{"id":46096,"date":"2023-08-01T07:55:59","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T07:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/htb\/?p=46096"},"modified":"2023-09-18T14:31:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T14:31:24","slug":"non-technical-htb-news-11-stories-from-july-august-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/htb\/46096","title":{"rendered":"Non technical HTB: 11 stories from July\/August"},"content":{"rendered":"

Simon Collins, HIV i-Base<\/strong><\/p>\n

The notes below highlight 11 news stories in the July\/August issue of HTB.<\/strong><\/p>\n

They explain why these stories are important for health workers (and for us) to know about.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>1. EDITORIAL<\/h2>\n

The editorial <\/strong><\/a>introduces the articles in the issue, with a focus on IAS reports, especially about side effects. Also new UK guidelines for HPV and other vaccines – and a community survey on New-Fill.<\/p>\n

CONFERENCE REPORTS: IAS 2023<\/h2>\n

We include ten reports from the recent IAS 2023 conference<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

This was a major conference and although it was held in Australia, i-Base reported by attending the virtual meeting online. So this is a caution to the reports, although not having to travel probably left more time to report in more detail.<\/p>\n

The programme included many studies about managing complications of HIV, including potential side effects.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>1. WHO endorse U=U<\/h2>\n

For the first time, the World Health Organization (WHO) supports the U=U statement. <\/a><\/strong>This is based on a new review in the Lancet. Viral load now has a new category of suppression, when not quite undetectable.<\/p>\n

2. Caution on drug resistance<\/h2>\n

We linked this good news to three posters at IAS 2023<\/a><\/strong> that explain why ‘suppression’ needs more careful viral load monitoring, because it is not a stable phase.<\/p>\n

3. Monitoring and treating high blood pressure<\/h2>\n

Several studies reported on the importance of monitoring and treating high blood pressure (hypertension)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

4. Benefits from a statin, even at low risk<\/h2>\n

A whole session covers the benefits from using a statin<\/a><\/strong> – with three talks and a Q&A on the REPRIEVE study.<\/p>\n

5. A new cure case and lots of cure-related research<\/h2>\n

Richard Jefferys reports on cure-related research<\/a><\/strong>, including the new case of the Geneva patient, as well as a guide to other studies<\/a><\/strong> at the meeting.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>6. Track B reviews and the early press conference<\/h2>\n

IAS 2023 included more than 1600 studies, so we included two short review articles to cover some of them. One reviews 20 clinical studies summarised<\/a><\/strong> in a talk at the end of the conference. The other reports<\/strong> on eight studies in a press conference<\/strong><\/a> before the actual conference – which adds to the problem of reporting breaking news from IAS conferences.<\/p>\n

7. Hidden posters…<\/h2>\n

i-Base covers posters too that are often missed by others – including on biopsy results for anal cancer<\/a><\/strong> and a type of hidden hepatitis B<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

As a taster for the next issue of HTB, see this report from a poster on weight loss drugs and comments on use for lipodystrophy.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

8. BHIVA and pregnancy<\/h2>\n

We also include two final reports from BHIVA 2023<\/strong><\/a> related to HIV and pregnancy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

9. New guidelines: mental health, HPV vaccines, shingles vaccine<\/h2>\n

Three new guidelines relate to mental health<\/a><\/strong>, UK access to the HPV vaccines<\/a><\/strong> and changes to the shingles vaccine<\/a><\/strong>, also in the UK.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>10. We need your help – New-fill access in the UK<\/h2>\n

The next report needs your help – two surveys about UK access to New-Fill<\/a><\/strong>. Please include your experience with this important option to correct one of the difficult side effects of early HIV drugs.<\/p>\n

This community survey might help this service continue.<\/p>\n

11. PrEP news<\/h2>\n

On the one hand we report the next steps for long-acting injectable PrEP to be approved<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>across the EU – really important.<\/p>\n

On the other, a very rare case of how a breakthrough infection<\/a><\/strong> can still occur.<\/p>\n

Happy reading if you are lucky to have time in the August summer.<\/em><\/p>\n

Link to full contents<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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