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Despite New Long-Term Options, People Still Prefer Daily PrEP Pill to Prevent HIV
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 3, 2023
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New ways to deliver drugs that prevent infection with HIV are out there, but many people still prefer the standard daily PrEP pill, a new study shows.
“The oral pill is very efficacious when people take it every day, and it really has the potential to curb HIV transmi...
Gene Could Lower HIV Levels in Some People of African Descent
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 2, 2023
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A newly discovered genetic variant might explain why some people of African ancestry have naturally lower viral loads of HIV, an international team of researchers reports.
This variant, carried by an estimated 4% to 13% of people of African origin, reduces their risk of ...
Long Targeted in Abortion Battle, U.S. Global AIDS Program Gets New Home in State Department
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 2, 2023
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The President's Emergency Program for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a program that's long successfully provided relief to people with AIDS around the world, will now be housed within the U.S. State Department.
The move comes after years of pressure by anti-abortion groups and s...
Hip Replacements No Riskier for Folks Living With HIV
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- July 31, 2023
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Hip replacement surgery is safe for HIV patients, a new study shows.
Some surgeons are reluctant to perform total hip replacement surgery on patients with HIV or AIDS, because of concerns about complications, including higher risk of infection, need for repeated surgery ...
A Statin a Day Keeps Heart Trouble Away for Those With HIV
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 25, 2023
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Heart disease is a high risk for people with HIV, but a new study finds that taking statins significantly reduces the risk of serious heart incidents.
People with HIV who took a daily statin pill lowered their risk of stroke, heart attack or surgery to open clogged arter...
HIV Meds Help Slash Infection Risk to Nearly Zero: Study
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 24, 2023
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People taking antiretroviral therapy to treat HIV who have low but detectable virus levels have almost zero risk of transmitting the virus to others, according to a new research review.
Researchers looked at eight studies of more than 7,700 couples in which one person wa...
European Man May Be 6th Person to Be 'Cured' of HIV
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 20, 2023
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It's rare for someone with HIV to go into remission and be considered "cured," but a European man may be the sixth to do so.
First diagnosed with HIV in 1990, the man had been taking antiretroviral drugs since 2005 and received a stem cell transplant two years ago to tre...
Long-Acting, Injected HIV Meds Can Help Tough-to-Treat Patients
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- July 5, 2023
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For nearly three decades, daily antiretroviral pills have offered patients living with HIV a highly effective way to keep their infection under control.
But some patients, particularly those beset by homelessness, drug addiction and/or mental illness, find it very diffic...
PrEP Implant That Protects Against HIV Could Be Near
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- June 29, 2023
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Animal research is pointing toward a new way to prevent HIV infection: a refillable implant that continuously delivers antiretroviral medications for up to 20 months at a time.
Antiretrovirals are the cornerstone of PrEP, an infection prevention protocol that has been ar...
Meningitis Cases Rising Among Gay Men With HIV
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- June 28, 2023
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Meningococcal disease -- which includes meningitis -- appears to be on the rise among Americans infected with HIV, new research reveals.
Researchers stress that the risk to any one person remains exceedingly rare, regardless of their HIV status.
Each year between 2...
HIV Infections Continue to Decline Among Young Americans
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 23, 2023
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HIV infection numbers in the United States are down, public health officials announced Tuesday.
Declines in young people are driving the overall decrease.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention attributed
New Clues to Why Some People Suppress HIV Without Drugs
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- May 19, 2023
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Some HIV patients are naturally able to keep the virus fully in check without any medicinal help, a phenomenon that has intrigued scientists for decades.
New research appears to identify at least one reason why: an abnormally powerful version of an infection-fightin...
FDA Eases Rules on Gay Men Donating Blood
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 11, 2023
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday finalized the elimination of certain restrictions that prevented healthy gay and bisexual men from donating blood.
Instead of requiring men who have sex with men or the women who have sex with them to abstain for sexual ...
Kids Whose Moms Took HIV Meds While Pregnant May Be at Higher Risk for Developmental Delays
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- April 17, 2023
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Children whose mothers took antiretroviral medication for HIV while pregnant may have higher risks for developmental delays at age 5, according to new research.
Nonetheless, researchers said it's important for women with HIV to take antiretroviral therapy during pregnanc...
Statins Cut Heart Risks for Folks Living With HIV
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- April 13, 2023
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As people with HIV live longer they're at risk of premature heart disease. But a new study finds statin drugs can cut the risk of serious heart problems by more than one-third.
The U.S. National Institutes of Health trial found the cholesterol-lowering drugs so effective...
Scientists Get Closer to Understanding 'Hidden' HIV
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 29, 2023
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Researchers are closing in on another immune system “hideout” that HIV uses to persist in the human body for years.
A subset of white blood cells called myeloid cells can harbor HIV in people who've been virally suppressed for years, according to a new small-scale st...
