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HIV/AIDS News Archive - November 2020
Why Is Weight Gain Occurring Among Some People Who Start HIV Treatment?
Nov. 30, 2020 - David Alain Wohl, M.D. - A top story in HIV medicine in 2019 was the excess weight gain experienced by some during HIV treatment with integrase inhibitors. These antiretrovirals had quickly become the special sauce of HIV therapy: They were potent, had a high resistance barrier, and were very well-tolerated.
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HIV breakthrough at Temple University gets researchers closer to the cure
Nov 30, 2020 - Scientists at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine have successfully removed viral DNA from non-human primates, a step that might lead to a cure for HIV.
UC San Diego Selected to Lead International HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Unit
November 30, 2020 | Yadira Galindo - University of California San Diego Collaborative Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) has been selected by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to lead and administer an international seven-year, $28-million grant for science-driven clinical trials that deliver innovative, efficient results needed to turn the corner on the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES TO COMMEMORATE WORLD AIDS DAY BY RINGING NASDAQ CLOSING BELL
30 November 2020 - Geneva - OraSure Technologies , Inc., (NASDAQ: OSUR), a leader in the fight against HIV, today announced its plans to commemorate World AIDS Day. On Tuesday, Dec. 1st, OraSure will ring the closing bell for the NASDAQ Stock Market, in a virtual ceremony that will be livestreamed.
“A year ago, on World AIDS Day 2019, it appeared that eliminating the HIV epidemic was within our grasp. Today, we’re in a far different place as COVID-19 has disrupted the delivery of testing, services and care, reversing many of the gains we’ve made,” said OraSure President and CEO, Stephen S. Tang, Ph.D. “Today, on World AIDS Day 2020, it’s time to put a stake in the ground: We cannot let the HIV epidemic take a back seat to COVID-19. At OraSure, we are proud of the ways in which we are meeting the global need for HIV diagnostics, and we are committed to doing the same for COVID-19.”
ViiV Healthcare and the Medicines Patent Pool expand access to dolutegravir-based regimens for people living with HIV in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Malaysia with innovative new licensing agreement
30 November 2020 - Geneva - ViiV Healthcare,the global specialist HIV company majority-owned by GlaxoSmithKline plc (“GSK”), with Pfizer Inc. and Shionogi Limited as shareholders, and the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) today announced the signing of a new voluntary licensing agreement to enable greater access for dolutegravir (DTG) based regimens which have been recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) or the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) in certain upper-middle-income countries (UMICs). This new licensing agreement will include Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Malaysia.
World AIDS Day 2020 - A National Conversation
November 30, 2020 - Powerful Voices from the AIDS and COVID-19 Pandemics
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The National AIDS Memorial brings together powerful, inspirational voices who have been on the frontlines of the AIDS and COVID-19 pandemics – leaders advancing science, research, the response and health outcomes -- for an important conversation about the interconnectedness of both diseases.
New HIV infections reach an all-time low in B.C. despite COVID-19 challenges
Nov 29, 2020 - Jodie Martinson - New HIV infections currently at an all-time low in B.C.
New HIV infections are at their lowest rate since the disease first hit British Columbia, according to top researcher Dr. Julio Montaner.
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As battle against HIV continues, Pitt Men’s Study volunteer joins coronavirus vaccine study
November 29, 2020 - DEB ERDLEY - When drug makers solicited volunteers to test a coronavirus vaccines, Marc Wagner jumped.
It was a matter of giving back.
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ONE Archives’ exhibit ‘It’s Not Over’ about AIDS activism, HIV pandemic
WEST HOLLYWOOD - November 29, 2020 - by Phillip Zonkel - The ONE Archives Foundation exhibit “It’s Not Over” spotlights voices of AIDS activists and community organizers from the mid 1980s to the late 1990s in a collection of posters and other ephemera.
“It’s Not Over” also showcases the longtime struggle against HIV discrimination.
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Maintaining the HIV response in a world shaped by COVID-19
November 28, 2020 - Although global attention is dominated by COVID-19, the HIV/AIDS pandemic, as it enters its fifth decade, is far from over. Since the early 1980s, 75·7 million people have become infected with HIV. 32·7 million people have died from AIDS-related illnesses. HIV/AIDS remains a major public health crisis and only a few countries will meet the 90–90–90 treatment target for 2020. Much has been made of how information systems and service models in the HIV response have helped the COVID-19 response, but the COVID-19 pandemic could have knock-on effects on the HIV response and be devastating for communities. How might the COVID-19 pandemic shape the future HIV/AIDS response towards reaching the goal of ending HIV/AIDS by 2030?
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Dr. Peter Diaries still resonate after 30 years, drawing parallels between the battles against AIDS and COVID
Nov 28, 2020 - Peter Jepson-Young became the face of the HIV crisis in broadcasts that described the reality of an epidemic
Thirty years since her son first dared to show his face on the nightly news, beaming his story of living with and eventually dying of AIDS into living rooms across British Columbia, Shirley Young still starts each morning with Dr. Peter's words:
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Sir Elton John tells LGBT awards: ‘I’m gay and I’m proud’
Nov 28, 2020 - By John Dunne - Sir Elton John declared “I’m gay and I’m proud” as he accepted the global impact award at the British LGBT Awards.
