Treatment as Prevention¨

Australian HIV-negative gay men express far more confidence in pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) than an undetectable viral load in preventing HIV, with only 18% agreeing that “a person with an undetectable viral load cannot pass on HIV” and 6% feeling comfortable having condomless sex with an HIV-positive partner who had an undetectable viral load, according to […]

When a person is able to consistently stay on a course of HIV treatment that works effectively, their quality of life improves and their viral load becomes undetectable, meaning they cannot transmit the HIV virus to others. These concepts form the Treatment as Prevention¨ (TasP¨) strategy, pioneered at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

Startling increases in nationwide deaths from drug overdoses, alcohol, and suicides constitute a public health crisis – spurring an urgent call for a National Resilience Strategy to stem these “deaths of despair.” The proposal is outlined in a special commentary in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, published in the Lippincott portfolio by

Transmission rate by half among HIV-positive men MSM New hepatitis C (HCV) transmissions fell by about 50% in HIV-positive men who have sex with men and chronic HCV infections decreased by over 92% after an HCV treatment as prevention intervention was started in a Switzerland, according to a study presented at CROI. Results from the

It’s a story that’s not well known to many residents of the city Vancouver city councillor Tim Stevenson will be in the spotlight on Wednesday (May 23) when the City of Vancouver raises flags at Vancouver City Hall to designate this as the Year of the Queer. … At the 25th-anniversary dinner for Positive Living

A look at the current state of HIV health care. Historically, infection by HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) was considered to be a death sentence. However, significant medical advances have allowed HIV positive people to lead healthy lives with treatment. AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is no longer the norm in Australia. The NSW HIV Strategy 2016-2020