‘Devastating’: NIH cancels future funding plans for HIV vaccine consortia
From Science.org… In a move that could bring future research on HIV vaccines to a near halt, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) notified researchers today that it will not renew funding next year for two major consortia in the beleaguered field, Science has learned. NIAID also recently stopped funding three research groups that […]
CDC Updates Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Guidelines
From Poz online… In a long-awaited update, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidelines for HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) on May 6. The new guidance—the first revision since 2016—now includes more modern antiretrovirals taken for a month after non-occupational exposure, such as sex or injection drug use. Unlike pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), which involves taking […]
Trump admin moves to end federal HIV prevention programs. ‘Catastrophic’ consequences, experts say
From Advocate.com… The Trump administration is preparing to eliminate all federal funding for domestic HIV prevention programs, a move that health experts say will undo decades of progress in combating the epidemic. The decision, which could be announced within the next 48 hours, would shut down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s HIV prevention division and […]
Treatment: Highly Resistant HIV
From Poz.com… An experimental regimen containing lenacapavir and a monoclonal antibody was able to control HIV replication in a person with multidrug-resistant virus, according to researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Standard antiretroviral regimens are usually effective, but they don’t always work against highly resistant virus. This case study involved a […]
Poz.com: HIV Prevention
HIV was identified as the cause of AIDS in 1983. Since then, we’ve learned a great deal about how the virus can be transmitted and prevented. Today, many tools are available to prevent HIV transmission. Even without a cure or a vaccine, we have the means to end the epidemic in the United States and around the world. […]
Uncertainty around PEPFAR program puts millions of people at risk
From Doctors Without Boarders… “More than three weeks since the US government froze PEPFAR funding, there is still widespread confusion and uncertainty as to whether this critical lifeline for millions of people has been cut off,” said Avril Benoît, chief executive officer of MSF USA. “Despite a limited waiver covering some activities, what our teams […]
40 years later, the Pitt Men’s Study is still breaking ground in the fight against AIDS
From the Universtiy of Pittsburgh’s Pittwire… In 1984, Charles Rinaldo launched a study to learn more about a mysterious illness befalling gay men across the U.S. He was 37 years old, only 6 years into his appointment as an assistant professor in the Pitt School of Medicine and School of Public Health, when he put […]
White House Publishes 2024 National HIV/AIDS Strategy Progress Report
From HIV.gov… Today, the White House released the 2024 National HIV/AIDS Strategy Progress Report (PDF, 479KB). Through the collaborative efforts of many federal agencies as well as the steadfast work of partners at the community, state, and tribal levels, the United States continues to make important though incremental progress in ending HIV transmission and improving health outcomes […]
MMWR: Needs of Older People Living With HIV Unmet
From POZ.com… The needs of older people living with HIV are going unmet, and the United States is unlikely to reach five goals for improving quality of life for those ages 50 and older by 2025, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) analysis published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Thanks to […]
New Federal Policy Action to Improve Access to Housing for People With HIV
From Poz.com… [On June 26, 2024], the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced new policy action to facilitate access to housing for people with HIV served by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program recipients. The new guidance enables—for the first time—the use of Ryan White HIV/AIDS […]