Category Archives: HIV care & treatment
IAS2013: Study shows low but detectable HIV levels in semen of some men despite being “undetectable” in blood
7th International AIDS Society Conference, Kuala Lumpur, June 2013: Reflecting the results reported from a few other studies, the French ANRS EP49 study showed that despite having well controlled blood viral load, nearly 1 in 10 HIV-positive men who have sex with men had a low…Read More
7th International AIDS Society Conference, Kuala Lumpur, June 2013: Researchers have reported that two HIV-positive men who received stem cell transplants to treat their cancer have no detectable HIV despite interrupting HIV treatment for at least seven weeks. These data, presented Wednesday, July 3 at the…Read More
The manufacturer of Fulyzaq (crofelemer), Salix Pharmaceuticals, announced that it now has a patient assistance program (PAP) established for their medication. The drug was approved by the FDA earlier in late December 2012 to treat HIV-associated diarrhea. For those individuals without insurance and who qualify for the…Read More
A non-profit service provided through Vanderbilt University in Nashville has launched a new initiative to help link people with HIV who are interested in participating in research with researchers who are conducting new studies on HIV medications. The service, ResearchMatch, let’s interested parties enter as much…Read More
On May 29th, Project Inform held a webinar to share the results of a Think Tank held in November 2012 to develop policies and procedures to guide the use of HIV laboratory data for the purpose of engaging or re-engaging HIV-positive people in health care. The…Read More
In August 2010, Project Inform debuted a new series of three easy-to-read booklets called HIV Health & Wellness. The launch of these booklets helped Project Inform focus its educational work on those who were recently diagnosed or who have been out of HIV care, attempting to…Read More
WEBINAR: Maximizing Stakeholder Engagement on Using HIV Surveillance Data to Link and Retain People in Care
Please share widely! May 29, 2013 2–3p Eastern; 11a–noon Pacific Register Now! For several years now a majority of states and U.S. territories have mandated that labs report the results of CD4 and viral load tests to public health departments. Put in place…Read More