Treatment as Prevention¨

Treatment as Prevention Adopted by the Canadian AIDS Society Board of Directors, November, 2016 Treatment is an essential component of any HIV strategy with the goal of ending the AIDS epidemic in Canada and worldwide. In December 2015 the Government of Canada endorsed the United Nations Joint Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) global treatment […]

After months of hearings followed by weeks of intensive closed-door negotiations. the all-party committee on electoral reform is set to release the results of its investigation into how, exactly, the government could – or should – honour Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s oft-repeated campaign pledge to make the 2015 election the last to be conducted using

In the past 20 years the medical implications of an HIV diagnosis have changed completely, almost miraculously. Antiretroviral drugs allow people living with HIV to have unprotected sex without passing the virus to their partners, to have HIV-negative children and to live healthy lives well into old age. In fact, in 2016 the stigma surrounding

In recognition of the upcoming World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, Health Minister Terry Lake has made the following statement: “With World AIDS Day just around the corner, we remember the many families who have suffered a loss from HIV/AIDS. And we acknowledge the incredible scientists, researchers, health-care workers and advocates who have made it

When the HIV/AIDS epidemic first hit, it impacted numerous communities in devastating ways. Things have changed since that time, with numerous medical advances as well as greater social understanding. However, it still remains a pressing issue, with some younger generations growing up not as aware of the issues involved. World AIDS Day is on Thursday

Dr. Montaner, who pioneered the AIDS cocktail, says people with HIV still face stigma and persecution, even in Canada.

Two advocates of health research and health innovation were presented last night with the Research Canada Leadership Award. Dr. Grant Pierce, Executive Director of Research, St. Boniface Hospital and The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) received the 2016 Research Canada Leadership Award at a ceremony in Toronto held in conjunction with the Prix

Researcher says new doctors need more education and less implicit bias Medical students in the US are less willing to prescribe PrEP to men who are at highest risk for HIV infection, according to a recent study. George Washington University psychologist Sarah Calabrese asked more than 100 medical students to consider if they would prescribe

TORONTO Nov. 22, 2016 /CNW/ – The Health Research Foundation (HRF), along with Prix Galien Canada and Research Canada is pleased to celebrate and honour the best and brightest minds of Canada’s life sciences and health research advocacy sectors, at the HRF Research Awards Gala. The honourees of the HRF’s Medal of Honour, Prix Galien