LEADING SEXUAL HEALTH EXPERTS CALL ON THE GOVERNMENT TO PRIORITISE RESPONSE TO CONTINUED INCREASES IN NEW STI DIAGNOSES https://www.bashh.org/news/news/leading-sexual-health-experts-call-on-the-government-to-prioritise-response-to-continued-increases-in-new-sti-diagnoses/ … [Read more...]
10,000 people will be given the “Prep” drug in a three-year-long clinical trial.
HIV 'game-changer' now on NHS A drug that dramatically reduces the risk of being infected with HIV will now be given to patients by the NHS in England. The health service lost a court battle in the summer after arguing responsibility for paying for it should fall to local authorities not the NHS. Now at least 10,000 people will be given the "Prep" drug in a … [Read more...]
NHS England has power to fund Prep HIV drug, court decides
The Court of Appeal has ruled that the NHS in England has the power to fund a drug which prevents HIV infection in people at high risk of the virus. NHS England had previously said that local authorities should provide the pre-exposure prophylaxis drug - known as Prep - because they are responsible for preventative health. But the court insisted this fell within the remit … [Read more...]
Norway just became the first country to offer the leading HIV prevention drug for free
Norway has become the first country in the world to offer at-risk citizens the pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drug at no cost, as part of its National Health Service. Bent Høie, the country's minister for health and social care, made the announcement earlier this week. Norway joins Canada, France, South Africa, and the United States in offering the HIV prevention drug, … [Read more...]
Second case report of PrEP failure due to drug-resistant virus
A PrEP user in New York City has become HIV positive with virus that is resistant to Truvada and other antiretroviral drugs, the HIV Research for Prevention (HIVR4P 2016) conference in Chicago heard today. This is only the second such case that has been reported, highlighting the rarity but not the impossibility of HIV infections in people who adhere to their PrEP (pre-exposure … [Read more...]