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AIDS 2026 news coming soon
18+ hour, 6+ min ago (315+ words) The 26th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2026) is taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and virtually from 26-31 July. aidsmap is an official scientific media partner for the conference. The theme for AIDS 2026 is ‘Rethink. Rebuild. Rise’. “AIDS 2026 is a rallying point…...
Experts publish recommendations on managing low-level but detectable HIV
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (1043+ words) An international panel of scientists reviewed the evidence to construct a framework of recommendations on the management of low-level but detectable HIV. The guidance, published in The Lancet HIV by Dr Tommaso Clemente and colleagues, brings together evidence from a…...
Modelling study backs targeted, not universal, lenacapavir PrEP for pregnancy and breastfeeding
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (510+ words) Twice-yearly lenacapavir has demonstrated high efficacy in clinical trials and is a potential option for women who face elevated risk of acquiring HIV during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Because it is given as an injection every six months, it reduces reliance…...
Top 5 stories on the HIV response in Africa from CROI 2026
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (302+ words) Africa is home to the majority of people living with HIV and the region hardest hit by the donor funding crisis. At this year's Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2026) in Denver, there was promising science – from community-level prevention…...
African paediatric studies at CROI: HIV remission in children, three bNAbs in babies, two years on injectables in teens
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (895+ words) Globally, 1.4 million children under 14 have HIV, with 130,000 newly infected every year. Of them, only 57% are on ART and 46% virally suppressed. In pharmacology, a medication which maintains its effects over a long period of time, such as an injection or implant....