HIV Related News
Long-acting injectable HIV treatment approved in Europe
The European Commission has approved marketing authorisation for the first long-acting injectable treatment for HIV to be made available in Europe.
REKAMBYS, a rilpivirine injection...
Improving HIV testing in Europe
The European Centres for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are calling for better HIV testing across Europe.
The ECDC...
Laboratory model looking at how a HIV infection impacts the brain
Scientists have used a newly developed laboratory model of three types of brain cells to reveal how a HIV infection can impact the brain.
The...
WHO: half of European women with HIV diagnosed late
Many women in the WHO European Region, particularly those in their 40s, are diagnosed at a late stage of HIV infection when their immune...
New reports sheds light on top three HIV and AIDS researchers
UK and South Africa are chasing the US in run for the place as top producer of HIV/AIDS related research, A new Elsevier report...
Koala epidemic provides lesson in how DNA protects itself from viruses
Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the University of Queensland have revealed a new form of genome immunity.
In animals, infections are...
Study reveals promising alternative for HIV daily pill regimen
A new study has shown that a long-acting injectable multi-drug implant could offer promise as an alternative for HIV prevention and treatment.
Published in Nature...
More than 9 in 10 surgeons encounter a needlestick injury
According to a new global survey 95% of surgeons have either been personally affected by a needlestick injury or have seen a colleague experience...
Increasing amount of heart infections linked to opioid crisis
An increasingly high number of people in America are developing heart infections due to the current opioid crisis, new research suggests.
The problem of heart...
Annual HIV data shows a continued decline since 2000
Published by Public Health England, Annual HIV data shows new HIV diagnoses in the UK have fallen to their lowest level since 2000.
New HIV...
Did you know that face-to-face HIV testing methods are preferred?
Published in Plos Medicine, a new study find that face-to-face HIV testing is the preferred option by men who have sex with men.
The research...
Curing HIV: are we a step closer to tackling the disease?
Could carriers of HIV become infection free? Discover how Professor Ravi Gupta of University College London and the University of Cambridge, UK, presented a...
Sexually transmitted infections: WHO release new estimates on congenital syphilis
According to WHO, due to sexually transmitted infections, there was approximately 661,000 total cases of congenital syphilis in 2016 resulting in over 200,000 stillbirths...
China announces 14% surge in HIV and Aids
The number of citizens in China with HIV and Aids has reportedly increased by 14%
As reported by the BBC, more than 820,000 people are...
Scandal: NHS patients given contaminated blood
Public inquiry has begun regarding how thousands of NHS patients were given blood products infected with hepatitis and HIV during the 1970s and 1980s,...
Improving migrant healthcare using newly developed alert system
ISGlobal researchers have collaborated with primary care professionals to develop a computerised alert system that will provide screening recommendations to improve overall migrant healthcare.
The...
A new group of men revealed to be at risk of HIV
It has been found that a new group of men, those who have sex with men but are not open about their sexuality, are...
European Commission approves single pill for HIV-1 treatment
The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson have today announced that the European Commission has approved JULUCA® (dolutegravir/rilpivirine), a once daily single pill...
Existing antiviral drugs have new uses against multiple viruses
A test of 55 antiviral drugs by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), has found seven compounds that show new effects against...
A new implant to protect women from HIV infection has been developed
Scientists from the University of Waterloo, Canada, have developed an implant which will help to protect women from HIV infection.
The new tool is a...
