Tag: PrEP
In new study, 100 percent of participants taking HIV prevention pill Truvada remained infection-free
As far as emotions go, AIDS researchers tend to be a staid bunch who look skeptically at every new finding. But the results of a study released this week on an HIV prevention drug have many cheering.
New Safer Sex Guide Provides Crucial Advice On Prevention, Treatment, Wellness
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, in collaboration with Whitman-Walker Heath (WWH), released an updated guide to practicing safer sex that includes essential tips to minimise the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
HIV Epidemic in NZ: Rise in infections for gay men a serious concern
The latest figures by the AIDS Epidemiology Group show that in 2014, 217 people were newly reported with HIV in New Zealand. When comparing the number with preceding years, this is higher than any year since 2008.
WHO : Calls on all gays to take HIV medicine
Failure to provide adequate HIV services for key groups – men who have sex with men, people in prison, people who inject drugs, sex workers and transgender people – threatens global progress on the HIV response, warns WHO.
Why I’m Tested For HIV, And Why You Should Too
Last week was National HIV Testing Week. If you’re a gay man, a bisexual man or a man who has sex with men, you are at a greater risk of contracting HIV than most.
More HIV Prevention Funding Should Be Shifted to Gay Men, Fenway Says
New infections up 12% among men who have sex with men (MSM) in 2010, CDC reports, but prevention for MSM is underfunded compared with other risk groups.