Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is ‘stunning’
8 months ago

Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is ‘stunning’

New Indian Express  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa: Twice-yearly shots used to treat AIDS were 100% effective in preventing new infections in women, according to study results published Wednesday. In the new study, only about 30% of participants given Gilead’s Truvada or Descovy prevention pills actually took them — and that figure dropped over time. The prospect of a twice-a-year shot is “quite revolutionary news” for our patients, said Thandeka Nkosi, who helped run the Gilead research at the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation in Masiphumelele, South Africa. “It gives participants a choice and it just eliminates the whole stigma around taking pills” to prevent HIV.

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Yearly HIV prevention injection shows promise in clinical trial
1 week, 3 days ago

Yearly HIV prevention injection shows promise in clinical trial

The Hindu  

A yearly injection to protect against HIV is safe and shows promise as a prevention method with long-lasting effects, according to the results of a clinical trial published in The Lancet journal. Clinical trial phases The drug, which works by blocking HIV from entering and multiplying in human cells, remained in the body for at least 56 weeks, according to …

South Africa's HIV clinics scramble over US aid freeze
1 month, 3 weeks ago

South Africa's HIV clinics scramble over US aid freeze

New Indian Express  

JOHANNESBURG: The gates at a Johannesburg LGBTQ clinic called OUT have been closed for more than a week and HIV prevention and treatment services suspended for its 6,000 clients. They are among the several South African HIV/AIDS healthcare providers that have been confused, angry and scrambling for survival since US President Donald Trump issued a 90-day freeze last week on …

HIV is spiking in new hot spots. Here's what's being done to control it
3 months, 1 week ago

HIV is spiking in new hot spots. Here's what's being done to control it

NPR  

HIV is spiking in new hot spots. "We used to call hidden and growing, but now they are saying it's fast and furious," says Dr. Loyd Norella, who manages the HIV program at the Pilipinas Shell Foundation — the foundation arm of the energy and petroleum company Shell Philippines, part of Shell Global. In the Philippines: 'I didn't want that …

New injection Lenacapavir reduces risk of HIV infection by 96 percent All about it
3 months, 3 weeks ago

New injection Lenacapavir reduces risk of HIV infection by 96 percent All about it

India Today  

A new HIV prevention method of injecting the drug called Lenacapavir just twice a year has shown groundbreaking results, better than daily oral medications. "What we see is that about half of people stop taking daily oral PrEP within a year due to various reasons," said Dr. Colleen Kelley, the study's lead author and professor at Emory University. "Long-acting antiretrovirals …

A twice-yearly shot could help end AIDS. But will it get to everyone who needs it?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

A twice-yearly shot could help end AIDS. But will it get to everyone who needs it?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a statement, Gilead said it has “an ongoing …

Global HIV rates drop by 20 percent Challenges to end AIDS by 2030 remain
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4 months ago

Global HIV rates drop by 20 percent Challenges to end AIDS by 2030 remain

India Today  

A new Lancet study has revealed significant global progress in reducing HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths. However, the 1.3 million new HIV cases reported in 2023 are still more than three times higher than the level needed to meet the United Nations' goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030, the agency said. Over a million people …

Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is 'stunning'
8 months ago

Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is 'stunning'

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The prospect of a twice-a-year …

Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is 'stunning'
8 months ago

Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is 'stunning'

Hindustan Times  

CE TOWN, South Africa — Twice-yearly shots used to treat AIDS were 100% effective in preventing new infections in women, according to study results published Wednesday. Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is 'stunning' There were no infections in the young women and girls that got the shots in a study of about 5,000 in …

Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is ‘stunning’
8 months ago

Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is ‘stunning’

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Twice-yearly shots used to treat AIDS were 100% effective in preventing new infections in women, according to study results published Wednesday. The prospect of a twice-a-year shot is “quite revolutionary news” for our patients, said Thandeka Nkosi, who helped run the Gilead research at the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation in Masiphumelele, South Africa. “Gilead has …

Injection twice-a-year proves to be 100 percent effective in HIV treatment: Study
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Injection twice-a-year proves to be 100 percent effective in HIV treatment: Study

India TV News  

Large-scale clinical trials conducted in Uganda and South Africa have demonstrated that a novel pre-exposure prophylaxis medication administered twice a year completely protects young women from HIV infection. The first was whether a six-monthly injection of lenacapavir was safe and would provide better protection against HIV infection as PrEP for women between the ages of 16 and 25 years than …

