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PrEP trial leads to unprecedented reductions in HIV transmission
Recent HIV infections in gay and bisexual men in New South Wales have declined by almost one-third following the trial […]
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Prevention of HIV increasing, but no one should be left behind
Gay and bisexual men are getting tested and using medications to prevent HIV transmission more than ever, with UNSW researchers […]
Atripla
Atripla (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate; emtricitabine; efavirenz) is used to treat HIV-1 infection in adults. It can be taken alone or in combination with other anti-HIV medicines.
HIV treatment-as-prevention is effective in homosexual male couples
Results from a large study of HIV transmission risk among homosexual male couples with differing HIV status were published in […]
HIV researchers welcome recommendation to list PrEP on PBS
A recommendation that the HIV prevention drug PrEP be approved for public subsidy has been hailed as an essential step […]
Home HIV tests in Australia
Home-testing kits for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) should be approved for use across the country to address the increase in […]
Effective treatment halts HIV transmission
Results from the largest study to analyse HIV transmission risk among homosexual couples with differing HIV status have shown that […]
HIV discovery gives hope for better treatment
Researchers have found a new way to analyse the pieces that form HIV, paving the way for improved treatments that […]
HIV formation up-close like never before
Deakin University scientists have found a new way to analyse the pieces that form HIV, paving the way for improved […]
Get tested, get treated for Hep C
Up to 70% of Victorians with suspected hepatitis C may not have received follow-up testing, putting them at risk of […]
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