Treatment as Prevention¨

Bob Leahy talks with the world’s leading treatment as prevention advocate, B.C.’s Dr. Julio Montaner, about new research that broadens the case for early treatment – and why Canada still needs to fully embrace its benefits. Vancouver, BC [September, 2015] A new study finds patients who start HIV combination antiretroviral treatment at high CD4 levels […]

Two members of the Department of Medicine – Professor Emeritus Robert C. Brunham and Professor Julio Montaner – are being recognized by the Royal Society of Canada. Dr. Brunham, the former Executive and Scientific Director of the B.C. Centre for Disease Control, has been elected a Fellow of the RSC. Dr. Montaner, Head of the

About 600 Sero-discordant couples where one partner is HIV positive and the other is not will take part in a new research study to help decide the best HIV Treatment Strategy that will reduce the rate of infection in the population. A study by the National Agency for Control of AIDS (NACA) is to help

New figures released by the Kirby Institute from its 2015 Annual Surveillance Report indicate that in 2014, HIV diagnoses in Australia remained stable, following a sharp rise in 2012. Australia is however on target to meet global treatment targets, which are important for the health of people with HIV and for ongoing prevention efforts. The

The United Nations formally adopted UBC Professor and Director of the BC Centre for Excellence (BC-CfE) in HIV/AIDS Julio Montaner’s highly effective ‘Treatment as Prevention’ (TasP) HIV/AIDS approach as part of its 90-90-90 strategy. The concept behind TasP¨ is to provide immediate and full access to antiretroviral treatment upon an HIV diagnosis. Sustained treatment helps

We’re in the Midst of an HIV prevention revolution. Over the past Few years, we-have Gained new knowledge and tools to prevent prevention HIV, from pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to the knowledge That year undetectable viral load Dramatically Reduces the risk of transmission. So where is the excitement, Especially in Communities hardest hit by HIV? In

Achieving an undetectable viral load is a key milestone in the period after diagnosis with HIV, qualitative interviews with Canadian gay men suggest. Men incorporated knowledge of their own undetectable status into their identities as HIV-positive gay men and their sexual decision making, according to a study published in the August issue of AIDS Education

The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for ambitious new global targets for diagnosis, treatment and cure of viral hepatitis, signalling a major increase in momentum towards elimination of viral hepatitis by 2030. Dr Gottfried Hirnschall, director of the Department of HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis of WHO told the World Hepatitis Summit in Glasgow on Wednesday

Poor patients more likely to achieve viral suppression with care at RWHAP-funded facility In addition to medical care, HIV patients treated at facilities funded by the 25-year-old Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) were more likely to receive support services and achieve viral suppression compared with patients at other facilities, researchers reported. At first glance, HIV-positive

“I can’t believe he lied to me!” Recently, even in the PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) Facts Forum, a participant remarked that one of his tricks lied to him about being on PrEP. “How can this happen?,” he pondered — it does all the time. Two years ago on the online site Manhunt, I was contacted by