The singer-songwriter, 73, and his husband David Furnish, 58, were honoured at the annual event for their efforts to raise awareness of HIV through the Elton John Aids Foundation.
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Living with HIV: 36 years
November 28, 2020 - Vancouver, BC - 35 years after being given a death sentence,
I'm still alive!
I have been living with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) since 1984.
November 28, 1985 - I was told by my doctor to go home, inform my family, arrange my finances and funeral, I had six months to live! Today, I celebrate the 35th Anniversary of my being told I had six months to live!
National AIDS Initiative Launches World AIDS Day Premiere of New Stage Play and ‘Rock the Red’ Campaign to Engage African Americans on HIV/AIDS
Atlanta - November 27, 2020 - In recognition of World AIDS Day, December 1st, the Black Leadership AIDS Crisis Coalition (BLACC), an initiative of AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the worlds largest, non-profit public health organization addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic, is utilizing the power of the arts and social media to bring greater awareness to the HIV/AIDS epidemic and its disproportionate impact on Black Americans.
Nova Scotia AIDS Coalition demands improved access to HIV testing, treatment
Nov 27, 2020 - The AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia (ACNS) is calling on the province to make HIV testing and prevention more accessible for Nova Scotians.
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‘Not All Pastors Do That’: How Rev. Raphael Warnock Used His Pulpit to Fight AIDS
Nov 26, 2020 - “Early on, it was a very controversial topic in churches,” said James Curran, a professor of epidemiology and an HIV/AIDS expert at Emory University in Atlanta.
We don’t like to talk about these things in church,” the Rev. Raphael Warnock cautioned the congregation at Atlanta’s storied Ebenezer Baptist Church in March 2010, but “I’m very convinced that if Martin Luther King, Jr. were alive today, he would be focused on the issue of HIV/AIDS.”
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Stigma, Discrimination Seen Driving HIV/AIDS, COVID-19
November 26, 2020 - GENEVA -The U.N. Program on HIV and AIDS warns that stigma and discrimination against marginalized populations are driving both the AIDS crisis and COVID-19 and must be tackled and eliminated to end what officials call the dual, colliding pandemics.
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ECDC and WHO call for improved HIV testing in Europe
26 Nov 2020 - The number of people living with undiagnosed HIV is increasing in the WHO European Region. According to data published today by ECDC and the WHO/Europe, more than 136 000 people were newly diagnosed in 2019 – roughly 20% of these were diagnosed in the EU/EAA and 80% in the eastern part of the European Region. Every second HIV diagnosis (53%) happens at a late stage of the infection, when the immune system has already started to fail. This is a sign that testing strategies in the Region are not working properly to diagnose HIV early.
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UNAIDS calls on countries to step up global action and proposes bold new HIV targets for 2025
GENEVA, 26 November 2020 - As In a new report, Prevailing against pandemics by putting people at the centre, UNAIDS is calling on countries to make far greater investments in global pandemic responses and adopt a new set of bold, ambitious but achievable HIV targets. If those targets are met, the world will be back on track to ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.
COVID-19 is threatening the progress that the world has made in health and development over the past 20 years, including the gains we have made against HIV.
Like all epidemics, it is widening the inequalities that already existed.
320,000 children and adolescents newly infected with HIV in 2019, 1 every 100 seconds – UNICEF
NEW YORK/JOHANNESBURG, 25 November 2020 - UNICEF warns of COVID-19 disruptions to HIV service delivery in one third of high burden countries
Approximately every minute and 40 seconds, a child or young person under the age of 20 was newly infected with HIV last year, bringing the total number of children living with HIV to 2.8 million, UNICEF said in a report released today.
The report, Reimagining a resilient HIV response for children, adolescents and pregnant women living with HIV, warns that children are being left behind in the fight against HIV.
Elton John announces massive live special with Sam Smith and Rina Sawayama for World AIDS Day
NOVEMBER 25, 2020 - by REISS SMITH - Elton John will front a special live event to mark World AIDS Day (1 December).
Sir Elton and his husband David Furnish will appear in a special event streamed on the star’s TikTok channel and hosted by Reggie Yates to promote HIV/AIDS education.
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UNAIDS to launch 2020 World AIDS Day report
GENEVA, N0VEMBER 25, 2020- - PREVAILING AGAIST PANDEMICS BY PUTTING PEOPLE AT THE CENTRE
The report will unveil new, ambitious global HIV targets for 2025 and will reflect on the challenges and successes achieved by countries to date.
Can HIV Meds Interact With COVID-19 Treatment? Here’s What We Know So Far
Nov. 24, 2020 - by Larry Buhl - People living with HIV (PLWH) and their health care providers may have some concern about interactions between HIV treatments and COVID-19 treatments. Here’s what we know right now.
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Respiratory problems and bronchitis more common in people with HIV
24 November 2020 - by Roger Pebody - There are higher rates of poor respiratory health in people ageing with HIV than in carefully matched HIV-negative people, with symptoms strongly associated with worse mental health and quality of life. Professor Caroline Sabin presented these data from the POPPY study to the virtual British HIV Association (BHIVA) conference yesterday.
