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23 JUNE 2023 VOLUME 25 ISSUE 25

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  • Enemas, Suppositories, and Inserts Are Acceptable for Applying HIV-Prevention Medicine Before Anal Sex

    A clinical trial showed that most people who have receptive anal sex rated enemas, suppositories and rectal inserts as highly acceptable methods to use rectal microbicides, an experimental HIV-prevention strategy that does not yet have an effective formulation. The racially diverse and multinational participants tried all three methods, which were loaded with placebos, and reported how often they used them and how well they liked them.

    June 23, 2023
    General
    aidsmap

  • Semi-Annual PrEP Dispensing with HIV Self-Testing Resulted in Continued Adherence After 12 Months

    A model of 6-month adherence to preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) supported by interim HIV self-testing (HIVST) reduced the number of visits to a health care facility by half without jeopardizing PrEP continuation 1 year into treatment, a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows.

    June 22, 2023
    PrEP
    Pharmacy Times

  • Loyce Pace’s Enduring Fight for Equity, Including Her Own

    When she’s not navigating airports en route to the next global health event, Loyce Pace performs with her chorale group in Washington, D.C., singing hits from Dionne Warwick & Friends’ 1986 Grammy-winning “That’s What Friends Are For” to Irish musician Hozier’s “Nina Cried Power.” The latter song serves as her pick-me-up. “It's an homage of sorts to, I would say, the Black Civil Rights Movement, but even more broadly, the struggle as they say, but not just the pain of it, [but] the power of it. So that's something that I really do lean on,” she told Devex.

    June 22, 2023
    General
    Devex

  • Listen: How To Save PrEP Access — And Even Expand It

    Under the Affordable Care Act, health insurers are required to cover all costs associated with preventive care — including PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylactic treatment for HIV. But now all preventive care coverage is under threat, thanks to a lawsuit filed by employers who believe they shouldn’t be required to pay for care that violates their religious beliefs.

    June 21, 2023
    PrEP
    STAT

  • Researchers Develop Digital Test To Directly Measure HIV Viral Load

    A milliliter of blood contains about 15 individual drops. For a person with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), each drop of blood could contain anywhere from fewer than 20 copies of the virus to more than 500,000 copies. Called the viral load, this is what is measured to allow clinicians to understand how patients are responding to anti-viral medications and monitor potential progression.

    June 21, 2023
    General
    Medical Xpress

  • Low-Cost DNA Test for HPV Infections Could Improve Access to Cervical Cancer Screening

    Rice University bioengineers have demonstrated a low-cost, point-of-care DNA test for HPV infections that could make cervical cancer screening more accessible in low- and middle-income countries where the disease kills more than 300,000 women each year. HPV, a family of viruses, infects nearly everyone at some point in their lives, often without symptoms. But more than a dozen types of HPV can cause persistent infections that result in cervical cancer, which is preventable and curable if it is detected early and managed effectively.

    June 21, 2023
    HPV Vaccines
    News Medical

  • Teens in England Will Have Just One Dose of HPV Jab

    Teenagers in England will be offered a single shot of HPV vaccine instead of two, from September, in line with latest evidence and recommendations already in place in Scotland. Studies from around the world suggest one dose is enough to provide good protection against a range of cancers, including cervical cancer. School pupils are offered the vaccine when they are aged about 11-13.

    June 20, 2023
    HPV Vaccines
    BBC

  • Cancer Immunotherapy Is Safe and Effective for People With HIV

    People living with HIV can safely use immune checkpoint inhibitors to treat advanced cancer, and the treatment is as effective as it is for HIV-negative people, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. HIV-positive people can also benefit from CAR-T therapy and stem cell transplants, which have led to a handful of HIV cures.

    June 20, 2023
    General
    POZ Magazine

  • Urging the CDC to Recommend HIV Testing for People 65 and Older

    Federal HIV testing guidelines recommend that everyone ages 13 to 64 be tested for HIV at least once as part of routine health care and that folks with certain risk factors get tested at least annually. But why stop at age 64? The age limit means missing the chance to catch and treat undiagnosed cases among seniors and creates barriers to sexual health care for this population. That’s why members of SAGE (Advocacy & Services for LGBTQ+ Elders) are urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to remove the upper age limit of its HIV testing guidelines.

