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Researchers Identify Brain Network that Is Uniquely Activated Through Injection Versus Oral Drug Use
Results from a new clinical trial suggest that a group of brain regions known as the “salience network” is activated after a drug is taken intravenously, but not when that same drug is taken orally. When drugs enter the brain quickly, such as through injection or smoking, they...
FDA Approve First Home Test for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea
FDA Grants Marketing Authorization of First Test for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea With At-Home Sample Collection. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted marketing authorization to LetsGetChecked for the Simple 2 Test. This is the first diagnostic test for chlamydia and gonorrhea with at-home sample collection to be granted marketing authorization. Prior to today’s authorization, the only cleared tests for either condition were used with samples collected at the point of care, such as a doctor’s office. The Simple 2 Test is available over-the-counter (OTC) and is intended for use in adult patients ages 18 years and older. It is the first FDA-authorized test with at-home sample collection for any sexually transmitted disease other than HIV.
Biden Names New Director of National Cancer Institute
On November 17, the White House announced that President Joe Biden would appoint W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, as the next director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). She will be the 17th NCI director, replacing Monica Bertagnolli, MD, who was recently confirmed as the new director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The top NCI position does not require Senate confirmation, and Rathmell is expected to begin in December.
Healthy Recipe: Arugula, Orange, Fennel & Olive Salad
When the first of the new season’s sweet navel oranges start to arrive in early December, they are a great excuse to make this classic Sicilian salad. We find the combination of sweet slices of orange and aromatic fennel spiked with salty oil cured olives in this Arugula, Orange, Fennel and Olive Salad irresistible. We’ve added arugula to add in a peppery, green dimension and to bring the health benefits of the cabbage family to the table.
PrEP4Teens Brings HIV Prevention Artwork and Engagement to Chicago Youth
More Chicago youth are going to be learning about PrEP to prevent HIV, thanks to PrEP4Teens, a new social awareness and mobilization campaign that’s creating artwork in public spaces. The initiative, which is directed toward LGBTQ and minority adolescents, launched this week with the unveiling of its first mural.
HIV Program Turns Hair Salons Into Educational Hot Spots [VIDEO]
A pilot program is transforming hair salon banter into an opportunity to educate Black women about HIV and the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV, according to a Medscape article. The program is run by the HEEAT Research Lab at the Duke University School of Nursing. HEEAT, which...
Acupuncture and Massage Improve Pain for Patients With Advanced Cancer
Both acupuncture and massage therapy relieved pain, enabled reduced opioid use and improved fatigue, insomnia and quality of life for people with advanced cancer, according to findings from a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open. “More research is needed to evaluate how best to integrate these approaches into...
Do Republican Spending Cuts Threaten Federal HIV Funding? For Some Programs, Yes.
Are Republicans threatening to stop spending federal money to end one of the world’s most pressing public health epidemics? That’s what President Joe Biden said during a dinner hosted by an LGBTQ+ advocacy group. “In the United States Congress, extreme MAGA Republicans are trying to undo virtually every...
Full-Body Scans Are Touted as Early Cancer Detectors, but Are They Worth the Hype?
Silicon Valley–based Prenuvo charges $2,500 for full-body magnetic resonance imaging scans that the company claims can detect more than 500 health conditions early, including cancer, brain aneurysms and multiple sclerosis. As the celebrity-backed scans gain momentum on social media, health experts ask whether the scans are worth the cost and for whom.
R.I.P. Ronnie Grace, an LGBTQ and HIV Advocate in Milwaukee
Ronnie Grace, an HIV advocate affectionately known as Uncle Ronnie to many in Milwaukee’s Black and brown LGBTQ communities, died November 9, 2023, after a battle with liver cancer, reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Memorial services will be held Saturday, November 25, at Zao Church in Milwaukee, according to...
Cardiac Arrest Deaths in College Athletes Decline, Still High for Black Athletes
Deaths due to cardiac arrest among college athletes have steadily declined over the last two decades, yet Black athletes make up a significant portion of deaths compared with other racial groups, a recent analysis found, according to NBC News. American Heart Association researchers analyzed data from more than 2 million...
A Breast Cancer Memorial Garden Grows in Golden Gate Park
The Bay Area Young Survivors (BAYS), a nonprofit support group for people diagnosed with breast cancer at age 45 or younger, is funding a Breast Cancer Memorial Garden in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The sanctuary will offer the healing balm of nature and serve as a place of solidarity for women and a spot for reflection for anyone affected by breast cancer.
Apretude Is an Effective PrEP Option for Transgender Women
Apretude (long-acting cabotegravir) injections administered every two months are a safe and effective pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) option for transgender women, according to an analysis from the HPTN 083 trial published in The Lancet HIV. However, the study authors concluded, HIV prevention can’t be addressed separately from trans women’s social and structural vulnerabilities.
Do Weight-Loss Drugs Work for People With HIV?
Popular weight-loss medications, including glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists such as semaglutide (Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Zepbound), look like a promising option for people with HIV who gain weight while taking antiretroviral therapy, according to studies presented at recent conferences. “GLP-1 agonists are revolutionizing the treatment of obesity in the general...
Food Insecure Teens Face Higher Risk of MASLD
Food insecurity in adolescents is “very tightly associated” with metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD, formerly known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD), according to recent study findings. The findings were presented at The Liver Meeting, an annual conference held by the American Association for the...
U=U National Task Force Launches
During this year’s Pride season, a national LGBTQ advocacy group promoted more than queer equality. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation joined the U=U National Task Force as an inaugural member to help promote modern HIV prevention, notably the fact that people with HIV who take medication and maintain an undetectable viral load cannot transmit HIV via sex, often referred to as Undetectable Equals Untransmittable, or U=U.
WHO Reaffirms Treatment Is Prevention
In a move long encouraged by advocates, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reaffirmed that people living with HIV who consistently take antiretroviral treatment and have an undetectable viral load do not transmit the virus during sex, a concept known as Undetectable Equals Untransmittable, or U=U. According to a WHO...
R.I.P. Stephaun Elite Wallace
Stephaun Elite Wallace, PhD, an epidemiologist and social justice and HIV advocate who was also a legend of the house ballroom scene, died August 5, 2023. He was 45. A cause of death was not disclosed. The director of external relations for Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center’s HIV Vaccine Trials Network...
Untold Stories on the National Mall
Visitors to the National Mall in Washington, DC, had a rare opportunity in September to check out a series of temporary installations, including Ashon T. Crawley’s Homegoing, an audiovisual AIDS memorial that centered spirituality and the Black queer church musicians lost to the HIV epidemic. Crawley, an African-American artist,...
PrEP Peer Educators Help Prevent HIV on Black Campuses
As students returned to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) this fall, many learned about HIV prevention thanks to a group of 12 student PrEP ambassadors trained by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRCF), the educational arm of the LGBTQ advocacy group the Human Rights Campaign. PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis,...
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