A recent study from researchers in Hong Kong has got the world’s media talking about a functional cure for HIV. A quick search for the terms ‘HIV, functional cure, Hong Kong’ yields a long list of articles and videos from around the world. Twitter has also been going crazy. Read on to find out what the…
There is no cure for HIV. Researchers worldwide are working on different ways to get rid of the virus. We wanted to know how people living with HIV feel about being involved in this type of research. We undertook a short survey on what issues would affect the decision to take part. This survey is…
The International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science was held in Paris last week. HIV scientists, clinicians and community advocates gathered to hear about the latest in HIV research. From more support for treatment as prevention and the loud ‘undetectable = untransmissable’ message, to advances in treatment, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and basic science, the conference…
Do I have to answer every question? If there are any questions you do not want to answer please just skip them. Your answers to the questions you have completed will be still be valid and used in the survey analysis and report. If you are uncomfortable answering any questions please just leave them blank…
Abstract The persistence of HIV reservoirs remains a formidable obstacle to achieving sustained virologic remission in HIV-infected individuals after antiretroviral therapy (ART) is discontinued, even if plasma viremia has been successfully suppressed for prolonged periods of time. Numerous approaches aimed at eradicating the virus, as well as maintaining its prolonged suppression in the absence of…
This beautiful photographic essay was compiled by The Alfred in Melbourne, and all credit for this article goes to their amazing teams and the people they care for. This article is shared with permission of The Alfred.
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Working together with researchers and clinicians at The Alfred, members of the community of people living with HIV in Victoria have been integral to progressing ...