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BlueCity pledges donation towards HIV prevention ahead of World AIDS Day, following brand’s pioneering work in the field
BEIJING, Nov. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Funds will support relevant non-profit organizations in community outreach and overall development, with a focus on young people
BlueCity, a world-leading LGBTQ community platform providing a full suite of services to foster connections and enhance the well-being of the LGBTQ community, has pledged to donate one million yuan (nearly 152,300 USD) to further carry out HIV-prevention education and control in the lead-up to World AIDS Day.
HIV on the rise, Sudbury agency says
November 24, 2020 - It would appear that educating Sudburians and Canadians in general about HIV is as needed as ever.
In a release, Réseau ACCESS Network of Sudbury noted that HIV infections have increased 25,3 per cent in Canada since 2014, and that according to the Canadian Aids Society, “Canada is far behind other G7 countries in eliminating new infections.”
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Elton John, TikTok team up to educate about AIDS epidemic
LOS ANGELES - November 24, 2020 - By The Associated Press - The Elton John AIDS Foundation and TikTok are teaming up to raise awareness about the disease through a campaign and live event for World AIDS Day
The Elton John AIDS Foundation and TikTok are teaming up to raise awareness about the disease through a campaign and live event for World AIDS Day.
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+Life Launches "F+STIGMA" Campaign to Fight Against HIV Stigma in Anticipation of World AIDS Day
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire - Initiative Aims to Ignite Conversation of the Harmful Impacts of HIV Stigmasay.
In anticipation of World AIDS Day 2020 on December 1st, +Life, dedicated to eliminating the stigma of living with HIV, has launched F+STIGMA, a social media campaign to fight against HIV stigma, while raising awareness about HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and education.
TRAILER for "Aging & HIV: A Story of Resiliency"
Nov. 23, 2020 - The 45-minute documentary will be available beginning on WORLD AIDS Day, December 1, 2020. Our story can be found at agingandhiv.com
World AIDS Day 2020 message from UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima
GENEVA, November 23, 2020 - World AIDS Day 2020 will be like no other.
COVID-19 is threatening the progress that the world has made in health and development over the past 20 years, including the gains we have made against HIV.
Like all epidemics, it is widening the inequalities that already existed.
On This Day: Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury reveals he has AIDS
November 23, 2020 - By Samantha Dick - With his stunning four-octave vocal range and natural vibrato, Freddie Mercury was one of the greatest singers in the history of rock music.
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Meet a Stem Cell Patient on the Front Lines for Finding an HIV Cure
November 18, 2020 - BY DANIEL REYNOLDS - In an exclusive clip from Ending Disease, Andrew shares how he hopes his participation in a clinical trial could change the world.
A new docuseries, Ending Disease, is giving a human face in the fight to cure HIV.
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Very poor knowledge of HIV among staff at major London hospitals
23 November 2020 - by Roger Pebody - Knowledge of HIV transmission, ‘Undetectable = Untransmittable’ (U=U) and infection control is limited among nurses and other staff working on general hospital wards, Moses Shongwe of Barts Health NHS Trust told the virtual British HIV Association (BHIVA) conference yesterday. HIV-related stigma, particularly in healthcare settings, is a significant barrier to people accessing care, he said.
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Powerful, Inspirational Voices on the Frontlines of the AIDS and Covid-19 Pandemics Speak Out on World AIDS Day – December 1st
SAN FRANCISCO (November 20, 2020) - Featured speakers as part of National AIDS Memorial forum include Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. David Ho, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi & Actor/AIDS Advocate Judith Light; Mayors Keisha Lance Bottoms (Atlanta); Bill de Blasio (New York City); Robert Garcia (Long Beach) & Lori E. Lightfoot (Chicago); and Activists Alicia Garza, Cleve Jones & Kristin Urquiza
2020 marks 40 years since the first cases of AIDS were reported in the United States, a pandemic that has led to nearly 700,000 lives lost and still no cure four decades later. This year, our nation struggles through another pandemic – the fight against Covid-19 – where the horrific loss of life has surpassed 250,000 in a matter of months.
Real Talk with Realize –
Racial Justice in the HIV Movement in Canada
Real Talk with Realize Virtual Town Hall Series
Racial Justice in the HIV Movement in Canada: A First of its kind Town Hall!
November 24th, 2020 1:00 – 2:15PM ET
Parler vrai avec Réalise – Justice raciale dans le mouvement de lutte contre le VIH au Canada
Parler vrai avec Réalise Série d’assemblées publiques virtuelles
Justice raciale dans le mouvement de lutte contre le VIH au Canada Une assemblée publique première en son genre!
Le 24 novembre 2020 De 13 h à 14 h 15 HE
AHF Reminds HIV Patients Care is ‘Just a Call Away’ During Pandemic
LOS ANGELES (November 20, 2020) - As COVID-19 escalates across the nation, AHF promotes its telemedicine services with the launch of a new billboard and transit ad campaign
4 versions of a public service ad reminding HIV/AIDS patients that care is ‘Just a Call Away” are up now in 25 cities in 12 states and the District of Columbia
As rates of COVID-19 escalate in the US—with a reported 60,000 hospitalized as of earlier this week and more than 100,000 new infections logged daily over the past week, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is rolling out a new nationwide public service billboard and transit advertising campaign to remind HIV and AIDS patients that medical care is “Just a Call Away” and can be arranged through telemedicine appointments by AHF via its www.HIVcare.org website.
