Updated HIV post-exposure prophylaxis guidelines introduce new PEP regimens, shorten follow-up HIV testing, and refine management after occupational exposure when source patients have undetectable ...

Opinion: "While the obstacles we face may be significant, Lenacapavir represents a monumental breakthrough in the fight ...

If the source person's HIV screening test result is negative but there has been a risk for HIV exposure in the previous 6 weeks, plasma HIV RNA testing of the source person is also recommended. In ...

Persons initiating nPEP should be informed that preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can reduce their risk for acquiring HIV in the case of repeat or continuing exposure after the nPEP course. HealthDay ...

Cite this: HIV Prophylaxis for Victims of Sexual Assault: Guideline and Commentary - Medscape - Mar 28, 2014. The Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SAFE) program is a collaborative effort in which ...

New guidelines update ART choices, endorse long-acting injectables, refine infant feeding advice, and prioritise shorter TB ...

Although adolescents and young adults comprise only one quarter of the sexually active population in the United States, ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released updated recommendations on HIV clinical management providing new and revised ...

Tenofovir decreases HSV-2 risk Oral tenofovir-based prophylaxis for HIV also reduced herpes simplex virus-2 transmission. Daily oral tenofovir-based preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV also seemed ...

I believe that physicians have patient experiences that shape how they practice medicine and, frequently, inspire research questions that launch careers. For me, these experiences center on my time as ...

"When newborns aren't getting preventive treatment, it suggests we may be missing HIV infections in pregnant women." HealthDay News — Although the rate of perinatal HIV infection is low, more than 50% ...

HealthDay News — Although the rate of perinatal HIV infection is low, more than 50% of HIV infections in infants before age 1 year occurred in those who did not receive postnatal prophylaxis, ...