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November 28, 2018

Toolkit Based on K=K Launches in Vietnam

“A toolkit to help eliminate stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV (PLHIV), was launched today as part of activities to celebrate World AIDS Day (December 1) in Việt Nam. The event was organised by the Hà Nội Medical University in collaboration with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the …

November 26, 2018

What everyone should know about taking an HIV test

“While it’s disheartening that there’s still so much stigma surrounding HIV, the good news is more people than ever are living well with a positive diagnosis. And, the majority of whom can actually have sex without passing the virus on because treatment has made their viral load ‘undetectable’… “People are still afraid to test because they …

November 20, 2018

Two cases of HIV transmission through breastfeeding in mothers with undetectable viral load reported

“Two cases of HIV transmission from mother to infant during the breastfeeding period when mothers had an undetectable viral load have been reported by PROMISE, a large international study of the effectiveness of antiretroviral treatment in preventing vertical HIV transmission… Earlier this year an international group of researchers called for more research to determine if HIV can …

November 20, 2018

Real World star Danny Roberts opens up about living with HIV and the costar he turned to for support

“You may remember Danny Roberts from The Real World: New Orleans back in 2000. He was the charismatic, handsome — and remarkably rational — gay man who inadvertently became a poster child for the movement against the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy that banned gays from openly serving in the military. Roberts more or less retreated from the …

November 19, 2018

Negligible risk of transmitting HIV during sex when viral load is suppressed

“In a related commentary, Richard Elliott, Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, Toronto, Ontario, also welcomes Justice Canada’s conclusions that the criminal law should generally not apply in various circumstances, including cases where condoms are used. However, he cautions that the qualitative descriptions of HIV transmission risk used by the study authors potentially overstate risk as understood …

November 19, 2018

Ex-Inmate Settles Lawsuit Alleging Harsher Punishment Based on His HIV

“A settlement has been reached in an HIV discrimination lawsuit filed on behalf of John Dorn, a former inmate living with HIV, against the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC). Dorn alleged that while incarcerated, he was disciplined more severely solely because of his HIV status… As part of the settlement, Dorn will receive $150,000 and …

October 25, 2018

New Zealand AIDS Foundation encourages kiwi men to drop their load to end HIV with campaign and U=U Tour

“Ending HIV, a community-focused behaviour change programme run by the New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF), has launched a campaign encouraging gay man to drop their load. The campaign aims to communicate the message that people living with HIV, who have an undetectable viral load for more than six months, cannot transmit HIV to sexual partners …

October 17, 2018

HIV Medicine Association Creates Postcard for Providers

In 2017, HIVMA endorsed the U=U Consensus Statement, saying definitively that when a person living with HIV has an undetectable viral load, they will not transmit HIV. This postcard includes research, resources, and other information about how to communication U=U to patients. Find the postcard here.

Latest News

Toolkit Based on K=K Launches in Vietnam

What everyone should know about taking an HIV test

Two cases of HIV transmission through breastfeeding in mothers with undetectable viral load reported

Real World star Danny Roberts opens up about living with HIV and the costar he turned to for support

Negligible risk of transmitting HIV during sex when viral load is suppressed

Ex-Inmate Settles Lawsuit Alleging Harsher Punishment Based on His HIV

New Zealand AIDS Foundation encourages kiwi men to drop their load to end HIV with campaign and U=U Tour

HIV Medicine Association Creates Postcard for Providers