FDA Approves First Condom For Anal Sex
The US Food and Drug Administration has for the first time authorised the marketing of a condom specifically indicated for anal sex. The condom which …
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FDA Approves Monthly Injectable HIV Drug Combo
The United States Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Cabenuva, a once a month injectable drug combination with cabotegravir and rilpivirine, for the treatment …
GLAAD calls for blood donation bans to be lifted
The world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer media advocacy organisation, GLAAD is urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to lift the ban …
Forum with HIV prevention expert Dr Bob Grant focused on impact of PrEP overseas
THE Victorian AIDS Council (VAC) recently held a forum earlier this week to discuss HIV prevention and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with a focus on the major …
The case for PrEP
PrEP’s success has been well-documented through global clinical trials and the impact it has had on the gay community since it was introduced in the US. Armed with this information, leading LGBTI health organisations in Australia — such as ACON — are now calling authorities to have PrEP approved and subsidised urgently, and there are simple reasons why. Matthew Wade reports.