Study: People with HIV more likely to have high blood pressure
From MyHIVteam… People with HIV are more likely than people without the virus to have high blood pressure, in part because of treatments and repercussions of the condition itself, a new review of...
View ArticleNIH bolsters funding for HIV implementation research in high-burden U.S. areas
From HIV.gov… The National Institutes of Health has awarded approximately $11.3 million to 23 institutions across the United States to collaborate with community partners to develop locally relevant...
View ArticleCare providers reluctant to tell HIV patients *undetectable equals...
From Medscape… WASHINGTON, DC — HIV treatment that leads to viral suppression for at least 6 months is 100% effective in preventing the transmission of HIV, even in the absence of condoms or HIV...
View ArticleCelebrating those who are aging with HIV
From the LA Blade… by Frank Gulli I was living in the Castro in San Francisco in 1978 where optimism and liberation were in the air. Harvey Milk was an openly gay City Supervisor, gays and lesbians...
View ArticleNew survey examines health, HIV and human rights of gay men worldwide
From qnotes… OAKLAND, Calif. — MPact Global Action for Gay Men’s Health and Rights has announced the launch of its fourth global survey on the health and human rights of gay men, bisexual men and other...
View ArticlePost a selfie to help end stigma
From plus online… The campaign captures 24 hours in the lives of people affected by HIV stigma, which impacts everyone regardless of age, race, or status. The social media-driven campaign, now in its...
View ArticleConversation about HIV is changing
By John-Manuel Andriote, author of Stonewall Strong Let’s talk about drugs—specifically, drugs that keep HIV-positive gay men like me “undetectable,” and the drugs used in PrEP (pre-exposure...
View ArticleFDA approves second PrEP medication
From HIV.gov… PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, is an HIV prevention method in which people who do not have HIV take medicine on a daily basis to reduce their risk of getting HIV if they are exposed...
View ArticleBe a part of the HIV conversation in PA
Join the PA Department of Health’s HIV Planning Group Who we are: We are a diverse group of representatives working to enhance HIV prevention and care efforts for Pennsylvania. What we do: Our work...
View ArticleImplementing rapid ART initiation to successfully manage HIV
From AJMC … As countries across the globe continue the fight against HIV, treatments that are quickly initiated and effective are crucial for getting patients with HIV virally suppressed both to...
View ArticleSummer 2019 newsletter highlights study’s 35th anniversary
Clinic coordinator Bill Buchanan: “None of it would have been possible without the volunteers.” From the Summer 2019 newsletter… The origin of the study can be traced to 1982, when University of...
View ArticleHIV advisory group for the Department of Health Division of HIV DISEASE seeks...
The HIV Planning Group (HPG) is now seeking interested candidates to apply for membership! The deadline to apply is November 14th. The HPG is an important advisory body for the Department of Health’s...
View ArticleMore evidence in support of needle exchange programs
From the CATO Institute… By Jeffrey A. Singer In his State of the Union Address earlier this year, President Trump announced the laudable goal of eliminating HIV transmission by the year 2030. Needle...
View ArticleHealth Alert: New drug-resistant STI spreading among men who have sex with men
From Out Magazine… Researchers at the University of Washington have identified a worrisome new bacterial cluster that’s growing in prevalence among men who have sex with men and is resistant to...
View ArticleScientists detect new strain of HIV
From CNN… For the first time in 19 years, a team of scientists has detected a new strain of HIV. The strain is a part of the Group M version of HIV-1, the same family of virus subtypes to blame for...
View ArticleThe most insidious virus: Stigma
From the Washington Blade… Stigma did not create AIDS. Yet it prepared the way and speeded its ravaging course through America and the world. First stigma delayed understanding of the disease: it’s a...
View ArticleNIH statement for World AIDS Day 2019
From the NIH… Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America aims to close this implementation gap. NIH-funded advances in effective HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care are the foundation of...
View ArticleOnly 13% of the gay community utilize LGBT-specific clinics and providers
From the Windy City Times… A new study from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law (Utilization of LGBT-Specific clinics and providers across three cohorts of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people in...
View ArticleStudies firmly establish “undetectable equals untransmittable”
From NIH.gov… Extensive evidence from HIV prevention research studies has firmly established that “Undetectable Equals Untransmittable,” or U=U. This means that people living with HIV who achieve and...
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