AIDS 2016: How Can Clinical Services Engage Men Who Have Sex With Men in Africa?
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- Category: HIV Prevention
- Published on Tuesday, 20 September 2016 00:00
- Written by Roger Pebody
Men who have sex with men (MSM) living in African countries have an extremely high burden of HIV, Stefan Baral of Johns Hopkins University reminded delegates at the recent 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) in Durban. But in situations often marked by widespread social disapproval of homosexual behavior, health services for MSM are few and far between.
AIDS 2016: NYC Clinic Outlines How to Improve PrEP Uptake by Transgender People
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- Category: HIV Prevention
- Published on Tuesday, 20 September 2016 00:00
- Written by Roger Pebody
Dedicated efforts are needed to engage transgender men and women with clinical services and to encourage them to use pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), Asa Radix from the Callen-Lorde Community Health Center in New York said during a presentation at the recent 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) in Durban.
AIDS 2016: Realism Needed About the Benefits and Risks of Taking Part in HIV Cure Research
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- Category: Search for a Cure
- Published on Thursday, 08 September 2016 00:00
- Written by Roger Pebody
A significant proportion of people living with HIV would be willing to take part in a study towards a cure for HIV, according to research presented at the recent 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) in Durban. However, some potential participants may not fully understand that taking part in an early-phase study is highly unlikely to afford any personal clinical benefit, but might have the potential to cause harm.
AIDS 2016: Vaginal Ring for HIV Prevention is Effective and Acceptable
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- Category: HIV Prevention
- Published on Thursday, 08 September 2016 00:00
- Written by Roger Pebody
An updated adherence analysis from the ASPIRE study indicates that consistent users of a vaginal ring containing dapivirine experienced 65% fewer HIV infections, according to a presentation at the recent 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) in Durban. Moreover, African women who took part in the study told researchers that they liked the product, found it easy to use, and preferred it to possible alternatives such as tablets or vaginal gels.
AIDS 2016: HIV Will Only Be Cured with Combined Approaches, Conference Delegates Hear
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- Category: Search for a Cure
- Published on Thursday, 08 September 2016 00:00
- Written by Gus Cairns
Curing people of HIV infection will have to involve combinations of drugs and approaches, just as HIV treatment does, delegates heard at the Towards an HIV Cure workshop held in advance of the recent 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) in Durban. The reason is the same, too: HIV can easily develop resistance to single agents, even ones as sophisticated as broadly neutralizing antibodies and gene-editing enzymes.
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