In 2018, disease investigation and molecular HIV surveillance in Seattle, Washington, identified 14 related HIV diagnoses among heterosexuals who were living homeless, most of whom injected drugs. From 2017 to mid-November 2018, the...
Regular infusions of an antibody that blocks the HIV binding site on human immune cells may have suppressed levels of HIV for up to four months in people undergoing a short-term pause in their antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimens,...
National Transgender HIV Testing Day is observed each year on April 18. This day is an opportunity to focus on HIV testing, prevention, and treatment among transgender people. It encourages local testing events and testing campaigns to...
A study of patient opinions and expectations about the potential use of point of care tests (POCTs) has found there is broad support for the introduction of these in sexually transmitted infection clinics, but that patients' willingness...
The Critical Path Institute and CDISC are pleased to announce the release of a global Therapeutic Area Standard that specifies how to structure commonly collected data and outcome measurements in clinical trials for HIV.
A study looking at women aged over 45 living with HIV in the UK has found that while black African and Caribbean women experience greater social isolation and subjective mental distress than white women, they are less likely ever to have...
Trump touted the Right-to-Try Act as a law that would benefit tens of thousands. But after a year, why has only one person been helped? Medscape Business of Medicine
Bills that strengthen background checks and fund gun-violence-prevention research are supported by the American College of Physicians, as are 'red flag' laws being passed by some states. Medscape Medical News
The annual HIV Surveillance Report provides an overview on the current epidemiology of HIV disease in the United States and dependent areas. CDC funds state and territorial health departments to collect surveillance data on persons...
Once-daily combination pills that can treat all genotypes of hepatitis C infection are curing almost everyone who completes a course of treatment, and drop-out rates during treatment are low, large 'real-world' cohort studies reported...
[Daily News] ONLY 60 per cent of people with HIV/AIDS are aware of their status, according to the 2016/2017 Tanzania HIV Impacts Survey (THIS) findings.
Analysis of men who acquired HIV in the deferred arm of the PROUD study highlights two risk factors that are far more important than any others. “A recent history of syphilis or rectal chlamydia/gonorrhoea, or multiple ncRAI [receptive...
[Premium Times] Nigerians will soon be able to ascertain their HIV status from the comfort of their homes, the Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, has said.
An asymmetric opening of the HIV-1 envelope protein (Env) exposes targets that induce antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC), researchers report. Reuters Health Information
[ANGOP] Luanda, -A campaign dubbed "Nascer Livre para Brilhar" Born Free to Shine launched by Angola's First Lady Ana Dias Lourenço in December 2018 will help reduce HIV transmission rate from mother to child from 26 percent in 2019 to...
A new study examines the question of whether changing ART during early pregnancy affects virological outcomes. JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
Data in this report confirm that the best way to accelerate progress in HIV elimination is early diagnosis and rapid treatment to achieve viral suppression. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
[263Chat] The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has set its sight on ensuring access to HIV prevention services by adolescence from Africa after a report released earlier this week showed that HIV has become the leading...
[263Chat] Award-winning RnB singer, Trevor Dongo and rising Zimdancehall chanter, Bazooker will tomorrow grace the Miss National University of Science and Technology (NUST) in Bulawayo.
[Guardian] Abuja -Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that Nigeria is making steady progress in improving access to HIV/AIDS services through increased number of facilities offering such services in the country.
[ANGOP] Luanda -The 2019-2021 Operational Plan for Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV will enable the early diagnosis and treatment of children with the disease and the provision of medical advice.
The increased survival of white blood cells called neutrophils is associated with alterations in the intestinal microbiome of HIV-infected individuals, according to a study published April 11 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by...
Insight into the prevalence of HIV among individuals diagnosed with hepatitis B virus could have important implications for prevention and treatment interventions. HIV Medicine
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week approved Dovato, a new single-tablet antiretroviral regimen containing the HIV integrase inhibitor dolutegravir (sold separately as Tivicay) and the nucleoside reverse transcriptase...
This updated web content provides information and statistical data about HIV and youth, including a fact sheet that visually displays this information.
A Yale-led team has discovered yet another molecular trick HIV uses to survive immune system attacks, a finding that may influence efforts to develop an effective vaccine against HIV/AIDS.
A new Medscape report shows primary care salaries are up 21.5% since 2015 and specialists' are up 20%. This year, 74% of physicians say they perform at least 10 hours of administrative tasks a week. Medscape Medical News
An experimental monoclonal antibody called PGT121 led to viral suppression that lasted for up to six months in HIV-positive people who started with a low viral load, according to results from a small study presented at the Conference on...
(HealthDay)—For gay and bisexual men, receipt of HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is associated with an increase in sexually transmitted infections (STIs), according to a study published in the April 9 issue of the Journal of the...
This report details the differing epidemiology and current trends of TB in the various World Health Organization regions. Are we on track to meet 2020 elimination milestones? Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is observed each year on April 10 to educate the public about the impact of HIV and AIDS on young people and to highlight the work young people are doing across the country to respond to the epidemic.
Bacterial STIs increased in incidence when men who have sex with men began using HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medications, a study found. Medscape Medical News
Harnessing a probe used to image the brain in diagnosing Alzheimer's disease and related forms of dementia, scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital have successfully cleared patient-derived brain...
A human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme targeted at men who have sex with men (MSM) can be effectively delivered using specialist sexual health and HIV clinics, according to an analysis of an English pilot study published in...
Using immune cells in an innovative way, scientists just got closer to developing an HIV vaccine that could make antiretroviral drugs a thing of the past.
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced the approval of Dovato (dolutegravir and lamivudine), the first approved two-drug, fixed-dose, complete regimen for adults with HIV-1 who have not been previously treated...
Black men who have sex with men (MSM) in London experience a unique set of motivations and barriers to using pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), according to the results of a recent qualitative study published in Sexually Transmitted...
A study by Massachusetts General Hospital investigators has found wide variation in the use of different hospital units - intensive care or general medical units - to deliver a type of advanced respiratory support called non-invasive...
The HIV prevention profiles highlight the current HIV prevention challenges, opportunities, and investments in select jurisdictions across the nation. The data presented on the profiles are from publicly available sources, including...
[GroundUp] Giving men who have sex with men (MSM) access to free self-screening HIV kits would increase testing among hard-to-reach groups and help South Africa reach its HIV targets. This is according to a new study published in the...
[The Herald] Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University (ZEGU)'s clinic has recorded an increase in cases of sexually transmitted diseases at a time when the distribution of condoms is still prohibited at the institution because of its Christian...
[Nation] Adolescents living with HIV and Aids represent a vulnerable group. They not only experience issues that affect people living with HIV, but also those that affect the demographic as they grapple with physical, emotional,...