AIDS/IAS Conference
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Antiretroviral-eluting implant could provide HIV prophylaxis for a year or more
The long-term islatravir implant could one day provide an easier adherence alternative for many.
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New WHO recommendations promote dolutegravir benefits in the face of lowered risk signal for neural tube defects
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On-demand and daily PrEP look similar for HIV prevention
Prospective study of more than 1,100 French MSM showed on-demand PrEP performed as well as daily PrEP for preventing HIV infection.
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People with HIV develop more frailty despite treatment
AMSTERDAM – Middle-aged and elderly people with HIV developed more frailty than did similar uninfected people, and frailty predicted worse...
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Incident heart failure linked to HIV infection
AMSTERDAM – Medical records from a large U.S. health system suggest that incident heart failure independently links to HIV infection.
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HIV infection linked with doubled stroke rate
AMSTERDAM – Data from more than 22 million Taiwan residents showed HIV-infected patients had a doubled stroke rate compared with the general...
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Oral prophylaxis and vaginal ring effective in adolescent HIV prevention
Trials show two new possible solutions for HIV prevention in adolescent girls.
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South African child has suppressed HIV without ART since infancy
The first case of sustained HIV control in a child enrolled in a randomized trial of antiretroviral therapy interruption after treatment early in...
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Reassuring findings on neurodevelopmental outcomes in HIV-exposed children
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – In-utero exposure to maternal HIV and antiretroviral drugs in uninfected children had no measurable adverse...
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Prospects brighten for an HIV vaccine
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – A palpable new optimism surrounds the possibility of creating a safe and effective vaccine for prevention of HIV infection...
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Oral HIV PrEP also protects against herpes
Oral antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) against HIV also reduces the risk of acquiring herpes simplex virus type 2, according to...
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Postpartum HIV treatment reduces key maternal illnesses
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – HIV-infected women who remained on antiretroviral therapy throughout the postpartum period reduced their risk of clinical...
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Maraviroc shows potential for HIV PrEP in women
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – Maraviroc shows promise as an alternative to Truvada for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis.
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Long-acting all-injectable HIV therapy successful in phase 2b
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – The era of all-injectable, long-acting antiretroviral therapy for HIV may be drawing closer.