HIV/AIDS News

A three-pronged intervention promoted HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake and adherence among adolescent girls and young women in Kenya who face significant barriers to care, researchers reported.

Researchers discussed HIV prevention research during a press conference at the AIDS 2020 meeting, highlighting the importance of involving young people and women.

A PrEP regimen containing long-acting injectable cabotegravir provided superior protection against HIV infection compared with daily oral PrEP, updated study findings confirmed.

UNAIDS updated its HIV prevention initiative titled “Start Free, Stay Free, AIDS Free,” during a press event that coincided with the International AIDS Conference.

New data from the ongoing Tsepamo study in Botswana showed that the prevalence of neural tube defects, or NTDs, among babies born to women taking dolutegravir at conception appears to have stabilized at around two per every 1,000 births.

The AIDS 2020 conference began this week, with organizers opting for a digital format because of travel concerns related to COVID-19.

The AIDS 2020 conference will be held virtually because of safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Practicing pediatricians have been using telehealth technology to communicate with patients who are not able to physically visit offices because of social distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Infectious Diseases in Children asked Editorial Board Member Eugene Shapiro, MD, professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at Yale School of Medicine, if patients should pay the same amount for a telehealth visit as they would for an in-person visit.

Boston Children’s Hospital, once again, has claimed the top spot in U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings for Best Children’s Hospital.

The FDA has approved dolutegravir tablets and dolutegravir tablets for oral suspension to treat HIV infection, in combination with other antiretroviral agents, among pediatric patients at least 4 weeks old and weighing 3 kg or more, according to a press release.