Treatment as prevention: what do we think of it so far?
Buzzword or game changer? David Menadue looks at the progress of TASP and asks around to see what other PLHIVPerson (or people) Living with HIV. This term is now preferred over the older PLWHA....
View ArticleThe truth about Truvada
Now that it’s being offered as PrEP, Neil McKellar-Stewart thought it was time we looked a bit closer at the big blue pill.read more
View ArticleStep up the pace on HIV
World AIDS Day on 1 December acts as a reminder that we need to confront Australia’s increasing incidence of HIV.Recent transmission figures showed a 10% increase in HIV infections last year, the...
View ArticlePeople with HIV asked to choose treatment
World AIDS Day on Sunday 1 December is time to focus on the health of people living with HIV in New South Wales.Recent statistics show that as many as 50% of people diagnosed with HIV in Australia are...
View ArticleStep up the pace on HIV
World AIDS Day on 1 December acts as a reminder that we need to confront Australia’s increasing incidence of HIV. Recent transmission figures showed a 10% increase in HIV infections last year, the...
View ArticleImportant new integrase inhibitor approved
Dolutegravir (DTG, brand name Tivicay®) is an integrase inhibitor that has recently been approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration for use as an HIV antiretroviral (ARVA medication or other...
View ArticleBoston patients relapse
Two HIV-positive men, treated in a Boston hospital in 2008 and 2010 respectively, were thought to have been ‘functionally cured’ of HIV after being given bone marrow transplants from uninfected donors....
View ArticleVolunteering at AIDS 2014
Help out at the conference and get free registration! Volunteering has played a vital part in the fight against the Australian HIV epidemic. By helping deliver crucial services and offering...
View ArticleNew ‘quieter’ female condom
The original condom, the FC1 (known to many as the Femidom), was not a great success when it was launched some 20 years ago.Part of the reason was that it was made of polyurethane, which made it a bit...
View ArticleNew HIV study shows treatment can deliver ‘zero’ risk of transmission
The National Association of People with HIV Australia (NAPWHA) has welcomed interim results from a large study indicating that an HIV positive person on successful HIV treatment poses virtually no risk...
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