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London patient in long-term HIV remission after stem cell transplant
Ravindra Gupta presenting at CROI 2019. Photo by Liz Highleyman. A London man has had no remaining detectable HIV a year and a half after stopping HIV treatment, following a bone marrow stem cell...
View ArticleIAS statement on “London Patient” in HIV remission after transplant
5 March, 2019 (Geneva, Switzerland) – The International AIDS Society (IAS) today welcomed an announcement that an HIV-positive man has remained in HIV remission off antiretroviral therapy (ART), 19...
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PrEP use jumps to 35 percent amount gay and bi men at risk of HIV
By Tim Fitzsimons Thirty-five percent of gay and bisexual men at high risk of HIV infection were using PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, the daily pill that prevents HIV infection, in 2017, according...
View ArticleSignificant health gains from faster switching to second-line ART in...
Michael CarterPublished: 29 May 2019 Switching to second-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) after a single viral load measurement above 1000 copies/ml has the potential to save lives, avert a...
View ArticleRectal douching by MSM associated with increased odds of infection with HIV...
A total of 24 studies (20,398 participants) had sufficient statistical analyses to be included in the meta-analyses. The odds of HIV infection among men who practiced rectal douching were increased...
View ArticleMalawi: ART alone isn’t enough to stop the TB epidemic among people with HIV
Malawi: ART alone isn’t enough to stop the TB epidemic among people with HIVMichael Carter Published: 27 May 2019 Expanded access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been accompanied by big falls in...
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What works against self-stigma? First systematic review aims to find out
Gus CairnsPublished: 24 May 2019 Jump to About self-stigma The review of interventions Their results Conclusion References About self-stigma The review of interventions Their results Conclusion
View ArticleThe throat is a major source of gonorrhoea infections in MSM
Michael Carter Published: 21 May 2019 The throat is a major source of gonorrhoea transmission among men who have sex with men (MSM), according to Australian research published in Sexually Transmitted...
View ArticleTB LAM test improves TB diagnosis in people with low CD4 counts
Keith Alcorn Published: 21 May 2019 Jump to Improving access to LAM testing References Use of the TB LAM test in people with HIV with CD4 counts below 200 boosted the number of people diagnosed with...
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Most UK clinic staff now tell people about U=U, but not always in the same way
Gus CairnsPublished: 29 April 2019 Jump to The Bloomsbury Clinic survey The BHIVA survey and statement References The Bloomsbury Clinic survey The BHIVA survey and statement
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