HIV Populations
CROI 2017: Infants Treated Within Days of Birth Can Clear HIV Reservoir Rapidly
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- Category: Children & Adolescents
- Published on Wednesday, 15 February 2017 00:00
- Written by Keith Alcorn
HIV viral load and viral DNA fall rapidly in infants who begin antiretroviral therapy (ART) within days of birth, a pair of South African studies have found, showing the potential for clearing the reservoir of HIV-infected cells -- but infants with such a dramatic response to treatment may be a minority. The findings were presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2017) this week in Seattle.
Golden Compass Program Launches at San Francisco General Hospital
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- Category: HIV & Aging
- Published on Tuesday, 07 February 2017 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
The Golden Compass program is now open at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital's Ward 86, offering one-stop shopping for HIV-positive people age 50 and older. The program, which started seeing patients this past fall, held its official launch party on February 3.
UNAIDS Special Session Looks at HIV and Aging, New Report Examines Long-Term AIDS Survival
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- Category: HIV & Aging
- Published on Thursday, 15 December 2016 00:00
- Written by HIVandHepatitis.com
A UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board meeting on December 8 addressed the challenges related to an aging population with HIV worldwide. In related news, activist Matt Sharp recently released a new report on long-term survivors living with HIV/AIDS.
Study Shows Supervised Injection Facility Would Be Cost-Effective in San Francisco
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- Category: People Who Inject Drugs
- Published on Tuesday, 17 January 2017 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Establishing a supervised consumption facility for people who inject drugs in San Francisco could reduce new HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections, decrease overdose deaths, and save millions of dollars, according to a mathematical modeling study recently published online in the Journal of Drug Issues.
September 27 Is National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
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- Category: Gay & Bisexual Men/MSM
- Published on Thursday, 22 September 2016 00:00
- Written by HIVandHepatitis.com
Tuesday, September 27, is National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NGMHAAD), a day of action to call attention to the disproportionate effect of the epidemic on gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men.
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