Whether through testing regularly, using condoms, taking preventative drugs or becoming ‘undetectable’, a new campaign is encouraging Londoners to ‘do it your way’ An innovative new Do It London campaign will run until early 2018 to help reduce HIV transmission in the capital. Funded by London boroughs, and delivered by a specialist team based in […]
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People who inject drugs have historically represented a population at high risk for hepatitis C virus. However, these patients are often wary of authority figures or entities that might draw attention to or monitor their behavior. This caution may negatively affect their incentive to pursue treatment. The significant side effects of interferon-based therapies – previously
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Entre otros, serÃa útil desde los beneficios fÃsicos para disminuir los efectos secundarios a largo plazo de los medicamentos que mantienen a raya el virus “Las personas con VIH usamos marihuana desde hace 30 años, porque no sólo nos da beneficios desde lo fÃsico sino tambin nos mejora el estado de ánimo”, dijo Estela Carrizo,
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A wild ride: Bob Leahy looks back at what’s happened since PositiveLite.com became the first Canadian organization to sign on to the Undetectable = Untransmittable (U = U) campaign I don’t remember how I first heard about Bruce Richman but it was surely on social media. It was the summer of 2016. Bruce had started
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“There is increasing agreement that risk of HIV transmission from a person living with HIV (PLHIV) who is on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and has a continuously undetectable viral load is effectively zero.” This statement has been widely acknowledged by people living with HIV and advocates fighting HIV criminalization laws. However, in many states, the legal
Bob Leahy was in Paris last week covering the big IAS conference on HIV Science. Turns out it was the best he had been to and not just because Undetectable=Untransmittable (U=U) almost stole the show. Here is what else happened. International AIDS Society Conferences come in two sizes. They alternate. Next year will be the
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When it comes to LGBT health, Vancouver has been and continues to be at the forefront of medical developments, socially progressive initiatives, and humane responses in the face of discrimination. A prime example is when the HIV/AIDS crisis hit Vancouver in the 1980s. As the epidemic ravaged the city’s queer male community during an era
The International AIDS Conference is the premier gathering for those working in the field of HIV, as well as policy makers, persons living with HIV and other individuals committed to ending the pandemic. It is a chance to assess where we are, evaluate recent scientific developments and lessons learnt, and collectively chart a course forward.
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More than three decades into the global HIV pandemic, there are still 2·1 million new infections each year and 36·7 million people are living with HIV. By mid-2016, 18·2 million people were on antiretroviral treatment-about 50% of people living with HIV.1 Yet in 2015, 15 million people living with HIV were estimated to be unaware
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Over the past decade, the District of Columbia has seen more than a 74% decrease in the number of new HIV infections, from 1,333 new cases in 2007 to 347 in 2016. Although a myriad of public health programs have contributed to this decline, the most impactful has been treatment as prevention, according to Michael
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