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Trump’s Immigration Policies Increased HIV Prevalence Among Latinos www.poz.com/article/trum...
Trump’s Immigration Policies Increased HIV Prevalence Among Latinos
Counties with formal ICE contracts saw higher rates of HIV among Latinos following anti-immigrant policy changes.
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The Nifty 50s: Peace at Last - Juanita Peralta has found wisdom, peace and even joy aging with #HIV. www.poz.com/article/nift...
The Nifty 50s: Peace at Last
Juanita Peralta has found wisdom, peace and even joy aging with HIV.
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ADAP Waiting Lists: Inhumane, Fiscally Irresponsible and Bad Policy www.poz.com/article/adap...
ADAP Waiting Lists: Inhumane, Fiscally Irresponsible and Bad Policy
AIDS Drug Assistance Programs are again in need of grassroots patient advocacy.
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ACTG Evaluates Osteoporosis Treatment as Novel Approach Targeting the #HIV Reservoir www.poz.com/article/actg...
ACTG Evaluates Osteoporosis Treatment as Novel Approach Targeting the HIV Reservoir
STAIR-HIV is the second study to enroll participants through ACTG’s Small Clinical Trials Advancing HIV Remission and Cure program.
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DoxyPEP Prevents Syphilis and Chlamydia in Real-World Studies www.poz.com/article/doxy...
DoxyPEP Prevents Syphilis and Chlamydia in Real-World Studies
Taking an antibiotic after sex lowered risk of chlamydia and syphilis in the South and in Australia, but results are mixed for gonorrhea.
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Improving Your Overall Health After an HIV Diagnosis #HIV www.poz.com/article/impr...
Improving Your Overall Health After an HIV Diagnosis
Managing your HIV can also be an opportunity to focus on your overall well-being.
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13 People Now Appear Cured of HIV After Stem Cell Transplants #HIV www.poz.com/article/13-p...
13 People Now Appear Cured of HIV After Stem Cell Transplants
The Essen Patient, who also has hepatitis B, and the Kansas City Patient remain in long-term remission after transplants to treat cancer.
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You Want to Join a Clinical Trial. Here’s What to Know About the Hurdles. www.poz.com/article/want...
You Want to Join a Clinical Trial. Here’s What to Know About the Hurdles.
For people with serious illnesses, a clinical trial may offer the best hope for extending their life or improving their quality of life.
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Family Portrait: A long-term survivor, his husband and his brother build a home for the ages. #HIV www.poz.com/article/fami...
Family Portrait
A long-term survivor, his husband and his brother build a home for the ages.
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The Weight We Carry: When HIV, meth and mental health collide, a multifaceted approach is beneficial. #HIV www.poz.com/article/weig...
The Weight We Carry
When HIV, meth and mental health collide, a multifaceted approach is beneficial.
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The Wisdom of HIV Elders: People living with the virus are aging on their own terms. #HIV www.poz.com/article/wisd...
The Wisdom of HIV Elders
People living with the virus are aging on their own terms.
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That’s a wrap from #AIDS2026 in Rio, but more reporting is coming over the next week on @pozmagazine.bsky.social & @aidsmap.bsky.social.
Reporting from #AIDS2026: The Essen Patient, who also has hepatitis B, and the Kansas City Patient remain in long-term remission after stem cell transplants to treat cancer, offering new clues for a functional cure. www.poz.com/article/13-p...
13 People Now Appear Cured of HIV After Stem Cell Transplants
The Essen Patient, who also has hepatitis B, and the Kansas City Patient remain in long-term remission after transplants to treat cancer.
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For @pozmagazine.bsky.social, I talked to @drdemetre.bsky.social about his new role at @callen-lorde.org, working at the national vs local level, travails at the CDC & what it all means for efforts to end the HIV epidemic. www.poz.com/article/deme...
Demetre Daskalakis Gets Back to His Roots
The community health leader puts his principles and his identity front and center.
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News from #CROI2026. Oral cancer rates are rising among people with HIV as well as the general population. One thing that surprised me is that rates were higher among HIV+ heterosexual men versus gay men -- possibly because HPV is more easily transmitted from women than from men during oral sex.
