[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.
[From The New York Times, April 27, 2016]Midway through her sophomore year of high school, my patient told her parents that she had missed two periods and was worried she might be pregnant. Stunned to learn that she was sexually active, her parents took her to the pediatrician, who had another surprise: She wasn’t pregnant
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[From The Globe and Mail, April 11, 2016] On March 7, Health Minister Jane Philpott received a letter from U.S. senators urging Canada to join forces in combatting prescription drug abuse. Four days later, a bipartisan bill supporting a national drug-addiction program sprinted through the U.S. Senate with a 94-1 vote, in an unprecedented display of
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