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Our final bulletin of #CROI2025 news is out now -Coronary artery disease in Uganda -Statins & heart health -HIV testing requirements & injectable PrEP -Low doxyPEP uptake among people with HIV -Simplified PrEP monitoring just as effective as standard care aidsmap.com/bulletin/confe…

News from #CROI2025 Two slides presented at last week’s conference starkly illustrated the cost of the almost-complete defunding of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) provision via PEPFAR, the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. aidsmap.com/news/mar-2025/…

News from #CROI2025 Letermovir, an antiviral drug for cytomegalovirus (CMV), was associated with reduced inflammation, improved CD4/CD8 T-cell ratios & better physical function for people with HIV on effective ART, according to a study presented at CROI aidsmap.com/news/mar-2025/…

Manufacturer’s plans for equitable access to twice-yearly PrEP under fire aidsmap.com/news/apr-2025/… #PrEP #HIV #lenacapavir

Few people with HIV in England starting statins despite new recommendations - GPs could take a more active role in suggesting them. aidsmap.com/news/may-2025/…

Climate change is threatening the sexual health of young adolescents in Kenya aidsmap.com/news/jun-2025/…

Where did HIV come from? HIV is a zoonosis – an infection that originated in animals and passed into humans. The predominant forms of HIV originated in chimpanzees in central Africa and probably entered the human population between 1890 and 1920. aidsmap.com/about-hiv/wher…

Many people feel nervous about taking an HIV test and it may feel particularly difficult to visit a clinic if you’re trans or non-binary. But having a test is the only way to know for sure whether you have HIV.  aidsmap.com/about-hiv/hiv-…

The CD4/CD8 ratio is a reflection of immune system health. CD4 cells help co-ordinate the immune response by stimulating other immune cells. CD8 cells recognise and destroy cells infected with bacteria or viruses. aidsmap.com/about-hiv/cd4c…

Women with HIV have no cardiovascular advantage over men, unlike in the general population aidsmap.com/news/jun-2025/…

Many anti-HIV medications can be taken with or without food. However, some need to be taken with food to be most effective. Here is a list of food requirements for anti-HIV medications. aidsmap.com/about-hiv/food…

Some anti-HIV drugs can affect your emotional and mental health. The largest number of problems occur in people taking efavirenz.  Read about HIV treatment side-effects and mental health in our page on aidsmap.com aidsmap.com/about-hiv/hiv-…

The immune system is the body’s natural defence system. It's made of many cells that are spread throughout the body, each playing different roles & moving around the body as needed. To survive, HIV needs to infect cells in which new viruses can be made aidsmap.com/about-hiv/hiv-…

A challenge in HIV cure research is that it doesn't include enough of the populations most likely to have HIV & who would most benefit from cure research: women, girls, trans people & people over 50 are grossly underrepresented aidsmap.com/about-hiv/dive…

HIV controllers are rare individuals who have a very low viral load without taking ART. Do guidelines that recommend treatment for all people with HIV apply to HIV controllers? There are a number of factors that should be considered before starting ART aidsmap.com/about-hiv/shou…

HIV treatment works well for older people. Viral load drops to an undetectable level just as quickly as it does in younger people. If you have other health concerns as well as HIV, this can affect the choices you make about your HIV drug combination aidsmap.com/about-hiv/hiv-…

Two doses of the widely used HPV vaccine Gardasil9 produced an immune response identical to the standard three-dose regimen in women with well-controlled HIV, according to a recent study. aidsmap.com/news/jun-2025/…

If you are asked about joining a clinical trial or if you're reading about scientific studies, it’s important to know what stage the research is at. Read about the different phases of clinical trials on aidsmap.com  aidsmap.com/about-hiv/phas…

Nausea and vomiting can have many causes, including being side-effects of some anti-HIV drugs & other medicines. Most often they'll go away after a few days or weeks of taking a drug. Read about what you can do to cope with nausea & vomiting aidsmap.com/about-hiv/naus…

What is p24 antigen? Many HIV tests look for an HIV antigen called p24 in addition to antibodies to HIV. p24 is a structural protein that makes up most of the HIV viral core. aidsmap.com/about-hiv/faq/…