AIDS – Bianca Nogrady

‘When prevention disappears, infections rise’: can the world still end AIDS?

October 22, 2026No Comments

From Nature, 7 October 2026: The year 2016 was one for the history books. It saw Donald Trump winning the US presidential election, the United Kingdom voting to leave the European Union and the declaration of Zika virus — a mosquito-borne and sexually transmitted virus that causes severe birth defects — as a global public-health … Continue reading ‘When prevention disappears, infections rise’: can the world still end AIDS?

Australia reaches a major milestone in the effort to end AIDS

September 22, 2026No Comments

From The Saturday Paper, 19 September 2026: On June 5, 1981, the United States Centers for Disease Control issued a report on five young men diagnosed with severe pneumonia caused by a yeast-like fungus then called Pneumocystis carinii. The cases were noteworthy because this infection only affected people with severely compromised immune systems. These young … Continue reading Australia reaches a major milestone in the effort to end AIDS

Interferon-free HCV-1 regimen scored high in patients co-infected with HIV

July 27, 2014No Comments

From Internal Medicine News, 24 July 2014: MELBOURNE – A regimen of ABT-450 coformulated with ritonavir, ombitasvir, and dasabuvir, plus ribavirin, resulted in high rates of sustained virologic response in hepatitis C patients co-infected with HIV. Further, the treatment approach did not have a negative effect on HIV viral load. Data from the open-label study, … Continue reading Interferon-free HCV-1 regimen scored high in patients co-infected with HIV

Tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV in decline since Millennium Declaration

July 27, 2014No Comments

From Skin and Allergy News, 21 July 2014: Tuberculosis, HIV, and malaria incidence and mortality have all declined significantly since the formulation of Millennium Development Goal 6 in 2000, which focused global attention on these three diseases and made them a priority. Analysis of data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 showed that … Continue reading Tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV in decline since Millennium Declaration

WHO recommends HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis as a prevention option

July 27, 2014No Comments

From Internal Medicine News, 22 July 2014: MELBOURNE – Men who have sex with men should consider pre-exposure prophylaxis with antiretroviral medications as an additional option to prevent HIV infection, according to the latest World Health Organization guidelines on HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care in high-risk populations. The guidelines, released at the 20th International … Continue reading WHO recommends HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis as a prevention option

International AIDS conference pays tribute to colleagues on flight MH17

July 22, 2014No Comments

From Family Practice News, 21 July 2014: MELBOURNE – Speakers at the opening plenary of the 20th International AIDS Conference struggled with their emotions as they paid tribute to colleagues – including former International AIDS Society President Dr. Joep Lange – who were killed when Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 crashed in Ukraine. Dr. Lange was … Continue reading International AIDS conference pays tribute to colleagues on flight MH17

T cell turnoff

November 19, 20076 Comments

From Scientific American, December 2007: HIV is devastating because it attacks and destroys the body’s defense system against pathogens, leaving patients fatally exposed. So what would possess scientists to treat HIV-positive patients with drugs that suppress the immune system? Such therapy may in fact offer a new approach in the battle against AIDS. An unexpected … Continue reading T cell turnoff