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| Inmates with HIV benefited from treatment in prison |
| By healio.com |
| Published: 04/01/2014 |
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The highly structured environment of prison facilitates HIV treatment and may have helped a majority of prisoners with the disease achieve viral suppression by the time they were released, according to new study data. “Among the 1.2 million people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States, one-sixth cycle through correctional settings annually …” Jaimie P. Meyer, MD, of the infectious diseases section of Yale School of Medicine, and colleagues wrote in JAMA Internal Medicine. “The treatment needs of HIV-infected prisoners are protected by law, and HIV management in correctional settings can be acceptable, logistically feasible, and effective if care is adequately coordinated with HIV experts, especially when under court supervision.” Read More. |
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