-principles"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-longterm-survivors-release-san-francisco-principles</id>
    <updated>2020-09-18T18:14:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The statement demands better care and more representation for an aging population living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/98825_SFPrinciples-18sept20.jpg_a44a2f5d-7c1d-4aa2-b81f-5e4a7f889e28.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Substance Use Disorders Linked to Increased COVID-19 Risk]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/substance-use-disorders-linked-increased-covid19-risk"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/substance-use-disorders-linked-increased-covid19-risk</id>
    <updated>2020-09-18T14:05:14-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People with an opioid use disorder, in particular, had a tenfold higher risk of being diagnosed with COVID-19.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/98794_P12-19-033.jpg_ee26c29e-7f56-4e84-bc5c-9c8c2cf445d8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Is High Cost Hindering Access to Truvada for PrEP?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/high-cost-limiting-access-truvada-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/high-cost-limiting-access-truvada-prep</id>
    <updated>2020-09-18T10:53:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Total payments for the HIV prevention pill exceeded $2 billion in 2018.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/98723_truvada-prep-may2019.png_d32aac22-f02e-4515-a5e3-c28220f41281.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What About Wasting?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/wasting"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/wasting</id>
    <updated>2020-09-14T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Wasting syndrome involves the loss of both fat and lean body mass.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/98463_iStock-663845678.jpg_8767e962-443e-431b-a153-49f0035c3ac6.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV and Your Overall Health]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-overall-health"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-overall-health</id>
    <updated>2020-09-14T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[As people with HIV live longer thanks to effective antiretroviral treatment, they are prone to a host of additional health problems.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/98460_iStock-1169915022.jpg_53cca843-79a0-4b09-a88b-98adf014cd5b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Your Mental Health]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/mental-health"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/mental-health</id>
    <updated>2020-09-14T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Living long term with HIV can take its toll on your mental as well as physical health.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/98465_man-depressed-is-000019817043.jpg_e37247cd-2141-4926-935c-da0771d271b6.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Is Dining Out a Risk Factor for COVID-19?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/dining-risk-factor-covid19"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/dining-risk-factor-covid19</id>
    <updated>2020-09-14T09:12:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A new CDC study leaves the question of indoor versus outdoor dining unanswered.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/98526_Valencia-SF-sept2020-IMG-4358.jpg_2e228c38-08b5-4d72-9cdb-9a5b48a86c07.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Paused Due to Adverse Event]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/covid16-vaccine-trial-paused"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/covid16-vaccine-trial-paused</id>
    <updated>2020-09-13T23:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A U.K. woman developed spinal inflammation after receiving an adenovirus vector vaccine.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/98422_CH-Sp-20-013.jpg_09f3d978-ac32-4e41-8145-3b4a4086e072.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Do People With HIV Fare Worse After Being Cured of Hepatitis C?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-fare-worse-cured-hepatitis-c"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-fare-worse-cured-hepatitis-c</id>
    <updated>2020-09-03T22:05:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Rates of liver complications were similar, but HIV-positive people had more non-liver cancers and non-liver-related deaths.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/98248_HCV-virus-CDC-VitalSigns.jpg_4f2090b2-25da-458c-ab31-684308f5a0b7.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What is a normal body temperature?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/normal-body-temperature"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/normal-body-temperature</id>
    <updated>2020-09-01T12:42:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Seek medical attention if your temperature is above 103°F or if a fever lasts more than a few days.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/98512_iStock-1124421164.jpg_d5099a34-0c7e-4724-ac7a-1cc94bae396e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[First Woman May Be Cured of HIV Without a Bone Marrow Transplant]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/first-woman-may-cured-hiv-without-bone-marrow-transplant"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/first-woman-may-cured-hiv-without-bone-marrow-transplant</id>
    <updated>2020-08-28T23:52:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Loreen Willenberg is part of a group of elite controllers whose HIV appears to be locked away where it can't produce new virus.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/97998_LoreenWillenberg4-amFARvideo-2020.jpg_6d0127d5-36c1-42f7-be53-2be465d7122e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-issues-emergency-use-authorization-covid19-convalescent-plasma"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-issues-emergency-use-authorization-covid19-convalescent-plasma</id>
    <updated>2020-08-26T03:17:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[However, experts caution that data from randomized clinical trials are still lacking.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/98288_iStock-1219978307.jpg_a50bc4cd-0c01-4b6c-b66f-2ff01fd5164b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Experimental HIV Vaccine Stimulates Production of Neutralizing Antibodies]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/experimental-hiv-vaccine-stimulates-production-neutralizing-antibodies"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/experimental-hiv-vaccine-stimulates-production-neutralizing-antibodies</id>
    <updated>2020-08-21T14:28:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[New mRNA vaccine approach protects monkeys from HIV-like virus.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/97674_Rhesus-macaque-iStock-000086349771-Large.jpg_9f7e1b2f-1e15-47d6-945d-56228e2ef754.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[More Studies Link Dolutegravir to Weight Gain]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/studies-link-dolutegravir-weight-gain"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/studies-link-dolutegravir-weight-gain</id>
    <updated>2020-08-20T15:56:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The effect is greater for women, and it could have a detrimental effect on pregnancy outcomes at the population level.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/97606_iStock-641963334.jpg_d12f41fb-95c1-4155-9044-a72535cee7cb.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Can kids transmit the new coronavirus?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/can-kids-transmit-new-coronavirus"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/can-kids-transmit-new-coronavirus</id>
    <updated>2020-08-18T12:11:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[School reopening depends on a better understanding of this question.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/97984_iStock-911249988.jpg_4c2bab82-0ed4-4468-866e-5f54000d4195.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Lipodystrophy: Fat Gain and Fat Loss]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/lipodystrophy-fat-gain-fat-loss"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/lipodystrophy-fat-gain-fat-loss</id>
    <updated>2020-08-17T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Abnormal body fat distribution is still a concern for many people living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/97257_P09-20-036.jpg_10179e46-58c5-4560-9681-95035726ad1a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ask POZ – September 2020]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/ask-poz-september-2020"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/ask-poz-september-2020</id>
    <updated>2020-08-17T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Ask POZ is an ongoing section on POZ.com dedicated to answering general wellness questions.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/97270_P09-20-004.jpg_95e310d1-d53b-4300-a1ab-9b911f107101.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: PrEP 2-1-1]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-211"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-211</id>
    <updated>2020-08-17T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The 2-1-1 HIV prevention regimen offers an option for those who don’t want to take daily pills.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/97292_P09-20-067.jpg_489c2963-6aa7-47b4-bd8f-c40de4f93799.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: New Type of HIV Med]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-new-type-hiv-med"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-new-type-hiv-med</id>
    <updated>2020-08-17T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A mid-stage trial shows islatravir plus Pifeltro shows promise as two-drug HIV regimen.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/97294_P09-20-068.jpg_fa946957-c4ca-40cd-a7b7-df7bf245c9c8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: Another HIV Cure?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-another-hiv-cure"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-another-hiv-cure</id>
    <updated>2020-08-17T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A man with HIV is in long-term viral remission after intensified treatment.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/97298_P09-20-069.jpg_74ec0a14-3d49-4f3d-bdad-7bfe7a017e64.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: ARVs &amp; Inflammation]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-arvs-inflammation"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-arvs-inflammation</id>
    <updated>2020-08-17T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A recent study links simplified HIV treatment with a greater risk of inflammation.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/97300_P09-20-070.jpg_c95ff1d7-c31d-4396-86f4-b6a6e6805072.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Gene Therapy Cure Claims Are Premature, Advocates Say]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/gene-therapy-cure-claims-premature-advocates-say"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/gene-therapy-cure-claims-premature-advocates-say</id>
    <updated>2020-08-13T19:09:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[An experimental approach to protect HIV-fighting T cells has been cleared for its first human trial.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/97205_cancer-gene-therapy-iStock-664349538.jpg_d3a64962-91e3-441d-a4a8-f513c2d2d01e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA Approves Dovato as HIV Switch Option]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-dovato-hiv-switch-option"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-dovato-hiv-switch-option</id>
    <updated>2020-08-07T17:00:28-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The single-tablet regimen is now approved for previously treated people with an undetectable viral load.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/96883_Dovato-ViiV-bottle-pill-rect.jpg_80a20d3a-f437-43bf-9c85-fc9e57d47bbe.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Will People With HIV Be Excluded From COVID-19 Vaccine Trials?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/will-people-hiv-excluded-covid19-vaccine-trials"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/will-people-hiv-excluded-covid19-vaccine-trials</id>
    <updated>2020-08-06T16:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Advocates claim victory after more than 1,000 people endorse a demand for inclusion.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/96513_vaccine-vial-iStock-497966534.jpg_065fda63-ac21-4dd3-85cd-bc1675ec61cb.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What is a normal blood pressure?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/normal-blood-pressure"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/normal-blood-pressure</id>
    <updated>2020-08-04T11:14:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Hypertension raises the risk of heart disease and severe COVID-19.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/97179_High-Blood-Pressure.jpg_ba391df2-6455-4ced-85a9-2e8b3118c1dc.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Latest Data Show Dramatic Rise in Hepatitis A, Smaller Increase in Hep C]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/latest-data-show-dramatic-rise-hepatitis-smaller-increase-hep-c"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/latest-data-show-dramatic-rise-hepatitis-smaller-increase-hep-c</id>
    <updated>2020-07-31T14:40:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Hepatitis A and B can be prevented with vaccines, and hepatitis C can be cured with antiviral treatment.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/96662_up-arrows-2.jpg_373b631a-8a66-4dc7-bd32-c57ea3082c7f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Egrifta Improves Liver Health in People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/egrifta-improves-liver-health-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/egrifta-improves-liver-health-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2020-07-28T17:36:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The injectable hormone helps reduce inflammation and fibrosis associated with NAFLD in this population.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/96511_fatty-liver-rect.jpg_c70ce708-8fa9-4a31-adc9-df8b863b737e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[COVID-19 Could Lead to a Surge in Overdose Deaths]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/covid19-surge-overdose-deaths"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/covid19-surge-overdose-deaths</id>
    <updated>2020-07-27T15:55:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Overdose deaths rose by nearly 5% in 2019, and the pandemic could make matters worse.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/96442_P12-19-033.jpg_40d8fe8c-3ae2-415c-8cc3-56c30570d307.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Coronavirus Vaccines Show Promise in Early Studies]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/coronavirus-vaccines-show-promise-early-studies"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/coronavirus-vaccines-show-promise-early-studies</id>
    <updated>2020-07-22T07:45:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Four vaccine candidates produced antibody and T-cell immune responses in the first stages of human clinical trials.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/96227_iStock-1219978307.jpg_e49ebbd4-f5b2-4690-8df7-8d48132976f1.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is Being Treated for Cancer Recurrence]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/ruth-bader-ginsburg-receiving-treatment-cancer-recurrence"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/ruth-bader-ginsburg-receiving-treatment-cancer-recurrence</id>