U.S. Effort to Fight HIV Worldwide Has Brought Lifesaving Treatment to Millions
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- March 14, 2023
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Since it began in 2004, a global effort led by the United States to combat HIV has dramatically increased the number of people it helps, a new government report shows.
In its report, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the number of people ...
Mpox Can Be Fatal for People With Advanced HIV
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- February 22, 2023
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The mpox virus -- formerly known as monkeypox -- often causes severe illness and death in those with advanced HIV infection that is not under control, researchers report.
What does that mean? All people diagnosed with mpox should also be tested for HIV, the investigators...
Rectal Pill May Give Days-Long Protection Against HIV: Study
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- February 22, 2023
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Could a quick-dissolving pill placed in the rectum prove to be an effective and safe “on-demand” way to prevent HIV infection among sexually active men and women?
It might, new research indicates.
The experimental form of PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) is des...
10 Years on, Stem Cell Transplant May Have Cured Patient of HIV
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- February 20, 2023
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A man who underwent a stem cell transplant to treat his cancer is showing "strong evidence" that the procedure also cured him of HIV -- the latest in a handful of cases doctors have reported.
The patient, a man in his 50s, was HIV-positive when he underwent a stem cell t...
FDA Could Ease Blood Donation Rules for Gay Men
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- January 27, 2023
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Longstanding restrictions on blood donations from gay or bisexual men could soon shift towards a more nuanced policy, where such men are asked about sexual partners and practices instead, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday.
Specifically, gay men who a...
Another Major HIV Vaccine Trial Fails
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- January 19, 2023
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In yet another setback for the future of HIV prevention, the only HIV vaccine in a late-stage trial has failed, study leaders announced Wednesday.
Launched in 2019 as a partnership between the U.S. government and the pharmaceutical giant Janssen, the Mosaico trial was be...
Scientists May Be Closer to Effective HIV Vaccine
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- December 2, 2022
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It's thought that for an HIV vaccine to be widely effective, it will have to spur the body to make special antibodies that can neutralize a broad range of HIV strains. Now scientists say they have taken an essential step in that direction.
On World AIDS Day, White House Announces Plan to End Epidemic by 2030
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- December 1, 2022
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The United States will renew its focus on ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030, with new funding and a five-year strategy, the White House said Thursday.
Gut Microbes Could Play Role in HIV Infection
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- October 4, 2022
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Could key differences in the trillions of bacteria found in the human gut actually affect the risk of becoming infected with HIV? A small, new study suggests the answ...
HIV & Hepatitis Can Be Deadly Combo for the Heart
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 21, 2022
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As people with HIV age, their odds for heart attack rise -- and those with untreated hepatitis C have an even higher risk, a new study finds.
STD Cases Soar in US Amid Calls for Better Prevention Efforts
- By Cara Murez and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters
- September 20, 2022
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Soaring numbers of sexually transmitted disease (STD) cases have prompted U.S. public health experts to call for more prevention and treatment.
This includes rising rates of syphilis and
Texas Judge Says Obamacare Can't Require Coverage for Meds That Prevent HIV
- By Cara Murez and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters
- September 8, 2022
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Hundreds of thousands of Americans take medications intended to prevent infection with HIV, but a federal judge in Texas ruled Wednesday that a provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tha...
COVID Crisis Has Stalled Fight Against HIV/AIDS
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 28, 2022
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Efforts to end the global HIV epidemic have slowed as money and attention go toward fighting COVID-19, new report shows.
"This is an alarm to the world to say that COVID-19 has blown ...
HIV Testing Plummeted During Pandemic
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- June 27, 2022
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Testing for HIV suffered a sharp setback during the first year of the pandemic, new government data shows.
The number of HIV tests funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention an...
Pets Have Helped People With HIV Through Two Pandemics
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- June 23, 2022
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Pets have helped people weather both the HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 pandemics, a survey of long-term HIV/AIDS survivors shows.
"The underlying question in our minds has always been: What role do pets play for people who are so isolated and suffering so much stigma?" said stud...
New Approach Cuts Odds for Anal Cancer in People With HIV
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- June 16, 2022
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Treating precancerous anal growths in people with HIV slashes their risk of anal cancer by more than half, according to a new study.
Researchers found that treating these growths - called high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (
COVID Breakthrough Infections More Likely in People Living With HIV
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- June 8, 2022
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Even after vaccination, living with HIV ups the odds for COVID infection, new research shows.
The study found that vaccinated people living with HIV have a 28% higher risk of developing a "breakthrough" COVID infection compared to those who don't have the AIDS-causing v...
Could HIV Meds Help Slow Advanced Cancers?
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- April 7, 2022
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The introduction of HAART (highly active anti-retroviral therapy) in the mid-1990s revolutionized the treatment of HIV/AIDS, halting disease progression and dramatically extending lives.
