HIV PrEP: An Opportunity for Pharmacists
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Reading Time: < 1 minute HIV weakens a person’s immune system by specifically attacking the CD4 cells, which are often called T cells. Read More
GSK says long-acting HIV prevention drug 65% more effective than Truvada
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Reading Time: < 1 minute – Britain’s GSK said on Tuesday that an injection of its cabotegravir drug given every two months was found to be 65%…
Philippines has sufficient supply of HIV drugs, DOH says
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Philippines has sufficient supply of antiretroviral drugs for people living with HIV, the health ministry said Tuesday, Read more
Prince Harry Speaks on the Importance of Resilience During the AIDS 2020 Conference
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Prince Harry is speaking out on the need to create a resilient, AIDS-free generation. Read More
Brazilian man may be the first person to be ‘cured’ of HIV with drugs alone
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A Brazilian man may be the first person to be “cured” of HIV after receiving an intensive experimental drug therapy. Read More
UN: COVID-19 Setting Back AIDS Fight Amid 'Staggering' Surge In East European, Central Asian Infections
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The United Nations says the coronavirus pandemic is disrupting treament for many and jeopardizing years of progress in the battle against HIV/AIDS…
HPTN 083 study demonstrates superiority of cabotegravir for the prevention of HIV
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Researchers from the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) announced today that the HPTN 083 clinical trial showed that Read more
Africa: MSF Responds to UNAIDS 2020 Global Report Warning the World Will Miss Its Targets
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Reading Time: < 1 minute As the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) released its 2020 Global AIDS Update today, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans…
First person ever ‘cured’ of HIV using medication alone, marking the most exciting breakthrough in the fight against the virus in years
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Reading Time: < 1 minute In a new study, presented Tuesday (July 7) at the International AIDS conference 2020, a patient on a relatively simple antiretroviral drug regimen…
HIV patient 'first in remission' without transplant
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A HIV-positive man in remission may be the first patient effectively cured of the illness without needing a bone marrow transplant, …