Pre-exposure (PrEP)
Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
HIVR4P 2016: Some Americans Who Need PrEP the Most Face the Greatest Barriers
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- Category: Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Published on Tuesday, 25 October 2016 00:00
- Written by Roger Pebody
The personal values and moral judgments of healthcare providers are likely to interfere with the appropriate provision of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), Sarah Calabrese of Yale University reported at the HIV Research for Prevention conference (HIVR4P 2016) in Chicago last week. This was one of several presentations which highlighted inequalities in access to PrEP in the U.S. In a plenary talk, Noël Gordon of the Human Rights Campaign reminded delegates that white people make up 27% of new HIV diagnoses but 74% of PrEP users. There are also inequalities in terms of age and gender.
HIVR4P 2016: PrEP Knowledge and Use Increases in San Francisco, 12,500 People Now on PrEP
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- Category: Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Published on Monday, 24 October 2016 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Knowledge about and use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has greatly increased over the past few years in San Francisco, and surveillance estimates suggest that some12,500 people are now on PrEP, according to a presentation at the HIV Research for Prevention conference (HIVR4P 2016) last week in Chicago.
HIVR4P 2016: Policymakers' Inaction is Leading People to Take "PrEP in the Wild"
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- Category: Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Published on Wednesday, 19 October 2016 00:00
- Written by Roger Pebody
An increasing number of gay men and others at risk for HIV are seeking to protect their health with pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), but the lack of PrEP provision and regulatory approval in many countries is leading people to take it without medical supervision and on an ad-hoc basis. This will undermine the safety and effectiveness of PrEP, said Jerome Galea as he presented results of the PrEP in the Wild survey at the HIV Research for Prevention conference (HIVR4P 2016) this week in Chicago.
Coverage of HIV Research for Prevention Conference (HIVR4P 2016)
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- Category: HIV Prevention
- Published on Saturday, 22 October 2016 00:00
- Written by HIVandHepatitis.com
HIVandHepatitis.com coverage of the 2016 HIV Research for Prevention Conference (HIVR4P 2016), October 17-21, in Chicago.
Conference highlights include current and experimental pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), microbicide rings and other options, and investigational HIV vaccines.
Full listing of coverage by topic
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HIVR4P 2016: Second Case Report of PrEP Failure Due to Drug-Resistant Virus
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- Category: Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Published on Tuesday, 18 October 2016 00:00
- Written by Roger Pebody
A PrEP user in New York City has become HIV-positive with virus that is resistant to Truvada and other antiretroviral drugs, according to a report presented Tuesday at the HIV Research for Prevention (HIVR4P 2016) conference in Chicago. This is only the second such case that has been reported, highlighting the rarity -- but not the impossibility -- of HIV infections among people who adhere to their pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication schedule.
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