Decera Clinical Education Infectious Disease Podcast

Weighty Matters Podcast: A State-of-the-Art Update on Body Habitus Changes in People Living With HIV

April 15, 2026·28 min
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Unwanted body habitus changes among people living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) can negatively affect physical and mental health and may even affect ART adherence. Listen to learn from experts Grace A. McComsey, MD, FIDSA, and Richard A. Elion, MD, how to identify people who may be candidates for pharmacologic weight interventions, and hear firsthand from patient advocates how unwanted weight gain impacts their daily life. Topics covered include: The burden of unwanted weight gain among people living with HIV  Potential causes for unwanted weight gain Available pharmacologic agents for weight loss  Clinical trial data supporting pharmacologic agents for weight loss in people living with HIV Patient advocate perspectives Get access to all of our new podcasts by subscribing to the Decera Clinical Education Infectious Diseases Podcast on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, or Spotify. Link to full program: https://bit.ly/4cpeJ1I Presenters: Richard A. Elion, MD Clinical Professor of Medicine George Washington University School of Medicine Washington, DC Grace A. McComsey, MD, FIDSA Vice Dean for Clinical and Translational Research Director, Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Principal Investigator, Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) of Northern Ohio Gertrude Chandler Tucker Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine Case Western Reserve University Research Integrity Officer Senior Faculty, Pediatric and Adult Infectious Diseases University Hospitals Health System Cleveland, Ohio Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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