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Researcher Behind "Brazil Patient," the Latest HIV Remission Case, Explains How It Happened
The international news story that broke at AIDS 2020, explained by the lead researcher.
HIV Clinical Research Highlights From AIDS 2020, the 23rd International AIDS Conference
COVID-19 or no, there was still plenty to learn at this year's virtual conference, including for U.S. clinicians seeking to improve the care and treatment they provide to their patients living with HIV.
Tempering Previous Concerns, Study Finds Dolutegravir Safest HIV Treatment During Pregnancy
New data shows the drug is not more likely to cause birth defects.
Two-Drug HIV Regimen Works Well Except in People With Low CD4 Count, Study Finds
The combination of dolutegravir and lamivudine is effective for treatment-naive patients regardless of age, gender, or race, according to a new subgroup analysis of the GEMINI clinical studies.
One Class of HIV Drugs Is Associated With Weight Gain. What's the Latest?
The question of whether INSTIs cause weight gain continues to be debated. This story draws together some research on which drugs are associated with weight gain or other metabolic changes.
World Health Organization Updates Guidance on Dolutegravir After Reassuring Data Regarding Safety in Early Pregnancy
New study results leave many experts feeling they went too far in their concerns over birth defect risks associated with the drug.
IAS 2019: What to Expect in HIV Science
Six thousand HIV researchers and experts are expected to make their way to Mexico City for the 10th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science, which will feature more than 1,000 abstracts highlighting the latest findings in HIV treatment, prevention, and public health policy.
Dolutegravir More Effective Than Efavirenz at Achieving Viral Suppression During Late-Term Pregnancy, New Study Shows
Unlike some previous studies that focused on early pregnancy, this study showed no associated congenital disabilities with either drug.
Dolutegravir Monotherapy: Still No Longer Recommended in Either Research or Clinical Practice
Although treatment guidelines since 2016 recommend against further research into the use of dolutegravir monotherapy, it was disconcerting to have two oral presentations at AIDS 2018 reporting studies that still continued after the 2016 recommendatio...
Twice-Daily Dolutegravir Is Effective and Tolerable With Rifampicin
24-week interim results from the INSPIRING study presented at CROI 2018 show that dolutegravir 50 mg twice daily is effective and well-tolerated in adults with HIV/TB receiving rifampicin-based TB treatment.