HIV/AIDS News

In 1984 — the same year that HIV was recognized as the cause of AIDS — then HHS Secretary Margaret Heckler announced that efforts were underway to develop and test an HIV vaccine, according to the NIH.

Based on findings from a single-arm, open-label clinical trial, the FDA has approved Truvada for use as an HIV-1 pre-exposure prophylaxis option for teenagers who weigh at least 35 kg, according to an update issued by the organization.

Less than a third of adolescent girls diagnosed with pelvic inflammatory disease in the ED were also screened for syphilis and HIV, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting.

Newly reviewed data from two United States-based cohort studies showed that an ART regimen containing tenofovir is not associated with a higher risk for adverse birth outcomes when taken by pregnant women with HIV to protect their babies, researchers said.

The Elton John AIDS Foundation announced an expanded series of annual grants, jointly awarded with The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, to increase focus on ending the AIDS epidemic in the Southern United States.

The CDC has reported April 10 is National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day, which recognizes the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on younger people.

Although male circumcision reduces the likelihood of contracting HIV through heterosexual sex by 60%, a focus on HIV prevention and sex education counseling for boys and young men is needed to continue the progress reducing new infections, researchers said.

The overall death rate from many infectious diseases decreased by nearly 20% in the United States over 35 years, according to researchers.

More than 2 years after former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli boosted the price of Daraprim by 5,000%, the cost still exceeds $800 per pill in many pharmacies.

The Trump administration’s selection of longtime AIDS researcher Robert R. Redfield, MD, to be the next CDC director drew mixed reactions from experts and officials, including some who question his conduct on a research project several decades ago.