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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 4, 2018 |

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 …

May 25, 2018 |

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 …

May 22, 2018 |

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 …

May 14, 2018 |

Illinois HIV Integrated Planning Council Webinar Meeting Planned for April 19

The April 19 Illinois HIV Integrated Planning Council (IHIPC) webinar meeting will include presentations and time for questions and discussion on: 1) Demonstrating the linkage between the state’s 2018 Ryan White Care grant workplan and budget to the Illinois Integrated …

March 19, 2018 |

New Maps Show More Than 77,000 People Prescribed HIV Prevention Medicine in 2016

AIDSVu has released the first-ever interactive state-level maps visualizing a 73 percent increase year over year in persons using PrEP across the U.S. from 2012 to 2016, with 77,120 PrEP users in 2016. PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, is when …

March 13, 2018 |

New PrEP Resources Provide Helpful Information on Coupons and Federal Poverty Level

Project Inform recently updated its Getting Yourself Prepared for PrEP flow chart to reflect a few new changes in the information:

Gilead increased its Co-pay Coupon Card Program assistance limit to $4,800 on January 1, 2018, from the previous amount

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March 13, 2018 |

Harm Reduction Services Now Available at Lake County Health Department

Services include free HIV and hepatitis C testing; free Naloxone/Narcan, clean needles and condoms; as well as counseling, medical and dental care, women’s health, and more. See flyer.

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March 13, 2018 |

Getting to Zero HIV Events Draw Big Turnouts Throughout Illinois

Feb. 19, 2018 — With a goal of “getting to zero” new HIV infections in Illinois within the next 10 years, groups of people living with HIV met with advocates, clinicians, service providers and government officials in a series of …

February 19, 2018 |