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[From CBC, August 30, 2018] “Alberta will be providing universal coverage for PrEP — an HIV-prevention drug that is up to 99 per cent effective at stopping the transmission of the disease — beginning Oct. 1. “It’s about public health. It’s about promoting health and preventing illness,” said Premier Rachel Notley at a surprise announcement during […]

[From aidsmap, August 30, 2018] “Chronic pain was reported by a quarter of people living with HIV in an American study published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. Among people reporting ongoing pain of moderate intensity or worse, individuals who did not receive long-term opioid therapy (LTOT) were at increased risk of missing

[From Reuters, August 30, 2018] “Merck & Co Inc said on Thursday the U.S. Food And Drug Administration approved two of its HIV oral drugs, nearly two months ahead of schedule. The drugs have been approved to treat adults with the most common strain of the virus, HIV-1, and target patients who have received no prior

[From Vox, August 28, 2018] “We don’t talk much about chlamydia, gonorrhea, or syphilis, in part because it can seem like they’re not big health issues anymore. But it turns out more and more Americans may be quietly suffering from these once nearly eliminated STDs.” For more, click here.

[From Huffington Post, August 8, 2018] “LOWELL, Mass. ― For many public health experts, Massachusetts’ near-universal health insurance coverage makes it the gold standard for access to care. It’s the last place in the country where you’d expect to find a spike in HIV cases alarming enough to pique the interest of the federal government.”