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February 26, 2019

BETA — New research: Awareness, perceived effectiveness of U=U and intermittent PrEP low among MSM in New York City

“Of the 639 men who responded to questions about the effectiveness of various HIV-prevention strategies, only 39% of participants correctly identified that having an undetectable viral load provided “a lot of protection” or “complete protection” from HIV transmission. More than half of men living with HIV (58%) perceived that having an undetectable viral load prevents HIV …

February 26, 2019

Poz Man Saved from Prison for Alleged Non-Disclosure

“Despite avoiding prison time and a permanent criminal record, many HIV activists argue that Johnson’s sentence is highly unjust, especially since he’s undetectable. The scientifically proven consensus, known as U=U (undetectable equals untransmittable), was key in swaying the court to give Johnson the lighter sentence. In fact, Johnson’s defense lawyer, Cheryl K. Maples, says she …

February 25, 2019

Times of Malta: “I am not a person with HIV. I am a person, fullstop”

“Not everyone with HIV can infect others, a fact most people are unaware of, says a young man who has tested positive for the virus. In the wake of fake news about HIV transmission which was shared by a Maltese MP, he tells Ramona Depares that the country is in urgent need of basic education to remove …

February 18, 2019

Forbes Africa: What does it mean to be HIV-undetectable or to have a suppressed viral load?

“On August 8, 2018, a day before Women’s Day in South Africa, 23-year-old Saidy Brown observed six years of being on antiretroviral (ARV) treatment. We meet Brown in her hotel room in Benoni in the East Rand in the South African Province of Gauteng. She sits still, reflecting on her life after a long and busy …

February 18, 2019

POZ Cover Story: Understanding Undetectable Equals Untransmittable

“In 2018, in a packed hall at the biennial International AIDS Conference, the world’s largest HIV-related meeting, a tall, earnest man asked a question of Alison Rodger, MD, lead investigator of the PARTNER2 study. The study had delivered yet more unequivocal proof that people living with HIV who are on treatment and maintain an undetectable …

February 18, 2019

Viral Load Does Not Equal Value: Ensuring health equity for all people living with HIV

In 2018, I was invited by writer, blogger and HIV advocate Mark S. King to co-facilitate a discussion at the United States Conference on AIDS related to Undetectable Equals Untransmittable (U=U). Titled “Are We Shaming Those Who Are Detectable?” the workshop examined the struggles and barriers around treatment and care for people living with HIV. …

February 17, 2019

An important moment in the HIV epidemic: Lindsay Marcus (Opinion)

“While HIV — the human immunodeficiency virus — is still an incurable infectious disease, due to excellent treatments now available, people living with HIV/AIDS who maintain an undetectable viral load cannot transmit HIV to their partners. U=U (Undetectable Equals Untransmittable) is an international campaign to promote this important, yet often unknown message. The Cuyahoga County …

February 13, 2019

The Lancet: Providers should discuss U=U with all patients living with HIV

“[The result of PARNTER 2] reinforces existing consensus by WHO and more than 750 other organisations worldwide that people whose HIV viral load is stably suppressed cannot sexually transmit the virus. With evidence supporting undetectable=untransmittable (U=U) now overwhelming, providers should be routinely communicating the message to all of their patients living with HIV. The benefits of …

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BETA — New research: Awareness, perceived effectiveness of U=U and intermittent PrEP low among MSM in New York City

Poz Man Saved from Prison for Alleged Non-Disclosure

Times of Malta: “I am not a person with HIV. I am a person, fullstop”

Forbes Africa: What does it mean to be HIV-undetectable or to have a suppressed viral load?

POZ Cover Story: Understanding Undetectable Equals Untransmittable

Viral Load Does Not Equal Value: Ensuring health equity for all people living with HIV

An important moment in the HIV epidemic: Lindsay Marcus (Opinion)

The Lancet: Providers should discuss U=U with all patients living with HIV