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HIV/AIDS News Archive - September 2022
Scientists design and validate promising HIV vaccine strategy
September 30, 2022 - Two studies from Scripps Research and collaborators combine bioinformatics and other techniques to develop new vaccine candidates against HIV
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Cruel court decision makes it harder to prevent AIDS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2022 - Disease gets a boost from federal judge in Texas
Just as the disease was on a glide path to extinction thanks to new drugs, HIV/AIDS got a boost from a federal court in Texas.
On Sept. 7, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor ruled that the government can’t require an employer-sponsored health care plan to cover a therapy that prevents the spread of a disease that has already killed more than 700,000 Americans. The decision in Braidwood Management Inc. v. Becerra is not just poorly argued; it is flat-out cruel.
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Spread of hepatitis A virus strains of genotype IB in several EU countries and the United Kingdom
September 30, 2022 - Clusters and outbreaks of hepatitis A virus (HAV) genotype IB with four unique but closely related HAV sequences have been reported in six European Union (EU) countries and in the United Kingdom (UK).
As of 29 September 2022, 303 cases with identical or closely related HAV strains have been identified in Austria (7), Germany (8), Hungary (161), the Netherlands (8), Slovenia (35), Sweden (8), and the UK (76). Currently available epidemiological and microbiological data suggest that human-to-human transmission has occurred, and possibly also transmission through contaminated food.
Fenway Institute Offers Recommendations For Improving Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Rates In U.S.
BOSTON, September 30, 2022 - A policy brief published today by The Fenway Institute at Fenway Health offers recommendations to health professionals and policy makers on how to improve Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates in the U.S. HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the world. Approximately 79 million Americans, most in their teens and early 20s, are infected with HPV despite the widespread availability of a safe and effective vaccine since 2006.
Historic Chemical Landmark designation for HIV treatment that dramatically reduced AIDS deaths
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2022 - Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the AIDS pandemic spread death and fear around the globe. Since its emergence in the early 1980s, AIDS has claimed more than 40 million lives worldwide. Yet that toll would be far higher without the treatment known as highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). On Oct. 7, the American Chemical Society (ACS) will honor the discovery of this life-saving treatment with the National Historic Chemical Landmark designation.
The Landmark dedication ceremony will take place from 10 a.m. to noon ET at Merck’s site in West Point, Pennsylvania.
Biomedical Sciences Researcher Gets $4.9 Million Federal Grant to Study Ways to Block Gonorrhea Infection
ATLANTA - SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 - Dr. Cynthia Nau Cornelissen, Distinguished University Professor and director of the Center for Translational Immunology in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, has received a five-year, $4.9 million federal grant to study ways to block the bacterial pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae from causing gonorrhea, a common sexually transmitted infection.
Spread of hepatitis A virus strains of genotype IB in several EU countries and the United Kingdom
September 30, 2022 - Clusters and outbreaks of hepatitis A virus (HAV) genotype IB with four unique but closely related HAV sequences have been reported in six European Union (EU) countries and in the United Kingdom (UK).
As of 29 September 2022, 303 cases with identical or closely related HAV strains have been identified in Austria (7), Germany (8), Hungary (161), the Netherlands (8), Slovenia (35), Sweden (8), and the UK (76). Currently available epidemiological and microbiological data suggest that human-to-human transmission has occurred, and possibly also transmission through contaminated food.
Another monkey virus could be poised for spillover to humans, new study shows
Sept. 29, 2022 - By Lisa Marshall -
An obscure family of viruses, already endemic in wild African primates and known to cause fatal Ebola-like symptoms in some monkeys, is “poised for spillover” to humans, according to new University of Colorado Boulder research published online Sept. 30 in the journal Cell.
While such arteriviruses are already considered a critical threat to macaque monkeys, no human infections have been reported to date. And it is uncertain what impact the virus would have on people should it jump species.
Gut bacteria may contribute to susceptibility to HIV infection, UCLA-led research suggests
September 29, 2022 - New UCLA-led research suggests certain gut bacteria -- including one that is essential for a healthy gut microbiome – differ between people who go on to acquire HIV infection compared to those who have not become infected.
Ethics Not Only Allow but Demand Placebo in Some HIV Cure Trials
September 29, 2022 - Is it ethical to test possible HIV cures by having subjects stop taking antiretroviral therapy and then giving them placebos rather than the experimental treatment?
The answer is often yes, according to a new paper published in the Journal of Virus Eradication by Rutgers ethicists and a Harvard doctor. They argue that if stopping antiretroviral treatment to give subjects an experimental medication is ethical in a particular trial, then so is stopping antiretroviral treatments to participants in the same trial who will get placebo.
Severe Manifestations of Monkeypox among People who are Immunocompromised Due to HIV or Other Conditions
September 29 - Distributed via the CDC Health Alert Network
Since May 2022, more than 25,000 monkeypox cases have been identified in the United States. During the current outbreak in the United States, 38 percent of people diagnosed with monkeypox were coinfected with HIV1 and most reported cases of monkeypox with severe manifestations have been among people living with untreated HIV.
 
Award Winning Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph Joins Change the Pattern Initiative as a Celebrity Ambassador to Reimagine the Fight to End HIV/AIDS in the South
Jackson, MS, Sept. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - New initiative brings major displays of the AIDS Memorial Quilt to communities in twelve Southern states honoring Black and Brown lives lost to AIDS and sharing their stories through the Quilt.
Emmy-Award winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph joined together with Mississippi HIV/AIDS community leaders and advocates to launch the first major Southern display of the AIDS Memorial Quilt as part of Change the Pattern, a new initiative by the National AIDS Memorial and Southern AIDS Coalition to reimagine the fight to end HIV/AIDS in the South.
Ralph was announced as a celebrity ambassador for the program which is bringing sections of the Quilt to communities across twelve Southern states to honor Black and Brown lives lost to AIDS.
Western Heads East: From grassroots to global impact
28 Sep 2022 - By Crystal Lamb - How a 2002 speech by Stephen Lewis inspired faculty, staff and students to address the HIV/AIDS crisis
Twenty years ago, a powerful speech inspired a small group of Western faculty and staff to find a way to help communities facing a staggering HIV/AIDS crisis on the other side of the globe.
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Treatment Action Campaign admonishes Thabo Mbeki over HIV views following speech
28 Sep 2022 - By Mary-Anne Gontsana - Former president repeated misconceptions about the disease when he addressed Unisa.
