New two-in-one HIV medication gets PBS listing
Global specialist HIV company, ViiV Healthcare has announced that a new fixed-dose combination for “treatment-naïve adults” and adolescents with HIV type 1 (HIV-1) will be …
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To end HIV, it’s imperative no one gets left behind
When World AIDS Day was first held in 1988, it was a time of adversity, devastation and grief. Our communities were engulfed by the HIV …
Instagram rejects PrEP ads for being “too political”
Instagram is banning advertisements targeting gay and bi men for the HIV preventative medication pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) on account of being ‘too political.’ The popular …
First three months of 2019 reveal a 22 per cent drop in HIV transmission rates in NSW
While there has been a decline in rates among Australian-born men, rates among overseas-born men have slightly increased.
Injectable monthly HIV treatment passes ‘pivotal’ medical trial
“This novel approach may help alleviate the burden often associated with daily, oral treatment regimens and contribute to making HIV a smaller part of peoples’ lives.”
First two-drug single pill HIV treatment approved in Australia
“The approval of the first single dose two-drug regimen for HIV challenges the traditional approach of three-drug regimens that have been the standard of care for 20 years.”
Queensland World AIDS Day looks to learn from the past for a brighter future
As well as the return of a candlelight vigil in Brisbane’s CBD, a new online series exploring the lives of people living with HIV has also just been launched.
Unpacking the scientific community’s recent HIV announcements
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 …
New study to ask whether HIV treatment is prevention
The Centre for Social Research in Health at the University of New South Wales is looking for HIV-positive gay men in Sydney to participate in …
First baby cured of HIV
A baby girl born with HIV has been cured with very early treatment of antiretroviral drugs, US researchers announced on Sunday. In a medical first …