Fewer people diagnosed with HIV as effects of PrEP become visible
2 years, 4 months ago

Fewer people diagnosed with HIV as effects of PrEP become visible

NL Times  

The number of new HIV diagnoses in the Netherlands decreased in 2021, just like in other years, according to the HIV Monitoring Foundation. According to the foundation, the effects of PrEP, a medicine people with an increased risk of HIV can take to prevent infection, are becoming visible for the first time. The foundation always makes an estimate for the annual report, explained infectiologist Marc van der Valk of SHM. “Part of the people who would have ended up with an early HIV infection in the past are now adequately protected by PrEP,” Van der Valk explained. The actual number of people who contracted HIV, even though they would have wanted to use PrEP, may be higher, said Van der Valk.

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Inside the dark world of bug chasing: Moment gay man, 53, on a mission to get HIV reveals he 'liked it' when a man he'd slept with texted him to reveal he had AIDS
1 year ago

Inside the dark world of bug chasing: Moment gay man, 53, on a mission to get HIV reveals he 'liked it' when a man he'd slept with texted him to reveal he had AIDS

Daily Mail  

A controversial sexual fetish where people actively seek to contract HIV has been explored in a Channel 4 documentary. It’s a Sin actor Nathaniel J Hall, from Manchester, investigated the world of 'bug chasing' and spoke to a 'chaser', a man who doesn’t take PrEP – medication which prevents HIV from getting into the body – in his mission to …

New HIV infections are trending down in the US, especially among young gay men, CDC estimates
1 year, 10 months ago

New HIV infections are trending down in the US, especially among young gay men, CDC estimates

CNN  

CNN — New HIV infections in the United States have dropped in recent years, driven largely by decreases among young gay and bisexual men, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC estimates that there were about 32,000 new HIV infections in 2021, a 12% drop from 2017. Young White gay and …

PrEP a good preventative against HIV, despite one infection in Dutch test
5 years, 2 months ago

PrEP a good preventative against HIV, despite one infection in Dutch test

NL Times  

A GGD study into the HIV inhibitor PrEP showed that the treatment is an effective way to prevent an HIV infection, despite one of the 376 participants in the study contracting the virus, according to the Parool. PrEP, short for Pre-exposure prophylaxis, t is a way for people who do not have HIV, but who are at a high risk …

Fewer HIV diagnoses in Netherlands; third of patients diagnosed too late
5 years, 4 months ago

Fewer HIV diagnoses in Netherlands; third of patients diagnosed too late

NL Times  

The number of new HIV diagnoses in the Netherlands decreased from 941 in 2015 to 664 last year, according to the latest figures from HIV monitoring foundation SHM. This puts the Netherlands well on track to achieve its goal of 95 percent HIV patients being aware of their positive status, 95 percent being treated, and the virus being suppressed in …

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  

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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, …

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  

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PrEP can ‘significantly’ reduce HIV rates across populations, study says
6 years, 5 months ago

PrEP can ‘significantly’ reduce HIV rates across populations, study says

CNN  

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About 15% of Americans with HIV don’t know they’re infected, CDC report says
7 years, 4 months ago

About 15% of Americans with HIV don’t know they’re infected, CDC report says

LA Times  

Half of the Americans recently diagnosed with HIV had been living with the virus for at least three years without realizing it, missing out on opportunities for early treatment and in some cases spreading it to others, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The authors of the CDC report surmised that the longer …

Prescriptions for PrEP increased 1,000% in 2 years in NYC
7 years, 5 months ago

Prescriptions for PrEP increased 1,000% in 2 years in NYC

Daily Mail  

The rate of New Yorkers taking medication to protect themselves from HIV infection has rocketed 1000 percent in just two years. A new report by DOHMH researcher Paul Salcuni has shown things are changing in New York: with a surge of 976 percent in prescriptions to prevent HIV infections between 2014 and 2016 'We're really excited. The report's data was …