The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) has called on former president Thabo Mbeki to offer an apology to the public for the “dissident” views he expressed about HIV/Aids while delivering a speech at the University of South Africa (Unisa) last week Wednesday.
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African governments unite with UNAIDS, PEPFAR and global health partners to sustain political leadership to end AIDS and respond to future pandemics
NEW YORK/GENEVA, 28 September 2022 - During the high-level week of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly leading African Ministers of Health joined UNAIDS, PEPFAR, global health institutions and partners in New York in rallying to sustain their commitments to end AIDS and accelerate their response to current and future pandemics. The high-level side event on “Political Leadership in the HIV Response”, highlighted continued progress on combating HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, which has been largely sustained despite the added challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Greater predicted life expectancy confirms importance of HIV/AIDS treatment
NEW YORK/GENEVA, 28 September 2022 - Since the introduction of the first antiretroviral therapy (ART) drug for HIV/AIDS treatment 35 years ago, life expectancy in Sub-Saharan Africa has steadily increased. ART medications are specifically designed to help an individual’s immune system fight HIV and in turn suppress HIV replication. However, there is a limited understanding of the combined effects of HIV and ART on disability and healthy longevity for individuals with the disease. Investigators from the Brigham collaborated alongside international partners in South Africa to compare people with both virally suppressed and unsuppressed HIV, with people who were uninfected with HIV.
National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day 2022
September 27, 2022 - By Trent Straube - While encouraging HIV testing, prevention and treatment among gay and bisexual men, this year’s #NGMHAAD also raises awareness of monkeypox.
Tuesday, September 27, marks National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2022 (#NGMHAAD). Although the number of HIV cases among gay and bisexual men has decreased since 2015, this population continues to be disproportionately affected by the virus. In 2019, for example, 70% of the estimated 34,800 new HIV cases in the United States were among gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men (MSM), reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: 11 essential books about the AIDS epidemic you need to read
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022 - JONNY YATES - To mark National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day we’ve compiled a list of essential books about the AIDS crisis to add to your reading lists.
The awareness day takes place on 27 September to help end HIV stigma and encourage HIV testing, prevention and treatment among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men.
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ELTON JOHN’S COMMITMENT TO ENDING AIDS IS CELEBRATED DURING A MUSICAL EVENING HOSTED BY PRESIDENT BIDEN AND THE FIRST LADY AT THE WHITE HOUSE
26 September 2022 - Sir Elton John, multiple-Grammy award winning artist and Founder of the Elton John AIDS Foundation and his husband, David Furnish, were hosted by President Joe Biden and the First Lady Dr. Jill Biden as part of the event, “A Night When Hope and History Rhyme” organized in collaboration with The History Channel and A+E Networks. The evening closed with Sir Elton delighting the audience by playing several of his smash hits on the White House South Lawn.
The President and First Lady honored Sir Elton’s remarkable musical and philanthropic legacy, and celebrated the healing power of music to an audience of everyday history makers including teachers and students, nurses, LGBTQ+ advocates, military families, mental health advocates, and more.
Immunify.Life Launches Groundbreaking Blockchain-Based HIV/AIDS Treatment Outcomes Study
Kakamega County, Kenya, Sept. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Immunify.Life, a transformative blockchain-based healthcare ecosystem, in partnership with Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) – the premier science, technology, and innovation university in Kenya – has completed groundwork for a large-scale HIV/AIDS treatment outcomes study that is now formally launched. As part of the study, the Immunify.Life data capture and processing platform will be used to help empower patients, communities, and entire countries using token rewards that can improve medical regimen adherence rates in previously lapsed HIV/AIDS patients.
Coming Soon: Long-Lasting, Injectable PrEP
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 - By Andrew Stillman - Research shows long-acting, injectable cabotegravir is more effective at keeping HIV at bay than a daily pill.
At this year’s 2022 Internationaal AIDS Conference, ViiV Healthcare presented research that cast a spotlight on the efficacy of cabotegravir long-acting (LA) for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
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President Biden Awards Elton John with National Humanities Medal
Sep 24, 2022 - BC-CfE Executive Director & Physician-in-Chief Dr. Julio Montaner applauds Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Government of Canada for increasing their pledge to the 7th Replenishment of the Global Fund by 30% to $1.21 Billion. The BC-CfE is proud of Canada’s contribution which will go a long way to helping us end HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria globally.
HIV spike among B.C. drug users associated with COVID-19-related service closures, research says
Sep 24, 2022 - Brieanna Charlebois - Study published Friday shows that virus spiked as people had less access to services in early 2020
President Joe Biden on Friday presented Sir Elton John with the National Humanities Medal, surprising the music icon following a performance on the South Lawn of the White House.
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Biden surprises Elton John with National Humanities Medal at White House
Washington (CNN) -September 24, 2022 - By Shawna Mizelle and Sam Fossum - President Joe Biden on Friday presented Sir Elton John with the National Humanities Medal, surprising the music icon following a performance on the South Lawn of the White House.
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Remarks by President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at “A Night When Hope and History Rhyme,” a Musical Performance by Sir Elton John to Honor Everyday History-Makers
September 23, 2022 - THE PRESIDENT: Well, tonight it’s my great honor — and I mean this sincerely — to present the National Humanities Medal to Sir Elton John.
COVID-19 lockdown may have accelerated HIV transmission in some at-risk populations
September 23, 2022 - A new study led by researchers at UBC and the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) is shedding light on how COVID-19 pandemic restrictions impacted another long-standing public health threat — HIV.
The study, published in the Lancet Regional Health – Americas, examined HIV transmission during B.C.’s initial COVID-19 lockdown (March 22 to May 20, 2020) when stringent public health measures reduced social interactions and curtailed access to critical health services. The researchers looked at the impact of these restrictions on populations at risk of acquiring HIV, including people who use drugs (PWUD) and men who have sex with men (MSM).
Canada pledges $1.21 billion to the 7th Replenishment of the Global Fund
September 23, 2022 - BC-CfE Executive Director & Physician-in-Chief Dr. Julio Montaner applauds Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Government of Canada for increasing their pledge to the 7th Replenishment of the Global Fund by 30% to $1.21 Billion. The BC-CfE is proud of Canada’s contribution which will go a long way to helping us end HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria globally.
HIV therapies currently need to be taken regularly for life – longer-lasting antibody treatments could one day offer an equally effective one-shot alternative
September 23, 2022 - Antiretroviral therapy has had an enormous impact on treating HIV infections around the world. The millions of people currently taking these treatments under medical supervision can reasonably expect to reduce their viral loads to undetectable levels, eliminate the risk of transmission and live a normal life span. However, antiretroviral therapy is not without shortcomings. People need to take these medications regularly for life, and low compliance can lead to drug resistance.
