News & Updates

A peer-led demedicalized delivery of same-day HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in various community centres is feasible, suggests a Philippines study presented at the recent IAS 2023.

Having met gender-affirming care needs among transgender people is associated with accessing HIV-related services in a community-led clinic, as shown in a Philippines study presented at IAS 2023.

In the secondary analysis of the NAMSAL and ADVANCE trials, first-line treatment with dolutegravir (DTG) was associated with significantly higher risks of treatment-emergent hypertension in people living with HIV (PLWH), especially in combination with tenofovir alafenamide (TAF).

Modified-dose regimens of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir are well tolerated and effective in COVID-19 patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), including those on dialysis, a study by the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has shown.

In the treatment of individuals with uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI), the use of antibiotics with lower reported resistance rates such as amoxicillin-clavulanate and nitrofurantoin (AC + N) lowers the rate of treatment failure, as shown in a study from Singapore.

For older patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who are receiving glucocorticoids (GCs), stopping its use lowers the incidence of infection, according to a study.