HIV Meds May Also Shield Against COVID Infection
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- March 28, 2022
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Certain antiviral drugs used to treat HIV may also guard against COVID-19 infection, a new study sugg...
FDA Approves First Condom Designed for Anal Sex
- February 23, 2022
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The first condom specifically designed to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections during anal sex has been approved for sale in the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.
The One Male Condom can also be used to help r...
Woman Cured of HIV After Umbilical Cord Blood Transplant
- February 16, 2022
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A woman with HIV who received an umbilical cord blood transplant has become the third person in the world to be cured of the virus that causes AIDS.
The two others, both men, were cured after receiving bone marrow transplants from donors who carried a mutation that block...
More Destructive Variant of HIV Spotted in the Netherlands
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- February 4, 2022
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If the pandemic taught the world nothing else, it's that viruses can mutate, potentially giving rise to new and more harmful variants.
Now, new research reveals that's exactly what has happened with HIV, the virus that c...
First Shots Given in Trial of Moderna's mRNA-Based HIV Vaccine
- Robert Preidt and Robin Foster
- February 1, 2022
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Vaccinations have been given to the first volunteers in a Phase 1 trial of Moderna's experimental HIV vaccine, the company has announced.
The vaccine uses mRNA technology -- similar to that utilized in breakthrough COVID vaccines -- to deliver HIV-specific antigens that ...
Amid U.S. Blood Shortage, New Pressure to Ease Donor Rules for Gay Men
- Robert Preidt
- January 14, 2022
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A three-month sexual abstinence rule for blood donations from sexually active gay and bisexual men should be dropped by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, critics urge as the country struggles with a blood shortage.
Right now, based on the slight chance of infection ...
Once-a-Day HIV Pill Works Well for Kids
- Cara Murez
- January 3, 2022
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An international trial found that a once-a-day antiretroviral medication for kids with HIV is not only cheap and easy to take, but also better at suppressing HIV than standard treatments.
"Our findings provide strong evidence for the global rollout of dolutegravir for ch...
FDA Approves First Injection Regimen for HIV Prevention
- Robert Preidt and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters
- December 21, 2021
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The first injection drug to prevent HIV infection was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday.
"Today's approval adds an important tool in the effort to end the HIV epidemic by providing the first option to prevent HIV that does not involve taking a d...
People Living With HIV Face Higher Odds for Heart Failure
- Robert Preidt
- December 14, 2021
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People with HIV have an added risk of heart failure, so they and their health care providers need to be alert for early signs such as shortness of breath, fatigue, leg swelling, coughing and chest pain, according to a new study.
“Cardiovascular disease has been an impo...
An mRNA Vaccine Against HIV Shows Promise in Animal Trials
- Robert Preidt and Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporters
- December 10, 2021
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Cutting-edge mRNA technology brought safe, effective COVID-19 vaccines to a world in crisis -- could it do the same for a much older foe, HIV?
An experimental HIV vaccine that uses the sa...
Stool Samples From the 1980s Hold Clues to Fighting HIV Today
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- December 9, 2021
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What do all the microbes living rent-free in your gut have to do with disease risk? Perhaps a lot.
A groundbreaking analysis of decades-old stool and blood sampl...
Biden's New HIV/AIDS Strategy Calls Racism a Roadblock to Victory
- Robert Preidt and Robin Foster
- December 2, 2021
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Racism is "a public health threat" that must be tackled to end the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, the Biden administration said Wednesday in announcing its new strategy to fight the disease.
Over generations, “structural inequities have resulted in racial and ethnic health ...
WHO Approves First Long-Acting Device to Shield Women From HIV
- Robert Preidt
- December 1, 2021
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With HIV a continuing threat to women's health, the World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the first long-acting device to protect women from sexually transmitted HIV.
The device is a vaginal ring made of silicone elastomer, a flexible rubber-like material that mak...
HIV Rates Fall Among Gay White Americans, But Not Minorities
- Robert Preidt
- December 1, 2021
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Some progress has been made in the U.S. fight against HIV, with new infections falling among white gay and bisexual men over the past decade. But their Black and Hispanic counterparts did not see that advance, health officials say.
The continuing inequities show up in a ...
A Woman May Have Rid Herself Naturally of HIV -- But How?
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- November 16, 2021
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Researchers have identified a second HIV-positive person whose body might have naturally cleared the infection -- sparking hope that studying such exceedingly rare events will help lead to a cure.
The researchers cautioned that they cannot prove the woman has fully eradi...
U.S. Adolescents Are Getting Less Sex Education Now Than 25 Years Ago
- Robert Preidt
- November 9, 2021
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Sex Ed -- it's been a staple of public education for decades, but new research shows that only half of American teens are getting instruction that meets minimum standards.
"The findings show that most adolescents are not receiving sex education that will enable them to m...