There is a promising new option on the horizon. I am a researcher who studies AIDS treatments, and I believe that monoclonal antibodies could become game-changers for the treatment of HIV infections.
 
Bradford McIntyre - A Day With HIV
September 22, 2022 - Vancouver British Columbia Canada 4:45 pm
Enjoying the first day of Autumn 2022. HIV positive since 1984. I was told I had six months to live in 1985. Now I’m 70, and Keepin’ On Keepin’ On!
National AIDS Memorial Releases
Newest Mini-Documentary: “The Black Community & AIDS”
SAN FRANCISCO, September 22, 2022 - Film focuses the camera on the personal stories and insights of survivors and advocates who share how they are thriving and their take on the hope, struggles and challenges that persist today
The National AIDS Memorial has released its latest mini-documentary, “The Black Community & AIDS,” the seventh film in its oral history project. The Black Community & AIDS” chronicles the personal stories of nearly two dozen survivors and advocates from across the U.S. who are thriving, sharing their hopes and struggles about the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and its disproportionate impact on the Black community.
‘Men who have sex with men’ originated during the HIV pandemic to focus on behavior rather than identity – but not everyone thinks the term helps
September 22, 2022 - Since the global monkeypox outbreak started to spread this past spring, more people are seeing the term “men who have sex with men,” or MSM, in the news and public health messages. You may have also heard this term in places like HIV prevention campaigns or at the doctor’s office.
I am a behavioral scientist who focuses on reducing health disparities and improving health equity for sexual and gender minority populations at highest risk for poor outcomes. At the most basic level, men who have sex with men is a term that was originally intended to describe the risk of HIV transmission associated with sex between two men. But in reality, MSM describes a diverse group of behaviors and identities, bringing with it a complex web of social, political and cultural considerations about how it’s used.
First Individual Treated with CRISPR-Based HIV Therapy, a Breakthrough Treatment Pioneered by Researchers at Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and Developed by Excision BioTherapeutics
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 - In a major milestone in the search for a cure for HIV/AIDS, a breakthrough gene-editing therapy for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV) infection now being tested in clinical trials has been administered to a human with HIV for the first time. The trial, designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of EBT-101, a one-of-a-kind gene-editing treatment with the potential to change the future of HIV therapeutics, is the product of a remarkable collaborative effort between researchers at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and Excision BioTherapeutics, Inc.
UNAIDS applauds donors for pledging the largest amount ever to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
NEW YORK/GENEVA, 21 September 2022 - High-income countries, private sector partners and developing countries, many with high HIV burdens, have all stepped up to fund the Global Fund
UNAIDS congratulates donors for increasing their contributions to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund). Donors pledged US$ 14.25 billion to support efforts to end the three pandemics with more funding set to come. Donors made their pledges at the Global Fund’s Seventh Replenishment Conference hosted by the President of the United States Joe Biden.
Canada announces a $1.21-billion contribution to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria and additional support to mitigate the impact of COVID-19
September 21, 2022 - New York City, United States - Global Affairs Canada - The COVID-19 pandemic overwhelmed health systems, and lockdowns have disrupted health services worldwide. This has had a devastating impact on efforts to combat HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria. TB and malaria deaths have increased and progress on reducing HIV-related deaths has stalled. We need to redouble our efforts in fighting for all those we have not reached, in particular vulnerable women and girls, if we are to stay on course to achieve the goal of eliminating these diseases as epidemics by 2030.
Global Fund Private Sector Partners Pledge Record Levels of Support to End AIDS, TB, Malaria and Strengthen Systems for Health
NEW YORK – 21 September 2022 - At the Global Fund’s Seventh Replenishment Conference, private sector partners committed more funding, in-kind support and catalytic investment than ever before to end the three deadly diseases. This commitment and strong call to action for other partners to join in was led by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, who committed a record US$912 million, and (RED), who pledged US$150 million. With 11 private sector partners continuing their support and 16 new partners pledging for the first time, the total funding pledged grew to US$1.23 billion, an increase of US$108 million over the Sixth Replenishment.
Global Fund Partners Pledge Record Level of Support to End Deadly Diseases, Prevent Future Pandemics
NEW YORK / GENEVA – 21 September 2022 - The United States of America-hosted pledging conference for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria raised more than US$14.25 billion so far for the partnership’s work over the next three years. The conference in the margins of the UN General Assembly brought together more than 45 countries (including 18 Heads of State and Government), multilateral partners, private sector companies and civil society and community organizations. This support aims to save 20 million lives, avert 450 million new infections, and bring new hope for ending AIDS, TB and malaria. This investment will also strengthen health and community systems to leave no one behind and be resilient to future shocks.
Researchers Receive $4.2M Grant to Improve PrEP Access and Prevent New HIV Infections
September 21, 2022—(BRONX, NY) - Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System Will Test Two Strategies in Bronx Emergency Departments
Bronx county has the country’s fifth-highest rate of HIV diagnosis—but the lowest rate in New York State for use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), medications that are extremely effective in preventing HIV infection. Physician-researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System have received a five-year, $4.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to compare two strategies for improving PrEP access and use in the Bronx.
Barriers to HIV prevention drug in N.B. 'mind-boggling'
Sep 20, 2022 - Vanessa Blanch -Health-care advocates, patients call on province to make daily pill free and more accessible
Every year, Rob Swan makes the two-hour trip from Harvey Station to Moncton's infectious disease clinic.
He travels to the clinic to be prescribed pre-exposure prophylaxis, also known as PrEP. The medication prevents someone who is HIV-negative from contracting HIV if they come into contact with the virus through sex or intravenous drug use.
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Emory receives CDC award to deliver 1 million rapid HIV self-tests across the country
Sept. 20, 2022 - An Emory University-led collaborative project has been awarded $8.3 million for the first of a five-year CDC award to implement Together TakeMeHome (TTMH), a national HIV self-testing program designed to increase awareness and diagnoses of HIV infections in the U.S.
HIV testing is a proven strategy for HIV prevention and a key first step in the continuum of care, yet still, too many people are unaware of their HIV status. TTMH addresses common barriers to testing, such as stigma, privacy concerns, cost and lack of access to HIV clinics by offering free HIV self-tests through mail delivery.
