[From Infectious Disease Advisor, July 10, 2018] “There is a substantial prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (<25 nmol/L) worldwide, with estimates of 5% to 15% in high-income countries; rates of vitamin D insufficiency (<75 nmol/L) range from 50% to 75%.1 In addition to its direct effects on bone pathologies,2 increasing evidence links vitamin D deficiency […]
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[From Healio, July 6, 2018] “A 28-year-old man in Thailand appeared to have acquired multidrug-resistant HIV while on pre-exposure prophlyaxis, or PrEP, researchers reported. It is one of the few cases of PrEP failure with emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (FTC/TDF) and the first known reported case in a developing country, according to Donn J. Colby, MD,
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[From National AIDS Trust, July 6, 2018] “In 2015, an HIV outbreak was detected amongst people who inject drugs (PWIDs) in Glasgow. Three years on the outbreak has still not been controlled, and over 100 PWIDs in Scotland have been diagnosed with HIV. Those diagnosed have complex needs and experience severe social exclusion, with 40%
GLASGOW’S MAJOR HIV OUTBREAK AMONGST PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS SHOWS NO SIGN OF SLOWING Read More »
[From The Body, July 3, 2018] “Public health officials are expanding efforts to get the HIV prevention pill into the hands of those at risk, in a nationwide effort to curb infections. But the officials are hitting roadblocks — the drug’s price tag, which has surged in recent years, and changes in insurance coverage that
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[From UNAIDS, June 29, 2018] “At UNAIDS’ 42nd Programme Coordinating Board meeting, which took place in Geneva, Switzerland, on 26–28 June, Board members expressed their support for UNAIDS and underscored the critical role that the organization has to play in ending the AIDS epidemic.” For more, click here.