State minister calls on Jamaicans to assist people suffering from HIV/AIDS
KINGSTON, Jamaica - November 20, 2020 - As the nation prepares to observe World AIDS Day on December 1, Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, is calling on Jamaicans to assist those suffering from the illness during the pandemic.
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National AIDS Memorial to Honor Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. and David D. Ho, M.D., on World AIDS Day
November 19, 2020 - The National AIDS Memorial will bring together powerful voices from the AIDS and Covid-19 pandemics on World AIDS Day, December 1, 2020, for an inspiring discussion about health justice, social activism, remembrance and hope.
How should we care for older people with HIV?
19 November 2020 - Paul Clift - As people living with HIV are living into old age, clinicians are developing new models of care. Dr Tom Levett and colleagues in Brighton, England, have recently described a combined HIV and geriatrics clinic – the Silver Clinic - that was designed to meet the needs of such patients by combining HIV care with geriatric care.
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The Elisse Zack Award for Excellence in HIV and Rehabilitation
Nominations for the 2020 Elisse Zack Award for Excellence are open.
Nomination deadline: November 30, 2020
Le Prix Elisse Zack d’excellence en réadaptation pour le VIH
Les candidatures au Prix Elisse Zack 2020 d’excellence en réadaptation pour le VIH sont ouvertes
Date limite de mise en candidature: 30 novembre 2020
 
Virtual Press Conference With Tony Award-Winning Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19, 2020 - TONY award-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph will host a virtual press conference to discuss DIVA Foundation's 30th annual fundraiser. "These are difficult times for everybody," Sheryl adds, "People are looking to be uplifted and inspired. I'm thrilled to bring our DIVAS Simply Singing! annual concert to a virtual audience via television and live streaming for our 30th year!"
Balzer Among International Team Receiving $23 Million Grant to Combat HIV in East Africa
November 19, 2020 - Assistant Professor of Biostatistics Laura Balzer is among an international team that recently received a five-year, $23 million NIH grant to extend the SEARCH (Sustainable East Africa Research in Community Health) study.
Engineered immune cells elicit broad response to HIV in mice, offering hope for vaccine or functional cure
LA JOLLA, CA - November 18, 2020 - Scientists developed an approach that successfully generates antibodies against numerous strains of the fast-evolving human immunodeficiency virus.
Unlike so many other deadly viruses, HIV still lacks a vaccine. The virus—which continues to infect millions around the world—has proven especially tricky to prevent with conventional antibodies, in part because it evolves so rapidly in the body. Any solution would require coaxing the body into producing a special type of antibody that can act broadly to defeat multiple strains of the virus at once.
This week, scientists at Scripps Research moved closer to attaining that holy grail of HIV research with a new vaccine approach that would rely on genetically engineered immune cells from the patient’s body.
Ahead Of World AIDS Day And Giving Tuesday, The (RED) Shopathon Lights Up To Fight Two Pandemics: AIDS And COVID-19
NEW YORK, Nov. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - Offering over 200 products and an all-new (RED) virtual pop-up shop to raise money for the Global Fund
The sixth annual (RED) Shopathon lights up today ahead of World AIDS Day and Giving Tuesday, December 1st. Offering more than 200 stylish and giftable products that give back with every purchase, the campaign is supported by Merck (known as MSD outside the U.S. and Canada) and will see (RED) generate money for the Global Fund to fight two pandemics: AIDS and COVID-19. Dialing-up the impact of holiday shopping, funds raised from every purchase of (RED) products on Amazon.com/RED, as part of the (RED) Shopathon, will be matched by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, up to $1.5 million.
Vintage AIDS Activism Posters on Display for World AIDS Day Exhibit
November 18, 2020 - The Past Is the Present With 'It's Not Over' Exhibit of AIDS Activism
Activist posters, picket signs, and ephemera from the height of the AIDS epidemic will be on exhibition in conjunction with World AIDS Day outdoors in West Hollywood via the ONE Archives’ pop-up exhibition. “It’s Not Over: Posters and Graphics from Early AIDS Activism" will be on display for a month in Los Angeles county’s queer mecca from Dec. 1 – Dec. 31.
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COVID denial is a grim rerun of AIDS denialism
By BRUCE MIRKEN - NOVEMBER 17, 2020 - Two decades ago, a cult-like crowd believed that HIV was harmless and AIDS was a plot. Many of them ended up dead.
By now you’ve probably seen social media posts like the Twitter thread from South Dakota nurse Jodi Doering about patients dying of COVID, literally gasping for breath, and still denying the disease is real. Or Chicago Tribune columnist Rex Huppke’s posts about “Thanksgiving truthers” planning a normal holiday gathering because “being scared is for liberals.” COVID denial is strange and scary.