Janet Conners, HIV activist extraordinaire, 1956 – 2022
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 - BY LOUISE BINDER AND RON ROSENES - Some of us may be hearing Janet Conners’ name for the first time, but all of us in the HIV/AIDS community owe her a debt of gratitude for the remarkable contributions she made while on this earth.
Janet was born Janet Pritchard in 1956 in Vancouver, and spent her childhood there before moving to Yellowknife, N.W.T, and Nelson, B.C. where her father’s work as a prison warden took the family. As the middle child, she described herself as a born advocate: “I was middle of six, so you kind of have to be an activist. ‘Hey, I need some food’ – you had to lobby for your survival,” she said in an interview with the AIDS Activist History Project.
Keeping hope alive as a long-term survivor
September 19, 2022 - By Hank Trout, MA - In honor of National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day, Hank Trout speaks with three long-term survivors about their diagnoses, the early years of HIV, and the lives they're leading as long-term survivors.
If you were diagnosed with HIV in the first fifteen years of the AIDS pandemic, your doctor might as well have handed you the diagnosis with one hand and with the other a death certificate, just waiting for the appropriate date to be filled in. Having HIV was an almost certain death sentence. Those of us who were diagnosed as HIV-positive in those years were told to “get your affairs in order,” meaning, “prepare to die.”
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License to Kill: Latency HIV-CRISPR pinpoints how to blow latent HIV’s cover
From the Emerman and Henikoff Labs, Pathogen Associated Malignancies and Cancer Basic Biology Programs, Cancer Consortium.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 - BY AE SPENS - If doctors could specifically shock these latent viruses -into waking up while the person living with HIV was still taking their ART drugs, then other immune mechanisms might be able to clear the latent reservoir for good. Enter Emily Hsieh, a graduate student in the Emerman Lab, and her new tool to trick latent HIV into blowing its cover, published last month on bioRxiv as a pre-print.
Assembly workshop looked toward ending AIDS epidemic by 2030
At a workshop held at the World Council of Churches 11th Assembly, participants expressed grave concerns over the fact that, although public health experts warned about the dangers of ignoring other epidemiological efforts at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries had to reshuffle critical medical resources, thereby preventing routine treatment of HIV.
19 September 2022 - Although UNAIDS and other organizations cautioned that no one disease should be fought at the expense of another, this happened with HIV, and experts say it may take years to return to a satisfactory situation.
HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, remains one of the world’s most serious public health challenges. Approximately 84 million people have become infected with HIV since the start of the epidemic. Today, there are approximately 38 million people currently living with HIV, and tens of millions of people have died of AIDS-related causes since the beginning of the epidemic.
American Gene Technologies® Welcomes Barry H. Wells, M.D., as Head of Business Development
Dr. Wells' promotion comes as the company’s HIV clinical trial progresses
Sep 19, 2022 - American Gene Technologies, a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Rockville, Maryland, has promoted Barry H. Wells, M.D. as head of business development. Dr. Wells joined the company’s investor relations team in 2019.
Trudeau faces mounting pressure to meet UN Global Fund request
OTTAWA - Sept.19 2022 - Dylan Robertson -AIDS activists are pressuring the Trudeau government to renew its support for fighting infectious diseases abroad after an embarrassing Montreal conference that left the sector worried Canada will fall short.
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School saves lives: World leaders back a courageous goal, “Education Plus”, to prevent new HIV infections through education and empowerment
NEW YORK/GENEVA, 19 September 2022 - At the Transforming Education Summit in New York it was announced that 12 African countries* have committed to Education Plus, a bold initiative to prevent HIV infections through free universal, quality secondary education for all girls and boys in Africa, reinforced through comprehensive empowerment programmes.
Speaking on the Leaders Day of the Summit on behalf of the Education Plus movement, the Executive Director of UNAIDS, Winnie Byanyima said, “School saves lives. We are coming together to champion the right for a girl to be in a classroom and in a safe classroom. Keeping girls in school helps ensure their rights and prevents HIV. We know that if a girl completes secondary education, the risk of infection reduces by 50%. That's why we've teamed up with UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF and UN Women, with governments and with civil society, to champion the education and empowerment of adolescent girls in Africa to stop new HIV infections.”
State Department of Health Recognizes National Hiv/Aids and Aging Awareness Day, Highlighting New Programming
ALBANY, N.Y. (September 18, 2022) - People Aging with HIV (PAWH) Pilot Initiative Funds 10 Entities Across New York State Providing Innovative Healthcare Related Supportive Services to Promote the Health and Well-being of Adults 50+ Living with HIVThe New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) AIDS Institute proudly joins the nation today in recognizing National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day, highlighting a new pilot program, People Aging with HIV (PAWH), to help improve the health and well-being of New Yorkers diagnosed with HIV and over 50 years of age.
UNAIDS urges donors to fully fund the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to get the HIV response back on track
NEW YORK/GENEVA, 18 September 2022 - UNAIDS is calling on countries and donors to fully fund the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria by pledging a total of at least US$ 18 billion at the Global Fund Replenishment Conference hosted by President Biden in New York this week.
Speaking at the opening, on behalf of the United Nations family, the Executive Director of UNAIDS Winnie Byanyima said, “ Millions of lives are at stake, along with the health of us all. A successful replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is essential to get the world on track to end three of today’s most devasting epidemics and instill resilience into national health systems capable of withstanding tomorrow’s shocks.”
NATIONAL HIV/AIDS AND AGING AWARENESS SEPTEMBER 18
National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day, launched in 2008 by The AIDS Institute, is recognized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, and www.hiv.gov. The campaign highlights the complex issues related to HIV prevention, care, and treatment for aging populations in the United States. The goal of the campaign is to emphasize the need for prevention, research, and data targeting the older population, medical understanding of the aging process and its impact on HIV/AIDS.
Gay men are the “canary in the coal mine” of future pandemics, warns doc seeking HIV cure
September 17, 2022 - By David Hudson - The trial of a potential HIV cure is underway. The scientists involved hope for initial results toward the end of the year. One of them also has stark warnings about the threat to humanity of future pandemics. He believes that, as seen with HIV and monkeypox, gay men could be the “canary in the coal mine.”
Dr. Marcus A. Conant is a consultant dermatologist whose career pre-dates the first cases of AIDS in the US. He’s now Chief Medical Officer for the biotech company, American Gene Technologies (AGT). It’s been working for the past few years on a groundbreaking HIV cure.
