New in JAIDS: Maunank Shah and colleagues deveoped HIV-ASSIST, a patient-centric educational decision support tool that provides ARV recommendations for a diverse set of patient scenarios.

The 10th annual International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science was held July 21-24 in Mexico City, Mexico. The conference reviewed critical basic, translational, and clinical HIV research from around the world.

Video-based monitoring is increasingly used as an efficient and low cost alternative to in-person observation and monitoring of TB patients. It showed promise in the high TB setting of India, too. 

Collaboration and coordination with local government TB program officials are critical for ensuring transparency and a shared understanding of the study’s purpose, methods, consent process, logistics, and potential implications for India’s national TB control efforts.

PLOS Medicine:  Dr. Amita Gupta and colleagues discuss the scientific and ethical basis for including pregnant and lactation women, children, and HIV+ patients in tuberculosis therapeutic clinical trials.

Maunank Shah and colleagues invented HIV-ASSIST, an online decision-making tool that helps clinicians determine what antiretroviral therapies will best meet the needs of individual HIV patients. This paper in JAIDS discusses what they found in testing the tool's validity.

NEJM: Dr. Kathleen Page and colleagues offer guidance for clinicians on meeting the needs of patients in an era of punitive immigration policy

Lancet HIV: This paper summarizes findings of the Long acting/Extended Release Antiretroviral Resource Program workshop, and offers  recommendations for developing ARV products for HIV treatment and prevention in infants, children, adolescents, and pregnant and breastfeeding women