What's New in HIV Treatment: A Report on Updates from IAS 2019
Researchers reported hopeful news on regimens with lower treatment burdens and newly developed antiretrovirals.
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Taking Transgender Care From Research to Results
Asa Radix, M.D., M.P.H., discusses providing quality care to transgender people. It can be done.
Indigenous Communities in Mexico and Elsewhere Demand a Seat at the Table
"We have never been silent, but you have not heard us": Advocates demonstrate to demand inclusion of indigenous issues in the HIV response.
Hotline Bling: New York City's Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Call Service Takes Off
Plans to expand the program to the entire state are underway.
Getting PrEP to People by Training Entire Health Teams
Primary care providers need more education when it comes to PrEP, not only for them, but also for patients, who often think they need to see a specialist just to take this preventative medicine.
What Does the HOPE Study Say About the Future of the Vaginal Ring for HIV Prevention?
The results were less favorable than expected, but experts -- and women who participated in the trial -- would like to see this prevention tool approved for use.
Marginalized Groups Are Focus of IAS 2019 Forum
Activists working on human rights discuss the challenges of achieving an end to the HIV epidemic.
DISCOVER PrEP Trial Finds F/TAF Has Superior Load Time and Tail Compared to F/TDF
But given cost concerns, advocates question whether the benefits are enough to warrant dumping F/TDF as the go-to PrEP option.
Experts Flummoxed By Conflicting New Data on STIs, HIV, and Long-Term Contraception in Sub-Saharan Africa
ECHO trial results and follow-up studies find unexpectedly low rates of some STIs among users of certain long-term hormonal contraceptives. They also find high HIV rates (unrelated to the contraceptives) that suggest considerable value for PrEP integration.
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.
Having Fallen Out of Care, Most Gay and Bisexual Men With Detectable HIV Viral Loads Were Successfully Reconnected, Study Finds
The study enrolled more than a thousand people in four U.S. cities: Atlanta, Baltimore, Birmingham, and Boston.