HIV drug may replace hydroxychloroquine in Covid defence
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIndia’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 minuteThe 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 minuteIn 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 minuteLamont 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 minuteGlaxoSmithKline 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 minuteI 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 minuteTHE National Aids Council (Nac) has said the country has adequate stocks of anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) to last up to the end…
HIV Injectable Tx May Work in Men -- But What About Women?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhile results for the long-acting HIV prevention medication cabotegravir are promising in men who have sex with men (MSM), there is still…
Covid-19, HIV: Nutrition and Your Immune System
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteEllyn Silverman-Linnetz, Healing Nutrition Therapy, CEDRD, PA- A free Zoom seminar this Friday, May 22, 2020 from 12:00-2:00pm. This weeks event covers…
UN says AIDS deaths could double in sub-Saharan Africa due to COVID-19
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe number of deaths from AIDS-related illnesses in sub-Saharan Africa could double if HIV patients are deprived of healthcare due to the…