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San Francisco Annual Report Shows New Low in HIV Infections But Disparities Remain

San Francisco Annual Report Shows New Low in HIV Infections But Disparities Remain

On September 1, the San Francisco Department of Public Health released its HIV Epidemiology Annual Report 2015 , showing that the number of newly diagnosed HIV infections has continued to fall and people with HIV are being linked to care and achieving viral suppression more quickly. But some notable disparities remain, with African-American men and women not benefitting as much as the population as a whole.

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AIDS 2016: Managing Non-Communicable Diseases Among People Living with HIV

AIDS 2016: Managing Non-Communicable Diseases Among People Living with HIV

Speakers at the recent 21st International AIDS Conference in Durban addressed non-communicable diseases (NCDs) -- including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancers, and other illnesses -- which have become more common complications for people with HIV who are living longer on antiretroviral therapy (ART). NCDs represent a significant challenge in low- and middle-income countries, where the burden of these illnesses has been reaching epidemic proportions, but where health systems have traditio...

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AIDS 2016: New HIV Infections Have Stopped Declining Worldwide, Now Rising in Some Regions

AIDS 2016: New HIV Infections Have Stopped Declining Worldwide, Now Rising in Some Regions

After a decade of rapidly declining HIV incidence following the introduction of effective antiretroviral treatment, progress in reducing new infections has stalled worldwide and in some areas incidence has started to increase, according to a new analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study presented at the 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) last month in Durban and published in the August 2016 edition of The Lancet HIV .

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Coverage of 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016)

Coverage of 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016)

HIVandHepatitis.com coverage of the 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016), held July 18-22, in Durban, South Africa.

Conference highlights include PrEP and other biomedical HIV prevention, HIV cure research, experimental antiretroviral therapy, and access to treatment and prevention for key affected populations.

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AIDS 2016 website

7/28/16

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Coverage of the 2016 EASL International Liver Congress

Coverage of the 2016 EASL International Liver Congress

HIVandHepatitis.com coverage of the 2016 European Association for the Study of the Liver International Liver Congress (EASL 2016) in Barcelona, April 13-17, 2016.

Conference highlights include interferon-free hepatitis C treatment for people with advanced disease, experimental HCV therapy, new treatment for hepatitis B, and management of liver disease complications.

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International Liver Congress website

4/22/16

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Coverage of the 2016 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections

Coverage of the 2016 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections

HIVandHepatitis.com coverage of the 2016 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic infections (CROI 2016), February 22-25, 2016, in Boston.

Conference highlights include PrEP and other HIV prevention innovations, new HIV treatment strategies, HIV cure research, the cascade of care, HIV-related conditions, and optimizing therapy for hepatitis C.

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CROI website

2/26/16

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Interferon-Free Hepatitis C Treatment Safe and Effective for People Who Inject Drugs

Interferon-Free Hepatitis C Treatment Safe and Effective for People Who Inject Drugs

FDA Taking Public Comment on Potential Changes to Gay Blood Donation Policy

FDA Taking Public Comment on Potential Changes to Gay Blood Donation Policy

AIDS 2016: PrEP Study Achieves High Engagement and Adherence Among Black Gay Men

AIDS 2016: PrEP Study Achieves High Engagement and Adherence Among Black Gay Men

AIDS 2016: San Francisco Sees Progress in Getting to Zero Initiative

AIDS 2016: San Francisco Sees Progress in Getting to Zero Initiative

AIDS 2016: Infection Prophylaxis Reduces Risk of Death for People Starting HIV Treatment Late

AIDS 2016: Infection Prophylaxis Reduces Risk of Death for People Starting HIV Treatment Late

AIDS 2016: Earlier HIV Treatment Is Not Over-burdening Health Services

AIDS 2016: Earlier HIV Treatment Is Not Over-burdening Health Services

AIDS 2016: New WHO Algorithm Aims to Prevent TB Deaths in People with Advanced HIV

AIDS 2016: New WHO Algorithm Aims to Prevent TB Deaths in People with Advanced HIV

Experimental Vaccines Demonstrate Protection Against Zika Virus in Monkey Studies

Experimental Vaccines Demonstrate Protection Against Zika Virus in Monkey Studies

HIV/AIDS

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HIV Treatment

AIDS 2016: Mapping Local HIV Epidemics Can Help Target Resources to Areas with Greatest Need

Global health agencies have recently put a new emphasis on geography. UNAIDS has...

