Health Care Professionals News

[From aidsmap, Nov 29, 2016] HIV self-testing (sometimes called ‘home testing’) should be offered as an additional approach to HIV testing services, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends in new guidelines issued today. HIV self-testing “represents another step in line with efforts to increase patient autonomy, decentralize services and create demand for HIV testing among […]

[From EurekAlert, Nov 8, 2016] Providing pregnant and postpartum women in sub-Saharan Africa with multiple HIV self-tests can make it more likely their male partners will be tested for HIV compared to a standard approach of distributing invitation cards for clinic-based testing, according to a randomized trial published in PLOS Medicine by Harsha Thirumurthy of

[From Global News, Oct 25, 2016] There is a clearer picture on how many gains have been made in Saskatchewan when it comes to HIV and AIDS as well as the uphill battle to come. For more, click here.  

[From The Jakarta Post, Oct 17, 2016] When I was first diagnosed as HIV positive, I never thought that I would have lived this long. I was infected through my late husband, who passed away seven years ago. For more, click here.

[From Clinical Advisor, Sep 30, 2016] Among patients who are HIV-positive, dolutegravir and low-dose efavirenz are more tolerable and effective than standard-dose efavirenz, while dolutegravir offers slight improvement regarding viral suppression efficacy and tolerability, according to a meta-analysis published in the Lancet HIV. For more, click here.