A DAY WITH HIV - 24 HOURS IN THE LIVES OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY HIV
September 17, 2022 – 24 HOURS IN THE LIVES OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY HIV
ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 GET IN THE PICTURE
On THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 22, photograph a moment of your day; take a picture of whatever you’re doing. Use your smartphone or digital camera.SHARE Post it to your social media. Include a caption that gives:
Infected blood transfusions killed 1,820 in UK, study estimates
September 17 2022 - By Jim Reed -The authors calculated that 26,800 people - possibly more - were probably infected with hepatitis C after being given the donated blood during childbirth or a hospital operation.
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New Orleans: Award-Winning AHF Thrift Store Opens to Support Local AIDS Services
NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE) - September 16, 2022 – Ribbon-Cutting: Saturday, September 17 @ 10:00 a.m., Garden
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest, non-profit global AIDS organization, is pleased to announce that on Saturday, September 17, 2022, it is opening a new branch of its popular and award-winning Out of the Closet (OTC) thrift store—AHF’s first in Louisiana. The store site, will be located at 2900 Magazine Street in New Orleans' Garden District neighborhood.
Jamaica lauded for strides in combatting HIV/AIDS
Sep 16, 2022 – Jamaica has been lauded for its work in combating HIV/AIDS by the regional director of the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Dr Richard N. Amenyah.
A Singing Sheryl Lee Ralph Honored for Three Decades of AIDS Activism: “Raise Your Voice”
Sep 16, 2022 - BY CHRIS GARDNER - The Emmy winner received an award for her commitment to ending the epidemic in front of a crowd that included fellow honoree Colin Farrell, Paris Jackson, Alexandra Shipp and 'Abbott Elementary' co-star Lisa Ann Walter.
Fresh off her Emmy win Monday night, the Abbott Elementary star turned up to the Elizabeth Taylor Ball to End AIDS at West Hollywood Park on Thursday night to accept her second trophy of the week. This one came her way for three decades of activist work in fighting the AIDS epidemic through her DIVA Foundation, which has the historic shine of mounting the longest-running annual HIV/AIDS and health awareness benefit concerts in the United States.
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National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day 2022
September 16, 2022 - By Trent Straube - Sunday, September 18, is all about #HIVandAging. Here are seven common reasons older adults could be living with HIV without knowing it.
Sunday, September 18, marks National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day 2022 (searchable on social media as #HIVandAging or #NHAAD). Launched in 2008 by The AIDS Institute, the day shines a light on the growing number of people aging with HIV as well as those diagnosed with the virus later in life.
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Over 300 cyclists are riding from Boston to NYC this weekend in massive HIV/AIDS fund-raiser
Sep 16, 2022 - By Muri Assunção - Over the next three days, nearly 350 people are riding 275 miles, working to bring the number of HIV/AIDS cases down to zero.
The cyclists are riding from Boston to New York City in a massive fund-raiser that has raised more than $17 million to benefit HIV and AIDS programs offered by The Center, New York City’s LGBTQ community center.
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HARP-PS offers support, education for long-term HIV, AIDS survivors
Sept. 16, 2022 - Today, more than half of all Americans living with HIV are 50 years of age or older.
This statistic and reality was almost unimaginable back in the late 1980s when it was believed those infected with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome — AIDS — were facing a death sentence.
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Gay men are two times more likely to have inflammatory bowel disease, according to new research
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 – Study will allow researchers to develop personalized precision medicine for treatment of IBD in this underrepresented minority patient population
Gay men are more than twice as likely to develop inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) than heterosexual men when both populations engage in high-risk sexual activity, according to new research from the Digestive Health Research Institute at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (UH).
Mucus-based lubricant proves highly effective against HIV and herpes
Sep 15, 2022 – Cow mucus provides the basis for a synthetic prophylactic gel developed at KTH Royal Institute of Technology to protect against HIV and herpes transmission. The lubricating gel proved 70 percent effective in lab tests against HIV, and 80 percent effective against herpes.
The viral prophylactic tests were conducted in a lab on several types of cells. The results were reported today in the scientific journal, Advanced Science.
Black Health Equity Lab launches at U of T Scarborough to address health disparities in Black communities
September 15, 2022 - By Jasmine Mahoro – A new lab at the University of Toronto Scarborough will tackle health disparities faced by the Black community in Toronto, with a particular focus on access to primary health care.
Directed by Notisha Massaquoi, assistant professor in the department of health and society at U of T Scarborough, the Black Health Equity Lab (BHEL) will go beyond research to include designing solutions to address health disparities and includes a partnership with Scarborough’s TAIBU Community Health Centre.
Clinical and programmatic outcomes of HIV-exposed infants enrolled in care at geographically diverse clinics, 1997–2021: A cohort study
September 15, 2022 - Although 1·3 million women with HIV give birth annually, care and outcomes for HIV-exposed infants remain incompletely understood. We analyzed programmatic and health indicators in a large, multidecade global dataset of linked mother–infant records from clinics and programs associated with the International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) consortium.
The Lancet: New report details “massive global failures” of COVID-19 response, calls for improved multilateral cooperation to end pandemic and effectively manage future global health threats
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- September 14, 2022 - New Lancet Commission critically considers the global response to the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, citing widespread failures of prevention, transparency, rationality, basic public health practice, and operational cooperation and international solidarity that resulted in an estimated 17.7 million deaths (including those not reported).
Widespread, global failures at multiple levels in the COVID-19 response led to millions of preventable deaths and reversed progress made towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in many countries, according to a new Lancet COVID-19 Commission report.
AHF to Release Rare Bird Revised Hardcover Edition of ‘Righteous Rebels: AIDS Healthcare Foundation's Crusade to Change the World’
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- September 14, 2022 - Thirty-five years after its founding, AIDS Healthcare Foundation details its inspiring legacy. Award-winning journalist Patrick Range Mcdonald takes readers behind the scenes of the monumental events that helped to make the nonprofit organization the global leader in the fight against the AIDS/HIV epidemic and other public health issues.
Major Display of AIDS Memorial Quilt Coming to Jackson and Surrounding Communities Sept. 28 – Oct. 4 to Change the Pattern in the Fight to End HIV in the South
JACKSON, Mississippi, Sept. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- $100,000 Relief Fund Established to Support Jackson Area HIV/AIDS Organizations and their Constituents who have been Impacted by Ongoing Water Crisis
The National AIDS Memorial and Southern AIDS Coalition are bringing the AIDS Memorial Quilt to the Jackson area Sept. 28 – Oct 4. as part of its new Change the Pattern initiative to reimagine the fight to end HIV in the South. The weeklong Quilt display and programming, funded through the support of Gilead Sciences, aims to raise awareness about health disparities and social justice issues that continue to disproportionately impact communities of color.
