Treatment as Prevention¨

Canadians are known for hockey, maple syrup and poutine, but what about their contributions to furthering medicine? Turns out, Canada is responsible for handfuls of medical breakthroughs from Pablum to insulin and child-resistant medicine bottles. “There are many examples of Canadian physicians who have really been successful in changing the way medicine is being practiced […]

To mark Canada’s 150th birthday, we are counting down to Canada Day with profiles of 150 noteworthy British Columbians. As Dr. Julio Montaner says, he never chose to go into AIDS prevention and research. It chose him. In 1981, he came to Vancouver to do post-doctoral work at the University of B.C. He did that

To mark Canada’s 150th birthday, we are counting down to Canada Day with profiles of 150 noteworthy British Columbians. As Dr. Julio Montaner says, he never chose to go into AIDS prevention and research. It chose him. In 1981, he came to Vancouver to do post-doctoral work at the University of B.C. He did that

Julio Montaner habla rápido pero el inglŽs que emplea durante gran parte del año en Canadá, en donde vive y trabaja, apenas asoma en algunas palabras. Luce su moño habitual y el clásico lazo rojo, símbolo del compromiso y trabajo hacia las personas con VIH, sobre la solapa del saco, acaso como una primera contraseña

The Governor General’s Innovation Awards, inaugural CIHR Gold Leaf Prizes, and Killam Prizes and Fellowships, were all handed out in May. What do a stem-cell researcher, an Indigenous rights scholar and a biotechnology entrepreneur have in common? The answer may vary, but life-changing work seems to be at the heart of the matter. At the

La revista mŽdica científica británica The Lancet, publicó un reciente estudio sobre el perfeccionamiento de tratamientos de lucha contra el VIH-Sida que permitirían hoy a las personas jóvenes infectadas con el virus del VIH-Sida, vivir una vida “casi normal”. Investigadores de la Universidad de Bristol, Inglaterra, establecieron que una persona de unos 20 años que

From FS Magazine, Matthew Hodson writes on the importance of getting PrEP to those who need it. The end of year reviews of 2016 were pretty damning. Bowie, Prince and George Michael led a long list of musical heroes who left us. Brexit in the UK and Trump in the US upset the pollsters and

New study identifies obstacles for UN strategy of treatment as prevention in sub-Saharan Africa. (Inside Science) — A new map developed by researchers at UCLA in California calls into question whether a U.N. strategy for eliminating AIDS will succeed in parts of sub-Saharan Africa, where the majority of people living with HIV reside. The map

One of the world’s leading HIV/AIDS researchers, who is from Vancouver, will be among this year’s recipients of the Killam Prize. Dr. Julio Montaner is one of five scholars who will receive the $100,000 award, which recognize the careers of Canadian researchers and scientists that have had an impact upon Canadians and the world. Each