03-09-2020Cross-posted from NIAID Newsroom Among African adolescent girls and young women who took HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) daily...
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NIH Study Finds Lower Concentration of PrEP Drug in Pregnant Young Women Superior AIDS-Kaposi’s Sarcoma Treatment Improves Outcomes in Resource-Limited Settings 03-09-2020Cross-posted from NIAID Newsroom The cancer drug paclitaxel and a suppressive regimen of antiretroviral therapy (ART) is an effect...Drug-Delivery Technology Leads to Sustained HIV Antibody Production in NIH Study 03-09-2020Cross-posted from NIAID Newsroom A new approach to direct the body to make a specific antibody against HIV led to sustained produc...NIH-Funded Clinical Trial to Test PrEP, Dapivirine Ring for Safety in Pregnant Women 02-13-2020Cross-posted from NIAID NewsroomThe first clinical trial specifically designed to test the safety of the monthly dapivirine vagi...Experimental HIV Vaccine Regimen Ineffective in Preventing HIV 02-03-2020NIAID has stopped administration of investigational vaccinations in its HVTN 702 clinical trial taking place in South Africa.NIAID Launches First Clinical Trial to Test Antibody–Drug Combination for Long-Acting HIV Treatment 01-22-2020Cross-posted from NIAID Newsroom The first clinical trial to test the combination of a long-acting anti-HIV drug plus a powerful H...Efforts to End the HIV Epidemic Must Not Ignore People Already Living With HIV 12-16-2019Opioid Epidemic Is Increasing Rates of Some Infectious Diseases 04-12-2019The U.S. faces a converging public health crisis as the nation’s opioid epidemic fuels growing rates of certain infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS.Researchers Report High Rate of Viral Suppression Among People New to HIV Care 03-08-2019The findings from the iENGAGE study underscore the benefits of linking people with HIV to treatment services soon after diagnosis.Tuberculosis Diagnosis in People with HIV Increases Risk of Death Within 10 Years 03-07-2019In Latin America, people with HIV diagnosed with TB were about twice as likely to die in 10 years as people not initially diagnosed with TB.HIV Prevention Study Finds Universal "Test and Treat" Approach Can Reduce New HIV Infections 03-05-2019NIH-sponsored trial in southern Africa suggests that home-based HIV testing and referral to care works where health workers worked house-to-house.NIH Clinical Trial to Track Outcomes of Liver Transplantation from HIV-Positive Donors to HIV-Positive Recipients 02-15-2019The first large-scale clinical trial to study liver transplantation between people with HIV has begun at clinical centers across the United States.The Science Is Clear: With HIV, Undetectable Equals Untransmittable 01-16-2019In recent years, an overwhelming body of clinical evidence has firmly established the HIV Undetectable = Untransmittable concept as scientifically sound.NIH to Fund HIV Care and Prevention Research in Vulnerable Southern U.S. Communities 12-12-2018The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases will fund a series of collaborations to test new ways of implementing HIV treatment and prevention too…Novel Intervention Halves Rate of Death Among People Living with HIV Who Inject Drugs 09-21-2018An intervention designed to facilitate treatment for HIV and substance use was associated with a 50 percent reduction in mortality for people living with HIV wh…NIH Officials: Closing Treatment Gaps Critical to Ending the U.S. HIV Epidemic 08-22-2018Daily antiretroviral therapythat suppresses HIV to levels undetectable by standard blood tests is lifesaving for individuals living with HIV and prevents...