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HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.
Antiretroviral drugs for HIV infection usually are taken daily, and interrupting treatment for long periods of time has proven detrimental. However, a clinical trial in Uganda has found that pausing antiretroviral therapy (ART) for just two days every week is at least as effective as taking ART continuously over a 72-week period. In addition, the…
If we routinely test everyone for HIV and treat those who are infected, could we bring an end to the HIV/AIDS epidemic? The test and treat concept, modeled on data from South Africa by scientists at the World Health Organization, is a provocative HIV prevention strategy. According to mathematical modeling, a successfully implemented test and…
AIDS.gov note: Earlier this month, AIDS.gov presented an overview on using new and social media to approximately 400 Federal staff from the National Institutes of Health. (The session was offered both live and via webcast.) We applaud NIH’s commitment to providing ongoing educational opportunities for their staff. Megan Morena, Janice Nall, Miguel Gomez To learn…
Last Sunday, September 27, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institutes of Health, released a statement to acknowledge National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and research issues impacting gay men. To read the entire statement, visit the NIAID website. Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director of NIAID Gay…
