Article Rewind: Revisiting SMJ’s Spirituality and Medicine Article Collection

Faith and healing have long been intertwined, and the Southern Medical Journal has a tradition of publishing articles that explore how spirituality and medicine intersect.

Original Article

Effects of Religious Involvement on HIV Management Outcomes Among HIV-Positive Adults in Central North Carolina

Objectives: The goals of this pilot cross-sectional study were to determine the feasibility of and begin measuring the effect of religious institution affiliation on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) clinical outcomes in the southern United States, a region marked by later initiation of antiretroviral therapy, higher HIV-related morbidity, and higher mortality…