Researchers Address HIV Treatment Gap Among Underserved Population

There are effective medications, but social determinants of health can dictate adherence.

Infectious Disease Alert Updates

Screening for Chagas in HIV; It’s Not All About the Cough; Linezolid and Cycloserine in CSF Adequate

WHO Updates Guidance on Long-Acting HIV Prophylaxis

International group suggests adding injectable cabotegravir to list of prevention tools.

Infectious Disease Alert Updates

Delayed HIV Diagnosis with Injectable PrEP; Fatal Wave of COVID-Associated Mucormycosis

Is a Cure for HIV Possible Without Stem Cell Transplantation?

In a 30-year-old woman with HIV not on antiretroviral therapy (the “Esperanza patient”), an analysis of 1.188 billion peripheral blood mononuclear cells and 503 million mononuclear cells from placental tissue revealed no genome-intact or replication-competent HIV-1 proviruses. This indicates a sterilizing cure of HIV-1 infection.

Third Documented HIV Remission Case Emerges

Woman with acute myeloid leukemia underwent stem cell transplant, which apparently sent the virus into remission.

STI Rates Increasing, but Efficient Testing Can Help

Incidence rates of many sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have increased in the years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic. There is evidence that STIs have continued to rise during the pandemic, according to the results of a new study.

Are Boosters Prolonging the Pandemic?

Some people have raised the question of whether booster shots are unethical from a global perspective, and even counterproductive to ending the pandemic because highly mutated variants will continue to arise in unvaccinated patients.