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HIV Cure

June 12, 2018
BY imani

A smartphone app, developed at the University of Virginia School of Medicine to improve care for people living with HIV, as increased its users consistency in doctor visits and improved their health outcomes,…

Filed Under: Breaking News

May 24, 2018
BY imani

A recent review of studies found that some people on PrEP engage in more risky sex. Even before PrEP hit the US market in 2012, there were fears that it would…

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April 25, 2018
BY imani

Despite the fact that PrEP is known to provide a high level of protection against HIV, aspects of its use remain controversial. The continued debates regarding the preventive tool pose…

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April 23, 2018
BY imani

You pretty much know the facts when it comes to HIV, right? Well, you might be falsely confident: A study of almost 2,000 people published in BMC Public Health found that almost half had…

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March 14, 2018
BY imani

The number of people taking PrEP in the United States is steadily increasing, exceeding 77,000 in 2016, according to figures released yesterday by AIDSVu in conjunction with the 25th Conference on…

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February 18, 2018
BY imani

A man who has successfully undergone gene editing in order to combat HIV infection claims his body is now able to control the virus without the need for medication. In…

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January 22, 2018
BY imani

Florida health officials say the department plans to offer HIV prevention drug PrEP for free throughout the state by the end of 2018. Florida's rate of new HIV diagnoses is more…

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January 11, 2018
BY imani

Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brigham and Women's Hospital have developed a capsule that can deliver a week's worth of HIV drugs in a single dose.  Researchers say…

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December 18, 2017
BY imani

A new Drexel University study has determined that the US could reach its 2020 HIV prevention goal to prevent 30% of new HIV infections if just 25% of men who have…

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November 20, 2017
BY imani

If you’re confused about HIV and what viral suppression means, you’re not alone. The National Institute of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) recently published a blog post entitled…

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