    <updated>2020-07-17T18:46:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The Supreme Court justice, who is undergoing biweekly chemotherapy, says she remains fully able to carry out her work on the court.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/96112_800px-Ruth-Bader-Ginsburg-2016-portrait.jpg_f4fcbf20-3228-4c42-a76c-ba690bbc8ad2.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Hepatitis C Drugs Show Promise Against New Coronavirus]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hepatitis-c-drugs-show-promise-new-coronavirus"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hepatitis-c-drugs-show-promise-new-coronavirus</id>
    <updated>2020-07-12T19:13:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Sofosbuvir and daclatasvir were linked to faster recovery and improved survival in studies in Iran.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/95894_P07-20-039.jpg_71144202-4c8a-4cb4-bc52-0829f403b991.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[COVID-19 Has Disrupted PrEP Use and STI Testing]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/covid19-disrupted-prep-use-sti-testing"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/covid19-disrupted-prep-use-sti-testing</id>
    <updated>2020-07-08T02:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[However, PrEP still remains widely available, often provided via telemedicine.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/95632_08-PrEP.jpg_a824a9e1-95b9-4a36-8676-3ef8da64246a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What is telemedicine?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/telemedicine"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/telemedicine</id>
    <updated>2020-07-07T10:48:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Telemedicine can be more cost effective and convenient than routine office visits.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/96138_HEPFall-16-004.jpg_bc094e05-eee6-40c0-bc9b-5faaa89aa6f6.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Simplified HIV Treatment Linked to Greater Inflammation]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/simplified-treatment-greater-inflammation"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/simplified-treatment-greater-inflammation</id>
    <updated>2020-07-05T22:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Two-drug antiretroviral regimens suppress viral load, but three-drug combos may offer additional benefits.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/95630_flames-black-iStock-113494458.jpg_478fa7dc-144b-4d86-8288-23e875b69c53.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA Approves Rukobia for People With Multidrug-Resistant HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-rukobia-people-multidrugresistant-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-rukobia-people-multidrugresistant-hiv</id>
    <updated>2020-07-02T18:46:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The novel attachment inhibitor led to viral suppression in 60% of people with extensive prior treatment.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/95571_Rukobia-Product-Shot.jpg_eabbd0f1-84f4-451f-a0f1-3efd391a5c24.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: Very Early Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-early-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-early-treatment</id>
    <updated>2020-06-29T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Treating HIV very early can shrink viral reservoir 100-fold.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/95248_P07-20-007.jpg_1075e86f-b551-49d6-91c2-dbd0fe26bb3e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: Insomnia Heart Risk]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-insomnia-heart-risk"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-insomnia-heart-risk</id>
    <updated>2020-06-29T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People with HIV who suffer from insomnia are more likely to have a heart attack.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/95250_P07-20-010.jpg_b35fcda5-f4e1-4563-ac8d-23e75fde078d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[COVID-19 and HIV: What You Need to Know]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/covid19-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/covid19-hiv</id>
    <updated>2020-06-29T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People living with HIV are learning how to cope with a new pandemic.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/95099_P07-20-039.jpg_59850f47-b743-4214-8789-d2ff43726dd3.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Waking in Havana: A Memoir About AIDS in Cuba]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/waking-havana-memoir-aids-cuba-elena-schwolsky"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/waking-havana-memoir-aids-cuba-elena-schwolsky</id>
    <updated>2020-06-29T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Elena Schwolsky’s experiences helped her heal from her own grief and taught her some important life lessons.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/95098_P07-20-037.jpg_a561e715-6c55-4958-b6e7-853f62ff1c04.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: Long-Acting PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-longacting-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-longacting-prep</id>
    <updated>2020-06-29T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The injectable cabotegravir, given every eight weeks, is just as effective as daily Truvada for HIV prevention.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/95244_P07-20-009.jpg_49f61d6b-b547-4c0d-aab5-ec135d8cb3fc.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: Best for Pregnancy]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-best-pregnancy"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-best-pregnancy</id>
    <updated>2020-06-29T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[For pregnant women with HIV, dolutegravir-based regimens are apparently safest.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/95246_P07-20-008.jpg_509792a9-ed91-4c58-9e51-84e04a0bffb7.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Hepatitis A Outbreaks Are Cropping Up Again Nationwide]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hepatitis-outbreaks-cropping-nationwide"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hepatitis-outbreaks-cropping-nationwide</id>
    <updated>2020-06-26T20:17:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Several states are reporting a rise in cases of the infectious liver disease.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/95363_Hepatitis-A_455b8b76-ca19-4a74-aab7-16fef1f0b4c0.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Standing Tall]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/standing-tall"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/standing-tall</id>
    <updated>2020-06-22T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Understanding lipodystrophy among people living with HIV, including visceral fat and hard belly.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/94805_Lillibeth-Gonzalez.jpg_86b6588e-6016-4b68-b30c-3a33f0751ba9.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Stigma of Lipo]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/stigma-lipo"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/stigma-lipo</id>
    <updated>2020-06-22T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Lipo can be a constant reminder of living with HIV and can lead to loss of self-esteem and social withdrawal.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/94814_iStock-993616442.jpg_a25da6aa-f81c-481d-86b7-db0a01a61b7e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Inexpensive Steroid Is First Drug Shown to Reduce COVID-19 Deaths]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/inexpensive-steroid-first-drug-shown-reduce-covid19-deaths"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/inexpensive-steroid-first-drug-shown-reduce-covid19-deaths</id>
    <updated>2020-06-17T04:43:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Dexamethasone reduced mortality by up to a third among severely ill patients who needed supplemental oxygen or ventilators.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/94720_iStock-1215319974.jpg_37f2a2af-272e-4d2d-ac45-108857b3a2fc.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What Is lipodystrophy?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/ask-poz-lipodystrophy"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/ask-poz-lipodystrophy</id>
    <updated>2020-06-16T08:53:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Abnormal body fat changes remain a challenge for many people living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/95457_iStock-993616442.jpg_09d245c7-e4c7-4f79-8410-0b1fc072ac34.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Yes, You Can Protest During the Pandemic]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/yes-can-protest-pandemic"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/yes-can-protest-pandemic</id>
    <updated>2020-06-12T21:36:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Gathering in large groups raises the risk of coronavirus transmission, but there are things you can do to protect yourself.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/94602_march-COVID-IMG-3612-adj.jpg_19f75fe9-88f7-416a-9a8a-ebf8b08e91ca.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[On-Demand PrEP Regimen Works Well in U.S. Study]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/ondemand-prep-regimen-works-us-study"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/ondemand-prep-regimen-works-us-study</id>
    <updated>2020-06-11T09:35:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The 2-1-1 HIV prevention regimen offers an option for those who don't want to take daily pills.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/94266_iStock-499461036.jpg_a8de2dc8-8f84-4244-9f08-0e44d8f7be84.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[UPDATED: Remdesivir Shows Promise for COVID-19, but Not a Game Changer]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/remdesivir-appears-promising-covid19-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/remdesivir-appears-promising-covid19-treatment</id>
    <updated>2020-06-03T07:07:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[FDA grants emergency use authorization, but randomized clinical trials of the antiviral drug show mixed results.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/92624_RTS38FN0.JPG_51cc85bc-fbfe-4ecd-ab00-46421ecff9e8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Sex—and PrEP—During the Pandemic]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/sexand-prepduring-pandemic"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/sexand-prepduring-pandemic</id>
    <updated>2020-06-02T18:47:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Experts offer advice about how to stop and restart PrEP in the era of social distancing.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/93968_gay-couple-iStock-55171250-LARGE.jpg_7598e2a3-caa2-4300-b9e8-8ddd3bd17a3a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What are the symptoms of COVID-19?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/symptoms-covid19"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/symptoms-covid19</id>
    <updated>2020-06-02T08:28:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The most common symptoms are fever, cough and shortness of breath.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/93521_iStock-1207991542.jpg_6f464df1-1d05-4b3c-8cc4-62219d2185d6.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA Approves First New Kaposi Sarcoma Treatment in Over 20 Years]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-first-new-kaposi-sarcoma-treatment-20-years"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-first-new-kaposi-sarcoma-treatment-20-years</id>
    <updated>2020-05-20T07:42:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The immune modulator Pomalyst led to remission in two thirds of people with AIDS-related KS.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/93563_P04-19-091.jpg_9c7f0c6d-f64a-46ee-a7c0-612a688d3780.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How can I stay safe in the sun and protect my skin?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/stay-safe-sun-protect-skin"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/stay-safe-sun-protect-skin</id>
    <updated>2020-05-19T09:22:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The American Cancer Society estimates that about one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/93519_beach-chairs-iStock-598789974.jpg_91ac3c14-74e5-4f98-8174-e040eab36094.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: Every Two Months]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-every-two-months"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-every-two-months</id>
    <updated>2020-05-18T23:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Whether given every four or eight weeks, long-acting injections of cabotegravir and rilpivirine suppressed HIV equally well.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/93215_P06-20-021.jpg_ea880544-ab8c-4578-afae-8c91509bc544.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The New Coronavirus and COVID-19]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/new-coronavirus-covid19"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/new-coronavirus-covid19</id>
    <updated>2020-05-18T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[HIV itself doesn’t raise the risk of getting the new virus, but some HIV-positive people are prone to severe illness.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/93230_P06-20-015.jpg_a3b39056-846d-4530-b843-79b2afc1a434.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: Vaccine Ineffective]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-vaccine-ineffective"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-vaccine-ineffective</id>
    <updated>2020-05-18T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Large trial of HIV vaccine finds it does not prevent HIV<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/93221_P06-20-020.jpg_0e401fb5-c141-454c-a07a-7a66461ca12a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: Lung Disease]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-lung-disease"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-lung-disease</id>
    <updated>2020-05-18T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People with HIV are diagnosed with  chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at a much younger age, study suggests.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/93211_P06-20-018.jpg_b514eb83-fb55-4a2a-91a0-13eb3dcbc6f4.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: Second HIV Cure]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-second-hiv-cure"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-second-hiv-cure</id>
    <updated>2020-05-18T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[London man, who was treated for lymphoma with a stem cell transplant using HIV-resistant stem cells, is "almost certainly" cured of HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/93213_P06-20-019.jpg_de8e7f69-1d21-43e4-ad68-5e0515bb834d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Yes, COVID-19 Causes Symptoms Besides Fever and Cough]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/yes-covid19-causes-symptoms-besides-fever-cough"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/yes-covid19-causes-symptoms-besides-fever-cough</id>
    <updated>2020-05-18T08:19:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The updated symptom list includes muscle pain, sore throat and loss of taste or smell.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/93456_iStock-1214102435.jpg_2208e70a-2f11-4402-a169-40e6101b9243.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Should I wear a face mask to prevent COVID-19?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/wear-face-mask-prevent-covid19"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/wear-face-mask-prevent-covid19</id>
