FDA Greenlights First Condom Specifically for Anal Intercourse One Male Condom turned in less than 1% total condom failure rate Feb 23, 2022
HIV Self-Tests Reached High-Risk Populations CDC researchers found a substantial minority of patients had never been tested Feb 18, 2022
Ablating High-Grade Anal Lesions Thwarts Progression to Cancer Screening followed by aggressive therapy shows benefit in phase III ANCHOR study Feb 17, 2022
COVID Makes Everything Worse in Pregnancy And those with HIV experienced the worst outcomes Feb 17, 2022
Young Women Prefer Vaginal Ring as HIV Prevention But oral pre-exposure prophylaxis also gets support, study in Africa finds Feb 17, 2022
ART-Free Strategy Could Control HIV in Some African Kids Broadly neutralizing antibodies show promise in proof-of-concept study in Botswana Feb 16, 2022
Third Person 'Cured' of HIV via Transplant U.S. woman with leukemia gets cord blood resistant to HIV Feb 16, 2022
U.S. Sees Drop in Lifetime Risk of HIV Diagnosis One of every 120 Americans will be diagnosed with HIV in their lifetime, analysis suggests Feb 15, 2022
Counterfeit HIV Drugs; Turned Away By Rural EDs; Bogus Pop-Up Testing Sites This past week in healthcare investigations Jan 19, 2022
Did HIV Status Affect Transplant Patients' Long-Term Outcomes? Study argues liver, kidney transplantation is a viable option for patients with HIV Jan 06, 2022
How High Is Breakthrough Infection Risk for People With Arthritis, HIV? Real-world dataset supports need for extra doses in immunocompromised groups Dec 29, 2021
FDA Approves First Long-Acting Injectable to Prevent HIV Infection Apretude is administered every 2 months versus a daily pill Dec 21, 2021
The Devil Is in the Details: Biden's HIV/AIDS Strategy The plan gets a lot right, but actually carrying it out is the real challenge Dec 15, 2021
Cannabis Use Climbing in Pregnancy Among People With HIV Legalization of medical marijuana associated with an increase in use, study shows Dec 03, 2021
Biden Unveils Plan to Hasten 'End' of HIV Epidemic The U.S. "will be a place where new HIV infections are prevented," according to new plan Dec 01, 2021
Black, Hispanic Men Left Behind on Declining HIV Rates in the U.S. Health disparities persist for gay and bisexual men in Black and Latino communities Nov 30, 2021
Sex Disparity Mars Rollout of Embattled HIV Treatment in Poorer Countries A lasting effect of research with few pregnant women Nov 30, 2021
Who Are the Scientists Behind the COVID-19 Vaccines? A new book details the personalities, and the science, that made COVID vaccines a reality Nov 02, 2021
Arthritis Drug Price Spiked 50-Fold; Who Is Monica Gandhi? Public Health in Crisis This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 20, 2021
Documentary Seeks Truth Behind 'Super-Villain' of Drug Prices 'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli is known for hiking the price of Daraprim, a life-saving drug Oct 14, 2021
New Fauci Documentary: 'You Don't Get Intimidated' Anthony Fauci gets personal in new film, opens up about Trump admin and history repeating Oct 05, 2021
Black Women With HIV Face Higher Early Death Risk HIV no longer a death sentence, but "we cannot ignore persistent disparities," researcher says Oct 02, 2021
COVID's Assault on the Moral Fiber of Medicine This isn't the first time we've been put to the test Sep 24, 2021
My Patient Had Declined the COVID Vaccine ... Every. Single. Time. Vaccine conversations with patients can be draining but worth it when both parties feel heard Sep 16, 2021
Mask Mandate Bans Investigated; Retightening Borders; HIV Vax Trial Disappoints A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Aug 31, 2021
Certain Groups Left Behind in HIV Preventive Care Gaps in PrEP use more likely among minority groups, young people, and those with SUD Aug 26, 2021
High-Dose HBV Revaccination Better Protects HIV Patients Phase III trial saw more and longer-lasting responses with double the dose Aug 24, 2021
CDC Panel Backs Third COVID Shot for the Immunocompromised The ACIP recommends additional dose in moderately to severely immunocompromised people only Aug 13, 2021
Long-Acting Injectable for HIV Prevention Passes Hurdles, but Barriers Remain Cabotegravir superior to daily oral PrEP, but concerns about resistance, PrEP failure loom Aug 12, 2021
Third Dose a Charm in Israel? Door-to-Door 'Goons'; Cervids Catch COVID, Too! A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Jul 30, 2021
Shingrix OK'd for Immunocompromised Adults CDC's vaccine committee currently discussing vaccine for this population, manufacturer says Jul 26, 2021
Survey Probes Barriers to Long-Acting Injectable PrEP for MSM Some factors more important than others for HIV prevention Jul 22, 2021
Acceptance of Vaginal Ring and Oral PrEP Increasing in Young African Women Adherence to these HIV preventive measures should be encouraged Jul 21, 2021
Drug Resistance in People on PrEP Who Acquire HIV PrEP rollout programs need to check for acute infections before starting therapy, experts advise Jul 20, 2021
Vaginal Ring as Safe as Oral PrEP in Late Pregnancy Interim analysis of small open-label trial finds adverse outcomes are rare Jul 20, 2021
On-Demand PrEP Surpasses Daily Use Among Chinese MSM Real-world study showed fewer HIV infections with event-driven regimen Jul 19, 2021
Lower Linezolid Doses Effective Against Highly Resistant TB Multi-arm trial suggests the antibiotic can be reduced in three-drug combo Jul 19, 2021
HIV Independently Tied to More Severe COVID-19 WHO analysis also shows higher risk for inhospital mortality Jul 18, 2021
COVID-19 Lockdown in Uganda Increased Gender-Based Violence Sexual attacks, HIV exposure, and teen pregnancies all showed upticks, study found Jul 16, 2021