HIV in the ageing population

Fast forward thirty years and developments in the drug treatment of HIV have changed it from a death sentence to a manageable, chronic condition, frequently compared to diabetes. Research has shown that when patients are diagnosed and treated early, before their immune system has been severely compromised, they can be advised that they are likely to have a near normal life expectancy and that their deaths may well not be related to HIV.1, 2 This shift from an imminently life threatening condition to one that can be controlled with regular medication is of course welcome. It does however bring with