    <updated>2020-05-05T15:49:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Experts recommend that everyone should wear cloth face masks in public.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/92804_iStock-1214102435.jpg_a00f2d5c-85ed-423d-bb19-28c3a347410c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Virtual COVID-19 Conference Will Wrap Up AIDS 2020]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/virtual-covid19-conference-will-wrap-aids-2020"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/virtual-covid19-conference-will-wrap-aids-2020</id>
    <updated>2020-04-30T19:15:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The one-day meeting will feature leaders in the national and global pandemic response.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/92674_AIDS2020-background-COVID.jpg_0d84e519-151c-4df1-9c06-ce9b229780b8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How Many People With HIV Are Getting COVID-19?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-getting-covid19"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-getting-covid19</id>
    <updated>2020-04-24T19:05:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[HIV-positive people appear no more likely to contract the new coronavirus or to become seriously ill.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/92413_iStock-1212905600.jpg_8fde373d-802c-4c7f-a148-9c8a478f84c9.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Physicians Launch HIV and COVID-19 Registry]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/physicians-launch-hiv-covid19-registry"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/physicians-launch-hiv-covid19-registry</id>
    <updated>2020-04-16T15:11:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[New database will collect information about cases of the novel coronavirus among people living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/91925_CURE-HIV-COVID-registry1-sharp.jpg_21374fc1-7b59-465c-8d13-23458d8650a1.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[New Hepatitis C Cases Tripled Over the Past Decade]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/new-hepatitis-c-cases-tripled-past-decade"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/new-hepatitis-c-cases-tripled-past-decade</id>
    <updated>2020-04-14T08:17:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People in their 20s and 30s now account for more than a third of newly reported chronic hep C.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/91764_CDC-VitalSigns-hepC2-apr20.jpg_9ca1b378-9aa4-4e0c-a4d6-5460c1fbba67.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[CDC Says Test All Adults for Hepatitis C]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cdc-says-test-adults-hepatitis-c"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cdc-says-test-adults-hepatitis-c</id>
    <updated>2020-04-10T16:42:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Updated recommendation includes testing for pregnant women during each pregnancy.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/91762_CDC-VitalSigns-hepC1-apr20.jpg_9040c30d-9e43-4baf-9663-d32ccabe32ea.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How can I stock up on an extra supply of my medications?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/can-stock-extra-supply-medications"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/can-stock-extra-supply-medications</id>
    <updated>2020-04-07T19:41:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Experts recommend having at least a 30-day supply.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/91504_iStock-894559892.jpg_a288ee73-35a1-4462-a339-668bce6e9331.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Yes, You Should Wear a Face Mask to Cut Coronavirus Transmission]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/yes-wear-face-mask-reduce-coronavirus-transmission"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/yes-wear-face-mask-reduce-coronavirus-transmission</id>
    <updated>2020-04-03T23:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Cloth masks can help reduce the spread of the new virus, but save medical masks and respirators for health care workers.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/91385_facemask-Camerica-sq4.jpg_401f2f34-5cd5-4cf8-9ced-b5b73a85917c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Coronavirus Antibody Tests Could Be a Game Changer]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-first-us-coronavirus-antibody-test"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-first-us-coronavirus-antibody-test</id>
    <updated>2020-04-03T15:26:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Tests like the one approved this week can show who is likely to be immune, but it's not yet clear how long such immunity lasts.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/91299_iStock-1210596217.jpg_e7d7d729-4856-4622-bf63-b9bb25f26849.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[New Research Sheds Light on HIV Among Transgender Men and Women]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/new-research-sheds-light-hiv-among-transgender-men-women"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/new-research-sheds-light-hiv-among-transgender-men-women</id>
    <updated>2020-03-31T17:55:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A session at CROI 2020 focused on HIV prevalence and outcomes in these understudied populations.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/91028_trans-leadership-aids-united-oct2019.jpg_c0bcd193-599c-4235-b25a-a37e0eed6756.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: HIV Cure Trials]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-hiv-cure-trials"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-hiv-cure-trials</id>
    <updated>2020-03-30T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[According to a survey, many people with HIV don’t understand how cure trials work.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/90090_P04-20-012.jpg_d146f405-1862-4f9e-a6de-dace4750aa40.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: Fostemsavir Filed]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-fostemsavir-filed-fda"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-fostemsavir-filed-fda</id>
    <updated>2020-03-30T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[ViiV applies for FDA approval of HIV drug fostemsavir<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/90088_P04-20-011.jpg_ccb6582e-c7e2-4101-aacc-80d2e0ac0c9a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: On-Demand PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-ondemand-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-ondemand-prep</id>
    <updated>2020-03-30T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[This PrEP dosing strategy involves taking doses of Truvada only during the days surrounding sex.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/90086_P04-20-010.jpg_8eab5828-eaaf-48d0-be3f-455971d78fe7.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: Pregnancy Safety]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-pregnancy-safety"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-pregnancy-safety</id>
    <updated>2020-03-30T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Pregnant women with HIV often don't receive treatment per guidelines, according to a study of more than 1,800 HIV-positive pregnant women.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/90092_P04-20-013.jpg_db60f770-e209-4802-be0c-20cf83eed370.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Now Underway]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/coronavirus-vaccine-trial"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/coronavirus-vaccine-trial</id>
    <updated>2020-03-28T19:04:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The trial will enroll healthy volunteers to test the vaccine's safety and ability to trigger an immune response.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/90034_SARS-CoV2-spike-NIH.jpg_4e5ea8f1-66fd-423c-8900-61c4073ac23b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS 2020 Will Be a Virtual Conference]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/aids-2020-will-virtual-conference"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/aids-2020-will-virtual-conference</id>
    <updated>2020-03-27T13:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[In the face of the COVID-19 crisis, organizers say the health and safety of the HIV community is their highest priority.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/90825_BarbaraLee-NancyPelosi-CynthiaCareyGrant-MonicaGandhi-IMG-5256-rect2800.jpg_4b6f679e-b2e4-4cfd-b5e3-1c6908c1f219.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Yes, Young Adults Can Have Severe COVID-19]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/yes-young-adults-can-severe-covid19"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/yes-young-adults-can-severe-covid19</id>
    <updated>2020-03-25T18:38:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Although people over 60 are at greatest risk, younger people can develop serious complications from the new coronavirus too.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/90781_iStock-1124421164.jpg_c0b12c45-05f0-4b50-a639-749586738112.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Can Hydroxychloroquine Prevent or Cure COVID-19?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/can-chloroquine-prevent-cure-covid19"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/can-chloroquine-prevent-cure-covid19</id>
    <updated>2020-03-23T10:35:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Drugs used for decades to treat malaria may help people with the new coronavirus, but clinical trials are needed.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/90462_iStock-1211434208.jpg_ce1b0f3c-ae4d-45a2-a612-da3daf33c7a2.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Kaletra HIV Combo Is Not Effective Against New Coronavirus]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/kaletra-hiv-combo-effective-new-coronavirus"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/kaletra-hiv-combo-effective-new-coronavirus</id>
    <updated>2020-03-18T23:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The protease inhibitor combination did not work significantly better than supportive care, though those treated earlier might benefit.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/90242_Kaletra-lopinavir-ritonavir.jpg_462d3710-3cd1-402c-a405-dee9827a74b4.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[No, Your Dog Won't Give You the New Coronavirus]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/dog-give-new-coronavirus"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/dog-give-new-coronavirus</id>
    <updated>2020-03-18T16:36:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Plus: tips for caring for your furry friends during the health crisis.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/90238_iStock-1204573057.jpg_441efd3a-2d10-4dc9-848e-8f8e3941066b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[When should I start getting colon cancer screenings?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/start-getting-colon-cancer-screenings"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/start-getting-colon-cancer-screenings</id>
    <updated>2020-03-16T12:32:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[What's the best time to start these important cancer screenings?<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/85650_FITtest-IMG-0973-rect2000.jpg_d67f3ddf-bc5c-4285-a3c6-bd300b86df06.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Immune-Modulating Cancer Drug Clears Precancerous Anal Lesions]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/immunemodulating-cancer-drug-clears-precancerous-anal-lesions"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/immunemodulating-cancer-drug-clears-precancerous-anal-lesions</id>
    <updated>2020-03-14T14:08:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Pomalyst led to resolution of anal precancer in men with or without HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/89963_Condom-iStock-000009955519-Large.jpg_eaada188-6bbe-4f4c-8a78-ad7397cd69f8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[UPDATED: What People With HIV Need to Know About the New Coronavirus]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-need-know-new-coronavirus"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-need-know-new-coronavirus</id>
    <updated>2020-03-13T15:17:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[New research is emerging about how the respiratory virus spreads and how people can protect themselves and others.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/88569_49531042907-531f7f1186-o.jpg_cc6ed67f-4cd9-48b2-aef4-63cf8f80528c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Yes, Kids Can Get the New Coronavirus]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/yes-kids-can-get-new-coronavirus"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/yes-kids-can-get-new-coronavirus</id>
    <updated>2020-03-12T18:56:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Children can contract the virus, although they usually have no symptoms or mild illness.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/89796_hold-baby-hand-P10-18-008.jpg_f9a4ddbb-e7a2-49be-8f3c-a9e630a5884a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Task Force: Test All Adults for Hepatitis C]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/task-force-test-adults-hepatitis-c"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/task-force-test-adults-hepatitis-c</id>
    <updated>2020-03-03T19:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[All people ages 18 to 79 should be screened for hepatitis C virus at least once, regardless of risk factors.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/88946_iStock-698846722.jpg_d21be174-0985-4ccd-b39d-42fbc0eb288d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Can you get sexually transmitted infections from oral sex?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/can-get-sexually-transmitted-infections-oral-sex"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/can-get-sexually-transmitted-infections-oral-sex</id>
    <updated>2020-03-02T13:29:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Oral STIs include chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes simplex and human papillomavirus.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/85660_iStock-153768983.jpg_9ca438de-ab7c-4606-8ff4-ece3a428d491.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Philly Set to Open First Supervised Injection Site in U.S.]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/philly-set-open-first-supervised-injection-site-us"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/philly-set-open-first-supervised-injection-site-us</id>
    <updated>2020-02-27T12:41:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Federal judge rules in favor of nonprofit seeking to open the country's first overdose prevention facility.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/88193_SIF-illustration.jpg_ade8b105-5227-492c-ba28-1c9c48852360.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prevention: Ending the Epidemic]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-ending-epidemic"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prevention-ending-epidemic</id>
    <updated>2020-02-24T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[More HIV testing, treatment and PrEP needed to end epidemic<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/86823_P03-20-005.jpg_97ebec6e-2860-4970-bfcf-22f9a56608d1.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment: Twice-Yearly Therapy?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-twiceyearly-therapy"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/treatment-twiceyearly-therapy</id>
    <updated>2020-02-24T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Gilead’s HIV capsid inhibitor might need dosing only every six months<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/86829_P03-20-006.jpg_b8c16b45-94d5-42e6-8d07-25442439524e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cure: Viral Reservoir]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-viral-reservoir"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-viral-reservoir</id>
