The science is clear, the evidence overwhelming: HIV-positive people with an undetectable viral load cannot transmit the virus to sex partners. This message has gone a long way in combating HIV stigma, as Carrie Foote, Ph.D., a founder of the Undetectable Equals Untransmittable (U=U) campaign, can attest. “Having tested positive myself in 1988, I lived […]
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In the midst of news surrounding the Trump administration’s plan to eradicate HIV/AIDS in the United States by 2030, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that the annual decline in new HIV transmission rates has leveled off. What does this mean for plans to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic? Experts say that the
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A study from the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) uncovered new opportunities in the health care system to diagnose individuals living with HIV. In 2017, nearly a quarter of those diagnosed with HIV in BC had a CD4 count that was low, a major indicator of a weakened immune system and advanced HIV disease.
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The largest treatment-as-prevention study for gay and bisexual men confirms that people on antiretroviral therapy with undetectable viral load do not transmit HIV. Results from the PARTNER2 study, which enrolled nearly 1,000 mixed-status gay male couples in 14 European countries, saw no genetically linked HIV transmissions when the positive partner was on effective treatment. “PARTNER2
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Quelques jours aprs que la rmission d’un patient atteint du VIH a fait les manchettes à travers le monde, des organismes de soutien aux personnes atteintes du virus du sida de la Colombie-Britannique rappellent qu’ils ont toujours besoin d’appuis. Lisa Martella est la directrice gnrale de l’organisme A Loving Spoonful, qui offre des repas gratuits
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‘We’ve seen a decline each and every year for funding,’ says AIDS Vancouver – but patients still need help HIV/AIDS charities in B.C. are reiterating their continued need for support after a patient who was declared “functionally cured” recently made global headlines. In early March, a man who had HIV known as “the London patient”
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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON-The recipe for ending HIV epidemics seems straightforward. Introduce widespread testing. Immediately put those who test positive on antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, which suppress the virus to undetectable levels so those people won’t infect others. The number of new infections will drop, and the epidemic will peter out. But massive, costly studies done in the
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Dr. Glenda Gray, a world-leading expert who is spearheading global efforts towards an HIV vaccine, will be speaking at Simon Fraser University’s President’s Dream Colloquium on HIV/AIDS on March 11.
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Thousands of people at the highest risk of acquiring HIV in B.C. are benefiting after a successful year since government expanded coverage for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). “Since expanding access to PrEP on Jan. 1, 2018, nearly 3,300 people have been prescribed the potentially life-saving medications. It is positive to see
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THOUSANDS of people at the highest risk of acquiring HIV in B.C. are benefiting after a successful year since government expanded coverage for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). “Since expanding access to PrEP on January 1, 2018, nearly 3,300 people have been prescribed the potentially life-saving medications. It is positive to see
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