Gene-edited monkey embryos give researchers new way to study HIV cure
NOVEMBER 17, 2020 - A gene that cured a man of HIV a decade ago has been successfully added to developing monkey embryos in an effort to study more potential treatments for the disease.
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Millions of people are on treatment for HIV: Why are so many still dying?
NOVEMBER 17, 2020 - Twenty years ago, treatment for HIV was a rare luxury in South Africa. Exorbitant costs and President Thabo Mbeki's government's fierce opposition to providing antiretroviral treatment (ART) kept it out of the public sector.
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Leading Up to World AIDS Day, Black AIDS Institute Launches New Website with a Video Interview Featuring Celebrity Tina Knowles-Lawson
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - Black AIDS Institute (BAI), the nation's only think and do tank committed to ending HIV in Black America, has launched its new website in advance of the December 1 annual observance of World AIDS Day. BAI's new site aims to educate and mobilize Black Americans, allies, and institutions about the intertwined community burden of HIV and racial justice. Timed with the site launch, BAI also inaugurated Black Voices Matter, a video conversation series that amplifies Black influencers with varied perspectives and platforms to take HIV awareness into spaces where it has previously not been well-understood.
Director of Division HIV/AIDS Prevention Director Announcement
November 17, 2020 - I am delighted to announce that beginning December 21, 2020, Dr. Demetre Daskalakis will start as CDC’s Director of the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP) in the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP). Dr. Daskalakis brings many years of experience in HIV prevention and control to his work in DHAP.
UNAIDS welcomes Suki Beavers as UNAIDS Director of Gender Equality, Human Rights and Community Engagement
GENEVA, 16 November 2020 - UNAIDS is delighted to announce the appointment of Suki Beavers to the position of Director, Gender Equality, Human Rights and Community Engagement in UNAIDS Programme Branch.
Ms Beavers will be joining from the National Association of Women and the Law in Canada, where in her position as Executive Director, she led efforts to develop high quality feminist legal analysis and law reform strategies to advance the rights and empowerment of women in all their diversity.
ACTG Presents Data Showing Minimal Monitoring Approach to Hepatitis C Treatment is Safe and Successful at AASLD’s 2020 Liver Meeting
November 16, 20120 - Newswise - Los Angeles, Calif. - The AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG), the world’s largest and longest established HIV research network, presented today The “Keep it Simple and Safe” Approach to HCV Treatment: Primary Outcomes from the ACTG A5360 (MINMON) Study at AASLD’s virtual 2020 Liver Meeting. The study found that in a diverse, global patient population, a minimal monitoring (MINMON) approach to hepatitis C treatment was safe and achieved comparable sustained virologic response (SVR) to current standard of care.
Mark S. King’s 60th Birthday Bash
November 16, 2020 - A Virtual Livestream Event
A salute to Long-Term HIV Survivors benefiting The Reunion Project
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Birthday Party 7:00 – 8:00 PM ET
After Party 8:00 – ?
Mark S. King’s 60th Birthday Bash will salute long-term HIV survivors with performances, celebrity guests and an interactive “after party.”
How middle-aged queer men have prevailed over four decades of HIV/AIDS
TORONTO - November 16, 2020 - Despite being part of a population facing an increased risk for acquiring HIV, researchers say many middle-aged men who have sex with men (MSM) have exhibited considerable resilience against the virus since the start of the epidemic 40 years ago.
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Reservoirs of HIV-infected cells that can't be reached by antiretroviral therapy associated with an important marker of cardiovascular disease risk
13 November 2020 - The increased risk of cardiovascular disease observed in people with HIV taking effective antiretroviral therapy, even when they have an undetectable viral load, could be down to reservoirs of HIV-infected cells that cannot be reached by current treatments, according to research from San Francisco published in JAMA Network Open.
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Albert Einstein College of Medicine researchers receive $5 million NIH grant to study HIV and HPV cancers in Africa
November 13, 2020 - (BRONX, NY) - A team of scientists from Albert Einstein College of Medicine has received a five-year, $4.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish a research center to investigate HIV- and human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers in Africa.
The HIV-Associated HPV-related Malignancies Research Center will build on Einstein-led efforts that have already improved research, clinical, and laboratory capacity in Rwanda.
ART reduces risk that children with HIV will die from TB
November 13, 2020 - Just like in adult patients, ART reduces the risk that children with HIV will get or die from tuberculosis, according to data from six African countries.
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Three Immediate Ways the Fight Against HIV Is Likely to Change in the Biden-Harris Administration
Nov. 12, 2020 - Despite ongoing attempts to throw out legally cast votes in key states and continued Republican denial of the presidential election results, Joseph R. Biden will take office as president on Jan. 20. On that date, he and Vice President Kamala Harris will inherit multiple health crises.
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Museveni, Buganda win Health Awards
Kampala - November 12, 2020 - President Yoweri Museveni has been awarded a lifetime achievement award for providing leadership in healthcare promotion with specific salutations to his work in curbing HIV/AIDS and his recent role in combating the global COVID19.
