Yale School of Medicine interview
Modern HIV treatment is one of medicine’s great success stories. With today’s therapies, many people living with HIV can expect long, full lives. But as patients age, a new reality has emerged: The biggest threats to their health are often the same ones facing the general population — heart disease, cancer, and chronic lung conditions. For many, smoking is a major contributor to those risks. Yet tobacco use can be overshadowed by other urgent medical and social concerns.
E. Jennifer Edelman, MD, MHS, professor of medicine (general medicine) at Yale School of Medicine, has spent years studying the intersection of HIV and substance use. In her latest study she tested an adaptive, team-based strategy to better integrate tobacco treatment into HIV clinics. The findings were published in JAMA Network Open.
In an interview, Edelman discusses why smoking must become a higher priority in HIV care — and how more flexible, team-based strategies can help patients live longer, healthier lives.
Read the full interview here.
Source : Yale School of Medicine
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