{"id":4758,"date":"2025-08-26T21:48:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T21:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paultalks.science\/blog\/?p=4758"},"modified":"2025-08-26T21:49:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T21:49:01","slug":"hiv-treatment-and-the-realities-of-growing-older","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paultalks.science\/blog\/hiv-treatment-and-the-realities-of-growing-older\/","title":{"rendered":"HIV Treatment and the Realities of Growing Older"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As people living with HIV live longer, a new challenge emerges: how do we adapt treatment for an ageing population?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: HIV Treatment and the Realities of Growing Older\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/5Ift0OIRzTMrKKPTuBzdkV?si=xDeE-CghTz6yGPgCCKXbTg&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this episode of <em>Paul Talks Science<\/em>, Paul Adepoju speaks with <strong>Dr Loice Achieng Ombajo <\/strong>of the Department of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics at the University of Nairobi, about research shaping the future of HIV care for older adults. 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