Understanding oral health in HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer in people with HIV
Sep. 13, 2022 - Little is known about why people living with HIV have a much higher rate of oral human papilloma virus (HPV) infection and oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) than the general population. And it’s not only those with advanced untreated HIV infection, known as AIDS.
"Even when they do become undetectable, they still have challenges with managing HPV as well," says Lisa Flowers, MD, MPH, FACOG, director of colposcopy and anoscopy services at Grady Cancer Center and president of the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology. "They do better, but there's still challenges with managing the virus."
Illinois HIV Care Connect Introduces HIV and Aging Campaign
CHICAGO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - In advance of National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day on Sept. 18, Illinois HIV Care Connect today introduces its HIV and Aging Campaign. Persons aged 50 and older comprise nearly half of persons living with HIV in Illinois. The campaign’s website content and social media posts will emphasize actions older adults with HIV can take to increase their chances of living long and healthy lives.
The Reunion Project Names Jeff Berry as First Executive Director
CHICAGO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Berry will lead the U.S. national alliance of long-term survivors of HIV
For the first time HIV long-term survivors are now included in the National HIV/AIDS Strategy. As the U.S. and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) commemorate National HIV and Aging Awareness Day (#NHAAD) on September 18, the unique needs of long-term survivors require bold action and visionary leadership. The Reunion Project (TRP), the national alliance of HIV long-term survivors, today announced that Jeff Berry has joined as its first executive director, effective September 1. Berry, who has been living with HIV for over 35 years, previously served as chair of The Reunion Project's National Steering Committee.
Stigma Is Preventing the World From Putting an End to HIV/AIDS
September 13, 2022 - By Kristine Liao - Hundreds of thousands of people continue to die from HIV/AIDS every year.Today, more than half of all Americans living with HIV are 50 years of age or older.
At the beginning of the century, 1.7 million people died from HIV/AIDS annually. Today, the landscape looks drastically different, with 2021 recording 650,000 HIV-related deaths. This data reveals a 65% drop since the epidemic’s peak in 2004, but it also shows that hundreds of thousands of people are still dying from a preventable and treatable illness.
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Malaysia May Get Long-Acting Preventive HIV Drug In 2027
MONTREAL, Sept 12 - By Alifah Zainuddin and Boo Su-Lyn - Malaysia will likely have access to generic versions of long-acting cabotegravir (CAB-LA), the first injectable medication to prevent HIV, in 2027, at the earliest, along with other “second-tier” countries.
Gay Windsor man to donate blood for the first time in more than 30 years
Sep 12, 2022 - New blood donation policy no longer asks about sexuality as of September 11
Canadian Blood Services has introduced new criteria that will screen all donors about their sexual behavior - regardless of their gender or sexual orientation. As Julie Nolin reports, it brings an end to a policy long considered to be discriminatory and homophobic.
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New Global Fund Report Shows 50 Million Lives Saved Over 20 Years in Fight Against HIV, TB and Malaria; Pandemic Investments Paying Off
GENEVA – September 12, 2022 - Rebound of progress underway following COVID-19 setbacks
The Global Fund’s 2022 Results Report released today finds a significant rebound in 2021 for programs working to defeat HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic had a devastating impact on the fight against the three diseases, leading to the decline of key programmatic results across the three diseases for the first time in the history of the Global Fund. When the pandemic hit countries where the Global Fund works, the partnership rapidly mounted a response to deliver additional resources. This year, the new report shows those investments paid off and recovery is underway.
Canadian Blood Services ends discriminatory policy
Sept. 11, 2022 - Canadian Blood Services has introduced new criteria that will screen all donors about their sexual behavior - regardless of their gender or sexual orientation. As Julie Nolin reports, it brings an end to a policy long considered to be discriminatory and homophobic.
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Texas' PrEP ruling goes against common sense
September 11, 2022 - By Dr. Aliza Norwood, internal medicine physician and HIV specialist - The state ranks number two in the nation for new HIV diagnoses, and PrEP is up to 99% effective at preventing the virus. Why would a federal judge make the drug less accessible?
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. As an HIV doctor in central Texas, I know that nowhere is that adage truer than in the case of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a medication that is up to 99% effective at preventing HIV. A recent ruling in a Texas federal court has the potential to threaten not just PrEP but access to all commonsense preventive medical care for people in the U.S.
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Ray of sunshine
Sep 10, 2022 - By: Cierra Bettens - Activist, champion for Winnipeg’s marginalized had true spark of compassion
At the height of the HIV-AIDS crisis, Ormond was at the bedside of patients who were ostracized by society. She co-authored dozens of papers on HIV-AIDS research and community harm reduction. Her name glossed the staff lists of a variety of community clinics across the city.
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VCU student spends summer researching new HIV treatment
Sept. 9, 2022 - Through internship program, Rhea Tammireddi was able to pursue her interest in virology.
Virginia Commonwealth University biology major Rhea Tammireddi spent the summer researching an experimental HIV treatment.
Tammireddi, who is a sophomore, grew up in Northern Virginia and learned about the research internship at a lab run by Fatah Kashanchi, Ph.D., virology director at the Laboratory of Molecular Virology at George Mason University. She was excited about applying for the position. She knew she would gain experience and learn a lot.
Monkeypox linked to encephalitis or confusion in some patients
9-Sep-2022 by University College London - Newswise — Monkeypox can sometimes lead to neurological complications such as encephalitis (brain inflammation), confusion or seizures, finds a new review of evidence led by a UCL researcher.
Several studies incorporated in the systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence, published in eClinicalMedicine, also found that muscle aches, fati gue, headache, anxiety and depression were all relatively common among monkeypox patients.
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria Grateful for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Contributions to Health and Well-being
GENEVA - 09 September 2022 - The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria is saddened by the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and grateful for her contributions over the years to improve health and well-being around the world. During her reign, the United Kingdom has been a strong partner of the Global Fund and its generous investments over the years have helped the Global Fund partnership save more than 44 million lives.
Patient Groups Sue U.S. Health Department Over Co-Pay Rules
September 9, 2022 - By Trent Straube - Insurers should allow co-pay assistance to count as out-of-pocket spending, claims HHS lawsuit by HIV, hepatitis and diabetes advocates.
