HIV/AIDS News

Young gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, or YGBMSM, who used an online, interactive educational intervention were more likely to use condoms, get tested for HIV and begin pre-exposure prophylaxis compared with YGBMSM who viewed an information-only website, according to the results of a pilot trial published in AIDS and Behavior.

SEATTLE — Initiating isoniazid preventive therapy for tuberculosis during pregnancy is not associated with a higher rate of poor maternal or infant outcomes, according to observational results from the Tshepiso study presented at CROI.

SEATTLE — Researchers found that combining nutrition and sanitation interventions led to improved motor and cognitive development in children aged 2 years in rural Zimbabwe, according to study results presented at CROI.

SEATTLE — In this video from CROI, Lisa Hightow-Weidman, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine and health behavior at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, discusses a symposium exploring ways to better engage young men who have sex with men (MSM) in the HIV care and prevention continuum.

Subcutaneous doses of a broadly neutralizing monoclonal antibody, known as VRC01LS, given at birth and 12 weeks were well-tolerated by HIV-exposed infants, according to the results of an open-label safety and pharmacokinetic study presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections. Researchers are studying VRC01LS in combination with ART to prevent HIV infection in neonates.

Two case reports from Canada recently demonstrated how treatment can prevent HIV transmission from mother to child while breastfeeding, allowing mothers the option to choose how their infants are fed in a resource-rich setting.

On Friday, HHS issued its final rule regarding the Title X family planning program, with the agency saying its changes “make notable improvements designed to increase the number of patients served and improve the quality of their care.”

Cases of STDs have reached record high numbers in the past few years, and the epidemic has shown no signs of slowing down. Infectious Diseases in Children asked several experts — including Wei Li Adeline Koay, MBBS, MSc, an infectious diseases specialist at Children’s National Health System — about some of the STDs that are in greatest need of a vaccine.

Cases of STDs have reached record high numbers in the past few years, and the epidemic has shown no signs of slowing down. Infectious Diseases in Children asked Lynn Barclay, president and CEO of the American Sexual Health Association, about some of the STDs that are in greatest need of a vaccine.

Youth with HIV residing in British Columbia who received antiretroviral therapy, or ART, free of charge were less likely to reach optimal adherence to treatment regimens compared with adults aged 30 years or older, according to research published in the Journal of Adolescent Health.