Officials report a 21% drop in new HIV cases among gay men
7 years, 5 months ago

Officials report a 21% drop in new HIV cases among gay men

Daily Mail  

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Teen boys can take HIV prevention pills Chicago study says
7 years, 6 months ago

Teen boys can take HIV prevention pills Chicago study says

Daily Mail  

A pill that protects against the human immunodeficiency virus can be safely used by young men who have sex with men, according to a new study. In a diverse group of teen boys at high risk for HIV infection, pre-exposure prophylaxis in the form of a pill that combines the drugs emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate was well tolerated, researchers …

More evidence treatment zeroes HIV transmission during sex
7 years, 8 months ago

More evidence treatment zeroes HIV transmission during sex

CNN  

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Some Gay Men on PrEP May Stop Using Condoms. Does It Matter?
7 years, 11 months ago

Some Gay Men on PrEP May Stop Using Condoms. Does It Matter?

Slate  

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Watch: Is PrEP the end of HIV?
8 years ago

Watch: Is PrEP the end of HIV?

Firstpost  

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PrEP: HIV drug trials expanding to 2,000 men in Queensland after 'brave' government decision
8 years, 11 months ago

PrEP: HIV drug trials expanding to 2,000 men in Queensland after 'brave' government decision

ABC  

A groundbreaking new drug tipped to stop the spread of HIV within just a few years will be available to more than 2,000 Queensland men under a $6 million trial program. Queensland Aids Council has labelled Health Minister Cameron Dick's announcement as a "brave" step towards normalising the use of PrEP as a preventative tool and reducing engrained fears within …

The men who are turned on by high risk sex
9 years, 6 months ago

The men who are turned on by high risk sex

The Independent  

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Truvada Protected 100 Percent Of Study Participants From HIV
9 years, 6 months ago

Truvada Protected 100 Percent Of Study Participants From HIV

Huff Post  

Justin Sullivan via Getty Images A study of 657 people taking PrEP, the daily pill that can prevent HIV, has found that not a single person contracted the potentially deadly virus over two and a half years of observation. "What our study shows very reassuringly is that PrEP works in a real world setting," said lead researcher Dr. Jonathan Volk …

Why we need PrEP: Four gay men share their views on the HIV prevention drug
9 years, 7 months ago

Why we need PrEP: Four gay men share their views on the HIV prevention drug

The Independent  

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HIV rates at 20-year high, with unprotected sex between casual male partners seen as leading cause
10 years, 8 months ago

HIV rates at 20-year high, with unprotected sex between casual male partners seen as leading cause

ABC  

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More hiv cases among the over 50s
12 years, 1 month ago

More hiv cases among the over 50s

Dutch News  

One in five people diagnosed with hiv is over the age of 50, indicating a rise in the number of people having unsafe sex, Dutch newspapers reported on Monday. People over the age of 50 accounted for 20% of new diagnoses of hiv in 2011, up from around 14% in previous years, according to regional newspapers Leidsch Dagblad and BN/DeStem. …

More hiv cases among the over 50s
12 years, 1 month ago

More hiv cases among the over 50s

Dutch News  

One in five people diagnosed with hiv is over the age of 50, indicating a rise in the number of people having unsafe sex, Dutch newspapers reported on Monday. People over the age of 50 accounted for 20% of new diagnoses of hiv in 2011, up from around 14% in previous years, according to regional newspapers Leidsch Dagblad and BN/DeStem. …

HIV prevalence down among high risk groups
12 years, 6 months ago

HIV prevalence down among high risk groups

The Hindu  

There is a decline in the prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus among three high risk groups like Men having sex with Men, Transgenders and Hijras. A recent survey of Andhra Pradesh State AIDS Control Society indicated that in the last three years, the three high risk groups or collectively referred to as MTH, HIV prevalence has come down from 23 …

Many HIV-positive gay men having unprotected sex, study finds
29 years, 7 months ago

Many HIV-positive gay men having unprotected sex, study finds

The Independent  

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