Tag: HIV
a vaginal ring, a new prevention tool against HIV
Women will benefit from a new HIV prevention tool. This is a vaginal ring that delivers antiretroviral medication. This device may be preferred to other prevention treatments which consist of…
Frustration about waiting list for HIV medication in Utrecht: ‘Budget disproportionately small’
The GGD region Utrecht tries to first start PrEP care, where possible, and then guide people to their own GP or other providers. “We do this to give people on…
Europe and Central Asia still far from ending HIV transmission, says ECDC
In a progress report published this Friday, September 15, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) estimates that most countries in Europe and Central Asia are still far…
New preventive medicine will prevent HIV
The preventive drug PrEP, which can stop an HIV infection before it breaks out, has been approved in Sweden since 2016. The drug is available in all regions of Sweden,…
HIV: the “Geneva patient” declared in remission after a bone marrow transplant
News Published on 07/21/2023 at 12:35 p.m. Updated 07/21/2023 at 12:35 p.m. Reading 2 mins. In Geneva, Switzerland, a man has been declared in remission from HIV following a bone…
HIV, a 6th patient in remission: how his case disrupts research
The “Geneva patient” should have died twice. First in the 1990s, when he caught AIDS, a disease then synonymous with certain death, for lack of treatment limiting its multiplication in…
A new case of HIV remission after a bone marrow transplant
A man referred to as “the patient from Geneva” is in long remission from HIV after receiving a bone marrow transplant that does not have a mutation known to block…
What are the risks of fellatio? Herpes, HIV, HPV
A source of intense pleasure, fellatio is not without risk. Especially when there is no condom. More or less serious viruses and bacteria can pass through the blood, semen or…
How do you know if you are HIV positive without a test?
How do you know if you are HIV positive without a test? The answer to this question is simple: HIV status can only be detected by a test. Indeed, there…
Florent Maréchal (Solidays): “Give meaning to the party” by redistributing money to fight against HIV
This Friday, June 23, the Solidays festival kicks off at the Longchamps racecourse in Paris. The festival, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, has set itself the objective from…