    <updated>2020-02-24T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[In theory, starting antiretrovirals quiets the immune system, leading more immune cells to become part of the inactive reservoir.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/86831_P03-20-007.jpg_2126cad5-81b4-4498-ae93-03c47f2fb64a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Concerns: Anal Cancer]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-anal-cancer-1"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/concerns-anal-cancer-1</id>
    <updated>2020-02-24T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Study finds that routine screening reduces anal cancer rate among people with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/86833_P03-20-008.jpg_5064a7ef-8b2e-4155-bf7e-3a3f79ad8757.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[U.S. Study Confirms Low Rate of Birth Defects Among Women With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/us-study-confirms-low-rate-birth-defects-among-women-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/us-study-confirms-low-rate-birth-defects-among-women-hiv</id>
    <updated>2020-02-20T15:04:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Findings suggest exposure to antiretrovirals, including dolutegravir, during pregnancy does not raise the risk of neural tube defects.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/87668_iStock-1152382828.jpg_38d8f4c8-3c6e-4b37-8b07-a3cec51ff3a9.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Are HIV rates among African Americans rising or falling?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-rates-among-african-americans-rising-falling"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-rates-among-african-americans-rising-falling</id>
    <updated>2020-02-17T13:12:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[For Black gay and bisexual men, the news is mixed.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/85658_gay-black-men-iStock-596794458.jpg_cef8ae68-8800-4f78-a436-f7e953a3a23d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Waking in Havana: A Memoir About AIDS in Cuba]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/waking-havana-memoir-aids-cuba"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/waking-havana-memoir-aids-cuba</id>
    <updated>2020-02-13T13:55:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Elena Schwolsky's experiences helped her heal from her own grief and taught her some important life lessons.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/87152_sanatorium-staff-IMG-E1916.JPG_db22086a-100b-4fd1-baef-1f41e2e62a33.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Immunotherapy Shows Promise for People With Advanced Anal Cancer]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/immunotherapy-shows-promise-people-advanced-anal-cancer"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/immunotherapy-shows-promise-people-advanced-anal-cancer</id>
    <updated>2020-02-06T15:43:10-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Keytruda may prolong survival compared with standard therapy.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/86633_male-reproductive-model-iStock-155355221.jpg_8b104c2e-81ba-4229-b0e9-bdec5e65ab8f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[I have smoked for many years. Should I get screened for lung cancer?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/smoked-many-years-get-screened-lung-cancer"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/smoked-many-years-get-screened-lung-cancer</id>
    <updated>2020-02-03T12:53:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Lung cancer screening can detect cancer early, when it is easier to treat.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/85656_lowdose-CT-scan-AmerLungAssoc-sq500adj.jpg_d12c2a33-5be7-473f-a8cc-4a7eb3b38bf8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Drug Company Antitrust Trial Gets 2022 Court Date]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/drug-company-antitrust-trial-gets-2022-court-date"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/drug-company-antitrust-trial-gets-2022-court-date</id>
    <updated>2020-01-23T13:58:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Advocates claim Gilead and others unfairly limited competition for HIV combination pills.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/85861_Staley-group-rect3000-IMG-2883.jpg_6304fa8c-358b-43bd-b2f2-36c2fd6756ff.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Does a Single HPV Vaccine Dose Offer Enough Protection?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/single-hpv-vaccine-dose"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/single-hpv-vaccine-dose</id>
    <updated>2020-01-22T06:15:48-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[More widespread vaccination could reduce cervical, anal, oral and other cancers caused by human papillomavirus.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/85743_Tristan-Fox-025.jpg_89f6cbf4-50a8-4d95-b57b-251bed105f8b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[I'm bothered by cold temperatures. What does this mean?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/bothered-cold-temperatures-mean"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/bothered-cold-temperatures-mean</id>
    <updated>2020-01-20T12:56:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People vary widely in their sensitivity to cold and heat -- but this could signal a thyroid problem.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/85654_ice-cubes-iStock-177131518.jpg_58d8f877-6088-42da-8abd-9c004f00e076.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Truvada Should Remain First Choice for PrEP, Experts Argue]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/truvada-remain-first-choice-prep-experts-argue"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/truvada-remain-first-choice-prep-experts-argue</id>
    <updated>2020-01-14T14:13:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Both Truvada and Descovy are highly effective and safe for most people taking PrEP, but the newer option has more cost barriers.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/85499_Descovy-Truvada-2.jpg_54d09eeb-ab67-40f3-b588-145eda2c4872.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[IV Administration of TB Vaccine Appears More Effective]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/iv-administration-tb-vaccine-appears-effective"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/iv-administration-tb-vaccine-appears-effective</id>
    <updated>2020-01-10T11:37:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Intravenous administration allowed the marginally effective BCG vaccination to work better in monkeys.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/85387_iStock-939649694.jpg_368e7754-a9fd-4288-be35-dd6680494587.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What's the difference between Truvada and Descovy for PrEP?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/difference-truvada-descovy-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/difference-truvada-descovy-prep</id>
    <updated>2020-01-06T12:49:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Learn about the differences between these two HIV prevention options.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/85652_Descovy-Truvada-2.jpg_5e5fe1ce-8321-44ff-9dff-6a84ae7391a6.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ocaliva Improves Liver Fibrosis in People With NASH]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/ocaliva-improves-liver-fibrosis-people-nash"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/ocaliva-improves-liver-fibrosis-people-nash</id>
    <updated>2020-01-03T12:14:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[About a quarter of people taking a higher dose of Ocaliva saw an improvement in liver fibrosis.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/85153_P03-19-008.jpg_8d9c55a6-06e1-4a64-b7de-1cebe1b3877c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Could Cannabis Reduce Neurocognitive Impairment in People With HIV?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cannabis-neurocognitive-impairment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cannabis-neurocognitive-impairment</id>
    <updated>2020-01-02T16:39:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A study suggests cannabis use is linked to lower odds of neurocognitive problems in this population.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/85052_Marijuana-iStock-467179346.jpg_19db168a-2b17-405f-8ac3-f1fa5d9d43d7.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cancer Treatment and Immune Function in People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cancer-treatment-immune-function-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cancer-treatment-immune-function-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2019-12-27T17:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Study suggests immune-based cancer therapies might be particularly beneficial for HIV-positive people.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/84807_iStock-172768053.jpg_acf16ca0-becb-46ab-9a6d-5bb449c1ee9a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[U.S. Government Updates HIV Treatment Guidelines]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/us-government-updates-hiv-treatment-guidelines"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/us-government-updates-hiv-treatment-guidelines</id>
    <updated>2019-12-19T18:49:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The latest revision recognizes the importance of treatment as prevention.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/84635_antiretroviral-drugs-to-treat-hiv-infection-32483530942-o.jpg_96b408bb-1360-4b4c-890d-4f08af84cc28.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[More HIV Testing, Treatment and PrEP Needed to End Epidemic]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-testing-treatment-prep-needed-end-epidemic"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-testing-treatment-prep-needed-end-epidemic</id>
    <updated>2019-12-12T18:58:10-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Around 38,000 new HIV cases still occur each year, and more than 80% of people who could benefit from PrEP aren't using it.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/84158_CDC-VitalSigns-people-noborder-Dec19.jpg_ceee9660-9b32-4e4b-bd1a-9df3528962f2.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Senate Confirms Stephen Hahn as FDA Head]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/senate-confirms-stephen-hahn-fda-head"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/senate-confirms-stephen-hahn-fda-head</id>
    <updated>2019-12-12T18:04:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Oncologist wins Senate backing by a vote of 72 to 18.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/84156_StephenHahn-MDAnderson.jpg_c473ebd8-b91d-4d08-be3c-90e201601fab.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Studies Shed Light on Anal Precancer Progression]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/studies-light-anal-precancer-progression"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/studies-light-anal-precancer-progression</id>
    <updated>2019-12-02T15:48:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Abnormal anal screening results are common, but they often do not to lead to invasive cancer.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/83627_Condom-iStock-000009955519-Large.jpg_35cac68a-fada-45ef-91bf-b48692ca3fc4.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[New Formulation of Egrifta for Lipodystrophy Now Available in U.S.]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/new-formulation-egrifta-lipodystrophy-now-available-us"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/new-formulation-egrifta-lipodystrophy-now-available-us</id>
    <updated>2019-11-27T12:06:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Egrifta SV is easier to prepare and does not require refrigeration<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/98510_EgriftaSV-Theratechnologies.jpg_8d55f556-01e1-4e32-82f7-c729f51d1061.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Anal Cancer Rates Have Risen Rapidly in the United States]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/anal-cancer-rates-risen-rapidly-unites-states"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/anal-cancer-rates-risen-rapidly-unites-states</id>
    <updated>2019-11-26T21:22:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[This malignancy, caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), can be prevented with a vaccine.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/83461_up-arrows-iStock-693277682.jpg_312fef06-2e5b-48a2-9b31-b5c5198c75a1.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Descovy for PrEP Remains Safe and Effective at 96 weeks]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/descovy-prep-remains-safe-effective-96-weeks"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/descovy-prep-remains-safe-effective-96-weeks</id>
    <updated>2019-11-21T15:24:32-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Rates of HIV acquisition were very low among people taking Descovy or Truvada, but Descovy had less effect on kidneys and bones.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/83116_DescovyTabletinHand.jpg_e7d39458-0e78-43a5-ace7-395378a019ec.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[New Hep C Cases Are Uncommon Among Gay Men on PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/new-hep-c-cases-uncommon-among-gay-men-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/new-hep-c-cases-uncommon-among-gay-men-prep</id>
    <updated>2019-11-18T17:44:27-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[HCV incidence in a Canadian study was lower than rates seen in some European countries.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/82582_gay-men-hold-hands-10239808.jpg_991d030a-ec1f-4c0e-ad4e-c42498f2ce9e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Federal Government Sues Gilead Over PrEP Patents]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/federal-government-sues-gilead-prep-patents"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/federal-government-sues-gilead-prep-patents</id>
    <updated>2019-11-07T16:05:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The complaint alleges the company has profited from research spearheaded by the CDC.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/81603_iStock-926152600.jpg_0e2acac8-ccfe-487f-bc4f-232441dea0b6.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Syringe Exchange Prevented Thousands of New HIV Cases in Two Cities]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/syringe-exchange-prevented-thousands-new-hiv-cases-two-cities"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/syringe-exchange-prevented-thousands-new-hiv-cases-two-cities</id>
    <updated>2019-11-07T10:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A new study confirms that providing clean drug injection equipment slows the spread of HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/81575_HEP-Su-19-003.jpg_fd5d4353-598c-492b-a3d3-a83e29039475.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Trump Will Nominate Cancer Doc as FDA Head]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/trump-will-nominate-cancer-doc-fda-head"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/trump-will-nominate-cancer-doc-fda-head</id>
    <updated>2019-11-04T15:21:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Acting Commissioner Ned Sharpless will return to lead the National Cancer Institute.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/81074_StephenHahn-MDAnderson.jpg_9d775d25-ba8e-4854-8fca-d8757276be7a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Trans Men Can Benefit From PrEP, But More Research Is Needed]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/trans-men-can-benefit-prep-research-needed"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/trans-men-can-benefit-prep-research-needed</id>