    June 20, 2023
    General
    POZ Magazine

  • Africa: Analysis – Is HIV/AIDS Misinformation and Denialism on the Rise Again? How To Counter Persistent Myths

    Well-worn untruths about HIV/AIDS took a backseat during the COVID-19 pandemic. But vigilance against Aids denialism is important, particularly in Africa where access to accurate information and inclusive healthcare is still patchy. Since the discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the 1980s, widespread myths about HIV infection and claims about natural cures have continued to spread.

    June 20, 2023
    General
    allAfrica

  • Kenya: Health Ministry Launches Vaginal Rings to Help in HIV/AIDS Prevention

    The Ministry of Health has launched the use of vaginal rings among women in an effort to stop the spread of new HIV infections. Speaking at the launch of the Catalyst Study Program in Kisumu on Monday, Health Director General Patrick Amoth said teenage girls and young women account for almost a third of all new infections and Kenya needs to adapt local technologies to aid in HIV prevention.

    June 20, 2023
    PrEP
    allAfrica

  • Foundation Donates Hygiene Kits to Vulnerable, HIV/AIDS Impacted Girl-Children in Niger

    A non-governmental Organisation (NGO), Stella Maris Academy, has flagged off project kit-up a girl-child in Niger State. Flagging off the project, at the weekend, in Dutsen Kura, Kwaso Community, in Minna, the state capital, the Founder, Rev. Fr. Chiedozie Ezeribe, said the project is aimed at scaling up hygiene and menstrual healthcare/management among adolescent girls in rural communities.

    June 19, 2023
    General
    Guardian

  • CDC Raises Alarm: Poor Vaccine Coverage Fuels Surge in Meningococcal Disease Among HIV-Infected Individuals

    In a recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US-CDC) presented preliminary data showing an increase in meningococcal disease among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals in the US in 2022.

    June 19, 2023
    General
    News Medical

  • Racial Disparities in Chronic Hepatitis B: Implications for Treatment and Outcomes

    Racial inequities in the prevalence, treatment, and outcomes of chronic hepatitis B mean that individuals of Asian or African descent are disproportionately affected. Receiving treatment for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) can affect patient outcomes, but data on racially diverse populations living with HBV are scarce.

    June 19, 2023
    General
    Contagion Live

  • Chart Alert Moderately Increases Syphilis Screening During Pregnancy

    A Texas health system moderately increased adherence to syphilis testing among pregnant people by implementing a tool that interrupted the completion of a chart if a test was not ordered, according to findings presented at ASM Microbe. The best practice advisory (BPA) “was inspired by the alarming increase in syphilis cases among pregnant women in Houston, Texas, since 2021,” Melania Ortega, BS, a third-year student at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, told Healio.

    June 19, 2023
    General
    Healio

  • How an AIDS Patient Encouraged a Physician To Take a Chance on His Own Dream

    In 1985, a specialist in infectious diseases had developed a reputation for treating patients living with AIDS. And he grew close with many of his patients, including a man named Frank.

    June 19, 2023
    General
    NPR

  • HIV/AIDS Stigma Was a Turning Point in My Life – Nawanyaga

    Gloria Nawanyaga has lived with HIV/AIDS for 15 years. While it took her many years to accept her status, she has used stigma to her advantage. She publicly declared her status, which has opened new opportunities for her.

    June 17, 2023
    General
    Monitor

  • It’s Time To Overcome Gender Inequality In The Fight Against HIV

    Last year I met a woman called Shani Ally in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Shani leads a full life as a mother, wife and small-business owner. She has also been on HIV treatment for more than 20 years. That treatment has kept her alive and prevented the transmission of HIV to her three children and her husband. Today, Shani and her family live a life free from the fear of AIDS.

    June 16, 2023
    General
    Forbes

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