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Objective: Notification rates for HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) have been increasing, but this increase has not been uniform across States and Territories. This paper aims to determine whether differences in the levels of antiretroviral therapy (ART) were associated with differences in HIV notification rates between Australian States. Methods: An ecological analysis of HIV notification and $100 drug prescribing data between 1998 and 2005. Main results: HIV notification rates in 2005 per 100 individuals living with HIV were lowest in New South Wales (NSW) (4.5) and higher in Victoria (6.9) and Queensland (7.8). The proportion of individuals receiving ART in 2005 was lowest in NSW (40%) and higher in Victoria (60%) and Queensland (60%). There has been a significant decline in the proportion of individuals living with HIV receiving effective ART per year in NSW (p Conclusion: Those States with the highest HIV notifications per 100 individuals living with HIV did not have the lowest proportion of individuals receiving ART. Implications: These data indicate that the differences in HIV notifications between States do not appear to be due to differences in ART. However, changes in ART over time in some States may be contributing to the rise in HIV notifications. Key words: HIV, antiretroviral therapy, people living with HIV.

Objectives. The aim of this exploratory study was to investigate resource use and predictors associated with critical care unit (CCU) admission after primary bariatric surgery within the Tasmanian public healthcare system. Methods. Patients undergoing primary bariatric surgery in the Tasmanian Health Service (THS) public hospital system between 7 July 2013 and 30 June 2019 were eligible for inclusion in this study. The THS provides two levels of CCU support, an intensive care unit (ICU) and a high dependency unit (HDU). A mixed-methods approach was performed to examine the resource use and predictors associated with overall CCU admission, as well as levels of HDU and ICU admission. Results. There were 254 patients in the study. Of these, 44 (17.3%) required 54 postoperative CCU admissions, with 43% requiring HDU support and 57% requiring more resource-demanding ICU support. Overall, CCU patients were more likely to have higher preoperative body mass index and multimorbidity and to undergo sleeve gastrectomy or gastric bypass. Patients undergoing gastric banding were more likely to requireHDUrather than ICU support. Total hospital stays and median healthcare costs were higher for CCU (particularly ICU) patients than non-CCU patients. Conclusions. Bariatric surgery patients often have significant comorbidities. This study demonstrates that patients with higher levels of morbidity are more likely to require critical care postoperatively. Because this is elective surgery, being able to identify patients who are at increased risk is important to plan either the availability of critical care or even interventions to improve patients' preoperative risk. Further work is required to refine the pre-existing conditions that contribute most to the requirement for critical care management (particularly in the ICU setting) in the perioperative period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article cites a study on the impact of labor endorsements on union members and presidential elections. One of the most interesting findings of the survey was the conservative plurality for seven out of 10 campaign issues, especially four of the live dealing with government spending or regulation. When these issues were cross-tabulated with presidential vote, all 10 showed an association between the conservative position and a vote for presidential candidate Ronald Reagan. When six of these 10 issues were combined to produce a conservative/liberal index and this index was cross-tabulated with presidential vote, a strong association was found. In other words, people scoring on the conservative end of the campaign issue index were likely to vote for Reagan, and people scoring on the liberal end were likely to vote for Carter. The evidence is strong enough to support the conclusion that in the 1980 presidential elections, issue positions had greater impact on union members' vote choice than did organization endorsements.

The article reviews a revival of Nureyev's "Don Quixote" starring Mathias Heymann and Myriam Ould-Braham by Paris Opera Ballet in Paris, France.