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Renowned Painter And HIV Activist Keith Mayerson Honors Dr. Anthony Fauci With
Nov 12, 2020 - Celebrated for depicting the “American dream” through images of far-reaching figures such as Annie Oakley, Sitting Bull, Abraham Lincoln, Superman, and Marvin Gaye, artist and HIV activist Keith Mayerson chose that masked Nats super-fan persona to create a portrait called Homage to America's Doctor, Anthony S. Fauci.
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UC Berkeley/UCSF SEARCH Consortium Receives $23 Million to Battle AIDS in East Africa
November 11, 2020 - The SEARCH (Sustainable East Africa Research in Community Health) consortium, a joint venture between UC Berkeley, UCSF, and Makerere University, has received $23 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a new five-year research program to combat AIDS in East Africa.
What are the chances of contracting HIV?
November 11, 2020 - by Jamie Eske - HIV is a global health issue that affected an estimated 38 million people worldwide in 2019. People have higher or lower chances of contracting HIV due to certain sexual behaviors and other factors.
The World Health Organization (WHO) state that at the end of 2019, approximately 38 million people were living with HIV worldwide. According to HIV.gov, around 1.2 million people in the United States have contracted HIV.
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HIV/AIDS stigma drops by 80% in Rwanda: survey
November 11, 2020 - Stigma and discrimination against people infected with HIV/AIDS in Rwanda has dropped by 80 per cent over recent years, showed a survey Tuesday, November 11.
The Rwanda HIV Stigma Index Survey was conducted by Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) from October 2019 to June 2020 to inform policies regarding the rights of people living with HIV, as part of efforts to end stigma and discrimination related to HIV.
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U=U improves gay men's sense of self and many believe it will reduce HIV-related stigma
11 November 2020 - Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) messaging makes HIV-positive gay and bisexual men feel better about their HIV status, with many believing that it also lessens the stigma associated with living with HIV, according to the research published in the journal of AIDS Patient Care and STDs.
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HIV study shows new injection is more effective than current daily HIV pill to prevent HIV in women
10 November 2020 - Wits University - Early unblinding of the of long-acting cabotegravir (CAB LA) is a milestone for prevention of HIV among women in sub Saharan Africa.
Researchers from the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) announced today that data from the clinical trial of the pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) regimen of long-acting cabotegravir (CAB LA) injections once every eight weeks was safe and superior to the daily oral tenofovir/emtricitabine (TDF/FTC), currently used for HIV prevention among women in sub Saharan Africa.
The trial, known as the HPTN 084 trial was headed by Dr Sinead Delany-Moretlwe, a research professor at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa and director of research at the Wits Reproductive Health & HIV Institute (Wits RHI).
The Black AIDS Institute Launches an All-Black Scientific Advisory Committee
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - The Black AIDS Institute (BAI), the nation's only think and do tank committed to ending HIV in Black America, is proud to announce its 10-member Scientific Advisory Committee. The committee comprised entirely of Black experts will provide BAI with timely and culturally relevant scientific guidance, and will also review the quality and relevance of the technical information that BAI incorporates into its programmatic and policy endeavors.
UNAIDS congratulates President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their election
GENEVA, 10 November 2020 - UNAIDS congratulates President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on the recent election results in the United States of America.
“UNAIDS looks forward to working with the new United States administration on the challenge of ending AIDS, for which there is still no vaccine and no cure,” said Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS. “The colliding pandemics of COVID-19 and HIV are evidence that global solidarity and shared responsibility is needed now more than ever before to ensure that no one is left behind and that medicines, services and solutions can be accessed equitably.”
UNAIDS hails new results showing that long-acting injectable medicines are highly effective in preventing HIV among women
GENEVA, 9 November 2020 - UNAIDS is strongly encouraged by new study results showing that the antiretroviral medicine cabotegravir, which is administered by injection every two months, prevents HIV among women. The study shows that the long-acting injections among women in sub-Saharan Africa were 89% more efficient in preventing HIV compared to daily tablets of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
Statement—NIH Study Finds Long-Acting Injectable Drug Prevents HIV Acquisition in Cisgender Women
November 9, 2020 - Long-Acting Regimen More Effective than Daily Oral Pill Among African Women
A pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) regimen containing an investigational long-acting form of the HIV drug cabotegravir injected once every eight weeks was safe and more effective than a daily oral PrEP regimen at preventing HIV acquisition among a group of cisgender women. The women, from southern and east Africa, are enrolled in a clinical trial sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. This finding, from a planned interim analysis of study data, marks the first time a large-scale clinical trial has shown a long-acting injectable form of HIV prevention to be highly effective for cisgender women.
“We forget that we're human. We are. We are human beings”: long-term HIV survivors living on society’s margins
9 November 2020 - Black and Latinx people living with HIV and in poverty in New York City describe how their sense of self-worth is diminished over time and they become increasingly socially isolated as a result of the multiple challenges resulting from intersecting forms of stigma, discrimination and structural barriers related to HIV, poverty and substance use.
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HIV patients can now start treatment on day of first appointment
NOV 8, 2020 - SINGAPORE -Patients who are newly diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) will no longer have to wait up to eight weeks before starting treatment.
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World Aids Museum to Host ROCK THE RIBBON On December 1
Nov. 6, 2020 - With Styx band member Chuck Panozzo and The Voice former contestant Laura Vivas.
