Trial shows promise for PrEP alternative taken every two months
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Currently, people who are at high risk of HIV can take a daily pill that’s 99% effective at stopping transmission. Read More
Savage Byker thug sank teeth into PC's arm - sparking agonising six month wait to see if he had HIVSavage Byker thug sank teeth into PC's arm - sparking agonising six month wait to see if he had HIV
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A savage thug sank his teeth into a policeman’s arm and clamped his jaw shut – causing a wound that would…
“Reach Out to One Person a Day”: Feminist AIDS Activists Reflect on COVID-19
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Reading Time: < 1 minute When I began interviewing older LGBTQ people last fall as a part of my dissertation research, I was very nervous. I study…
HIV drug may replace hydroxychloroquine in Covid defence
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Reading Time: < 1 minute India’s top health research body is reviewing its treatment guidelines for Covid-19 and may drop hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) from the protocol due to…
TB, HIV patients defaulting on medication during lockdown, says Gauteng health dept
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Gauteng Department of Health has observed an increase in the number of TB and HIV patients defaulting on medication since the…
HIV Services Take a Backseat to COVID-19 in Russia
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Reading Time: < 1 minute In Russia, which has one of the world’s worst HIV/AIDS epidemics, an already fragile healthcare system is buckling under the pressure of…
Iowa man gets 26 years for knowingly infecting teenager, 2 woman with HIV
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Lamont James James admitted during a court hearing held by phone because of the coronavirus pandemic that he had physical contact with…
Glaxo HIV Study Shows Injection More Effective Than Daily Pills
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Reading Time: < 1 minute GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s ViiV Healthcare venture said a study showed its injection given every two months was 69% more effective in preventing HIV…
My experiences growing up with HIV
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Reading Time: < 1 minute I was born with HIV, 18 years ago. I was aware of what it meant when I was about 11 or 12…
National Aids Council gives ARVs stock assurance
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Reading Time: < 1 minute THE National Aids Council (Nac) has said the country has adequate stocks of anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) to last up to the end…