For the first time, a US-based professional HIV body has published guidelines endorsing event-based or so-called ‘on-demand’ pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as an alternative to daily
Year: 2018
High rates of smoking in people with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa
Having HIV is associated with a greater likelihood of cigarette smoking and using smokeless tobacco, according to research conducted in 25 sub-Saharan African countries and
WHO report warns efforts to end TB are falling short
The number of new tuberculosis (TB) cases continued to decline in 2017, and fewer people died from the disease, according to the World Health Organization’s
A crazy, murky system for pricing HIV drugs
A new gold-standard triple therapy for H.I.V. has just made its debut in Africa. It costs $75 a year. In the United States, many people with
Do-it-yourself HIV prevention: who do men buying PrEP online get support from?
Gay men in London who source their own supply of generic pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drugs, usually from overseas internet pharmacies, most often learnt about this
PrEP drug patent overturned in UK – NAT respond
The High Court has today overturned Gilead’s patent extension on Truvada, the HIV drug also used in PrEP. Deborah Gold, chief executive of NAT (National
Findings of large study suggest that HIV should be considered a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease
People living with HIV are twice as likely to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to the findings of a meta-analysis published in Circulation. The research
With section 377 out, hopes now for renewed efforts of HIV prevention among high risk groups
With Section 377 out and implementation of the HIV and AIDS Prevention Act, patients rights groups working on AIDS prevention this new act should become
TB symptom screen less likely to detect active TB in people taking HIV treatment
The four-symptom screen for active tuberculosis (TB) that is recommended for all people living with HIV in lower-income settings is less likely to detect active
Stigma remains a substantial barrier in accessing HIV care in rural East Africa
A set of varied barriers adversely impact positive outcomes at different stages in the HIV care cascade in the rural East African context, according to