Antiretroviral treatment coverage in children continues to lag behind adult treatment coverage despite the implementation of ‘treat all’ guidelines, an analysis of 91 countries published in the journal Pediatrics shows. Declines in AIDS deaths in children slowed after ‘treat all’ guidelines came into effect, especially in the Asia-Pacific region, the study found.

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A South African study which included transgender women as core members of the research team found that the biggest gap in the HIV treatment cascade for trans women was the failure to suppress viral load among those receiving treatment. The researchers focused on trans women living in three South African cities: Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Buffalo City. Johannesburg had the highest HIV…

A large Italian study demonstrates that integrase inhibitor-based antiretroviral regimens are not associated with the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. It also reveals that it is not the weight that people gain while on these drugs, but their weight when they start taking them (at baseline) which is the main factor associated with the onset of diabetes. Another study pooling previously…

The 12th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2023) is taking place in Brisbane, Australia, and virtually, from 23 to 26 July. NAM aidsmap is delighted to be continuing its partnership with the International AIDS Society as an official scientific media partner for the conference. The International AIDS Society conference The IAS conference is the world’s most influential…

Telling people that you are living with HIV can be a difficult decision to make. This page outlines some considerations regarding sharing your status.