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First reports from IAS 2025 in Kigali, trans and non-binary rights, new UK PrEP guidelines

Simon Collins, HIV i-Base From 12-16 June 2025, for four days, more than 300 quilts filled the far end of the vast Turbine Hall at Tate Modern on London’s Bankside. [1] Each panel is a memorial to someone who died …

2025 guide to PrEP: start with a double dose and new event-based options for all

See also: HIV organisations support trans and non-binary communities Simon Collins and Ashwin Caffery, HIV i-Base i-Base, like many HIV organisations, implicitly recognises and supports the right for people to self-determine and define their own sex, gender and sexuality.  This …

The RIO study was launched in 2021 to see whether immune-based therapy (called bNAbs) can be used instead of HIV treatment (ART). First results have just been presented at the CROI 2025 and BHIVA 2025 conferences. CROI 2025: RIO study: …

Selected slide sets from around 100 community workshops and conference talks from the last 20 years. These are free to use for any non-commercial application. When third-party slides are used these remain the copyright of the original author. Ethical issues …

A new print by Jane Shepherd to help raise funds for HIV i-Base.

Simon Collins, HIV i-Base An open access paper, fast-tracked in the journal AIDS, reviews seven studies that randomised almost 1300 participants to take ART on only 5, 4 or 3 days a week compared to daily dosing.  At week 48, …

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 (May 2025) More pocket ART pages Full guide to PrEP There is also a more …

This list of links and resources related to the US decision to cancel international aid covers January to March 2025. Selected latest news posted first. For updated news on the changing impact of US policy changes please see Global Health …

This community webinar includes practical information about stopping ART if your clinic is closed or has run out of HIV meds. This included a talk about the safety and risks of stopping ART in different situations. Are you worried about …

CHANGE website (documents, news, press statements etc) CHANGE stands for Community Health & HIV Advocate Navigating Global Emergencies. This is an international network of more than 1000 HIV advocates. It was launched in January 2025 after the first news about …

9 to 12 March 2025, San Francisco Introduction Simon Collins, HIV i-Base This year’s CROI is being held from 9 to 12 March in San Francisco, California. [1] This will not be a normal CROI. This year the conference is …

Resources and links related to Trump cancelling international committments, including HIV and TB treatment and prevention

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

capsid inhibitor – this is a new type of HIV drug that works at several different stages of the HIV lifecycle. Lenacapavir is currently to only approved capsid inhibitor. The long-acting HIV med only needs to be given by subcutaneous …

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

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.