Treatment as Prevention¨

Thirty years ago, fear of AIDS was at its height. The year 1985 brought the first commercial blood test to detect HIV, the military began testing recruits for the virus, and the first international AIDS conference convened in Atlanta. The actor Rock Hudson shocked the world when he announced he had the disease and died […]

About 16,000 Canadians are living with HIV and don’t know it, according to statistics from Canada’s Public Health Agency (PHAC). That figure has prompted health experts to call for increased testing and more proactive treatment to reach people who haven’t been diagnosed and prevent them from spreading the illness to others. Dec. 1 marks World

About 16,000 Canadians are living with HIV and don’t know it, according to statistics from Canada’s Public Health Agency (PHAC). That figure has prompted health experts to call for increased testing and more proactive treatment to reach people who haven’t been diagnosed and prevent them from spreading the illness to others. Dec. 1 marks World

Cuando los pacientes se adhieren a su rŽgimen de medicamentos, pueden casi eliminar el riesgo de transmisión del virus a sus parejas. El mundo se comprometió a poner fin a la epidemia del sida para 2030, la meta aprobada este año por la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU). ¿Pero es realista o incluso posible?

Although a daily pill can prevent HIV infection, very few people actually take it. About 1.2 million Americans are at high risk for HIV and could benefit from taking the pill, sold under the brand name Truvada, in a strategy that doctors call “pre-exposure prophylaxis,” or PrEP, according to a new report from the Centers

El Dr. Julio Montaner, director del Centro de Columbia Británica para la Excelencia en VIH y SIDA, dice que solo en Columbia Británica, 2.000 de las 15.000 personas con VIH / SIDA ni siquiera saben que están infectadas y que de esa manera tienen más probabilidades de transmitir el virus. “El problema es que la

BC’s internationally-known expert on HIV-AIDS says it’s time we started testing everyone for HIV. Today’s News Hour on Global BC Health Matters brought to you by Pharmasave.

A doctor in Vancouver is urging the Canadian government to test everyone across the country for HIV as a way to eliminate the epidemic. Dr. Julio Montaner, the director of B.C.’s Centre for Excellence in HIV and AIDS, says about 15 to 25 percent of people infected with HIV in Canada are not aware they

This reality is in sharp contrast to what scientific evidence has strongly supported for some years: Immediate access to HIV treatment significantly improves the health of people living with the virus, and works as one of the most effective tools to prevent HIV transmission. The latest UNAIDS report also estimates that new HIV infections have

There has been a lot of misinformation following actor Charlie Sheen’s disclosure of his HIV status, many of it dreamed up by media hype and hunger for a story. Here are four things to know to help clear up any questions you might have about the reports you are hearing. 1. It’s Never Okay to