Activists challenge US Government over “shameful” #PEPFAR cuts: i-base.info/htb/54322 @asia-ilse.bsky.social & others disrupted a session by the US government to demand an end to their ‘America First Global Health Strategy’. #HIV #AIDS2026 @aidsconference.bsky.social @housingworksnyc.bsky.social
HIV i-Base
@hiv-i-base.bsky.social
HIV treatment activist charity founded in 2000, working in the UK and internationally to improve quality of care for HIV positive people. #HIVsky #ResearchSky #IDsky Website: https://i-base.info/
Activists challenge US Government over “shameful” #PEPFAR cuts: i-base.info/htb/54322 @asia-ilse.bsky.social & others disrupted a session by the US government to demand an end to their ‘America First Global Health Strategy’. #HIV #AIDS2026 @aidsconference.bsky.social @housingworksnyc.bsky.social
High efficacy continues in open-label extensions to #lenacapavir phase 3 #PrEP studies: i-base.info/htb/54286 Adherence and uptake of the 6-monthly injections was high. One new #HIV transmission in PURPOSE 2 raises questions, but with few details until Thursday. #AIDS20206 #HIVsky #HIVprevention
High efficacy continues in open-label extensions to #lenacapavir phase 3 #PrEP studies: i-base.info/htb/54286 Adherence and uptake of the 6-monthly injections was high. One new #HIV transmission in PURPOSE 2 raises questions, but with few details until Thursday. #AIDS20206 #HIVsky #HIVprevention
#RethinkRebuildRise at #AIDS2026: Our highlights of a diverse and exciting programme: i-base.info/aids-2026-pr... Including new drugs in the #HIV pipeline, #HIVcure research, #PrEP, the #HIVFundingCrisis, #TransgenderHealth and more. #HIVsky #HIVresearch #IDsky @aidsconference.bsky.social
HIV i-Base: AIDS 2026: Programme highlights to look out for by Simon Collins @hiv-i-base.bsky.social bit.ly/4yzaURT
#RethinkRebuildRise at #AIDS2026: Our highlights of a diverse and exciting programme: i-base.info/aids-2026-pr... Including new drugs in the #HIV pipeline, #HIVcure research, #PrEP, the #HIVFundingCrisis, #TransgenderHealth and more. #HIVsky #HIVresearch #IDsky @aidsconference.bsky.social
New guidelines on persistent low-level #ViralLoad in people living with #HIV published in The Lancet HIV: i-base.info/htb/54062 #HIVsky #IDsky #HIVguidelines #HIVtreatment #HIVpositive #viraemia #viremia #LowLevelViraemia #LowLevelViremia #ViralLoadTesting #ResistanceTesting #Adherence #PLWH
#CROI2026: Low levels of #bNAbs detected in rectal tissue up to 46 weeks post infusion: i-base.info/htb/53923 Researchers say this shows the importance of including tissue sampling in cure-related #bNAb studies. #HIVsky #IDsky #HIV #HIVcure #HIVresearch #HIVtreatment #HIVscience
#CROI2026: Low levels of #bNAbs detected in rectal tissue up to 46 weeks post infusion: i-base.info/htb/53923 Researchers say this shows the importance of including tissue sampling in cure-related #bNAb studies. #HIVsky #IDsky #HIV #HIVcure #HIVresearch #HIVtreatment #HIVscience
Launching our first ever children’s storybook! Grace, Gigi and HIV is a gentle, heart-warming story that helps children to understand HIV and to talk to their family and clinic team with confidence. Read online or order free copies at: chiva.org.uk/talking-hiv #HIV #PaediatricHIV #hivawareness
New guidelines on persistent low-level #ViralLoad in people living with #HIV published in The Lancet HIV: i-base.info/htb/54062 #HIVsky #IDsky #HIVguidelines #HIVtreatment #HIVpositive #viraemia #viremia #LowLevelViraemia #LowLevelViremia #ViralLoadTesting #ResistanceTesting #Adherence #PLWH
This will be a game changer for so many folks who struggle with daily oral meds and who can’t get to a clinic every two months to get an injection (it’s harder than you think). Especially important for street medicine teams who can stock this on their vans and meet people where they’re at. YESSSS!
