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.
Tag: HIV / AIDS
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.
Woman’s ‘COVID-19’ turns out to be HIV: case
The 63-year-old's respiratory symptoms proved to be related to a sexual encounter three weeks earlier.
Aus success story: PrEP suppresses HIV incidence
Landmark study shows need for better access to PrEP in MSM living outside of 'urban gay areas', Professor Andrew Grulich says.
Call for HIV drug to go over the counter
The proposal is one of several suggestions in the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations' plan to end HIV transmission by 2025.
Beta blockers ‘potentially harmful’ in patients with HIV
RAAS inhibitors may be the best option for lowering blood pressure in this population, researchers say.
Reducing HIV in overseas-born MSM
A student returns from a visit to family in Vietnam with a fever and widespread rash.
