Springfield, Illinois – Oct. 1, 2024 – To help women prevent and live healthy with HIV, Illinois HIV Care Connect today introduces its Women and HIV Campaign. About 18% of new HIV diagnoses in the United States occur among …
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U.S. Clinical Trials Begin for Twice-Yearly HIV Prevention Injection
Studies will focus on priority populations underrepresented in HIV clinical research.
Two clinical trials have launched to examine a novel long-acting form of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in cisgender women and people who inject drugs. The mid-stage studies will assess …
Join Anonymous Online Platform to Discuss HIV
COUCH Health is a global creative health engagement agency dedicated to making clinical studies more diverse, inclusive, and accessible to all individuals. COUCH is seeking individuals in the U.S. living with HIV and their caregivers (family members, care partners, community …
Recommendations for the Use of Statin Therapy as Primary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in People with HIV
Statement released: February 27, 2024
These recommendations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Panel for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adults and Adolescents with HIV (the Panel) have been developed in collaboration with representatives from …
Young People Living with HIV in Illinois Encouraged to Apply for Internship
The Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing at Northwestern University is excited to announce the RADAR LGBTQ+ Engagement, Advocacy, and Discovery (LEAD) Internship Program! We strongly encourage young people living with #HIV to apply!
RADAR LEAD is …
Updates to the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV
| The Panel on Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents (the Panel) updated the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV. Highlights from the updated sections are summarized below: |
Immunization
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ADAP Advocacy Calls for More Awareness on Counterfeit Medicines
| Counterfeit pill availability in the United States is increasing, including recent incidents involving HIV medications
September 13, 2023 – ADAP Advocacy, in collaboration with the Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM), is calling for more awareness over counterfeit medicines in the |
Illinois HIV Care Connect’s Health Beyond HIV Campaign Offers Advice to Avoid or Manage Chronic Medical Conditions
Springfield, Illinois – Sept. 12, 2023 – Illinois HIV Care Connect today introduces its Health Beyond HIV Campaign. Through website and social media content, the campaign will feature information that can help persons living with HIV to avoid or …
Efforts for Funding Equity to African American-Led HIV / AIDS-Related Service Providers Result in Historic Levels of Direct State Funding
The Black Leadership Advocacy Coalition for Healthcare Equity (BLACHE) applauds Governor J.B. Pritzker for signing into law a 2024 Illinois fiscal year budget that includes more than $8.5M in new direct funding to African American-led HIV/AIDS Community Based Service Providers.…
Updates to the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV
| The Panel on Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents (the Panel) updated the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV. Highlights from the updated sections are summarized below: |