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Zimbabwe stock-outs, RIO Q&A, reduced dosing, access to lenacapavir in the UK and more

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 …

The RIO study was launched in 2021 to see whether immune-based therapy (called bNAbs) can be used instead of HIV treatment (ART). Two long-acting bNAbs or a placebo were given by infusion and ART was then stopped, with close monitoring. …

This list of links and resources related to the US decision to cancel international aid is frequently updated. Selected latest news posted first. US government documents Community resources including impact Scientific impact and medical journals Mainstream news Court actions and …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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

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

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

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.

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 …

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: all you need to know Detailed Q&A about PEP: starting, testing, sex, symptoms and more.