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TB transmission & prevention

Isoniazid preventive treatment reduces the risk of death by 37% in people living with HIV

News
16 February 2017
Cancer

Treatment or watchful waiting for cervical abnormalities in women with HIV?

News
16 February 2017
Pregnancy and vertical transmission

Tenofovir/emtricitabine/efavirenz less likely to cause adverse birth outcomes than other regimens, Botswana study finds

News
16 February 2017
The search for a cure

Infants treated within days of birth can clear HIV reservoir rapidly

News
15 February 2017
Resistance

Treatment-as-prevention study sees substantial levels of transmitted drug resistance in participants, but no impact on treatment

News
15 February 2017
Diagnosing infants & children

Point-of-care test improves infant HIV diagnosis rate, treatment starts and retention in care

News
14 February 2017
Global health targets

A benign circle: how a combination of factors has reduced HIV infections in one of the hardest-hit parts of Africa

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14 February 2017
HIV testing policies & guidelines

Sustained reductions in sexual risk behaviour following couples’ HIV testing

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9 February 2017
Global health targets

Delays in linkage to care after HIV diagnosis pose the biggest barrier to treatment access

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8 February 2017
Young people

Starting treatment quickly after diagnosis is not harmful for adolescents, Zimbabwe study finds

News
25 January 2017
Adherence

Regular small incentives can improve adherence to ART

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23 January 2017
Injectable & long-acting PrEP

Implants and injectables: PrEP in the future

News
13 January 2017
PrEP

Risk score accurately predicts which pregnant and postpartum women would benefit most from PrEP

News
10 January 2017
Circumcision

Scaling up adult male circumcision calculated to have HIV prevention benefits additional to those seen with 90-90-90 treatment target

News
5 January 2017
Pregnancy and vertical transmission

Viral load rebounds in a third of women who start HIV therapy during pregnancy or postpartum, South African study shows

News
4 January 2017
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Viral load testing capacity still weak in sub-Saharan Africa, 7-country study finds

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4 January 2017
Resistance

Virologic failure detected in a quarter of ART-treated children in Tanzania

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28 December 2016
Resistance

High prevalence of resistance to zidovudine among people in sub-Saharan Africa experiencing virological failure with tenofovir-containing ART

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15 December 2016
Economic & social inequality

Migration and age differences between male and female partners fuelling the HIV epidemic in South Africa

News
14 December 2016
Women

Multiple motivations for ‘transactional sex’ need to be taken into account when planning interventions for African women

News
13 December 2016
Global health targets

Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe making strong progress towards the 90-90-90 goals

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12 December 2016
Adherence

Electronic monitoring of antiretroviral adherence in "real time" boosts pill taking and need for intensive adherence support

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5 December 2016
Global health targets

Ending the HIV epidemic faces daunting barriers, former WHO HIV chief warns

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30 November 2016
Changing treatment

Two-drug HIV therapy just as effective as three-drug therapy

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25 October 2016