Treatment as Prevention¨

This blog was originally written for BMJ Clinical Evidence and posted on blogs.bmj.com/ce/ Last week saw a landmark shift in the pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV debate in England. After 18 months of work with key stakeholders-including clinicians, commissioners, and community advocates-NHS England announced that it was no longer able to fund a significant PrEP […]

With the highest incarceration rate of any state in the nation, Louisiana locks up so many people that 40 percent of those sentenced to serve time in state prisons are instead sent to a local parish jail. This has long created a two-tiered system: People in prisons have access to educational and vocational programs in

The more time we put into a relationship, the more we learn about our partner. Some revelations can be as small as learning that your partner had a sixth finger as a child. But, others can mean finding out something more serious, like learning that your partner has human immunodeficiency virus, more commonly known as

It is impossible to have a modern conversation about HIV and HIV stigma without having the term “undetectable” used, misused, and abused. Those involved in HIV activism certainly have strong opinions on how the term – which refers to an HIV-positive person’s viral load once it becomes so low it is no longer detectable by

Yesterday we heard that the Pre-exposure Prophylaxis drug Truvada, which can be taken to help prevent the transmission of HIV, is not going to be made available on the NHS. The choice to abandon a public consultation into getting the drug on the National Health Service has been described as “a shocking U-turn” by the

Psychiatrists are uniquely positioned to provide both preventive and therapeutic interventions for children, adolescents, adults, and elderly persons who are vulnerable to, infected with, or affected by HIV. Psychiatrists routinely take patient histories that include substance use; sexual activities; relationships; and trauma, including childhood neglect and emotional, physical, and sexual abuse-as well as comprehensive medical,

Sometimes I’m asked what motivates me and keeps me going in the work that I do. I often think about this question and conclude that it’s a variety of issues that collide and inspire me to keep focused on the important work we do in the HIV community. Lately, I’ve been reflecting on this question

Twenty years after the introduction of maximally suppressive antiretroviral therapy (ART), we have an opportunity to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with HIV infection and to virtually end HIV transmission. In addition to extending survival and preserving quality of life, ART has been proven highly effective in preventing sexual, parenteral, and vertical HIV transmission.

Many doctors fail to tell women living with HIV that having an undetectable viral load dramatically reduces their risk of transmitting HIV, according to a new report released Thursday. The study, conducted by the advocacy group Positive Women’s Network-USA (PWN-USA), found that out of 180 women surveyed, 38% were not told by their doctors that

MLA Sultan presents a statement on Dr. Julio Montaner and the great work he has done to improve the treatment and prevention of AIDS and HIV.