PBAC approves long-acting injectable PrEP for HIV
Patients with contraindications to daily oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis could soon access a PBS-subsidised long-acting injectable. Following its September meeting, the PBAC has recommended a…
Tag: HIV / AIDS
Free HIV medicines now offered in all but two states
Victoria and Tasmania are now the only states where co-payments for HIV antiretrovirals remain after the Queensland Government announced it would waive fees from 1…
Swiss man may be just the sixth person to be ‘cured’ of HIV
Further details about a man who has become possibly the sixth case of a person with HIV to be considered ‘cured’ of the disease are…
‘I’m treading water’: GP to close well-known clinic to avoid financial loss
The founder of a well-known Canberra general practice originally set up to treat HIV patients says she has tried everything to remain open, but the…
An unusual dry cough
Kwame is a 38-year-old African man who presents with a dry cough and dyspnoea on exertion for 3-4 weeks. Kwame has been on antiretroviral therapy…
Low uptake of self-testing in Australia ‘a barrier to reducing HIV’
The TGA has yet to approve the fluid-based oral testing kits that many patients prefer.
Q&A: Anal screening pioneer explains his landmark findings
Professor Joel Palefsky has high hopes that screening will prove cost-effective.
Landmark trial finds anal screening prevents cancer
The potentially practice-changing study shows treating precursor lesions reduces cancer in people with HIV.
New HIV cases drop to lowest level in 40 years
Fewer sexual encounters due to COVID-19 restrictions is a likely driver says the Kirby Institute.
Patient clears HIV infection without any treatment: case
The young Argentinian woman's case offers hope for a sterilising HIV-1 cure, say US doctors.
