We know that early HIV treatment initiation is a good idea-not just for the health of a person living with HIV, but from an HIV prevention standpoint as well. We also know that integrase inhibitors have developed a pretty sterling reputation as an excellent first-line option. But when it comes to brass tacks-for instance, the […]
The BC-CfE’s Executive Director & Physician-in-Chief Dr. Julio Montaner was honoured by Canada Post this week as part of their Medical Groundbreakers stamp series.
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Since the beginning of the HIV epidemic, approximately 33 million people have died from HIV/AIDS and 76 million people have been infected with the virus, according to a virtual session at the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) Annual Meeting & Expo 2020. During the session on the state of HIV care in 2020, Brandon
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A renowned British Columbia doctor is being celebrated for his pioneering work fighting HIV/AIDS with a new commemorative stamp. Dr. Julio Montaner is one of six distinguished Canadian doctors and researchers whose faces will grace the new run of stamps from Canada Post. Montaner, who moved to Vancouver from his native Argentina in 1981, is
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Les docteurs Vera Peters, Bruce Chown, Julio Montaner, Blafour Mount, Ernest McColloch, ainsi que le chercheur James Till, sont honors par la socit fdrale sur de nouveaux timbres à leur effigie. Grâce à leurs contributions, il y a des avances notoires dans la prise en charge de plusieurs pathologies affectant aussi bien les jeunes que
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The first outbreak of polio in the United States struck Rutland County, Vermont, in the summer of 1894. The disease began with fever, sore throat, and fatigue; it sometimes went on to damage the brain and spinal cord, paralyzing or even killing its hosts. Charles Caverly, a local physician, chronicled the devastation using detailed maps
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Shocking numbers of Americans still think one has to be “careful” around people living with HIV. The level of perceived and actual stigma around HIV remains high, while public knowledge about it remains low, even though there are effective treatments and reliable means of preventing transmission. Those are among the findings of GLAAD’s State of
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Research presented to the 23rd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2020: Virtual) last week on ‘Undetectable = Untransmittable’ (U=U) indicates varying levels of awareness and acceptance of this powerful message, despite the conclusive finding that people living with HIV who have an undetectable viral cannot infect others. Launched in mid-2016 by activists and researchers in New
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The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted the global battle against infectious diseases. Several countries have made improvements in their fight against new HIV infections in recent years, but reports say the coronavirus crisis has undermined HIV prevention and sexual reproductive health services for key populations and affected communities worldwide. Even the world’s leading HIV conference
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