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Traditional Healers Offer a Culturally Competent Approach to HIV Testing Gaps
In sub-Saharan Africa, herbalists and spiritual healers are working closely with researchers to help reduce HIV transmission in rural communities.
This Week in HIV Research: We Need to Better Serve Our Teens
April 8, 2021: PrEP “contemplation” and uptake among adolescents; adolescent perception of HIV risk; HIV diagnosis rates among transgender people; PrEP and HIV incidence in Scotland.
HIV Data Bites: Recent Advances in Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies for HIV Prevention
While findings from the high-profile AMP studies have excited scientists, they’re only one of a wide range of bNAb avenues currently being pursued.
As CROI 2021 Attests, the PrEP Revolution Is Coming
Analysis from David Alain Wohl, M.D., on new research in on HIV prevention, especially in areas that will expand and transform PrEP options.
Long-Acting ART Is Here. How Do We Make It Work for Our Patients?
Injectable HIV interventions are a game-changing new option for people dealing with pill fatigue, but there are implementation challenges for clinicians to consider.
Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies for HIV? If We Can Do It for COVID ...
David Alain Wohl, M.D., shares his thoughts on broadly neutralizing antibodies for COVID-19—and the extent to which we can hope to see similar developments in HIV.
This Week in HIV Research: U=U and the Hippocratic Oath
April 1, 2021: The ethics of teaching U=U; the role of primary care in HIV service acceptance; STI testing rates in transgender women; the potential in anal self-sampling.
How Can Clinics Become Safer Places for Transgender Women to Access PrEP?
Researchers recommend PrEP programs be linked to a gender-affirming care clinic, to build trust and retain patients in care.
Long-Acting HIV Treatment and PrEP Pipeline Update: So Many Formulations!
CROI 2021 featured new research on a host of long-acting antiretrovirals in development, including less-frequent treatment injections, a weekly pill for HIV treatment, injectable PrEP, vaginal PrEP rings, and PrEP implants.
This Week in HIV Research: Under One Roof
March 18, 2021: Improving viral suppression among PLWH experiencing homelessness; co-located PrEP services for trans women; subsidized health care and PrEP uptake; Heplisav-B hepatitis B vaccine efficacy in PLWH.