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This widely used guide to HIV treatment (ART) has been updated online.

Pocket PrEP is a introduction to how PrEP based on new changes to the UK BASHH 2024 guidelines (4-minute easy read). Download pocket PrEP – PDF (Dec 2024) More pocket ART pages Full guide to PrEP There is also a more …

Tecovirimat studies stopped early, new IAS-USA guidelines, review of UNHEARD by Dr Rageshri.

obstetrics – a branch of medicine that refers to the care of women during pregnancy.

lactation – the process of producing and releasing milk from the mammary glands in your breasts. Lactation begins in pregnancy when hormonal changes signal the mammary glands to make milk in preparation for the birth of your baby.

What is hepatitis C? Testing, diagnosis and monitoring. New treatment and drugs in development. Deciding whether to treat or wait. Sexual transmission and safer HCV sex.

U=U: Undetectable viral load = Untransmittable HIV. Has your doctor talked to you yet?

DAA (direct acting antiviral) – new hepatitis C drugs that work directly against the hepatitis C virus (HCV). The following links are to UK prescribing information for DAA combinations plus ribavirin. Elbasvir/grazoprevir https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/elbasvir-with-grazoprevir/ Sofosbuvir/ledipasvir https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/ledipasvir-with-sofosbuvir/ Glecaprevir/pibrentasvir https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/glecaprevir-with-pibrentasvir/ Sofosbuvir/velpatasvir  https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/sofosbuvir-with-velpatasvir/ Sofosbuvir/velpatasvir/voxilaprevir https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/sofosbuvir-with-velpatasvir-and-voxilaprevir/ Ribavirin (RBV) …

Choosing a clinic It you are treated in the UK, you have a choice for where you go for your HIV care. This could be close to where you live or work, or in a different town or city. If …

Factsheet on mpox (monkeypox): prevention, treatment, vaccines…

There are many different histories of HIV in every country and in different communities. History can put local issues in context. If you know what went before you can have confidence that the future can be as positive and dramatic. …

PEP: your questions answered 32 questions about PEP: starting, testing, symptoms and more.

Drug interactions between antiretroviral drugs and other medications are complicated. This is a specialist area, often with limited research. The following sites include drug-interaction resources. Liverpool University HIV drug interaction site This is a leading global HIV resource. It includes …

The following selected slide sets from over 60 community workshops and other talks were produced by i-Base advocates. These are free to use for any non-commercial application. When third-party slides are used these remain the copyright of the original author. …

Includes 2024 BASHH guidelines: double dose when starting and event-based dosing for all

Pocket leaflets refers to reduced 200-word versions of the full i-Base guides, printed as pocket-sized leaflets. Pocket ART online Pocket side effects guide online Pocket pregnancy and HIV Pocket PrEP leaflet Pocket PrEP for women Pocket HIV and hepatitis C

Pocket ART: a small pocket leaflet about ART Pocket size guide to ART – PDF download (May 2023) Pocket ART links Adherence tips – information about taking meds. ART choice – your choice for your treatment Side effects – links to …

Contents online Non-technical HTB summary – TO COME Download HTB12 – December 2023 – PDF file Subscribe to HTB by email Welcome to the last edition of HTB for 2023: a double issue with a diverse range of reports, but also the …

Hundreds of different HIV organisations work globally on treatment advocacy issues. Some of the groups that work on an international level and which are membership-based are listed below. AfroCAB Network of community treatment activists across Africa. AIDS Treatment Activists Coalition …

Every day, thousands of other people will be finding out they are HIV positive. Sometimes HIV is easier to mange if you know a other people in a similar situation. Some people like to do this face-to-face but itis also …