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Featured
HIV Positive Patients at Higher Risk of VTE After TJA
Jeffrey J. Olson, MD, and Hany S. Bedair, MD, of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and colleagues found that the odds of venous thromboembolism after total hip or knee replacement were 11 times higher in HIV-positive patients than in matched HIV-negative controls.
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Monitoring Novel HBV Markers Worthwhile in HBeAg-positive Patients Coinfected With HIV
In a longitudinal study, Raymond T. Chung, MD, and colleagues in the Hepatitis B (HBV) Research Network demonstrated a clear relationship between the novel biomarkers HBV RNA and HBcrAg—and by inference HBV transcription status—in HBeAg-positive but not HBeAg-negative patients with HBV–HIV coinfection.
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Preventing Heart Disease After HIV Infection
Research at Massachusetts General Hospital has led to several landmark studies, including the REPRIEVE trial, aimed at understanding and preventing HIV-related heart disease.
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Treating Metabolic Disease in HIV Infection
Massachusetts General Hospital investigators have developed an effective drug, tesamorelin, to treat HIV lipodystrophy and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
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Neuroinfectious Disease Research
Shibani S. Mukerji, MD, PhD, associate director of the Neuro-Infectious Diseases Unit of the Department of Neurology, talks about her work on neuroinfectious diseases and how they invade the nervous system.
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Pathways Case Record: Nocturnal Hypothermia and HIV in a 53-Year-Old Woman
The Pathways Consult Service at Massachusetts General Hospital investigates the case of a 53-year-old female patient with HIV who presented with cyclical hypothermic episodes. They hypothesized that an autoimmune process related to immune reconstitution on HIV treatment led to the dysfunction of temperature regulation.
HIV Contributors
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Hany S. Bedair, MD
Chief, Center for Hip & Knee Replacement, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Director, MGH/NWH Kaplan Joint Center at NWH, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Race, Ethnicity & Income Predict Level of Disability at Time of Total Joint Replacement
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Kathleen E. Corey, MD, MPH
Director, Fatty Liver Clinic, Mass General Gastrointestinal Unit, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Cardiovascular Disease Independently Associated with NAFLD in People with HIV
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Raymond T. Chung, MD
Vice Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Director, Hepatology and Liver Center, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Monitoring Novel HBV Markers Worthwhile in HBeAg-positive Patients Coinfected With HIV
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Shibani S. Mukerji, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Associate Director of the Neuro-infectious Diseases Unit
Recent Article
Neuroinfectious Disease Research
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Steven Kyle Grinspoon, MD
Chief, Metabolism Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Director, Nutrition Obesity Research Center, Harvard
Recent Article
Preventing Heart Disease After HIV Infection
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Tomas G. Neilan, MD, MPH
Director, Cardio-Oncology Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Co-Director, Cardiac MR PET CT Program
Recent Article
T1 Value on Cardiac MRI Diagnoses Myocarditis Associated with Checkpoint Inhibitors
