Treatment as Prevention¨

Dr. Peter Diaries still resonate after 30 years, drawing parallels between the battles against AIDS and COVID

Peter Jepson-Young became the face of the HIV crisis in broadcasts that described the reality of an epidemic Thirty years since her son first dared to show his face on the nightly news, beaming his story of living with and eventually dying of AIDS into living rooms across British Columbia, Shirley Young still starts each […]

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Dr. Julio Montaner profiled in BIV’s LifeSciences magazine

Business in Vancouver’sLifesciencesmagazine recently profiled BC-CfE Executive Director & Physician-in-Chief Dr. Julio Montaner. In the profile, the history of Dr. Montaner’s career is traced from his arrival in Vancouver from Argentina in the 1980s, to the creation of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART), up to the global spread of the cost-saving strategy of Treatment as Prevention¨ (TasP¨) .

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HIV Incidence Is Lower in States With More Generous Low-Income Food Benefits

Studies consistently show that food insecurity increases vulnerability to HIV and worsens health outcomes for people living with HIV. While federal and state programs in the U.S., such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), provide food assistance to low-income people, income guidelines and other restrictions can keep such programs out of reach for people

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HIV Incidence Is Lower in States With More Generous Low-Income Food Benefits

Studies consistently show that food insecurity increases vulnerability to HIV and worsens health outcomes for people living with HIV. While federal and state programs in the U.S., such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), provide food assistance to low-income people, income guidelines and other restrictions can keep such programs out of reach for people

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Immediate HIV Treatment Initiation With Integrase Inhibitors Leads to Large Drop in Secondary HIV Transmission Among MSM

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

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