Three patient advocacy groups representing people with HIV, hepatitis and diabetes filed a lawsuit challenging a federal rule that allows health insurers not to count co-pay assistance when tabulating a patient’s out-of-pocket payments.
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Ruling Against PrEP Access Sets Dangerous Precedent
September 9, 2022 - amfAR strongly condemns a ruling by a federal judge in Texas that restricts access to PrEP, prophylactic drugs that prevent HIV acquisition.
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Potential HIV Vaccine Component Proves Effective in Primate Study
DURHAM, N.C. - September 9, 2022 - To block infection from HIV, a successful vaccine will require a combination of ingredients, including at least three antibody targets and a substance that boosts immune responses.
In a step toward achieving that goal, one potential vaccine component has led to strong protection in primates by eliciting an antibody that binds to part of the virus’s outer envelope, reports a team led by researchers at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute (DHVI).
People Coinfected With HIV And Hepatitis C Who Use Cannabis Less Likely To Be Overweight, Study Suggests
Sep 9, 2022 - Benjamin Adams - According to data published recently in the journal AIDS Education and Prevention, people coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) who consume cannabis are at a lower risk of being overweight—a critical factor in the outcome of their overall health.
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Free conference on aging and HIV/AIDS set for Sept. 17; 'Project Runway' contestant Jack Mackenroth to speak
Sep 09, 2022 - Ema Sasic - The seventh annual Positively Aging Project Conference will bring together researchers, advocates and people living and aging with HIV/AIDS on Sept. 17.
The conference will be a hybrid event — available via Zoom and in-person at the Joslyn Senior Center Arthur Newman Auditorium (the first time it's being held in-person since the COVID-19 pandemic) — held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It is free and open to the public, and lunch will be provided.
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'Here we go again': Amid HIV/AIDS connection, fear of racial disparities for monkeypox grows
September 9, 2022 - by Marissa Evans - Shawn Griffin remembers his first—and subsequently last—attempt to ask his doctor to prescribe him PrEP.
Griffin, a gay Black man, had hoped to be prescribed pre-exposure prophylaxis medication, known as PrEP, as a way to protect himself against HIV. But in 2012 his primary care doctor, a white man, said no.
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Opening statement, COVID-19 Press Conference, 8 September 2022
September 8, 2022 - Remarks by WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti
Good day, bonjour and welcome to all the journalists who are joining us for this press conference
Global Fund Commends Germany’s Outstanding Leadership in Global Health
GENEVA - 08 September 2022 - The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria praises Germany for its extraordinary leadership in global health with an early pledge announcement of €1.3 billion to help the world get back on track to end the three diseases by 2030, reduce health inequities, and build stronger systems for health that will reinforce pandemic preparedness.
UNAIDS commends Germany’s pledge of €1.3 billion for the 7th Global Fund Replenishment
GENEVA, 8 September 2022 - UNAIDS warmly welcomes Germany’s pledge of €1.3 billion for the 7th replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, an increase of 30% on the country’s contribution of €1 billion made in 2019. The announcement is a significant step towards reaching the goal of raising at least $18 billion when President Biden hosts the 7th Global Fund Replenishment Conference in New York later this month.
Tulane working on test to predict COVID-19 complications
September 07, 2022 - Could some of those who died from COVID-19 and other infectious diseases have been saved by a diagnosis that predicts how severe their cases will be and provides timelier treatment?
An interdisciplinary team of engineers and doctors at Tulane University hopes to answer that question with the development of new technology designed to detect severe COVID complications such as thrombosis, a condition in which blood clots block veins and arteries.
Pelosi Statement on Extreme MAGA Judge’s Assault on Life-Saving PrEP Medication & ACA Preventive Services
September 7, 2022 - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor’s discriminatory ruling that an Affordable Care Act provision requiring employers to provide coverage for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication violates the religious rights of employers:
“Today, a radical, Republican-appointed federal judge ruled that employers can deny coverage for PrEP: a drug proven to save lives from HIV/AIDS and a key strategy for ending the epidemic.
Religious employers need not cover PrEP in their health plans, federal judge rules
Sept. 7 2022 -BY ELEANOR KLIBANOFF AND KAREN BROOKS HARPER - U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor’s ruling could threaten access to sexual and reproductive health care for more than 150 million working Americans on employer-sponsored health care plans. The ruling will likely be appealed.
A federal judge in Fort Worth agreed Wednesday with a group of Christian conservatives that Affordable Care Act requirements to cover HIV prevention drugs violate their religious freedom.
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How the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has helped save 44 million lives
Sep 07 2022 - By Linda Mafu - Since the Global Fund was founded, at least 44 million lives have been saved from AIDS, TB, and malaria. That means millions of people who once would have faced a death sentence can now go to work and be economically active, hug their loved ones, and live full lives.
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Countries must re-engage on HIV, TB and malaria or risk seeing everything undone
7 September 2022 - The global fight against the three main infectious killer diseases – HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria – has ground to a halt. In recent years, teams from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) around the world have seen worrying signs of a reversal in progress against all three diseases, compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and economic difficulties. If donor countries are to help beat these deadly diseases, they will need to demonstrate their commitment with increased pledges at the upcoming Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) replenishment round.
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Researchers have identified antibodies that may make coronavirus vaccines unnecessary
7-Sep-2022 - Breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19
A scientific breakthrough by Tel Aviv University: A team of researchers from the university has demonstrated that antibodies isolated from the immune system of recovered COVID-19 patients are effective in neutralizing all known strains of the virus, including the Delta and the Omicron variants. According to the researchers, this discovery may eliminate the need for repeated booster vaccinations and strengthen the immune system of populations at risk.
Rutgers School of Public Health Dean Comments on Texas Ruling that HIV Prevention Drug Mandate is Unconstitutional
7-SEP-2022 - Dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health, is available to speak on the Texas ruling that the U.S. Affordable Care Act's requirement that private insurance plans cover HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) at no cost to patients is unconstitutional.
AIDS Walk Los Angeles Returns In-Person on October 16 in West Hollywood
September 7, 2022 - AIDS Walk Los Angeles invites the community to “Be All Over It” and participate in an AIDS Walk LA like no other.
APLA Health announced that the 38th annual AIDS Walk Los Angeles will be held in the City of West Hollywood, on Sunday, October 16. Individuals and Teams can register now at no cost and fundraise on a newly launched website (https://aidswalkla.org).
For the first time since 2019, we’re returning to the streets on October 16. The theme of this year’s AIDS Walk LA is “Be All Over It”. We’re over talking. We’re over people living with HIV not in care. We’re over the assault on our rights happening across the nation.
