[From aidsmap, January 4th 2019] “People with resistance to first- and second-line antiretroviral drugs can still achieve high rates of viral suppression in the first year on third-line regimens according to a South African study published in the January issue of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.” For more, click here.
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[From The Independent, January 2019] “A woman with HIV can have a natural birth “just like anyone else” without the fear of passing the infection on to her baby, a doctor has said. Even those who are diagnosed during pregnancy can, with treatment, reduce their levels of the virus to such a degree that it
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[From The Lancet, January 2019] “In the run up to World AIDS Day on Dec 1 the usual flurry of publications surfaced. One example was the joint report from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and WHO entitled HIV/AIDS Surveillance in Europe 2018. From the outset the expectations of the reader were heavily
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[From Toronto Sun, December 30] “The stigma of HIV+ people and touch is very much alive, according a new study. But Casey House is determined to smash the stigma with its ongoing campaign to challenge those misconceptions. The study, commissioned by the hospital that specializes in HIV/AIDS care, found half of Canadians and almost half
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[From medicalxpress, December 19] “HIV viral suppression is a positive medical outcome which indicates viral control and inability to transmit infection. It is usually achieved through antiretroviral therapy. There is a lack of research into the psychosocial factors affecting HIV viral suppression, such as perceived neighborhood social cohesion, or how connected the subject feels to
