[From BC Women’s Hospital] In conjunction with the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, the Oak Tree Clinic has developed clinical guidelines for the treatment of HIV-positive women during labour and delivery and infants born to HIV-positive women. To access the HIV/AIDS Clinical Guidelines, click here.
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[From Medscape, Feb 5, 2016] Tenofovir resistance is higher than expected in adult patients with HIV and treatment failure, according to a global evaluation published online January 28 in Lancet Infectious Disease. The higher-than-expected rates were particularly pronounced in low- to middle-income countries. For more, click here.
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[From The Age, Jan 30, 2016] Access to a drug lauded for halting the spread of HIV will be provided to more than 2500 people in a push to wipe out new infections. A major expansion of a trial for the Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PReP) drug will begin later this year for people at high risk
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[From Reuters, Jan 22] A currently available pill could significantly curb new HIV infections among gay and bisexual men in the UK, if prevention and treatment programs are also expanded, researchers say. For more, click here.
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[From Global News, Jan 11, 2016] World-renowned HIV experts from British Columbia are stepping in to help control a massive outbreak of the disease in rural Indiana. The B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS is partnering with Indiana University’s school of medicine in an effort to stymie an epidemic in Scott County where 184 people have
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