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…
Tag: HIV / AIDS
‘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.
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.
