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Increasing access to mental health services improves outcomes for people with HIV

Increasing access to mental health services improves HIV outcomes among vulnerable patients, a new study from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests.

21 May 2019

Integrated stepped alcohol treatment reduces alcohol use in people with HIV

People with HIV who drink too much were more likely to reduce drinking after undergoing an approach to care known as integrated stepped alcohol treatment, according to a Yale-led study.

20 May 2019

New findings could be used as vaccination strategy for sexually transmitted infections

In a study published today in the Nature Communications, researchers from King's College London have shown how skin vaccination can generate protective CD8 T-cells that are recruited to the genital tissues and could be used as a vaccination strategy for sexually transmitted infections

17 May 2019

Experts Suggest Compulsory Measles Vaccination in Children Could Prevent Epidemic

Experts have suggested that compulsory measles vaccines before children start attending school may be necessary to prevent increasing disease incidence rates worldwide.

17 May 2019

Longer-acting, injectable HIV treatments on the horizon

An HIV diagnosis was once a death sentence, but now people who receive treatment survive for decades with the disease. Keeping the virus at bay usually requires taking a pill every day, which aside from being inconvenient for some, is an unwelcome daily reminder of the disease.

16 May 2019

HIV prevention pill may be cost-effective way of curbing the epidemic in India

Pre-exposure prophylaxis, a combination drug used to prevent HIV infection, has already gained significant traction in the U.S. and Europe.

10 May 2019

Slow-release HIV vaccine shows promise in preclinical trials

A new slow-release vaccine has been shown to boost the immune system’s response to the HIV virus. The vaccine is given in small doses over a period of days, compared to one large dose.

10 May 2019

New clinical trial to compare effectiveness of injectable drugs and oral medications to treat HIV

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, working with the National Institutes of Health, will conduct a clinical trial beginning this month to determine if monthly injections of anti-viral drugs are more effective at suppressing the HIV virus than daily pills in a population for whom daily adherence has been a challenge.

10 May 2019

Study evaluates long-acting HIV therapy in patients unable to adhere to strict daily regimens

A clinical trial to evaluate long-acting antiretroviral therapy for maintaining HIV suppression in people for whom adhering to conventional daily oral ART has been a challenge has begun at research sites across the United States.

9 May 2019

Better training needed for internal medicine residents to combat HIV epidemic, survey suggests

The nation's HIV epidemic remains stubbornly persistent, with almost 40,000 new infections annually in the United States.

8 May 2019

“Without Antibiotics, I Cannot Treat”: Examining Antibiotic Resistance Drivers in India

Mohit Nair discusses the issue of antibiotic resistance in India and the work that MSF is doing to improve awareness and reduce the misuse of antibiotics.

7 May 2019

Immediate HIV treatment initiation has improved but not yet universal in NYC, study finds

A new study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases found that immediate treatment initiation for HIV infection has improved since local and federal guidelines began to recommend universal treatment for all persons diagnosed with HIV, regardless of their disease stage.

7 May 2019

HIV 1 News and Research

Increasing access to mental health services improves outcomes for people with HIV

Integrated stepped alcohol treatment reduces alcohol use in people with HIV

New findings could be used as vaccination strategy for sexually transmitted infections

Experts Suggest Compulsory Measles Vaccination in Children Could Prevent Epidemic

Longer-acting, injectable HIV treatments on the horizon

HIV prevention pill may be cost-effective way of curbing the epidemic in India

Slow-release HIV vaccine shows promise in preclinical trials

New clinical trial to compare effectiveness of injectable drugs and oral medications to treat HIV

Study evaluates long-acting HIV therapy in patients unable to adhere to strict daily regimens

Better training needed for internal medicine residents to combat HIV epidemic, survey suggests

“Without Antibiotics, I Cannot Treat”: Examining Antibiotic Resistance Drivers in India

Immediate HIV treatment initiation has improved but not yet universal in NYC, study finds

Research in preclinical models suggests promising anti-HIV-1 vaginal microbicide

Stop the stigma: 'HIV transmission with suppressive ART is zero'

Discovery of small-molecule inhibitors could enable precise control over CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing

Researchers win $6.2 million grant to study HIV/TB co-infection in children

Will gene-editing of human embryos ever be justifiable?

Study: Child and adolescent health improved but maternal mortality worsened in the U.S.

United Nations sounds alarm bell on drug-resistant infections

Study describes new viral molecular evasion mechanism used by cytomegalovirus

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