HIV Epidemiology
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New HIV, Hepatitis B and C Guidelines Will Make More Organs Available for Transplant, Experts Say
A revolution in organ transplants is taking place.
This Week in HIV Research: Existing Solutions Won't Close the Race Gap
June 18, 2020: Existing evidence-based interventions aren't enough to close HIV's racial gap; transgender patient outcomes in the HIV care continuum; meeting long-term needs of formerly incarcerated people; acute respiratory illness severity and HIV status.
This Week in HIV Research: Setting a New Bar
June 11, 2020: Diagnosis rates within a year of infection; rates of intentional non-daily PrEP use; neurological development in children of birth parents with HIV; point-of-care urine test to assess tenofovir levels.
Are Providers Ignoring Anal Sex as a Health Care Issue for Women at Risk for HIV and Cancer?
Recent studies examine the role anal sex is playing in HIV rates and anal cancer among women.
After Years of Decline, Perinatal HIV Transmission Has Hit a Plateau. Why?
This researcher has some ideas about what we need to do to address the problem.
This Week in HIV Research: There’s No Such Thing as Too Much Data
May 7, 2020: Epidemiological factors among transgender women; revised PrEP indication estimates for MSM; trends in HIV strain similarity between younger and older MSM; current hepatitis C epidemic among British MSM with HIV.
Researchers Discuss the Lessons of the HIV Vaccine Trial That Terminated Earlier This Year
HVTN 702 may not have proven an effective vaccine, but scientists still learned from the research.
CROI 2020: What to Expect in HIV Science From This Year’s Conference
COVID-19 will impact both the program content and attendees this year, but there are still important HIV science presentations.
One-Two Punch of Antibodies and Antiretrovirals Stops HIV Infection in Primate Infants
While it is too soon to tell, this research involving broadly neutralizing antibodies could point to new methods for preventing vertical transmission.
Ending the HIV Epidemic Is a Team Effort. The New York City and State Health Departments Discuss Their Combined Work
Johanne Morne, M.S., and Oni Blackstock, M.D., sat down with TheBody to discuss their successes and their work to close the disparities gap.