HIV/AIDS Topics Lessons Learned from the History of Contraception are Relevant for HIV PrEP Implementation
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- Category: Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Published on Sunday, 10 January 2016 00:00
- Written by Roger Pebody
Achieving widespread and appropriate use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) will take several years and will require considerable attention to the shape and quality of health services, according to a commentary in the January edition ofCurrent Opinion in HIV and AIDS from researchers who have looked at the way in which contraceptive methods have been introduced.
San Francisco AIDS Foundation Opens Strut Health and Wellness Center
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- Category: HIV Prevention
- Published on Wednesday, 06 January 2016 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
The San Francisco AIDS Foundation's new integrated health and wellness center for gay men -- dubbed Strut -- opened its doors in the heart of the Castro neighborhood on January 4 after a long delay, and hosted an opening celebration and ribbon-cutting ceremony on January 5.
2. More Evidence Shows PrEP Is Highly Effective
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- Category: Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Published on Wednesday, 30 December 2015 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) was again a major HIV story in the mainstream media in 2015, amid growing evidence that it is highly effective both in research studies and in real-world practice when taken consistently.
No New HIV Infections Among Consistent Truvada Users in PrEP Demo Project
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- Category: Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Published on Tuesday, 05 January 2016 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
HIV incidence was "extremely low" in a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) demonstration project at community-based clinics in Miami, San Francisco, and Washington, DC, and no new infections were seen among gay and bisexual men who took Truvada (tenofovir/emtricitabine) at least twice a week, according to a report in the January 26 edition of JAMA Internal Medicine. PrEP adherence was higher among people at greater risk for HIV.
5. Indiana HIV Outbreak Linked to Opioid Injection
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- Category: Injection Drug Use
- Published on Wednesday, 30 December 2015 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
In January the Indiana State Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began investigating an outbreak of HIV in rural Scott County, near the Kentucky border. The CDC issued an official health advisory in April, and CDC and Indiana investigators published a report in the May 1 edition of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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