Posts tagged Burnet Institute

The bill removes an outdated requirement that only eligible GPs can conduct the tests and brings Victoria in line with the National HIV Testing Policy.

New research shows that higher STI rates among Victorian PrEP trial participants were a result of more frequent testing, more casual partners, and more group sex – but not reduced condom use.

A MAJOR medical conference in the US has seen a number of significant developments in HIV research with implications for how the HIV is managed …

A NEW study has found HIV-positive gay men on effective antiretroviral treatment have a near-zero chance of passing the virus on to a HIV-negative partner …

WORLD-renowned HIV and AIDS researcher Professor Sharon Lewin has been appointed director of the Doherty Institute, the University of Melbourne’s new research centre looking at …

A NEW study seeks to identify accurate rates of HIV in Australia’s gay male communities through anonymous testing to pinpoint HIV-positive men unaware of their …

Australia has recorded a 10 percent annual rise in new HIV diagnoses – the largest jump in two decades – according to the latest official …

Pronto, Melbourne’s much-anticipated HIV rapid testing service, was launched by the Victorian AIDS Council and Gay Men’s Health Centre (VAC/GMHC) and the Burnet Institute last …

One of Australia’s leading HIV research bodies has called for greater government and philanphropic support. The Burnet Institute’s director and CEO Professor Brendan Crabb said …

In a world first, a Melbourne researcher has proven HIV not only affects the function of immune cells in humans but affects how these cells …