    <updated>2019-10-31T19:03:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The first study of PrEP awareness and use among transgender men found that a majority are at risk for HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/80708_A-genderqueer-person-sitting-on-a-therapists-couch-listening.jpg_87391179-b45e-4e42-821a-062a4c16a17a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Switching to Descovy for PrEP Improves Kidney and Bone Biomarkers]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/switching-descovy-prep-improves-kidney-bone-biomarkers"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/switching-descovy-prep-improves-kidney-bone-biomarkers</id>
    <updated>2019-10-25T15:36:10-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[However, serious kidney problems and bone fractures were rare among people taking either Descovy or Truvada for HIV prevention.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/80402_kidneys-colorful-rect.jpg_6bf86c83-8c8d-4005-ac88-4c6be53ced79.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Triple-Target Hepatitis B Vaccine May Be More Effective]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/tripletarget-hepatitis-b-vaccine-may-effective"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/tripletarget-hepatitis-b-vaccine-may-effective</id>
    <updated>2019-10-18T17:10:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Sci-B-Vac may offer more protection for older people and those with a weaker immune system.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/80073_vaccine-older-black-man-horiz-Heather-Hazzan-SELF.jpg_fd3b5df1-c130-4ca5-a717-6a9030ce7341.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Grindr Users Have More Risky Sex but Are More Likely to Use PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/grindr-users-risky-sex-likely-use-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/grindr-users-risky-sex-likely-use-prep</id>
    <updated>2019-10-17T17:19:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Users of the social media app had a higher rate of some sexually transmitted infections but a lower rate of HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/80043_Grindr-logo-yellow.jpg_07a010a3-6496-4065-9db8-b0c6a129e58f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Oral Cabotegravir Combo Keeps HIV Suppressed for 6 Years]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/oral-cabotegravir-combo-keeps-hiv-suppressed-6-years"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/oral-cabotegravir-combo-keeps-hiv-suppressed-6-years</id>
    <updated>2019-10-14T17:16:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[As long-acting injectables near approval, daily pill versions of the same drugs show long-term benefit.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/79797_hiv-infect-is-000054326420.jpg_5a9056e9-9aca-464d-b170-95e42559ee97.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Experimental Hepatitis C Vaccine Does Not Prevent Chronic Infection]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/experimental-hepatitis-c-vaccine"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/experimental-hepatitis-c-vaccine</id>
    <updated>2019-10-11T22:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People who received the vaccine did, however, show stronger immune responses against the virus.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/79762_Hepatitis-Liver-Infection-iStock-501331520.jpg_0b32bbe9-58a1-48c7-8f1f-a4fe2b8e0ff7.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Some People With HIV Still Experience Treatment Challenges]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-still-experience-treatment-challenges"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-still-experience-treatment-challenges</id>
    <updated>2019-10-10T15:39:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Surveys reveal difficulties associated with daily pills and a desire for long-acting injectable therapy.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/79674_P06-19-004.jpg_51147b41-922f-4f2d-9127-94708a25dce7.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[NIH Awards $3 Million to Study Cannabidiol for Pain Relief]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/nih-awards-3-million-study-cannabidiol-pain-relief"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/nih-awards-3-million-study-cannabidiol-pain-relief</id>
    <updated>2019-10-07T16:30:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Nine grants will enable researchers to study CBD and other components of marijuana.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/79494_iStock-1147221551.jpg_94090ac1-6aa4-4690-a216-a2fbe5480437.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Trogarzo Again Shown Effective Against Highly Resistant HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/trogarzo-shown-effective-highly-resistant-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/trogarzo-shown-effective-highly-resistant-hiv</id>
    <updated>2019-10-07T15:32:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Expanded access study confirms the long-acting monoclonal antibody works well in people with extensive prior treatment.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/79491_antibodies-floating-iStock-487540447.jpg_c86dbf51-3564-4563-a1ec-07a11a697e3b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA Approves Once-Daily Descovy for PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-oncedaily-descovy-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-oncedaily-descovy-prep</id>
    <updated>2019-10-03T18:45:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The new indication is for prevention of sexually transmitted HIV, with the exception of transmission via receptive vaginal sex.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/79407_DescovyBottle.jpg_4d5268f0-e7c8-42a6-878a-5e3b06ebd1d3.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Organizers and Elected Officials Launch AIDS 2020 Push [VIDEO]]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/organizers-elected-officials-launch-aids-2020-push"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/organizers-elected-officials-launch-aids-2020-push</id>
    <updated>2019-10-03T17:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The July conference will highlight San Francisco's successes as well as persistent challenges in Oakland.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/79428_PlanningGroup-IMG-5261-rect3000.jpg_537fbf85-2610-4f46-a1e7-277455519785.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Philadelphia Safe Injection Site Does Not Violate Federal Law]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/philadelphia-safe-injection-site-violate-federal-law"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/philadelphia-safe-injection-site-violate-federal-law</id>
    <updated>2019-10-02T19:03:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Judge's ruling may pave the way for opening the nation's first supervised overdose prevention facility.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/79330_SaferInside-booths-IMG-0828-sq2000.jpg_ec2a52cd-a570-479a-8130-9cfe8f4a8469.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Intercept Seeks Approval of Ocaliva for NASH]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/intercept-seeks-approval-ocaliva-nash"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/intercept-seeks-approval-ocaliva-nash</id>
    <updated>2019-09-30T16:20:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The application is based on study results showing that up to 23% of treated patients saw an improvement in liver fibrosis.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/85155_fatty-liver-rect.jpg_007114ad-4b7c-4fad-895a-1c5835f4b0f3.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Black and Latino Gay and Bi Men Are Less Likely to Use PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/black-latino-gay-bi-men-less-likely-use-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/black-latino-gay-bi-men-less-likely-use-prep</id>
    <updated>2019-09-26T21:49:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[CDC analysis shows the need for interventions to increase PrEP awareness and promote racial/ethnic equity in PrEP access.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/79031_StartTalking-StopHIV-CDC.jpg_88e89f73-350b-4805-b1d3-c5f553854643.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[New CDC Data Show Rapid Rises in Hepatitis A and C]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/new-cdc-data-show-rapid-rises-hepatitis-c"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/new-cdc-data-show-rapid-rises-hepatitis-c</id>
    <updated>2019-09-21T15:45:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Efforts to control viral hepatitis are falling behind, in part because of the growing opioid epidemic and homelessness crisis.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/78778_up-arrows-2.jpg_eaf7b940-60e4-477c-9e32-be1048d46419.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA Approves Delstrigo and Pifeltro as Switch Options for People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-delstrigo-pifeltro-switch-options-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-delstrigo-pifeltro-switch-options-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2019-09-20T15:20:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[These medications can now be used by people on stable antiretroviral treatment with undetectable viral load.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/78709_P04-19-091.jpg_a33d11b3-95ea-4df0-aec8-16294fcd53fb.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Drug Manufacturers Broke Antitrust Laws, Advocates Say]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-drug-manufacturers-broke-antitrust-laws-advocates-say"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-drug-manufacturers-broke-antitrust-laws-advocates-say</id>
    <updated>2019-09-19T16:05:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Class action lawsuit challenges deals that limit generic drug competition; Gilead says the case is without merit.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/78577_Vazquez-Goodrow-Staley-FrazThomas-pic.jpg_adcd5870-314d-4a46-9cee-c315fd4df36c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cancer and Immunology Researchers Win Lasker Prize]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cancer-immunology-researchers-win-lasker-prize"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cancer-immunology-researchers-win-lasker-prize</id>
    <updated>2019-09-14T12:25:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Prestigious prize goes to researchers who identified B cells and T cells and others who invented the HER2 targeted cancer therapy Herceptin.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/78369_Lasker-awards-rect600.jpg_1b0f31c3-81c5-45bd-a955-78490a228957.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[New HIV Cases in San Francisco Dip Below 200]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/new-hiv-cases-san-francisco-dip-200"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/new-hiv-cases-san-francisco-dip-200</id>
    <updated>2019-09-12T15:22:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Some groups, however, including Black and Latino men and homeless people, are not faring as well as others.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/78209_SF-Epi-Report-cover-text2.jpg_fb5d129c-474a-4b17-a25a-90ae639efb1b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Switching Back to Older Tenofovir Improves Lipid Levels]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/switching-back-older-tenofovir-improves-lipid-levels"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/switching-back-older-tenofovir-improves-lipid-levels</id>
    <updated>2019-09-05T13:05:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The newer tenofovir formulation can raise cholesterol and triglyceride levels, but these changes are reversible.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/77751_blood-test-tubes-iStock-157986681.jpg_e47f60b9-8e9b-43d9-9c3b-3caf84083a2f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Vaccine Could Have Prevented Over 90% of HPV-Related Cancers]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/vaccine-prevented-90-hpvrelated-cancers"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/vaccine-prevented-90-hpvrelated-cancers</id>
    <updated>2019-08-30T18:55:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Half of adolescents remain unprotected against virus that causes anal, cervical and oral cancer.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/77502_vaccine-Latino-teen-boy-horiz-Heather-Hazzan-SELF.jpg_05b6e754-6291-42a5-b4f4-9ab5664212d1.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Does Chlamydia Increase Anal Cancer Risk in People With HIV?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/chlamydia-increase-anal-cancer-risk-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/chlamydia-increase-anal-cancer-risk-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2019-08-29T17:36:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Having both chlamydia and high-risk HPV16 dramatically increases the risk of anal precancer.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/77448_iStock-486235905-hpv.jpg_fd322ca3-800f-4b67-96bb-0b280a59a8c5.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Long-Acting Injectables May Be Given Once Every Other Month]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/longacting-injectables-can-given-every-month"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/longacting-injectables-can-given-every-month</id>
    <updated>2019-08-27T14:37:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Cabotegravir plus rilpivirine maintenance therapy worked equally well when taken monthly or every two months.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/77354_iStock-483968360.jpg_102af28f-6805-4bd1-84e9-28d3164ef50f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Can a Vaccine Prevent Chlamydia?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/can-vaccine-prevent-chlamydia"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/can-vaccine-prevent-chlamydia</id>
    <updated>2019-08-20T18:01:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The first-ever vaccine against the common sexually transmitted infection appears safe and active.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/76844_vaccine-iStock-696021814.jpg_43d10401-b04e-4162-9d8b-fcc0982758a7.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA Approves New Treatment for Highly Resistant Tuberculosis]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-new-treatment-highly-resistant-tuberculosis"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-new-treatment-highly-resistant-tuberculosis</id>
    <updated>2019-08-19T14:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Pretomanid triple therapy cuts the length of treatment from 18 months to six months.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/76832_iStock-1028474666.jpg_e3eaae9d-d930-4509-a2db-2040001b0152.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[No, Drinking Bleach Does Not Cure HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/drinking-bleach-cure-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/drinking-bleach-cure-hiv</id>
    <updated>2019-08-15T16:05:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[FDA warns that drinking Miracle Mineral Solution and similar products is potentially life-threatening.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/76681_MiracleMineralSolution-FDA.jpg_ea7b5194-c584-4e39-ba36-af15de57db8a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[FDA Advisors Give Descovy PrEP Mixed Reviews]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fda-advisers-give-descovy-prep-mixed-reviews"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fda-advisers-give-descovy-prep-mixed-reviews</id>
