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Highly anticipated HIV vaccine fails in large trial
The vaccine had been in development since 2019 and was given to 3,900 study participants through October 2022.
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Kaposi’s sarcoma: Antiretroviral-related improvements in survival measured
From 2004 to 2018, patients with HIV had lower 1- and 2-year overall survival rates than those of the uninfected.
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HIV vaccine trial makes pivotal leap toward making ‘super antibodies’
“The trial results show that one can design vaccines that induce antibodies with prespecified genetic features, and this may herald a new era of...
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Study finds chronic jet lag–like body clocks in people with HIV
The mistimed circadian phase in people living with HIV is linked to later sleep onset and earlier waking and has “important potential implications...
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PrEP education during STI testing could boost HIV protection
It comes down to numbers. More people seek screening for STIs compared with those who actively seek PrEP for HIV prevention.
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HIV: Treating ‘symptom clusters’ could help improve QOL
Evidence suggests there are four main symptom clusters.
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As STDs proliferate, companies rush to market at-home test kits. But are they reliable?
The FDA wants companies to prove that home collection kits are as accurate as those used in clinics, and that samples don’t degrade during...
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In patients with untreated AIDS, monkeypox can be life-threatening
Monkeypox, though often mild, may be severe and even fatal in immunocompromised patients.
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Life expectancy 6.3 years shorter for Black MSM with HIV
“If you can find effective interventions, the effect can be incredibly large. These are very large differences in life-years and life expectancies...
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Gardasil 9 HPV vaccine advised for MSM living with HIV
“We are underutilizing the HPV vaccine in our clinical settings in the United States and globally.”