Rocking a red ribbon not only completes any outfit; it shows everyone - especially people living with HIV and their families - your support. On Tuesday, December 1 at 8:30 a.m.
The World AIDS Museum and Educational Center (WAM) will present the official kick-off to World AIDS Day, founded in 1988 and themed this year as Rock the Ribbon.
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HIV patients can now start treatment on day of first appointment
NOV 8, 2020 - SINGAPORE -Patients who are newly diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) will no longer have to wait up to eight weeks before starting treatment.
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Partnership to End the HIV, STD, and Hepatitis Issues Statement on 2020 Election Results
NOV 6, 2020 - Washington, D.C. - Five of the nation's leading organizations focused on ending the HIV, STD, and hepatitis epidemics in the United States — AIDS United, NASTAD, the National Coalition of STD Directors, NMAC, and The AIDS Institute — today issued the following statement in response to the ongoing 2020 election results:
IDSA and HIVMA Release New Comprehensive Primary Care Guidance for People with HIV
November 6, 2020 - People with HIV who have access to care and antiretroviral therapy can live a near expected lifespan without progressing to AIDS or transmitting HIV to others. Despite the availability of effective ART, just under 60% of individuals aware of their HIV diagnosis in the U.S. are virally suppressed and maximally benefiting from treatment. To optimize health outcomes, persons with HIV must be able to consistently engage in care and maintain uninterrupted access to treatment, including ART.
Vaccine shows promise against herpes virus
November 6, 2020 - by Scott Schrage - NEW STUDY DEMONSTRATES CANDIDATE’S POTENTIAL TO GENERATE ANTIBODIES, LIMIT VIRAL SHEDDING
A genetically edited form of a herpes simplex virus — rewired to keep it from taking refuge in the nervous system and eluding an immune response — has outperformed a leading vaccine candidate in a new study from the University of Cincinnati, Northwestern University and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
AIDS United CEO responds to Biden win
November 6, 2020 - WASHINGTON - Calls for bipartisan effort to end the HIV epidemic
Jesse Milan Jr., president and CEO of AIDS United, issued the following statement following multiple news outlets’ projections that Vice President Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States:
“This was truly an election for the history books. Voters turned out in record numbers in the midst of a pandemic, and we must listen to their voices. Any effort to undermine the voting process is a threat to our democracy and our country’s commitment to a government of, by and for the people.
Marguerite Littman, the Inspiration for Holly Golightly, Dies at 90
Nov. 6, 2020 - By Penelope Green - She knew everyone, Truman Capote said. And she drew on her friends to contribute to her efforts in the fight against AIDS.
Marguerite Littman, a honey-voiced Louisianian and literary muse who taught Hollywood to speak Southern, but who left her most enduring legacy as an early force in the fight against AIDS, died on Oct. 16 at her home in London. She was 90.
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AIDS: The Other Pandemic
November 06, 2020 - BUSINESS WIRE - This World AIDS Day, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is announcing the timely theme – “AIDS: The Other Pandemic.” This new theme and corresponding logo serve as a reminder to the world that even in times of a new pandemic, HIV/AIDS remains one of the deadliest infectious diseases in history and must be kept high on the global public health agenda.
China’s Ministry of Education launches AIDS prevention campaign on university campuses
November 6, 2020 - China’s Ministry of Education this week launched a campaign for AIDS prevention and control on college campuses.
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HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau Releases Two New Aging with HIV Reference Guides
November 05, 2020 - People with HIV are living longer. What was once considered a deadly disease, HIV is now a manageable, chronic condition that allows a nearly normal lifespan, thanks in large part to the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) and expanded access to HIV treatment services and medical advancements. In 2018, 46.1 percent of RWHAP clients were aged 50 years and older. Of RWHAP clients aged 50 years and older receiving HIV medical care, 91.5 percent were virally suppressed.
This Week in HIV Research: The Human Touch
Nov. 5, 2020 - This week’s collection of recently published research features a heavy focus on the importance of personal connection in providing effective HIV services and improving outcomes among people living with HIV.
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Edinburgh kickstarts efforts to eliminate HIV transmission, deaths and stigma in Scotland's capital
5th November 2020 - By Caitlin Hutchison - Edinburgh has taken the first step in its efforts to completely eliminate HIV transmission and deaths in Scotland's capital, as well as put an end to the stigma and discrimination still prevalent today.
At the inaugural meeting of a panel of experts tasked with working towards this aim, the group agreed to commit to a joined-up partnership and development of a strategic work plan - so that it can meet its goal of ending new HIV infections by 2030.
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How lessons learned during the AIDS crisis can help contain COVID
4 Nov 2020 - By Isobel Roe on The World Today - In the 1980s Australians were hearing about the first cases of a mysterious virus - predominately affecting the gay community.
It became the AIDS epidemic and ended up killing more than 6000 Australians.
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Canada OKs At-Home HIV Self-Tests
November 4, 2020 - By Trenton Straube - The need for HIV self-testing has increased amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Starting this week, Canadians can take an HIV test in the comfort and privacy of their own homes. As CBC News reports, federal regulators approved the INSTI HIV self-test, the first such test available in the country.