    <updated>2019-08-08T13:47:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Evidence supports new PrEP option for gay men and trans women, but there’s no consensus for other groups.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/76346_blue-pills-iStock-471188191.jpg_b7b3c719-bc8f-4143-9c0a-75d9469f3a46.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Dolutegravir Associated With Low Risk of Neural Tube Birth Defects]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/dolutegravir-associated-low-risk-neural-tube-birth-defects"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/dolutegravir-associated-low-risk-neural-tube-birth-defects</id>
    <updated>2019-08-02T23:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The World Health Organization recommends this highly effective antiretroviral for all population groups, including young women.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/76101_IAS2019-dolutegravir-briefing.jpg_741cc774-49d5-4a41-b2ec-2446e4a562fa.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Hep C Reinfection Rate Reaches 13% for HIV-Positive People Cured in Europe]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hep-c-reinfection-rate-reaches-13-hivpositive-people-cured-europe"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hep-c-reinfection-rate-reaches-13-hivpositive-people-cured-europe</id>
    <updated>2019-08-02T17:16:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Large European study finds that more than 1 in 10 people with HIV acquire HCV again.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/76093_EuroSIDA-map-Amele.jpg_be955ba7-b07e-4748-8775-ece9c16823db.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Young People With Lifelong HIV and HCV Respond Well to Hep C Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/young-people-lifelong-hiv-hcv-respond-hep-c-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/young-people-lifelong-hiv-hcv-respond-hep-c-treatment</id>
    <updated>2019-07-27T12:26:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Cure rates are high, but some young people already have advanced liver damage by the time they're treated.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/75886_hiv-hcv.jpg_a0949660-d691-48bf-abb9-d6981024c797.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Descovy PrEP Produces Higher Drug Levels—But Does it Matter?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/descovy-prep-produces-higher-drug-levelsbut-matter"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/descovy-prep-produces-higher-drug-levelsbut-matter</id>
    <updated>2019-07-26T01:39:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Descovy may offer protection against HIV faster and for longer than Truvada, but its higher cost may outweigh the apparent benefits.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/75823_blue-pills-iStock-471188191.jpg_38db0ff5-4388-46f9-8466-0e2732c24ce0.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Is 4 Days a Week of Antiretroviral Treatment Enough?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/4-days-week-antiretroviral-treatment-enough"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/4-days-week-antiretroviral-treatment-enough</id>
    <updated>2019-07-25T18:03:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[French study finds taking meds for four days with three days off is as effective as daily therapy—and costs 43% less.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/75813_Calendars-is-000005911764-Full.jpg_fb2a321a-43ae-41a6-9621-6f3ff269bf6b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Long-Lasting Islatravir PrEP Implant Could Protect Against HIV for a Year]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/longlasting-islatravir-prep-implant-ward-hiv-year"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/longlasting-islatravir-prep-implant-ward-hiv-year</id>
    <updated>2019-07-23T23:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Early study shows implants delivers protective concentrations of a new antiretroviral for more than 12 months.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/75738_islatravir-implant-Merck-rect2000.jpg_20a6ab20-0aac-485d-b541-0bf81d787f16.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[UNAIDS Report Shows Uneven Progress on HIV Epidemic]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/unaids-report-shows-uneven-progress-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/unaids-report-shows-uneven-progress-hiv</id>
    <updated>2019-07-21T19:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Some countries have met or exceeded the 90-90-90 targets, but others are falling behind.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/75582_UNAIDS-2019-AIDS-update-cover.jpg_c136dc01-050b-44de-a753-c501ffc69364.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[People With HIV Have Good Lung Cancer Surgery Outcomes]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-good-lung-cancer-surgery-outcomes"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-good-lung-cancer-surgery-outcomes</id>
    <updated>2019-07-18T13:41:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[HIV-positive people who underwent surgery to remove early lung cancer fared as well as HIV-negative people.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/75475_CHWi-19-033.jpg_53d0cc73-8999-4386-969b-14dbf89ee16a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV May Persist in the Brain Despite Antiretroviral Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-persists-brain"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-persists-brain</id>
    <updated>2019-07-15T16:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[After almost a decade on antiretroviral therapy, half of study participants still had HIV in immune cells in their brain and spinal fluid.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/75394_brain-iStock-59665364-LARGE.jpg_299fc4a1-28d4-423f-97e8-5908249ec5f5.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Aspirin May Reduce Fibrosis in People with Fatty Liver Disease]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/aspirin-fibrosis-fatty-liver-disease"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/aspirin-fibrosis-fatty-liver-disease</id>
    <updated>2019-07-12T21:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Study finds people who took daily aspirin had a lower risk of NASH and advanced liver scarring.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/85792_HEP-Winter-18-001.jpg_24a2e6b7-392b-4fff-a92b-42b11109ef03.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Most At-Risk Gay Men Know About PrEP—but Only One Third Use It]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/gay-men-know-prep-one-third-use"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/gay-men-know-prep-one-third-use</id>
    <updated>2019-07-11T19:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[PrEP use increased across regions and demographic groups but remains lower among Black and Latino men.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/75258_CDC-MMWR-PrEP.jpg_a43738e4-30d6-4915-9b13-2722dadd7048.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Many Heavily Treated People With HIV Do Not Need NRTIs]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/many-heavily-treated-people-hiv-need-nrtis"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/many-heavily-treated-people-hiv-need-nrtis</id>
    <updated>2019-07-11T09:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Long-term salvage therapy without NRTIs suppressed HIV in nearly 80% of those who remained in care.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/75217_iStock-666792964.jpg_7f70793e-1ce5-4951-9dae-3c55c61c66e0.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Expert Panel Advises Catch-Up Hep A Vaccination]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/expert-panel-advises-catchup-hep-vaccination"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/expert-panel-advises-catchup-hep-vaccination</id>
    <updated>2019-07-05T08:04:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[CDC experts recommend the vaccine for children, teens and HIV-positive people.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/74997_iStock-959855996.jpg_0b33ae65-5ab4-4758-b56c-864ca715c464.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[CRISPR and LASER ART Eliminate HIV in Mice]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/crispr-laser-art-eliminate-hiv-in-mice"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/crispr-laser-art-eliminate-hiv-in-mice</id>
    <updated>2019-07-05T06:49:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A third of mice treated with gene editing technique plus long-acting antiretrovirals showed no remaining traces of HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/75021_gene-therapy-tweezers-iStock-845814134.jpg_b1bc759a-e139-4397-aead-c0f7ada7d7cf.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Most Americans Are Never Tested for HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/americans-never-tested-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/americans-never-tested-hiv</id>
    <updated>2019-07-04T08:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Recommendations call for everyone to get tested at least once in their lifetime.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/74932_blood-samples-Thinkstock-157986681.jpg_b364c12e-61e4-40e7-84b8-af5f09d8a432.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Expert Panel Expands HPV Vaccine Recommendation]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/advisory-panel-expands-hpv-vaccine-recommendation"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/advisory-panel-expands-hpv-vaccine-recommendation</id>
    <updated>2019-07-02T17:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Widespread vaccination could potentially eliminate cervical, anal, oral and other HPV-related cancers.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/74928_vaccine-iStock-696021814.jpg_b96a798e-6eac-4002-a3b5-cc1b7ed132a3.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Rising Above]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/rising"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/rising</id>
    <updated>2019-07-01T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People living with HIV are also facing cancer as they age.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/74516_190425-SeanMckenna-7980.jpg_954b10f9-af0a-4886-9eb0-30daf9b3d4ce.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Once Engaged in Care, Trans Women Have High Rates of HIV Suppression]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/engaged-care-trans-women-high-rates-hiv-suppression"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/engaged-care-trans-women-high-rates-hiv-suppression</id>
    <updated>2019-06-27T12:39:36-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Continuum of care review finds 80% of transgender women in care achieve an undetectable viral load.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/74631_Transpower.jpg_2646c676-7d38-4935-8ce3-6645317a20ea.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Hepatitis B Linked to Cancers Beyond the Liver]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hepatitis-b-linked-cancers-beyond-liver"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hepatitis-b-linked-cancers-beyond-liver</id>
    <updated>2019-06-21T09:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Study in China sees an association with several cancer types, especially gastrointestinal malignancies.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/74185_HBV-brown-rect1000.jpg_cd713368-f4c3-4d1e-a085-ec22e51c0045.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Disabling CCR5 Could Be Key to a Cure—but at What Cost?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/disabling-ccr5-key-curebut-cost"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/disabling-ccr5-key-curebut-cost</id>
    <updated>2019-06-20T09:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Interfering with this receptor on immune cells could have harmful health consequences.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/74124_gene-edit-scissors-iStock-484095960.jpg_a1644e24-6034-47c8-96b8-70ac98b65aa8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Great News! Expert Panel Recommends PrEP for HIV Prevention]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/preventive-services-task-force-recommends-prep-hiv-prevention"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/preventive-services-task-force-recommends-prep-hiv-prevention</id>
    <updated>2019-06-11T11:10:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Insurers must cover Truvada now that the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force gives it a Grade A recommendation.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/73490_iStock-499461036.jpg_29aa6e09-f9cf-4565-a9e4-fc6e45dd1b1d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Checkpoint Immunotherapy Is Safe and Effective for HIV-Positive People With Cancer]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/checkpoint-immunotherapy-cancer-safe-effective-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/checkpoint-immunotherapy-cancer-safe-effective-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2019-06-04T21:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Keytruda and Imfinzi were well tolerated and responses were similar to those seen in HIV-negative people.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/73018_Tcell-cancer-purple-iStock-1040458862.jpg_2ec44487-682e-4914-abdf-476107380aa2.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[High STI Rate Among Some PrEP Users Suggests Need for Frequent Testing]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/high-sti-rate-among-prep-users-suggests-need-frequent-testing"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/high-sti-rate-among-prep-users-suggests-need-frequent-testing</id>
    <updated>2019-05-24T16:12:47-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A quarter of study participants accounted for three-quarters of newly diagnosed cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/72473_iStock-499461036.jpg_848306c8-50a9-4c0c-9f6d-79721bba3586.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[People at Risk for HIV Have a Low HPV Vaccination Rate]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-risk-hiv-low-hpv-vaccination-rate"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-risk-hiv-low-hpv-vaccination-rate</id>
    <updated>2019-05-16T09:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Survey shows few at-risk gay and bi men had received the vaccine, which can prevent anal and other cancers.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/71303_iStock-627855874-HPV-vaccine.jpg_8b5c9751-d762-4183-adae-d9412156f983.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[CCR5-Blocking Antibody Leads to Long-Term HIV Suppression]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/ccr5blocking-antibody-leads-longterm-hiv-suppression"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/ccr5blocking-antibody-leads-longterm-hiv-suppression</id>
    <updated>2019-05-09T09:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Leronlimab (PRO 140) also shows promise as a treatment for cancer and graft-versus-host disease.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/71393_PRO140-leronlimab-video3-CytoDyn.jpg_4d00f6cd-ff55-4bf0-9e2c-f46bd60d357d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Study Sees No HIV Transmissions While on Effective Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/partner2-undetectable"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/partner2-undetectable</id>
    <updated>2019-05-02T18:34:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Final results from the PARTNER 2 study of gay and bi men confirm that undetectable equals untransmittable.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/71177_UU.jpg_6c57b0a8-7b25-4d0f-839d-934dbcc7f119.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Used to Treat &quot;Bubble Boy&quot; Immune Deficiency]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-bubble-boy-scid"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-bubble-boy-scid</id>
