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Luc Montagnier, French virologist who helped discover HIV has died

Luc Montagnier, French virologist who helped discover HIV has died

Luc Montagnier, the French virologist who helped discover HIV has died. He was 89 years old and passed away in Paris on 8th February 2022. Montagnier won the Nobel Peace Prize for Medicine in 2008, sharing the prize with colleagues Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Harald zur Hausen for their groundbreaking work in discovering Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) as the […]

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Tributes pour for pioneering sexual health advocate David Stuart

Tributes pour for pioneering sexual health advocate David Stuart

News broke today that leading UK sexual health campaigner, support worker and researcher David Stuart has passed away and the ripples are being felt around the world. Stuart had served as the Substance Misuse Lead at London’s world renowned HIV-specialist sexual health clinic 56 Dean Street for eight years, spreading his knowledge to global communities. […]

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USA approves first injectable PrEP treatment for HIV prevention

USA approves first injectable PrEP treatment for HIV prevention

The US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has signed off on the first injectable PrEP treatment. Rather than needing to take a pill every day, people will now be able to protect themselves from HIV via a series of regular injections. The approved Apretude (cabotegravir extended-release injectable suspension) for use in at-risk adults and adolescents for […]

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New study reveals how HIV copies itself in the body

New study reveals how HIV copies itself in the body

Forty years after the first cases of HIV were recognised, researchers continue to slowly learn more about the virus and how it operates within the human body. The latest research from the Ohio State University has shed light on how a small difference in the RNA sequence can allow the viral RNA to be packaged […]

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Panel confirms ‘quality of life’ as key focus for Australians living with HIV

Panel confirms ‘quality of life’ as key focus for Australians living with HIV

Quality of life should be a key measure in determining the success of treatment for people with HIV, according to participants in an expert panel discussion. The Livestream panel (Quality of life for People Living with HIV– Rediscovering what matters) was convened by ViiV Healthcare Australia and the National Association for People with HIV in […]

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Ian Walker reflects on how living with HIV has changed

Ian Walker reflects on how living with HIV has changed

Ian Walker, the Manager of Integrated Support Services at WAAC has shared his experience of how life has changed over the decades as a person living with HIV. Sharing the personal story of his own diagnosis back in 1986, he called for more education to remove the stigma and discrimination that still affects people today. […]

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WA’s Governor General marks World AIDS Day, saying regular testing is vital

WA’s Governor General marks World AIDS Day, saying regular testing is vital

Kim Beazley, the Governor of Western Australia, has marked World AIDS Day by delivering a speech at a breakfast event held in Yagan Square. WAAC, formerly known as the WA AIDS Council, hosted the gathering and the crowd heard speeches from dignitaries, politicians, health workers and people living with HIV. “Your message has always been […]

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Western Australia signs up to ambitious Paris targets for ending HIV

Western Australia signs up to ambitious Paris targets for ending HIV

Western Australia has made a significant commitment to push towards a community free of HIV by signing up to Fast-Track Cities global partnership initiative and its Paris Declaration, to track progress towards achieving UNAIDS 95-95-95, 2025 targets to end AIDS by 2030. The WA government signed on to the goal as Perth marked 40 years of […]

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Self-test HIV kits will be available from mid-December

Self-test HIV kits will be available from mid-December

Getting tested for HIV will become easier with greater availability of self-testing kits which will give people more options on how they get tested. Atomo Diagnostics, the manufacturer and supplier of Australia’s only TGA approved HIV Self-Test, and the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) have aligned to help counter the spread of HIV locally. […]

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Brazilian leader Bolsonaro makes false claim about Covid-19 vaccines and HIV

Brazilian leader Bolsonaro makes false claim about Covid-19 vaccines and HIV

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been given a week long ban from YouTube and Facebook have taken down one of his videos after he made false claims suggesting that Covid-19 vaccines cause people to develop HIV and AIDS. In the now deleted video which originally aired on Thursday 21st October, Bolsonaro chastised British people who […]

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