Final HIV Research Highlights from AIDS 2020
7-10-2020As the 23rd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2020: Virtual) drew to a close yesterday, HIV.gov shared a final interview with Carl Dieffenbach, Ph.D., directo…
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More HIV Research Highlights from AIDS 2020
7-9-2020Presentations and discussions about the latest HIV research continued at the 23rd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2020: Virtual) yesterday. HIV.gov shared a…
New HRSA Funding Opportunities
4-28-2020HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau recently announced five Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) for initiatives on HIV stigma reduction, implementing rapid ART initiati…
Remembering Barbara Joseph
3-31-2020In a period of so many losses, we are now mourning the passing of long-time HIV advocate Barbara Joseph, a Texas native who fought tenaciously for improved serv…
Newer Anti-HIV Drugs Safest, Most Effective During Pregnancy
3-11-2020Cross-posted from NIAID NewsroomDolutegravir-containing regimen exhibited superior safety profile in large, NIH-supported study of pregnant women.The antiretrov…
NIH Study Finds Lower Concentration of PrEP Drug in Pregnant Young Women
3-9-2020Cross-posted from NIAID NewsroomAmong African adolescent girls and young women who took HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) daily, levels of the PrEP drug tenof…
HRSA's Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program and Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
3-6-2020Cross-posted from TargetHIVNote: On March 10, we will observe National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The theme this year is HIV Prevention Starts with…
NIH-Funded Clinical Trial to Test PrEP, Dapivirine Ring for Safety in Pregnant Women
2-13-2020Cross-posted from NIAID NewsroomThe first clinical trial specifically designed to test the safety of the monthly dapivirine vaginal ring in pregnant women has …
Office on Women’s Health Awards $3M to Support Prevention and Screening of Intimate Partner Violence and HIV in Women
12-10-2019The association between violence against women and risk for HIV infection has been the focus of a growing number of studies. According to the Centers for Diseas…
Minority HIV/AIDS Fund Activities
9-25-2019As of March 2019, the program formerly known as the Secretary’s Minority AIDS Initiative Fund (SMAIF) has been renamed. The program is now known as the Mi…