Passage of the PASTEUR Act Critical to Efforts to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance
WASHINGTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- September 07, 2022 - World AMR Congress Must Rally for Policy Solutions Like PASTEUR
As health and policy leaders flock to the nation’s capital this week for the annual World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Congress, the increasing threats of AMR and urgent need for policy solutions top the agenda. With more than 1,000 attendees gathering in Washington, DC to discuss the current landscape of AMR across the globe, there is great opportunity to advance solutions that will better address AMR now and into the future. That includes building momentum for Congress to act.
Obamacare can't require coverage for certain HIV prevention drugs, federal judge rules
September 7, 2022 - By Tami Luhby and Tierney Sneed - (CNN) - A federal judge in Texas on Wednesday declared unconstitutional an Affordable Care Act requirement that insurers and employers offer plans that cover HIV-prevention drugs for free, saying it violates the religious freedom of a Christian-owned company.
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Professor Sharon Lewin named 2022 Outstanding Female Researcher
06 SEP 2022 - Globally recognised for her expertise in HIV cure, HIV-hepatitis B virus (HBV) co-infection and SARS-CoV-2 infection, University of Melbourne Professor Sharon Lewin AO FAHMS, Director at the Doherty Institute and President of the IAS – the International AIDS Society, has been awarded the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS) Outstanding Female Researcher Medal.
An infectious diseases physician and virologist, Professor Lewin was recognised by AAHMS for her body of research and global leadership in the search for a cure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), as well as her contribution to the COVID-19 pandemic response.
‘Here we go again’: Amid HIV/AIDS connection, fear of racial disparities for MPX grows
Sept. 6, 2022 - BY MARISSA EVANS - The gala will be on September 15, 2022.
Public health experts and the general public have likened MPX — which is what the California Department of Public Health calls monkeypox — to the HIV and AIDS epidemic because of the disproportionate number of men who have sex with men contracting the virus. But the connection has also raised alarm over history potentially repeating itself with the stigma, shame and subtle and blatant acts of racism men of color may face as MPX continues.
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Colin Farrell to Join Charlize Theron & Sheryl Lee Ralph at Elizabeth Taylor Ball to End AIDS
Sep. 06, 2022 - by Michael Major - The gala will be on September 15, 2022.
The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF) have announced award-winning actor Colin Farrell will be honored at The Elizabeth Taylor Ball to End AIDS fundraising gala on September 15, 2022, joining previously announced honorees Charlize Theron and Sheryl Lee Ralph.
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2022 Realize Annual Meeting and Presentation of the 2022 Elisse Zack Award for Excellence in HIV and Rehabilitation
Friday September 23rd, 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time
Assemblée annuelle du Réalise 2022 et présentation du Prix 2022 Elisse Zack d’excellence en réadaptation pour le VIH
Vendredi 23 septembre, 15h30 - 16h30. temps Pacifique
COVID-19: recommendations on use of adapted vaccines
6 September 2022 - The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have issued a statement providing updated public health considerations on the use of the newly authorised adapted COVID-19 vaccines to support the planning of the autumn and winter vaccination campaigns.
The EU has recently extended its arsenal with two new updated vaccines, Comirnaty Original/Omicron BA.1 and Spikevax Bivalent Original/Omicron BA.1. As the virus SARS-CoV-2 continues to evolve, the existing vaccines are being adapted to ensure optimal protection of EU citizens against COVID-19.
$20M in Federal Funds to Help Community Health Centers End HIV
September 5, 2022 - By Trent Straube - Some 64 community health centers will receive a total of more than $20 million in federal funding to expand their efforts to prevent, test for and treat HIV. The funds were awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a division of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The funding supports the federal Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) initiative, which aims to reduce new HIV cases in the country by 75% by 2025 and by 90% by 2030.
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World Sexual Health Day
4 September 2022 – On World Sexual Health Day, WHO celebrates every person’s right to sexual well-being
This year, the theme of World Sexual Health Day is ‘Let’s Talk Pleasure’, recognizing the role of sexual pleasure in overall sexual health and well-being. Read more about WHO’s work to promote sexual well-being this World Sexual Health Day.
RESEARCHERS USE TIKTOK TO EXPLAIN AND SPREAD HIV AWARENESS
SEPTEMBER 4, 2022 - TILEAH DOBSON - Social media has become a new platform for the public to learn more and understand the HIV virus, thanks to a Knowledge Translation (KT) project.
While Monkeypox has dominated the headlines in recent weeks, the original virus that had a deep impact on the LGBTQ+ community, HIV, hasn’t stepped to the sidelines. And with the lack of media attention on the subject, many can be left uninformed about HIV and not understand the medical jargon.
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Protest in India Over HIV Drug Shortage Ends After 42 Days
September 3, 2022 - Shaikh Azizur Rahman - A protest by a group of HIV-positive people in New Delhi, demanding a regular supply of life-saving antiretroviral therapy drugs across the country, ended this week, after 42 days, as the government has reportedly resumed the interrupted supply of the drugs.
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Low testosterone may increase risk of COVID-19 hospitalization for men
September 2, 2022 – by Tamara Bhandari - Boosting testosterone in men with low levels may reduce serious illness
Among men diagnosed with COVID-19, those with low testosterone levels are more likely to become seriously ill and end up in the hospital than men with normal levels of the hormone, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Saint Louis University School of Medicine.
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Durbin: Dr. Fauci Deserves To Be Listed Alongside World's Greatest Scientific Minds
WASHINGTON - 02.09.22 – In A Speech On The Senate Floor, Durbin Decries Baseless Claims Leveled Against Dr. Fauci By Some Republicans
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today took to the Senate floor to express his support for Dr. Anthony Fauci—Director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)—and praised him for using his expertise to see the United States through numerous public health crises like HIV/AIDS, SARS, avian flu, swine flu, Zika, Ebola, and COVID-19. In his speech, Durbin called out Dr. Fauci’s Republican detractors for spreading lies about Dr. Fauci and his motivations.
The Stitches Doll Project: Preserving the Stories of Women Living With HIV for Over 20 Years
Sept. 1, 2022 - Aaron Anderson - “If your doll could talk, what would she say?”
Since 1999, this is the question that the Stitches Doll Project has asked of women dealing with different health and life challenges. The project started as a way to help women deal with the challenges of living with HIV, but the project has grown to now offer its healing services to women who are dealing with a spectrum of heavy issues.
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