Liz Highleyman

Liz is a medical writer and editor with interests in HIV, hepatitis and cancer. She has contributed conference news reporting for NAM since 2004. Twitter: @LizHighleyman

Injectable & long-acting HIV treatment

Long-acting injectables can be a good option for people with adherence challenges

Liver disease

Semaglutide improves fatty liver disease and inflammation in people with HIV

Injectable & long-acting PrEP

Ultra-long-acting cabotegravir could be taken three times a year for HIV PrEP and treatment

The search for a cure

Some children who start antiretrovirals very early may control HIV after stopping treatment

New & experimental HIV treatments

Islatravir plus lenacapavir could be the first once-weekly oral HIV treatment

New & experimental HIV treatments

Broadly neutralising antibodies may be partners for long-acting antiretrovirals

Sexually transmitted infections prevention

Sexually transmitted infections in San Francisco have fallen since doxyPEP roll-out

Injectable & long-acting HIV treatment

Long-acting injectables may be better than daily pills for people with adherence challenges

Sexually transmitted infections prevention

DoxyPEP did not reduce STIs among women, probably due to low adherence

Mpox (monkeypox)

High death rate in mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Weight gain & lipodystrophy

New weight-loss drugs appear safe and effective for people living with HIV

Bad science & bogus treatments

CRISPR gene therapy appears safe, but claims of an imminent HIV cure are premature

Mpox (monkeypox)

Studies shed light on mpox outbreak in Nigeria

Mpox (monkeypox)

Sex is a risk factor for mpox transmission among groups other than gay men

The search for a cure

PD-1 inhibitor budigalimab may delay viral rebound

Sexually transmitted infections prevention

US releases first doxyPEP guidelines for preventing sexually transmitted infections

Mpox (monkeypox)

Mpox vaccination reduces the likelihood of hospitalisation

Mpox (monkeypox)

Past infection and vaccination protects against severe mpox