Tag Archives: HIV

IAS-USA publishes updated HIV treatment and prevention guidelines

To mark World AIDS Day on December 1, 2024, the International Antiviral (formerly AIDS) Society-USA (IAS-USA) published recent international guidelines for the treatment and prevention of HIV. The updated recommendations were developed by a panel of volunteer medical examiners, including Prof. Clara Lehmann from the University Hospital of Cologne and the German Center for Infection […]

Recent study highlights the potential of immunizing children against HIV

Research from Weill Cornell Medicine suggests that immunization against HIV in childhood may in the future provide protection before the chance of contracting this potentially deadly infection increases dramatically during puberty. The study, published August 30 in Science Immunology, showed that a series of six vaccinations with a modified protein from the surface of HIV […]

UMass Amherst and Tufts Medical Center launch study to enhance HIV take care of incarcerated individuals

The University of Massachusetts Amherst and Tufts Medical Center are conducting a study to offer HIV prevention, diagnosis and treatment for incarcerated individuals with opioid use disorder within the Boston area. The study is funded by a $4.74 million CONNECT grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a part of the National Institutes […]