New HIV prevention drug Lenacapavir shows promise in clinical trial, offers total protection to young women
8 months, 3 weeks ago

New HIV prevention drug Lenacapavir shows promise in clinical trial, offers total protection to young women

Hindustan Times  

A large clinical trial in South Africa and Uganda has shown that a twice-yearly injection of a new pre-exposure prophylaxis drug gives young women total protection from HIV infection. The trial tested whether the six-month injection of lenacapavir would provide better protection against HIV infection than two other drugs, both daily pills. Twice-yearly injection of new PrEP drug provides young …

HIV breakthrough: new pre-exposure prophylaxis called lenacapavir found 100% effective in trial
8 months, 3 weeks ago

HIV breakthrough: new pre-exposure prophylaxis called lenacapavir found 100% effective in trial

The Hindu  

A large clinical trial in South Africa and Uganda has shown that a twice-yearly injection of a new pre-exposure prophylaxis drug gives young women total protection from HIV infection. The trial tested whether the six-month injection of lenacapavir would provide better protection against HIV infection than two other drugs, both daily pills. HIV scientists and activists hope that young people …

There’s New Hope for an HIV Vaccine
55 years, 2 months ago

There’s New Hope for an HIV Vaccine

Wired  

Since it was first identified in 1983, HIV has infected more than 85 million people and caused some 40 million deaths worldwide. An experimental vaccine developed at Duke University triggered an elusive type of broadly neutralizing antibody in a small group of people enrolled in a 2019 clinical trial. “This is one of the most pivotal studies in the HIV …

HIV treatment still undermined by stigma
2 years, 1 month ago

HIV treatment still undermined by stigma

Hindustan Times  

An HIV diagnosis doesn't carry the death sentence it once brought. "People don't want to get tested and don't want to go to the treatment center if they are going to be stigmatized and then afterwards, discriminated against,” said Josip Begovac, a physician who specializes in treating HIV in Croatia. Access to treatment, but lost home and work Herbary Cheung, …

How effective are Covid-19 vaccines for people with HIV?
2 years, 11 months ago

How effective are Covid-19 vaccines for people with HIV?

BBC  

How effective are Covid-19 vaccines for people with HIV? "There is very little data about vaccine efficacy in HIV people," says Masebole Masenya, a doctor based at Masiphumelele health centre who is involved in the new trial. "If you're going to roll out a Covid vaccine in Africa, it has to work in people with HIV," says physician Katherine Gill, …

A new injection to prevent HIV, rather than pills, is a game changer, scientists say
3 years, 3 months ago

A new injection to prevent HIV, rather than pills, is a game changer, scientists say

NPR  

A new injection to prevent HIV, rather than pills, is a game changer, scientists say Enlarge this image toggle caption ViiV Healthcare ViiV Healthcare A long-awaited development to help stop the spread of HIV and AIDS was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week, and scientists are calling it a game-changer. The drug, called Apretude but also …

First long-acting HIV treatment Cabenuva approved by FDA as monthly shots
4 years, 2 months ago

First long-acting HIV treatment Cabenuva approved by FDA as monthly shots

Firstpost  

ViiV said the shot combo would cost $5,940 for an initial, higher dose and $3,960 per month afterward. US regulators have approved the first long-acting drug combo for HIV, monthly shots that can replace the daily pills now used to control infection with the AIDS virus. “That will enhance quality of life” to need treatment just once a month, said …

FDA approves 1st long-acting HIV drug combo, monthly shots
4 years, 2 months ago

FDA approves 1st long-acting HIV drug combo, monthly shots

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy U.S. regulators have approved the …

Study finds long-acting shot helps women avoid HIV infection
4 years, 4 months ago

Study finds long-acting shot helps women avoid HIV infection

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Researchers are stopping a study early after finding that a shot of …

Study finds long-acting shot helps women avoid HIV infection
4 years, 4 months ago

Study finds long-acting shot helps women avoid HIV infection

LA Times  

A nurse talks to an HIV-positive patient at a mobile clinic in South Africa. A study finds that a shot every two months of the experimental medicine cabotegravir worked better than daily Truvada pills to prevent uninfected women from catching HIV. A shot every two months of the experimental medicine cabotegravir is more effective than daily Truvada pills at preventing …

