[From Kelowna Capital News, June 27, 2016] Men who live outside major Canadian cities and have sex with other men are less likely to get an HIV test than their metropolitan counterparts, a UBCO study shows. For more, click here.
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[From London Free Press, June 16, 2016] The Middlesex-London Health Unit is banking on a face-to-face approach to reverse an alarming increase in HIV and hepatitis C among injection drug users. The health board gave the green light Thursday to develop a strategy that could result in the creation of a new outreach team. Members
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[From World Health Organization, June 2016] These guidelines provide guidance on the diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the use of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection and the care of people living with HIV. They are structured along the continuum of HIV testing, prevention, treatment and care This edition updates
[From DailyXtra, May 23, 2016] Facebook can often feel like a huge waste of time, but could it actually be a useful tool for LGBT people? According to PrEP educator and marriage and family therapist Damon Jacobs, it is. He started the PrEP Facts: Rethinking HIV Prevention and Sex Facebook group on July 1, 2013,
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[From Aidsmap, May 18, 2016] A study by the University of California, Los Angeles, and Copenhagen University Hospital provides the first unambiguous evidence of a link between high rates of viral suppression in gay men and falling HIV incidence (the proportion of men who catch HIV each year). For more, click here.