Once-weekly oral islatravir/lenacapavir meets 48-week primary endpoint in phase 3 studies: i-base.info/htb/54057 #ISLEND study results bring a #LongActing #OralART option closer to people living with #HIV. #HIVsky #HIVtreatment #HIVpositive #islatravir #lenacapavir #WeeklyART #HIVresearch
Once-weekly oral islatravir/lenacapavir meets 48-week primary endpoint in phase 3 studies: i-base.info/htb/54057 #ISLEND study results bring a #LongActing #OralART option closer to people living with #HIV. #HIVsky #HIVtreatment #HIVpositive #islatravir #lenacapavir #WeeklyART #HIVresearch
#Transgender health in #Australia – #HIV drops by 94% as #PrEP increases over 10 years: i-base.info/htb/53800 This large study in @thelancet.com shows the importance of collecting accurate data to support #TransgenderHealth. #HIVsky #IDsky #GUMsky #HIVprevention @dentoncallander.bsky.social
#Transgender health in #Australia – #HIV drops by 94% as #PrEP increases over 10 years: i-base.info/htb/53800 This large study in @thelancet.com shows the importance of collecting accurate data to support #TransgenderHealth. #HIVsky #IDsky #GUMsky #HIVprevention @dentoncallander.bsky.social
Clinton Health Access Initiative reports impact of #HIV funding cuts. Reduced CD4 and viral load testing, #PrEP and ART initiations – children fare worst: i-base.info/htb/54042 Plus #injectable #lenacapavir #PrEP now available in #SouthAfrica. #HIVsky #HIVFundingCrisis #GlobalAid #SaveHIVfunding
#BHIVABASHH26: Limited #DrugResistance after #doxyPEP introduced in Liverpool: i-base.info/htb/53891 #HIVsky #IDsky #GUMsky #BHIVABASHH2026 #InfectiousDiseases #SexualHealth #STI #syphilis #chlamydia #gonorrhoea #gonorrhea #AntibioticResistance @bhiva.bsky.social @bashhuk.bsky.social
#BHIVABASHH26: Limited #DrugResistance after #doxyPEP introduced in Liverpool: i-base.info/htb/53891 #HIVsky #IDsky #GUMsky #BHIVABASHH2026 #InfectiousDiseases #SexualHealth #STI #syphilis #chlamydia #gonorrhoea #gonorrhea #AntibioticResistance @bhiva.bsky.social @bashhuk.bsky.social
Clinton Health Access Initiative reports impact of #HIV funding cuts. Reduced CD4 and viral load testing, #PrEP and ART initiations – children fare worst: i-base.info/htb/54042 Plus #injectable #lenacapavir #PrEP now available in #SouthAfrica. #HIVsky #HIVFundingCrisis #GlobalAid #SaveHIVfunding
#UKHSA continues to recommend #4CMenB vaccine against gonorrhoea in gay men: i-base.info/htb/54048 It cites the #JCVI’s advice, despite growing evidence of little to no effect of the vaccine to prevent #gonorrhoea. #IDsky #GUMsky #GoGoVax #DOXYVAC #MenGO #SexualHealth #STI #GBMSM #gonorrhea
#BHIVABASHH26: Liverpool University launches new #PrEP drug interaction website: i-base.info/htb/53854 With the ability to check over 1100 compounds, this new website is instantly an essential global resource. #BHIVABASHH2026 #HIVsky #HIVprevention @bhiva.bsky.social @liverpoolddis.bsky.social
#UKHSA continues to recommend #4CMenB vaccine against gonorrhoea in gay men: i-base.info/htb/54048 It cites the #JCVI’s advice, despite growing evidence of little to no effect of the vaccine to prevent #gonorrhoea. #IDsky #GUMsky #GoGoVax #DOXYVAC #MenGO #SexualHealth #STI #GBMSM #gonorrhea
#BHIVABASHH26: Liverpool University launches new #PrEP drug interaction website: i-base.info/htb/53854 With the ability to check over 1100 compounds, this new website is instantly an essential global resource. #BHIVABASHH2026 #HIVsky #HIVprevention @bhiva.bsky.social @liverpoolddis.bsky.social
#Chemsex data, service needs and how health workers can help: i-base.info/htb/54000 Rough estimates say 30% of GBMSM + trans people have used chemsex. Are support services meeting their needs? #BHIVABASHH2026 #HIV #HIVpositive #PLWH #HIVsky #IDsky #GUMsky @bhiva.bsky.social @bashhuk.bsky.social
#Chemsex data, service needs and how health workers can help: i-base.info/htb/54000 Rough estimates say 30% of GBMSM + trans people have used chemsex. Are support services meeting their needs? #BHIVABASHH2026 #HIV #HIVpositive #PLWH #HIVsky #IDsky #GUMsky @bhiva.bsky.social @bashhuk.bsky.social
First reports from the @bhiva.bsky.social/ @bashhuk.bsky.social Joint Conference 2026: i-base.info/htb/53878 On #neurodivergence and #adherence, #PrEP interactions, #doxyPEP and the latest data on engagement with #SexualHealthClinics. #BHIVABASHH26 #HIV #HIVprevention #Autism #ADHD #HIVsky #GUMsky
First reports from the @bhiva.bsky.social/ @bashhuk.bsky.social Joint Conference 2026: i-base.info/htb/53878 On #neurodivergence and #adherence, #PrEP interactions, #doxyPEP and the latest data on engagement with #SexualHealthClinics. #BHIVABASHH26 #HIV #HIVprevention #Autism #ADHD #HIVsky #GUMsky
New study predicts that #PrEP efficacy in men is driven by drug levels in immune cells: i-base.info/htb/53928 This matches earlier results in women and disproves the idea that drug levels in genital tissue are the key to protection. #HIV #HIVprevention #PrEPforWomen #HIVsky #IDsky #GUMsky
New study predicts that #PrEP efficacy in men is driven by drug levels in immune cells: i-base.info/htb/53928 This matches earlier results in women and disproves the idea that drug levels in genital tissue are the key to protection. #HIV #HIVprevention #PrEPforWomen #HIVsky #IDsky #GUMsky