Injection prevents women from contracting HIV, study finds
4 years, 4 months ago

Injection prevents women from contracting HIV, study finds

Al Jazeera  

Results so far suggest that the injectable drug cabotegravir was 89 percent more effective than pills at preventing HIV infection. Researchers are stopping a study early after finding that a shot of an experimental medicine every two months worked better than daily pills to help prevent women from contracting HIV from an infected sexual partner. “I don’t think we can …

Complacency a concern as AIDS treatment improves in Africa
5 years, 3 months ago

Complacency a concern as AIDS treatment improves in Africa

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — AIDS has no cure. In Uganda and neighboring Kenya, countries with two of the world’s highest AIDS rates, campaigners point to lower-than-satisfactory HIV testing rates among adult men, early sexual experiences among many adolescents, inadequate knowledge of HIV and reproductive health and even what UNAIDS calls “a crippling fear of buying condoms” among many Ugandans. Now Ugandan …

PrEP: Use of HIV prevention pill rises 500%, CDC says
5 years, 8 months ago

PrEP: Use of HIV prevention pill rises 500%, CDC says

CNN  

CNN — Use of a daily pill to prevent HIV infection rose almost 500% from 2014 to 2017, according to new research published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Researchers noted that there are “structural barriers associated with race that influence access to high quality care” and recommended targeted efforts to increase PrEP use among minorities. …

HIV-negative people who are at risk of an infection should take PrEP, experts say
5 years, 9 months ago

HIV-negative people who are at risk of an infection should take PrEP, experts say

CNN  

CNN — A simple pill taken every day, known as “pre-exposure prophylaxis” or PrEP, can help prevent an infection with HIV. Doctors should offer PrEP to people at high risk of acquiring HIV, according to a new US Preventive Services Task Force statement published Tuesday. New initiative to reduce HIV infections Currently, about 1.1 million Americans are living with HIV, …

Expert Panel Recommends Wider Use Of Daily Pill To Prevent HIV Infections
5 years, 9 months ago

Expert Panel Recommends Wider Use Of Daily Pill To Prevent HIV Infections

NPR  

Expert Panel Recommends Wider Use Of Daily Pill To Prevent HIV Infections Enlarge this image toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has a new recommendation aimed at preventing HIV infections and AIDS. The influential panel's guidance says people at high risk of being infected with HIV should be offered preventive antiretroviral medications …

HIV treatment eliminates risk of passing on virus, landmark study says
5 years, 10 months ago

HIV treatment eliminates risk of passing on virus, landmark study says

CNN  

CNN — The risk of passing on the HIV virus is completely eliminated by effective drugs treatment, a landmark study has shown, in a significant boost to the prospects of ending the AIDS pandemic. “We’ve got a way to go to get people easier access to testing and treatment, but if we could get global coverage, then we could really …

Life is getting better and better for people with HIV
6 years ago

Life is getting better and better for people with HIV

Salon  

While the idea of a vaccine for HIV has been a decades-long goal for public health researchers, recent advances in HIV research mean that the future is brighter than ever for those who are HIV positive. “The combination is paradigm shifting,” Chloe Orkin, an HIV researcher at Queen Mary University of London, who reported the trial findings, told the journal …

We know exactly how to prevent HIV, yet people are still dying of Aids because of our privileged complacency
6 years, 3 months ago

We know exactly how to prevent HIV, yet people are still dying of Aids because of our privileged complacency

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In England rates of HIV have …

AIDS vaccine offers hope in early trial
6 years, 8 months ago

AIDS vaccine offers hope in early trial

The Hindu  

The near 40-year quest for an AIDS vaccine received a hopeful boost on Saturday when scientists announced that a trial drug triggered an immune response in humans and shielded monkeys from infection. “This is only the fifth HIV vaccine concept that will be tested for efficacy in humans in the 35-plus year history of the global HIV epidemic,” added Professor …

Women beware! Avoid birth control shots as it may up risk of HIV infection
7 years, 2 months ago