    <updated>2019-04-25T20:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Researchers have developed a new gene therapy approach for children with severe combined immunodeficiency.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/70923_Gael-GianninaAlva-StJude.jpg_fa3f6cf8-bbb4-4647-bb5a-9553023b6171.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Growing Number of People With HIV Have Fatty Liver Disease]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/growing-number-people-hiv-fatty-liver-disease"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/growing-number-people-hiv-fatty-liver-disease</id>
    <updated>2019-04-18T13:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The number of HIV-positive Medicare recipients with liver disease is rising, almost entirely as a result of NAFLD<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/70639_liver-iStock-160931032.jpg_563cf047-e076-4ef7-a52c-5fa30649806c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Gilead Requests Approval of Descovy for PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/gilead-requests-approval-descovy-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/gilead-requests-approval-descovy-prep</id>
    <updated>2019-04-11T13:29:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Descovy and Truvada were both highly effective and generally safe options for HIV prevention in a recent clinical trial.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/70189_DescovyTabletinHand.jpg_b2b3ec3c-41f2-47c5-94e5-fcfb18433e6f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[People Who Obtain PrEP Without a Prescription May Not Use It Correctly]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-obtain-prep-without-prescription-may-use-correctly"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-obtain-prep-without-prescription-may-use-correctly</id>
    <updated>2019-04-04T13:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Informal PrEP users were more likely to take it intermittently and skip recommended medical tests.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/69764_Hand-PrEP.jpg_676e040c-8224-4357-8847-3efcd10f6ba3.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[CDC Has Patents on PrEP, Advocates Find]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cdc-patent-prep-advocates-find"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cdc-patent-prep-advocates-find</id>
    <updated>2019-03-28T17:53:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Activists want future and retroactive royalties to pay for a national PrEP program.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/68911_pre-exposure-prophylaxis-prep-32514377531-o.jpg_4751ad9e-1651-4027-84c3-591ce11a812e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Case of On-Demand PrEP Failure Reported in Australia]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/case-ondemand-prep-failure-reported-australia"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/case-ondemand-prep-failure-reported-australia</id>
    <updated>2019-03-22T19:52:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Steve Spencer—now on treatment with an undetectable viral load—says evidence of PrEP’s effectiveness is still clear.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/68374_SteveSpencer-PrEP-FB.jpg_360a363c-68c1-485b-b7fc-ad67aad879c8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[PrEP Use Among Gay and Bi Men Hits a New High]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prep-use-among-gay-bi-men-hits-new-high"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prep-use-among-gay-bi-men-hits-new-high</id>
    <updated>2019-03-20T22:31:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A third of at-risk gay and bi men are now using Truvada for HIV prevention, the CDC says.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/68205_up-arrows-iStock-693277682.jpg_f2ef450d-1122-4d7e-9a43-6bbaaa18e8ee.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[National Cancer Institute Director Tapped to Lead FDA]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/national-cancer-institute-director-tapped-lead-fda"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/national-cancer-institute-director-tapped-lead-fda</id>
    <updated>2019-03-20T12:23:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Ned Sharpless has been appointed interim head of the regulatory agency after the unexpected resignation of the commissioner.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/68034_norman-sharpless-director-national-cancer-institute_40bdff70-a70b-41df-b395-ad02ef1e31bf.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Women, Young People and Medicaid Recipients Are More Likely to Stop PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/women-young-people-medicaid-recipients-likely-stop-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/women-young-people-medicaid-recipients-likely-stop-prep</id>
    <updated>2019-03-18T16:44:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People with commercial insurance stayed on PrEP about twice as long as those covered by Medicaid.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/67893_truvada-prep-2.jpg_2185212a-2a97-4ab8-a728-f98b51142efa.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Detectable HIV and Lower CD4 Count Raise Liver Cancer Risk]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/detectable-hiv-lower-cd4-count-raise-liver-cancer"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/detectable-hiv-lower-cd4-count-raise-liver-cancer</id>
    <updated>2019-03-11T16:18:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[HIV-positive people with a higher viral load over a longer period appear more likely to develop hepatocellular carcinoma.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/67294_JessieTorgersen-IMG-4564-rect2000b.jpg_6dd691f1-ad6a-4eec-8133-5480a8cd6c97.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Descovy PrEP Works Equally Well, May Be Safer for Kidneys and Bones]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/descovy-prep-works-equally-may-safer-kidneys-bones"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/descovy-prep-works-equally-may-safer-kidneys-bones</id>
    <updated>2019-03-08T09:06:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Truvada and Descovy are both highly effective and generally safe options for HIV prevention.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/67120_Brad-Bradley-Hare-PrEP-CROI-2019.jpeg_ff1427ac-4c46-4bb5-844e-1a3261b5ecf4.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV-Positive Women With Breast Cancer May Have a Higher Risk of Death]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hivpositive-women-breast-cancer-may-higher-risk-death"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hivpositive-women-breast-cancer-may-higher-risk-death</id>
    <updated>2019-03-06T20:13:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A study in Botswana showed that women with HIV had shorter survival than HIV-negative women with breast cancer.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/67026_breast-figure-iStock-656968408.jpg_58da8f3f-b13b-4562-a13c-000c985e0be5.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[People With HIV Can Benefit From Cancer Immunotherapy]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-can-benefit-cancer-immunotherapy"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-can-benefit-cancer-immunotherapy</id>
    <updated>2019-03-02T09:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment with checkpoint inhibitors appears safe and effective for HIV-positive people.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/66761_Tcell-cancer-basic-iStock-840985498.jpg_f232576d-4aec-4004-93fb-8ee8a172bdd5.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Cure for HPV? Not So Fast…]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cure-hpv-fast"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cure-hpv-fast</id>
    <updated>2019-02-10T23:50:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Can photodynamic therapy eliminate the virus that causes cervical, anal and oral cancer?<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/65426_EvaRamonGallegos-team-IPN.jpg_b99897a1-44c1-4f10-95a8-cb62e18b3f34.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[First Patient Takes Advantage of Right to Try Law]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/first-patient-takes-advantage-right-try-law"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/first-patient-takes-advantage-right-try-law</id>
    <updated>2019-01-17T15:25:38-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Brain cancer patient begins treatment with experimental vaccine.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/63978_Brain-cancer-iStock-472135395.jpg_5f4642d1-755f-40bd-bf65-f108f588a019.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cancer Today Feels Like AIDS in the Mid-1990s]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cancer-today-feels-like-aids-mid1990s"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cancer-today-feels-like-aids-mid1990s</id>
    <updated>2018-11-30T19:42:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Hopefully, continued advances will make cancer as treatable as HIV -- or as curable as hepatitis C.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/61572_Annette-Laura-Kanani-Liz-IMG-5918.jpg_88c44af9-0ce1-4d0c-ac90-49d8834fae45.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cancer Immunotherapy Is Safe for People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/immunotherapy-safe-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/immunotherapy-safe-hiv</id>
    <updated>2018-10-22T06:46:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment with Opdivo appears to work well for HIV-positive people in small study.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/58887_Tcell-cancer-tan-iStock-169974499.jpg_d7b91f78-04cd-46bc-a04c-94466506fdb8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Researchers Report Rare PrEP Failure in San Francisco]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/researchers-report-rare-prep-failure-san-francisco"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/researchers-report-rare-prep-failure-san-francisco</id>
    <updated>2018-10-11T16:06:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Experts emphasize that Truvada for HIV prevention remains highly effective.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/58494_san-francisco-TS-158780728.jpg_0165ea73-44ab-42c9-b738-555eb334333b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HPV Vaccine Approved for Women and Men up to Age 45]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hpv-vaccine-approved-women-men-age-45"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hpv-vaccine-approved-women-men-age-45</id>
    <updated>2018-10-08T12:29:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Human papillomavirus vaccine can prevent cervical, anal and oral cancers.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/58315_iStock-486235905-hpv.jpg_57b25779-160c-4d5e-979d-911cce427b0e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Advocates Rally for Medical Research]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/advocates-rally-medical-research"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/advocates-rally-medical-research</id>
    <updated>2018-09-14T05:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[More than 300 organizations call for more funding for the National Institutes of Health.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/56781_RallyMedRes-RallyForNIH-2018.jpg_04b725ca-e4c5-4f14-9be4-6314fa964a57.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Immunotherapy Shows Promise for HIV-Related Kaposi Sarcoma]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/immunotherapy-shows-promise-hivrelated-kaposi-sarcoma"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/immunotherapy-shows-promise-hivrelated-kaposi-sarcoma</id>
    <updated>2018-09-11T19:10:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Six out of nine patients experienced cancer remission with Opdivo or Keytruda.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/56623_cancer-lymphocytes1-iStock-697047438.jpg_49340f77-c3c5-4204-96fe-5c9b703e5500.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Teens and Young Adults With Lifelong HIV Face Higher Cancer Risk]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/teens-young-adults-lifelong-hiv-face-higher-cancer-risk"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/teens-young-adults-lifelong-hiv-face-higher-cancer-risk</id>
    <updated>2018-07-31T16:25:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Early and sustained antiretroviral treatment could help reduce the risk.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/54327_SrishtiChhabra-IMG-2184-rect1500.jpg_33eb652b-0e8a-42d0-89e1-2ff71f1a14f7.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Kaposi Sarcoma Still a Concern, Especially for African-American Men]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/kaposi-sarcoma-still-concern-especially-african-american-men"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/kaposi-sarcoma-still-concern-especially-african-american-men</id>
    <updated>2018-07-26T14:14:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Its decline after the advent of antiretroviral therapy did not extend to Black men in the South.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/54081_ElizabethChiao-IMG-2075-rect1500.jpg_843a14dd-964f-4535-adf9-defe57bf616f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Right to Try Bill Awaits Trump's Signature]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/right-try-bill-awaits-trumps-signature"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/right-try-bill-awaits-trumps-signature</id>
    <updated>2018-05-28T01:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Congress passes legislation to increase access to unapproved therapies for life-threatening diseases.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/50629_capitol-build-is-000012685951.jpg_71a0f194-2990-4996-8632-96075818f28d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[NIH Seeks Americans' Health Info to Advance Precision Medicine]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/nih-seeks-americans-health-info-advance-precision-medicine"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/nih-seeks-americans-health-info-advance-precision-medicine</id>
    <updated>2018-05-15T13:59:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The All of Us Research Program aims to collect data from 1 million people.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/49675_AllofUs-NIH-rect700.jpg_b58cb0f1-ca2d-494f-88b4-4b735e6a62b4.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment and Survival in People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cancer-diagnosis-treatment-survival-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cancer-diagnosis-treatment-survival-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2018-04-10T08:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[HIV-positive people with low CD4 counts have poorer survival after a cancer diagnosis.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/47843_Opening-Session-CROI-2018.jpeg_fc292685-ac63-4ded-a8e7-8e28f6275bb3.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[House Passes Right to Try Bill on Second Attempt]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/house-passes-right-try-bill-second-attempt"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/house-passes-right-try-bill-second-attempt</id>
    <updated>2018-03-22T14:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Latest version of legislation to bypass FDA oversight must now to go back to the Senate.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/46973_capitol-build-is-000012685951.jpg_50dab591-d523-4ea8-b478-6805dee93e3c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Right to Try Bill Fails to Pass in House Vote]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/right-try-bill-fails-pass-house-vote"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/right-try-bill-fails-pass-house-vote</id>
