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Unpacking the Interplay Between Autoimmunity and Immunodeficiency
The presence of antibodies that target one of the body’s own proteins was associated with severe infections that typically only occur when a person’s immune system is suppressed, based on a multi-cohort study of blood samples from more than 1,000 people. This study suggests autoimmune processes could be involved in the development of immunodeficiency in adulthood.
Food Is Medicine for People Living With HIV
A program for people with HIV that provides healthy food and nutrition counseling led to fewer hospitalization admissions, better treatment adherence and improvements in mental and physical health, according to study results published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. “Medically tailored meals and groceries, combined with nutritional education, reduced hospitalizations,...
Telemedicine Led to Higher Hepatitis C Cure Rate for People With Opioid Use Disorder
Facilitated telemedicine within opioid treatment programs helped more people with hepatitis C achieve a cure, limited reinfections and promoted drug use discontinuation, according to study findings published in JAMA. Results were previously reported at the 2023 Liver Meeting. “Facilitated telemedicine integrated into opioid treatment programs resulted in significantly higher cure...
Drugmaker Gilead to Pay $40M to People With HIV in Lawsuit Settlement
HIV drugmaker Gilead Sciences has agreed to pay up to $40 million in a one-time payment to settle a lawsuit involving its HIV med Viread (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, or TDF), a component of several treatment regimens. Adrian Holley, et al. V. Gilead Sciences, Inc. was filed in May 2019 in the Northern District of California.
HIV in the Black South: Confronting Systemic Barriers and Inequities
Growing up in Memphis, Tennessee — a city known globally for its vibrant culture, music, and civil rights legacy — I’ve witnessed firsthand the significant challenges lurking behind the glamor: alarming rising HIV incidence rates. This issue is not unique to Memphis but reflects a broader crisis...
Sing Elton John’s “Your Song” to Fight LGBTQ Stigma and Raise HIV Funds [VIDEOS]
Sing out, Louise! Here’s a chance for you to belt out a verse of Elton John’s classic “Your Song” and raise funds to support LGBTQ and HIV causes—plus win a chance to meet the Rocket Man himself during Pride Month in New York City. What’s more, it’s an opportunity to praise a person who has supported you to be your most authentic self.
"Alarming” Increase in HIV, Syphilis Cases in Tennessee
In recent years, reported HIV and syphilis cases have surged in. ’s Shelby County, which encompasses Memphis, prompting a response from the Shelby County Health Department (SCHD), reports WREG-TV News Channel 3. According to the Tennessee Department of Health (THD), since 2018, HIV rates have increased by 36%, and syphilis...
CDC Issues Finalized DoxyPEP Guidelines
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued clinical guidelines for using the antibiotic doxycycline as post-exposure prophylaxis after sex to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs), an approach known as doxyPEP. This is a finalized version of draft guidelines released last October. The CDC recommends that healthcare providers...
HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day 2024
Wednesday, June 5, marks HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day (HLTSAD). It’s an opportunity to celebrate this group of survivors aging with HIV and to also raise awareness of their unique challenges and needs. Search the hashtag #HLTSAD for infographics to share, events to attend and articles to read, such...
U.S. Clinical Trials Begin for Twice-Yearly HIV Prevention Injection
Two clinical trials have launched to examine a novel long-acting form of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in cisgender women and people who inject drugs. The mid-stage studies will assess the safety, acceptability, and pharmacokinetics (how a drug moves through the body) of lenacapavir, an antiretroviral drug administered by injection every six months.
CDC Confirms Second Human H5 Bird Flu Case in Michigan
A second human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) virus infection has been identified in the state of Michigan. This is the third human case associated with an ongoing multistate outbreak of A(H5N1) in U.S. dairy cows. None of the three cases are associated with the others. As...
A Conversation About HIV Health Care
Daniel Downer, 35, is thriving as the executive director of Bros in Convo, a self-described “Black, queer-led grassroots org-building community” dedicated to “educating and empowering gay and queer individuals of color living in Central Florida.”. Downer speaks with excitement about the many services his group offers, which...
What Are My Health Care Options?
The most important thing to know is that if you are diagnosed with HIV and don’t already have health care, you have many options. Connect with a health coverage navigator via your nearest HIV and AIDS service organization or local or state health department. You can also contact your...
What If I Need Help Beyond ADAP?
The AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) program exists to make sure that, even if you already have insurance, you can meet all the expenses related to your plan, such as premiums, deductibles and co-pays—as well as health-related expenses, such as transportation to medical appointments. Thus, it’s unlikely you’ll need assistance beyond ADAP.
Proof-of-Concept Study Shows an HIV Vaccine Can Generate Key Antibody Response in People
An HIV vaccine candidate elicited trace levels of HIV broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) and high levels of other key immune cells in an early-stage clinical trial. This immune response is an important signal that, if antibody levels can be further amplified, the vaccination strategy might be able to prevent HIV. The findings of this NIAID-supported trial were published in the journal Cell.
Psychoactive Drugs Are Having a Moment. The FDA Will Soon Weigh In.
Lori Tipton is among the growing number of people who say that MDMA, also known as ecstasy, saved their lives. Raised in New Orleans by a mother with untreated bipolar disorder who later killed herself and two others, Tipton said she endured layers of trauma that eventually forced her to seek treatment for crippling anxiety and hypervigilance. For 10 years nothing helped, and she began to wonder if she was “unfixable.”
After Grilling an NIH Scientist Over COVID Emails, Congress Turns to Anthony Fauci
Former National Institutes of Health official Anthony Fauci has faced many hostile questions from members of Congress, but when he appears before a House panel on Monday, he’ll have something new to answer for: a trove of incendiary emails written by one of his closest advisers. In the emails,...
Launching the Red Ribbon
In 1991, as the United States was battling the AIDS epidemic, the country was fighting another enemy abroad. Many front-yard trees were decorated with yellow ribbons in recognition of U.S. military members deployed in Iraq during the Gulf War. Struck by the sight of so many ribbons while driving in upstate New York with his partner Harvey Weiss and artist Frank Moore, costume designer Marc Happel wondered whether a ribbon could be used as a symbol to acknowledge the HIV epidemic.
American Cancer Society and ASCO Unite to Create One of the Most Comprehensive Online Sources of Credible Cancer Information
The American Cancer Society (ACS) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) today announced an expanded collaboration to make it simpler for patients to find authoritative cancer information online. The partnership between ASCO, the leading organization for cancer care providers, and ACS, the leading patient education, support, and advocacy organization in cancer, will create one of the largest and most comprehensive online resources for credible cancer information, available for free to the public on cancer.org.
HPV Vaccine Prevents Cancer in Both Women and Men
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination reduced the risk of cancer for men as well as women, according to study findings presented this week at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting (ASCO 2024) in Chicago. Another recent study offers further real-world evidence that the vaccine has dramatically lowered cervical cancer incidence in the United Kingdom. But only a minority of adolescents and young adults in the United States have received the vaccine.
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