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February 7, 2019

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci: “Ending the HIV Epidemic A Plan for the United States”

“Clinical studies serve as the scientific basis for strategies to prevent HIV transmission/acquisition. In this regard, as reviewed in a recent Viewpoint in JAMA, large clinical studies have recently proven the concept of undetectable = untransmittable (U = U), which has broad public health implications for HIV prevention and treatment at both the individual and societal level. U = U means that individuals …

February 6, 2019

Navigating rules and reality: HIV disclosure, infectiousness and legal obligations in Sweden

“Despite generally positive relationships with HIV clinic staff, men living with HIV in Sweden report that when it comes to rules regarding disclosure and legal obligations, clinicians were not always clear with patients regarding the meaning of undetectability and whether or not they still needed to disclose or use condoms. Men often needed to seek …

January 29, 2019

TODAY Singapore Explainer: What you need to know about HIV

“There is no cure for HIV, but it can be treated with anti-retroviral therapy. The drugs, often known as combination therapies or the cocktail, suppress the replication of the virus and delay the spread of HIV in the body and the onset of opportunistic infections. While these drugs have side effects, successful combination therapy can …

January 29, 2019

Love Light Organization in Romania Joins U=U Campaign

“Asociatia Love Light Romania lucreaza in Romania cu persoane care sufera de HIV de mai mult de 18 ani. Inainte ca Love Light Romania sa inceapa sa lucreze in zona Medias, fondatorii Ron si Jo Jowett mergeau din Marea Britanie in Romania de doua ori pe an la o organizatie caritabila din Cernavoda numita Nightingales, …

January 22, 2019

NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins writes blog post on U=U

“For almost four decades, researchers have worked tirelessly to find a cure for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS. There’s still more work to do, but a recent commentary published in JAMA by Anthony Fauci, director of NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and his colleagues serves as a reminder of just how …

January 10, 2019

NIAID: “The Science Is Clear: With HIV, Undetectable Equals Untransmittable”

“NIH Officials Discuss Scientific Evidence and Principles Underlying the U=U Concept: In recent years, an overwhelming body of clinical evidence has firmly established the HIV Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) concept as scientifically sound, say officials from the National Institutes of Health. U=U means that people living with HIV who achieve and maintain an undetectable viral …

January 10, 2019

Journal of the American Medical Association: “HIV Viral Load and Transmissibility of HIV Infection: Undetectable Equals Untransmittable”

“In 2016, the Prevention Access Campaign, a health equity initiative with the goal of ending the HIV/AIDS pandemic as well as HIV-related stigma, launched the Undetectable = Untransmittable (U = U) initiative. U = U signifies that individuals with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy (ART) and have achieved and maintained an undetectable viral load cannot …

December 30, 2018

Australian-born US TV host Karl Schmid says there are still misunderstandings about HIV

“Karl Schmid, originally from Victoria, is a familiar a face on US TV screens where he works as an entertainment journalist for the American ABC network, reporting from red carpets including the Oscars and Grammys… Earlier this year, he made the decision to publicly announce he was HIV-positive, 11 years after his diagnosis. While in …

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Dr. Anthony S. Fauci: “Ending the HIV Epidemic A Plan for the United States”

Navigating rules and reality: HIV disclosure, infectiousness and legal obligations in Sweden

TODAY Singapore Explainer: What you need to know about HIV

Love Light Organization in Romania Joins U=U Campaign

NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins writes blog post on U=U

NIAID: “The Science Is Clear: With HIV, Undetectable Equals Untransmittable”

Journal of the American Medical Association: “HIV Viral Load and Transmissibility of HIV Infection: Undetectable Equals Untransmittable”

Australian-born US TV host Karl Schmid says there are still misunderstandings about HIV