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Scientists from the pharmaceutical company Merck have published the first detailed data about a subset of the familiar non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) drugs that, in addition to inhibiting HIV’s ability to copy itself, may be able to kill off HIV-infected cells by causing the virus to ‘poison’ the cells it depends on for replication.

Nikolay Lunchenkov is the Health Projects Coordinator at ECOM – the Eurasian Coalition for Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity. We spoke to Nikolay about LGBT health in eastern Europe and central Asia (EECA) and the organisations working in this area. What do we know about LGBT health in EECA? The information we have on LGBT health in the region shows that it varies widely from one…

Join team aidsmap on Saturday 25 November 2023 for the World AIDS Day RED RUN in Victoria Park, east London. This annual 5k or 10k run (or walk!) is about fighting HIV stigma and raising awareness and vital funds to support HIV charities across the UK. All participants receive a RED RUN t-shirt and tote bag, a finisher’s medal and free coffee (there’s also chip timing for those who are keen).

Black gay and bisexual men in the US prefer PrEP advertisements that feature couples with racial, sexual, and gender diversity, according to a mixed methods study published in PLOS ONE. The men found diverse couple composition in ads to be less stigmatising than ads solely featuring Black gay and bisexual male couples, and more appealing than ads featuring no couples.

With the right treatment and care, people with HIV can live a normal lifespan. You can increase your life expectancy by having a healthy lifestyle.

A West African PrEP cohort study, published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, has found that men using event-driven PrEP had poorer adherence and a higher risk of acquiring HIV compared to those using daily PrEP. Men who acquired HIV during the study described major difficulties adhering to the event-driven regimen, particularly in relation to planning for sex and remembering to continue to take…

UNAIDS’ HIV prevention guidelines rely on reductive gender stereotypes placing a burden on girls and women, according to Dr Catherine Merriman of Queen Mary University London and Dr Kevin Deane of the Open University. The researchers found an overwhelming absence of targeted and precise guidelines for engaging boys and men, while girls and women were categorised as victims.