The International Antiviral Society–USA Panel has released updated recommendations for the treatment and prevention of HIV infection in adults, as published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (media.jamanetwork.com). Michael Saag, MD, director of the University of …
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Gilead Announces Changes to Advancing Access Program
Gilead announced its committed to ensuring that people at risk of HIV have access to Truvada for PrEP (emtricitabine 200 mg and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300 mg) tablets. Gilead supports comprehensive payer coverage and maintains the Gilead Advancing Access program …
IHIPC Recruiting New Members for 2019
Applications will be accepted until September 15
The Illinois HIV Integrated Planning Council (IHIPC) has officially opened up its recruitment for new members for 2019. The council seeks to fill six at-large non-voting member positions. Applications will be accepted until …
Northwestern’s EDIT Community Spotlight Podcast is Live
The Evaluation, Data Integration, and Technical Assistance (EDIT) Program housed in Northwestern University’s Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing is starting a podcast called the EDIT Community Spotlight.
The podcast will feature a series of conversations with …
The Five Big Takeaways of HIV Testing
Chicagoan and Upworthy writer Robbie Couch got tested for HIV on National HIV Testing Day. He wrote about the five big takeaways of the experience. Along the way, he met Melvin Laureano, manager of HIV services at the Center on …
June 28 and 29: Illinois HIV Integrated Planning Council to Meet in Springfield
Two-day meeting is open to the public, in person and via webinar
The next meeting of the Illinois HIV Integrated Planning Council (IHIPC) will be a two-day in-person meeting held on June 28, from 11 a.m. to 4:30 …
FDA Alert & HHS Antiretroviral Guidelines Panel: Regarding the Use of Dolutegravir in Adults and Adolescents With HIV Who Are Pregnant or of Child-Bearing Potential
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Drug Safety Communication and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Antiretroviral Guidelines Panel issued the attached letter regarding the potential risk of the antiretroviral medication dolutegravir (DTG) associated with neural tube birth …
June 6 & 7: HIV Open House and LGBTQ Conference in Peoria
A free community open house, Surviving and Thriving: AIDS, Politics, and Culture, will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on June 6 at Methodist College in Peoria. On June 7, Wellness Forum: Providing Holistic Care to the LGBTQ …
HIV-Positive Youth Sought For New Youth Activist Program – Apply By June 15
Open to youth ages 14 to 24, chosen participants will receive a stipend for July 2018-July 2019 work period
Engaging Communities around HIV Organizing (ECHO) is a year-long organizing project for HIV positive young people ages 14 to 24 who …
Northwestern U. Research Team Reports on PrEP Uptake and Discontinuation in Chicago
In two research papers published by the AIDS and Behavior journal, a team of Northwestern University researchers report Chicago-specific data on PrEP uptake and discontinuation among gay and bisexual men.
The first paper, titled “Threefold Increase in PrEP Uptake Over …