    <updated>2018-03-14T10:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Controversial legislation would have allowed patients to try experimental therapies without FDA oversight.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/46590_capitol-build-is-000012685951.jpg_8da2bef0-2bf2-4d95-9c9e-5527dac349c6.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[People Who Use Statins May Lower Their Cancer Risk]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-use-statins-may-lower-cancer-risk"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-use-statins-may-lower-cancer-risk</id>
    <updated>2018-03-08T13:03:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Statin users were less likely to develop several types of cancer in a large study.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/46357_RogerBedimo-CROI2018.jpg_f1122fc3-dcd8-4bab-9dda-db144e6687e4.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Frozen Gloves and Socks May Ease Side Effects of Chemo]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/frozen-gloves-socks-may-ease-side-effects-chemo"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/frozen-gloves-socks-may-ease-side-effects-chemo</id>
    <updated>2017-11-06T11:12:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Cryotherapy reduced symptoms of peripheral neuropathy in women with breast cancer.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/39788_hands-ice-cubes-iStock-153752276.jpg_4760a6bf-53aa-42f6-afbc-85be947392eb.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Experimental Antibody Delays but Does Not Prevent HIV Rebound]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/experimental-antibody-delays-prevent-hiv-rebound"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/experimental-antibody-delays-prevent-hiv-rebound</id>
    <updated>2017-08-29T06:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People treated with VRC01 maintained undetectable viral load for up to 42 weeks after stopping antiretroviral therapy.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/35199_TrevorCrowell-IMG-5790-rect2000.jpg_02392b7a-6e10-488b-8012-3e8d9376c973.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[First Protease Inhibitor Combo Pill Keeps Viral Load Undetectable]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/first-protease-inhibitor-combo-pill-keeps-viral-load-undetectable"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/first-protease-inhibitor-combo-pill-keeps-viral-load-undetectable</id>
    <updated>2017-08-16T04:20:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People who switched to a single-tablet regimen containing darunavir maintained viral suppression.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/34774_JeanMichelMolina-IMG-5765-rect2000b.jpg_6006e0ad-6b41-44db-8265-19ccb7b5ac76.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Study Shows Supervised Injection Sites Can Work in U.S.]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/study-shows-supervised-injection-sites-can-work-us"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/study-shows-supervised-injection-sites-can-work-us</id>
    <updated>2017-08-15T14:18:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[One underground site has operated for almost three years and has reduced both injection in public spaces and unsafe syringe disposal.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/34772_insite-vancouver1-laurathomas-rect750.jpg_fb57b99e-f73f-4a25-b56e-7a80ee3e465d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cancer Research May Offer Clues to an HIV Cure—and Vice Versa]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cancer-research-may-offer-clues-hiv-cureand-vice-versa-1"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cancer-research-may-offer-clues-hiv-cureand-vice-versa-1</id>
    <updated>2017-08-09T12:43:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Cancer and HIV are invaders that the immune system fails to detect, and the similarities don’t end there.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/36330_MonsefBenkirane-IMG-5295-rect2000.jpg_84f0bdca-a557-4087-95f3-90c99d27873f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[New Integrase Inhibitor Is Effective for First-Time Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/new-integrase-inhibitor-effective-firsttime-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/new-integrase-inhibitor-effective-firsttime-treatment</id>
    <updated>2017-08-08T17:54:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Gilead Sciences’ bictegravir-containing combo also has fewer side effects.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/34363_JoelGallant-IMG-5513-rect2000.jpg_455ba529-1e39-4b64-b233-06022dac3c04.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[People With HIV Are at Risk for Liver Fibrosis and Fatty Liver]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-risk-liver-fibrosis-fatty-liver"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-risk-liver-fibrosis-fatty-liver</id>
    <updated>2017-07-31T15:24:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Metabolic disorders are linked to liver scarring and fat accumulation in HIV-positive people.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/34105_liver-iStock-160931032.jpg_0a835f3d-2373-4d47-88fb-341f2f02dbfd.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Doravirine Combo Is Effective and Has Fewer Side Effects Than Atripla]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/doravirine-combo-effective-fewer-side-effects-atripla"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/doravirine-combo-effective-fewer-side-effects-atripla</id>
    <updated>2017-07-28T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The new single-tablet NNRTI regimen was less likely than Atripla to cause neurological symptoms.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/34056_atoms-dna-iStock-4698994261.jpg_394f06c3-0e57-4195-bb1e-abb37a3aadb8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Long-Acting Injectable Drugs Maintain Viral Suppression]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/longacting-injectable-drugs-maintain-viral-suppression"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/longacting-injectable-drugs-maintain-viral-suppression</id>
    <updated>2017-07-26T16:47:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Cabotegravir and rilpivirine combo shows promise as well-tolerated and effective antiretroviral regimen in a trial.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/33960_JosephEron-IMG-5461-rect2000.jpg_ce893718-0731-4301-a4c0-a93ebb882411.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[New Hep C Combo Cures Most People Coinfected With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/new-hep-c-combo-cures-people-coinfected-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/new-hep-c-combo-cures-people-coinfected-hiv</id>
    <updated>2017-07-26T08:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Mavyret taken for eight weeks was well tolerated and cured all HIV-positive people without cirrhosis in a recent study<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/33921_KarineLacomb-IMG-5558-rect2000.jpg_829ffe3a-c480-4474-9b0a-7f05eabc54b8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Seeing Double]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/Seeing-Double-11857-7219"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/Seeing-Double-11857-7219</id>
    <updated>2007-06-01T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Treatments for hepatitis C begin to mimic those for HIV<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Even Combos Get the Blues]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/Even-Combos-Get-the-Blues-10997-5500"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/Even-Combos-Get-the-Blues-10997-5500</id>
    <updated>2007-01-01T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Balancing antidepressants and new HIV meds <br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Sneak Peek]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/Sneak-Peek-10772-2572"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/Sneak-Peek-10772-2572</id>
    <updated>2006-11-01T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[What if a genetic screening could foretell how your body would handle HIV&#8212;and maybe even predict that you wouldn't need meds?&nbsp;<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Skeleton Key]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/Skeleton-Key-7018-9530"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/Skeleton-Key-7018-9530</id>
    <updated>2006-07-01T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Positive women get a negative report on bone loss<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Oral Thursh Knockout]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/Oral-Thursh-Knockout-5121-3938"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/Oral-Thursh-Knockout-5121-3938</id>
    <updated>2006-06-01T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A new med may keep an old infection from making a comeback<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[2 Is The Loneliest Number]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/2-Is-The-Loneliest-Number-1894-6812"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/2-Is-The-Loneliest-Number-1894-6812</id>
    <updated>2005-07-01T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Martell Randolph, a Los Angeles activist, spends hours surrounded by other HIVers.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[I Love My Heart]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/I-Love-My-Heart-2735-6372"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/I-Love-My-Heart-2735-6372</id>
    <updated>2005-02-01T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Make 6 Valentine vows to hype your heart's health. <br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Drug Does HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/Alzheimer-8217-s-Drug-Does-HIV-450-4457"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/Alzheimer-8217-s-Drug-Does-HIV-450-4457</id>
    <updated>2004-10-01T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Can a new med ease HIV dementia and PN pain?<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Ideal Combo?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/The-Ideal-Combo-417-6938"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/The-Ideal-Combo-417-6938</id>
    <updated>2004-09-01T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A study claims one regimen goes with HIV—and you—like PB&J<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[His 'n' Her Hormones]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/His-n-Her-Hormones-390-2454"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/His-n-Her-Hormones-390-2454</id>
    <updated>2004-08-01T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Too Much Estrogen for Him?<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Report from Retro]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/Report-from-Retro-331-8332"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/Report-from-Retro-331-8332</id>
    <updated>2004-06-01T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Treatment tidbits from the HIV confab<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Wish You Were Here?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/Wish-You-Were-Here-302-6040"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/Wish-You-Were-Here-302-6040</id>
    <updated>2004-05-01T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[10 Towns for HIVers<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[2004: What's In, What's Out?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/2004-What-8217-s-In-What-8217-s-Out-192-9327"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/2004-What-8217-s-In-What-8217-s-Out-192-9327</id>
    <updated>2004-01-01T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman asks some leading HIV crystal ball gazers for their predictions<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Guiding Light?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/Guiding-Light-708-3302"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/Guiding-Light-708-3302</id>
    <updated>2003-11-01T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[In July a panel of AIDS experts released 96 pages of revised federal HIV treatment guidelines.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[London Calling]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/London-Calling-666-3732"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/London-Calling-666-3732</id>
    <updated>2003-09-01T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Our pals across the pond, who tend to be less treatment trigger-happy than U.S. HIV docs, dropped a new bombshell.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Getting' Hot In Here]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/Getting-8217-Hot-In-Here-2915-2719"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/Getting-8217-Hot-In-Here-2915-2719</id>
    <updated>2003-07-01T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Does the shutdown of a major study mean menopausal HIVers should shun hormone replacement therapy?<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/69676_2003-July-August-POZ-gettin-hot.png_9c02976a-b1a2-4e5a-ba9a-430c2e6e3177.png" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Dig That Pipeline!]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/Dig-That-Pipeline-629-7258"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/Dig-That-Pipeline-629-7258</id>
    <updated>2003-06-01T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A big buzz-maker at this year's Retrovirus confab? The HIV-meds pipeline is fuller than it's been in a loooong
time.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Liver and Let Live]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/Liver-and-Let-Live-577-2988"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/Liver-and-Let-Live-577-2988</id>
    <updated>2003-05-01T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[When an HIVer dies these days, it's likely due to a down-and-out liver...and only Larry Kramer can get a shiny new one, right?<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/48946_Human-organ-white-is-000056721416.jpg_41db4a56-f5c8-4e92-a2ae-88313479ad30.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[N-9?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/N-9-531-5960"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/N-9-531-5960</id>
    <updated>2003-02-01T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Makers of sexual lube ended a 15-year controversy in October by agreeing to nix nonoxynol-9 (N-9) on the premise that, when it comes to...<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Magical Math]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/Magical-Math-997-5099"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/Magical-Math-997-5099</id>
    <updated>2002-11-01T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Imagine a world without aids" is a slogan we don't hear much anymore.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Merger Mania]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/Merger-Mania-978-5858"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/Merger-Mania-978-5858</id>
    <updated>2002-10-01T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Should HIVers shudder in terror at the spectre of big drug companies being swallowed up by bigger ones?<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/9_poz-logo-1000x1000.jpg_580250ea-51ca-49ec-a03a-a71ac8406716.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[This Little Drug Went To Market]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/This-Little-Drug-Went-To-Market-1353-8665"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/This-Little-Drug-Went-To-Market-1353-8665</id>
    <updated>2000-05-01T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Liz Highleyman]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Are fusion inhibitors the next big thing? Or just another fractured fairy tale?<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/69803_200-May-POZ-T-20-pentafuside.jpg_a6236bc6-b4b6-4013-95dd-87927ebfafca.jpeg" />]]></content>
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