Women beware! Avoid birth control shots as it may up risk of HIV infection

India TV News  

Replacing the popular contraceptive shot known as DMPA with alternative methods of contraception could help protect women from becoming infected with HIV, a research suggests. "Human studies suggest DMPA use may raise the risk of HIV infection in exposed women by about 40 percent," said Zdenek Hel, co-author of the study. In the research review, first author Janet P. Hapgood, …

Over half those with HIV taking AIDS drugs: UN
7 years, 8 months ago

Over half those with HIV taking AIDS drugs: UN

Al Jazeera  

Report finds global Aids-related deaths nearly halved since 2005, but there’s more work to do to combat the disease The “scales have tipped” in the fight against Aids, with more than half of people infected with HIV now getting treatment and Aids-related deaths almost halving since 2005, according to the UN. Eastern and Southern Africa are leading the way, reducing …

HIV vaccine: Meet ‘superhero’ volunteers testing drugs
8 years, 3 months ago

HIV vaccine: Meet ‘superhero’ volunteers testing drugs

CNN  

Story highlights Researchers are testing a HIV vaccine in South Africa, using volunteers Titila Mputa, whose mother has the condition, is one of those taking part "You get to be the superhero that you want to be," Mputa says Gugulethu Township, South Africa CNN — Every day, Luyanda Ngcobo’s routine is the same: It starts with a trip to the …

HIV vaccine effectiveness study launched in South Africa, first in seven years
8 years, 3 months ago

HIV vaccine effectiveness study launched in South Africa, first in seven years

Firstpost  

The first HIV vaccine efficacy study in seven years has begun in South Africa to test whether a modified vaccine candidate can provide effective protection against the AIDS virus, the US National Institutes of Health said. Washington: The first HIV vaccine efficacy study in seven years has begun in South Africa to test whether a modified vaccine candidate can provide …

New therapy keeps HIV at bay without daily drug regimen, study says
8 years, 9 months ago

New therapy keeps HIV at bay without daily drug regimen, study says

LA Times  

The hunt for an HIV treatment that roots the virus out of its hiding places and kills it just got more interesting. In fact, the authors of the new report said, the antibody therapy “appears to restrict the outgrowth of viral genotypes from the latent reservoir.” The experimental therapy is part of a broad effort to find new ways to …

Daily pill to prevent HIV infection could be offered thousands of men
9 years, 2 months ago

Daily pill to prevent HIV infection could be offered thousands of men

Daily Mail  

A once-a-day drug to prevent infection with HIV could be offered to thousands of men on the NHS. Giving PrEP alongside regular HIV testing and early treatment to just a quarter of men at high risk of contracting the virus could prevent more than 40 per cent of new infections, experts say. Giving PrEP alongside regular HIV testing and early …

There’s a Daily Pill to Protect Against HIV, Here’s How It Works
9 years, 4 months ago

There’s a Daily Pill to Protect Against HIV, Here’s How It Works

The Quint  

Truvada is a combination drug that was originally developed to treat the infection but studies found that giving it to the high-risk population could lower their risk of contracting HIV as much as 90%. But now, studies in more than 450 men who have sex with men have shown that taking this preventive pill reduces the risk of contracting HIV …

There’s a Daily Pill to Protect Against HIV, Here’s How It Works
9 years, 4 months ago

There’s a Daily Pill to Protect Against HIV, Here’s How It Works

The Quint  

Truvada is a combination drug that was originally developed to treat the infection but studies found that giving it to the high-risk population could lower their risk of contracting HIV as much as 90%. But now, studies in more than 450 men who have sex with men have shown that taking this preventive pill reduces the risk of contracting HIV …

Condoms rebranded in South Africa as HIV infections rise‎
10 years, 11 months ago

Condoms rebranded in South Africa as HIV infections rise‎

Firstpost  

Condoms distributed by the government will come in a wider range of colours and flavours, as authorities seek to mend the damage done to their image when thousands of faulty condoms were recalled in January 2012. Johannesburg: South Africa is seeking to rebrand its free condoms to appeal to young people after a new study showed rising HIV infections and …

South Africa’s HIV treatment challenge
11 years, 3 months ago

South Africa’s HIV treatment challenge

Al Jazeera  

The country with the highest number of HIV/AIDS patients struggles to provide medication to its most remote areas. “The impact on patients from not taking their medication is huge,” said Marcus Louw of the Treatment and Action Campaign, an NGO that is part of the Eastern Cape Health Crisis Action Coalition. “If you do not take your ARV pills for …