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Hopes a self-test will stop growth of HIV in Canada
November 4, 2020 - About 14 per cent of Canadians who have HIV, or about 9,000 people, do not know they have it and the rate of HIV infection in Canada is still going up. To try to stop the increase, federal regulators have approved the first HIV self-test for Canada. Trials show it is easy to use at home and highly effective. The test involves collecting one drop of blood using a finger stick method. Results appear in one minute and are 99 per cent accurate.
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A major boost for HIV vaccine identification and development
November 4, 2020 - Failure to develop an HIV vaccine so far calls for a change of tune. EAVI2020 aims to accelerate development thanks to a platform dedicated to the discovery of new vaccine candidates. In its efforts, it even brought nine promising candidates to clinical evaluation.
The worldwide push for a COVID-19 vaccine can't make us forget about 30 years of efforts to identify one for HIV. Since 2015, some of the most competitive research groups in Europe have been working together to speed up the process and increase the chances of success.
Addressing ART Adherence in Hispanic/Latino Men Living with HIV
November 3, 2020 - Investigators found these populations are younger and are living at or below poverty were at lower adherence to ART.
The How can we improve the treatment of those with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), roughly 1.2 million people are living in the U.S. with HIV, and 14% of them don’t know their diagnosis.
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Living with HIV is still a burden, Dutch gay and bisexual men tell researchers
3 November 2020 - Health-related anxiety wanes over time, but disclosure remains difficult, study finds
A study in The Lancet HIV of the practical and psychological burdens of HIV among gay and bisexual men in the Netherlands reveals that about a third of the participants still find that having HIV exposes them to significantly negative consequences or to a high burden of anxiety.
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Health Canada Approves Canada’s First HIV Self Test
RICHMOND, B.C., 3 NOVEMBER 2020 - Made-In-Canada INSTI® HIV Self Test Provides Results in 1 Minute and is More Than 99% Accurate
For the first time, Canadians will have access to at-home HIV self test kits. bioLytical Laboratories, a world leader in rapid infectious disease tests, announced today that it has received Health Canada Licence to produce and sell its highly accurate, 1-minute INSTI® HIV Self Tests in Canada.
Participation in Voices for World AIDS Day Campaign
November 3rd, 2020 - Each year leading up to December 1st, the Voices for World AIDS Day campaign unites diverse voices of individuals and community organizations across Canada to remember those we have lost to AIDS and raise awareness about HIV/AIDS. Last year, our Campaign garnered over 100,000 impressions nationally.
This year, our Campaign will draw inspiration from “Humans of New York” (HONY) and focus on personal anecdotes, short personal stories, or intimate vignettes of individuals’ lives, experiences and feelings to bring to life the voices from within our sector and communities across Canada impacted by HIV/AIDS.
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1st HIV self-test approved in Canada
Nov 03, 2020 - Move aims to reduce screening barriers
Federal regulators have approved the first HIV self-test in Canada, a long-awaited move that experts have said is critical to reaching people who don't know they have the virus.
Health Canada granted a medical device licence on Monday to a one-minute, finger-prick blood test manufactured by Richmond, B.C.-based bioLytical Laboratories.
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New HIV diagnoses in gay and bisexual men at their lowest in 20 years
3 November 2020 - A new report by Public Health England shows that for the first time the number of new HIV diagnoses in gay and bisexual men outnumber new diagnoses in heterosexual adults by only 100 cases.
The number of gay and bisexual men (GBM) with newly diagnosed HIV fell to the lowest point in 20 years, according to a new report from Public Health England (PHE) published today.
Health Canada approves first HIV self-testing kits
Toronto, Canada - WEBWIRE - Tuesday, November 3, 2020 - Study led by St. Michael’s Hospital paves way for approval, which will allow Canadians to discover their status where they live
Canadians can now purchase and self-administer a test for HIV in their own home, marking a landmark moment for HIV care and prevention that will allow people to safely discover their status in as little as one minute, in a place that suits them.
Canada should approve HIV self-testing
2-NOV-2020 - Canada should integrate self-testing for HIV into the health system to help reduce the burden of the disease, argues a commentary published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Self-testing for HIV (HIVST) -- taking a saliva, urine or blood sample and interpreting the result, similar to a home pregnancy test -- is available in the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, United States, Latvia, Spain, Kenya and South Africa, but not in Canada.
Could a multiple sclerosis medication be used against the HIV reservoir?
2 November 2020 - Researchers from the US and Canada believe that fingolimod represents “an exciting novel therapy for HIV infection”. In the scientific review PLOS Pathogens, Dr Rachel Resop and her colleagues from the George Washington University and the University of Montreal demonstrate through extensive test tube experiments that without affecting the viability of human cells, the drug can hinder several key steps of the HIV life cycle.
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Shifting from daily to infrequent dosing will advance HIV treatment
November 01, 2019 - Judith Feinberg, MD, chair of HIV Medicine Association and professor in the department of medicine/infectious diseases at West Virginia University School of Medicine, spoke with Healio about important FDA approvals in HIV, the burden of drug resistance, threats to HIV control and the future of HIV treatment.
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