Oral Cancer Is Rising Among People With HIV
Risk factors for oral cancer include smoking, heavy alcohol consumption, having a lower CD4 count and being a heterosexual man.
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“We need to start planning now for the great rebuilding,” long-time AIDS activist Peter Staley said at the opening session of #CROI2026. www.poz.com/article/croi...
CROI 2026 Opens With Calls to Action
Trump’s “war on science” has set back efforts to end the HIV epidemic, but the tide may be turning.
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Here's my picks for the key HIV science stories of 2025. I didn't even touch the year's biggest news in the HIV/AIDS world, which is the dramatic impact on research, prevention & domestic & global services due to the Trump administration’s funding cuts & interference with federal health agencies.
Top HIV Science Stories of 2025
Twice-yearly PrEP makes its debut, novel HIV treatments are in the pipeline and metabolic health gets more attention.
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Following a study at #IDWeek2025 showing shingles vaccine reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, dementia & death for general population, another finds the same for people with HIV. Vax is recommended for all HIV+ people regardless of age or CD4 count. www.poz.com/article/shin...
Shingles Vaccine Prevents Heart Disease, Dementia and Death in People With HIV
Vaccination is recommended for all adults living with HIV regardless of age or CD4 count.
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Three reports in @nature.com for #WorldAIDSDay provide more details on an HIV cure after a stem cell transplant & long-term remission with broadly neutralizing antibodies & immunotherapy. But if you follow @pozmagazine.bsky.social, you'd get the news 1-2 years sooner! www.poz.com/article/comb...
Combination Immunotherapy May Delay HIV Rebound
An HIV vaccine plus broadly neutralizing antibodies and an immune-stimulating drug helped control HIV after stopping antiretrovirals.
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"South Africa has become the first African country... to register the revolutionary twice-a-year anti-HIV jab, #lenacapavir" via @news24southafrica.bsky.social
SA becomes first African country to register twice-a-year anti-HIV jab... at record speed | News24
South Africa has become the first African country – and our medicines regulator the third worldwide – to register the revolutionary twice-a-year anti-HIV jab, lenacapavir (LEN), that could bring an en...
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Older people with HIV who take multiple medications, especially anticholinergic drugs & sedatives, were more likely to experience frailty & were at higher risk for falls. www.poz.com/article/olde...
Older People With HIV Are at Risk for Frailty and Falls
Falls, often linked to the use of multiple medications, can lead to fractures, disability and death.
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On September 18, the CDC added twice-yearly lenacapavir (Yeztugo) to its recommendations for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis. Health officials and advocates hope the CDC nod will increase insurers’ coverage of the new prevention tool. www.poz.com/article/cdc-...
CDC Recommends Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir for HIV Prevention
Advocates urge health insurers to ensure coverage of the highly effective new PrEP option.
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Join us on 24 Hours to Save AIDS Research NOW to hear about the incredible successes of the NIH-funded HIV research networks, with leaders Myron Cohen, Larry Corey, Joseph Eron, and Sharon Nachman on YouTube: bit.ly/45Qftts #saveAIDSresearch #HIV
For the Sept. 16 marathon, global HIV experts will unite online to warn about massive federal budget cuts and help the public understand the benefits of HIV research. @avac.org www.poz.com/article/acti...
ACTION ALERT: Watch “24 Hours to Save AIDS Research,” an Online Marathon to Highlight HIV Research Advances
Global HIV experts unite online to warn about massive federal budget cuts and help the public understand the benefits of HIV research.
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Nearly 100 advocates held a rally on Capitol Hill on Friday, September 5, to protest pending cuts to HIV prevention, services and research in the United States and worldwide. www.poz.com/article/cuts...
Cuts Kill! — Kill the Cuts!
Advocates rally on Capitol Hill and lobby legislators to save HIV funding.
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New: @trentstraube.bsky.social’s report on happenings so far at #USCHA #2025USCHA. www.poz.com/article/usch...
USCHA Day One: Scenes From the 2025 U.S. Conference on HIV/AIDS
Protests on Capitol Hill, DEI whiplash, dandelions and long-term survivors: Check them out at this year’s USCHA in Washington, DC.
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