Exploring the Social Determinants of Health in Nutrition Care for South Asian Communities: A Narrative Review.

The South Asian (SA) diasporic communities in Canada experience a greater burden of diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared to white populations. Nutrition interventions often focus on individual behaviours and fail to consider that the social determinants of health (SDH) have a greater impact on chronic disease risk. A narrative review was conducted to identify the SDH in nutrition care interventions for the SA diaspora in Canada.

Treatment initiation or switch to BIC/FTC/TAF - real-world safety and efficacy data from two HIV centers in Romania.

Introduction: Development of highly active antiretroviral therapy marked an important step forward in the management of people living with HIV and fixed dose combinations are now available to be used as modern antiretroviral regimens. The single-tablet regimen bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (BIC/FTC/TAF) was recently approved in Europe and included in international guidelines and recommendations. It became available in Romania in early 2021.