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HIV Prevention

AIDS 2016: Study Looks at Use of HIV PrEP Before and During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

Truvada for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) when it was offered as an addit...

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HIV Testing & Diagnosis

AIDS 2016: Market Constraints and Uncertainties May Limit Scale-Up of HIV Self-Testing

There are 4 different HIV self-test products now manufactured and approved for s...

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HIV Disease Progression

Study Sheds New Light on What Happens During Acute HIV Infection

An individual's HIV viral load set-point is generally reached about a month ...

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Hepatitis B

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HBV Treatment

EASL 2016: Hepatitis B Treatment Linked to Colorectal and Cervical Cancer

People with hepatitis B who were treated with nucleoside/nucleotide antivirals d...

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HBV Prevention

Telbivudine Prevents Mother-to-Child Hepatitis B Virus Transmission

Women with a high hepatitis B viral load who were treated with the antiviral dru...

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HBV Testing & Diagnosis

AASLD 2014: Hepatitis B Testing and Treatment Rates Are Low Among U.S. Veterans

Only 15% of U.S. veterans have been tested for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection...

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HBV Disease Progression

Blood Test Could Help Predict Which Hepatitis B Patients Will Develop Liver Cancer

A blood test that measures a set of circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) may help iden...

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Hepatitis C

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HCV Treatment

Grazoprevir/Elbasvir Hepatitis C Treatment Works Wells for People Who Inject Drugs

Merck's grazoprevir/elbasvir hepatitis C regimen was well-tolerated and cure...

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HCV Prevention

EASL 2016: High Incidence of HCV Reinfection Among HIV+ Gay Men in Western Europe

There is a very high incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) reinfection among HIV-...

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HCV Testing & Diagnosis

Hepatitis C Antigen Testing Could Eliminate Need for 2-Step HCV Testing

Testing for hepatitis C virus (HCV) core antigen could eventually replace the cu...

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HCV Disease Progression

EASL 2016: People Treated for Hepatitis C Have Unexpectedly High Rate of Liver Cancer Recurrence

Hepatitis C patients with cirrhosis who were treated with direct-acting antivira...

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HIV/Hepatitis Coinfection

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HIV/HBV Coinfection

AIDS 2016: Ongoing Hepatitis B Virus Replication Raises Mortality for People with HIV

People with HIV and hepatitis B virus (HBV) coinfection have more than double th...

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HIV/HCV Coinfection

AIDS 2016: AbbVie 3D and 2D Hepatitis C Combos Work Well for HIV/HCV Coinfected People

AbbVie's paritaprevir-based 3D regimen for hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype ...

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HBV/HCV Coinfection

EASL 2015: Hepatitis B and C Coinfection Linked to Worse Fibrosis than Hepatitis B Alone

People coinfected with both hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) ...

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Other Health News

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Tuberculosis (TB)

AIDS 2016: High-Dose Rifampicin for TB May Improve Survival of HIV+ People with Low CD4 Counts

More aggressive tuberculosis (TB) treatment using a high dose of rifampicin, in ...

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Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

Gardasil HPV Vaccine Reduces Occurrence of Genital Warts and Cervical Dysplasia

 

Countries that widely use a quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccin...

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Other STDs

ASM Microbe 2016: Novel Immune Therapy GEN-003 Improves Genital Herpes

GEN-003, a therapeutic vaccine containing recombinant herpes simplex virus (HSV)...

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Influenza

ICAAC 2014: Single Dose of Flu Drug Peramavir Looks Safe and Effective

A single dose of the investigational neuraminidase inhibitorperamavir (Rapivab) ...

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