Insurance should not cover drugs to prevent HIV, says Texas judge
Federal Judge Reed O’Connor ruled that companies should not be required to cover, through medical insurance, the acquisition of medicines that prevent HIV, as this violates the religious freedom of employers. On September 7th, the O’Connor court, based in Texas, ruled in favor of a company that challenged the obligation imposed by the Affordable Care […]
Monkeypox: What are the risk practices?
Knowing the probability of transmission of the Monkeypox virus helps us to take care of our practices to stay healthy without stigmatizing people because of their identity. Find out what the riskiest practices are.
HIV can be made undetectable and nontransferable, but there are obstacles
Problems such as poverty, limited access to antiretroviral treatment, stigma and wide inequalities are just some of the barriers that prevent the large-scale success of the “undetectable= nontransferable” strategy. “Undetectable= nontransferable” (U=NT) is an idea of treating everyone with HIV to lower their viral load (the amount of virus circulating in their blood) to a […]
Changes in body fat in people with HIV
The abnormal distribution of body fat is one of the side effects that are visible when someone is on antiretroviral treatment. Although the newer drugs have been shown to cause less of this effect, it is also true that so far it is not possible to predict who will develop this condition and who will […]
World Sexual Health Day: demand your rights
Every day 1 million new cases of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are registered in the world, and more than 4,000 of HIV. On World Sexual Health Day, we join the global call to promote the conversation about sex, pleasure and self-care as a strategy to reduce this numbers.
Post-intercourse treatment manages to curb sexual infections
A study that analyzed the use of an antibiotic taken after unprotected sexual contact was suspended a year earlier than expected, as the drug demonstrated clear effectiveness in ending 66% of sexually transmitted infections. The results of this research were presented during the 24th International AIDS Conference, held at the beginning of August in Montreal, […]
Europe seeks to optimize HIV preventive treatment programs
The number of new HIV cases per year in European Union (EU) countries has been steadily declining over the last decade, however, there are still significant differences in the rates of decline, not only between countries, but between different countries population groups. This was reported by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), […]
It is urgent to classify Monkeypox as an STI
The response to Monkeypox is complicated in the health systems of the countries in Latin American and Caribbean as it is not classified as a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI).
A new nasal vaccine generates antibodies against COVID-19 and HIV
Research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in the United States, showed that a new vaccine, administered through the nasal mucosa, could protect against infections such as HIV or SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19 ), since it is capable of generating antibodies that fight these microorganisms. “Winning by a nose” As in classic […]
Slow progress in AIDS response puts millions at risk
The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) presented its most recent report on the situation of this pandemic, and warned that millions of lives are at risk because the response to HIV has been faltering in recent years.
China launches its first HIV drug
The first drug against HIV developed in China and fully tested in the population of that country has published its latest results with clear success. According to the revealed data, the antiretroviral albuvirtide (whose acronym will be ABT) achieved an efficacy of 99% in 83% of the people participating in the study. According to what […]
Learn all about Monkeypox
In recent years, diseases that have spread from animals to humans have put the world on alert. The most recent concern of this type is the so-called Monkeypox, which is currently spreading through various regions of the planet. Is it a new disease? No.