Medical treatment for adults infected with HIV
11 years, 11 months ago

Medical treatment for adults infected with HIV

China Daily  

Get Flash Player Download This is AS IT IS. The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation says progress is being made in preventing new HIV infections in children. That’s way too many.” Estimates show that in 2009, only 28 percent of children who needed HIV treatment received it. The idea that once you sleep with somebody, you’re entering into a huge …

Medical treatment for adults infected with HIV
11 years, 11 months ago

Medical treatment for adults infected with HIV

China Daily  

Get Flash Player Download This is AS IT IS. The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation says progress is being made in preventing new HIV infections in children. That’s way too many.” Estimates show that in 2009, only 28 percent of children who needed HIV treatment received it. The idea that once you sleep with somebody, you’re entering into a huge …

FDA approves drug to reduce HIV risk
12 years, 8 months ago

FDA approves drug to reduce HIV risk

LA Times  

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration approved a drug Monday that could dramatically reduce the risk of contracting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, among high-risk groups. What we do have is an increasingly growing tool kit.” Many HIV and AIDS researchers and activists say the pill is a promising way to reduce new infections, which have remained stubbornly …

New studies on HIV treatment as prevention
12 years, 11 months ago

New studies on HIV treatment as prevention

China Daily  

Recent studies have shown that antiretroviral drugs can be used not only to treat HIV, but also to prevent infection in the first place. Now, the western US state of California is launching new studies to determine PrEP's effectiveness beyond clinical trials and out in the real world. Daily dose However, Warren said pre-exposure prophylaxis is only effective if people …

HIV Treatment Lags In U.S.
13 years, 3 months ago

HIV Treatment Lags In U.S.

NPR  

HIV Treatment Lags In U.S., Guaranteeing More Infections Enlarge this image toggle caption Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images The United States is doing a pretty miserable job of treating people with HIV. The latest numbers show that only 28 percent of the nation's 1.2 million HIV-infected people are getting effective treatment — that is, antiviral medications to keep the …

Does a birth control method raise HIV risk?
13 years, 5 months ago

Does a birth control method raise HIV risk?

China Daily  

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The World Health Organization has called a meeting to discuss if there is truly a link between hormonal birth control and the spread of HIV. RENEE HEFFRON: "It's really important that women continue to use hormonal contraceptives, but also that they really understand the importance of using condoms when they are using …

Hormonal Contraceptives May Raise HIV Risk For Men And Women
13 years, 5 months ago

Hormonal Contraceptives May Raise HIV Risk For Men And Women

NPR  

Hormonal Contraceptives May Raise HIV Risk For Men And Women Hormone shots that are a popular form of birth control in Africa may increase the risk of HIV infection for women who use them and the men who are their sexual partners. For women using the contraceptives, the risk of HIV infection from an infected male partner also nearly doubled. …

Americans turn to AIDS drugs to prevent HIV infection
13 years, 8 months ago

Americans turn to AIDS drugs to prevent HIV infection

China Daily  

New research in Africa confirms that a once-a-day pill, used to treat patients infected with the virus which causes AIDS, also works to prevent HIV infection in healthy people. Noted AIDS researcher Dr. Anthony Fauci says it's essential that this emergency therapy be applied quickly to stop HIV infection. We need a lot of options to prevent new HIV infections …

30 years after first AIDS diagnosis: Stalking the AIDS vaccine
13 years, 9 months ago

30 years after first AIDS diagnosis: Stalking the AIDS vaccine

The Hindu  

In the hunt for an HIV/AIDS vaccine, there is hope and disappointment around every corner. “Yet the story of HIV is not one of loss alone,” researchers at the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, which raises money and works with a world network of investigators, insisted earlier this month. In the past three years, however, since NIAD’s director Anthony Fauci gave …

‘Prevention methods can't cope with current rate of HIV infection'
13 years, 9 months ago

‘Prevention methods can't cope with current rate of HIV infection'

The Hindu  

For every person put on anti-retroviral drug, two more become HIV-infected. If the present rate of 7,100 new infections continues, the current prevention methods cannot stem the tide of AIDS, according to International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, a consortium working on developing prevention vaccine. “The only real hope we have of ending this pandemic is through the deployment of effective biomedical …

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