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Toddler ‘Functionally Cured’ of HIV Infection, NIH-Supported Investigators Report

Discovery Provides Clues for Potentially Eliminating HIV Infection in Other Children Editor’s note: NIH issued this news release this afternoon about findings announced at the 2013 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) which began...

Published Sun, Mar 03 2013 7:51 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, NIAID, NIH

CDC Director Frieden Opens CROI

Dr. Tom Frieden, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), opened the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday, March 3, 2013. In welcoming the more than 4,000 conference...

Published Mon, Mar 04 2013 8:57 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, Testing, CDC

Using New Media to Reach Women and Girls

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD) is on March 10th. The goal of this annual observance day is to encourage people across the country to take action to address HIV/AIDS and raise awareness of its impact on women and girls. This...

Published Tue, Mar 05 2013 1:33 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, Women and Girls

Daily-use HIV Prevention Approaches Didn’t Work for African Women in the VOICE Study

According to findings of a major HIV prevention trial presented Monday, March 4, 2013 at the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), study participants who received daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) did not experience...

Published Tue, Mar 05 2013 2:27 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, NIAID, NIH, Research Agenda, Clinical Trials, PrEP, CDC, Women and Girls

Conversations from CROI 2013: ONAP’s Dr. Grant Colfax

While at the 2013 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) this week, I was pleased to sit down with Dr. Grant Colfax, Director of the White House Office of National HIV/AIDS Policy. We discussed the role science plays in helping...

Published Tue, Mar 05 2013 3:48 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, Conferences, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, Treatment

Statement by Ambassador Eric Goosby, M.D., U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, on report of the first child to be ‘functionally cured’ of HIV

March 6, 2013 This case brings new hope for young children infected with HIV. We eagerly await further research on these findings and whether the experience of the child can be replicated in clinical trials involving other HIV-exposed children. The doctors’...

Published Wed, Mar 06 2013 1:55 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research

Knowledge Leads to Action on National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Share knowledge. Take action. That’s the theme of this year’s National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, which the nation and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office on Women’s Health will observe on March 10. Why should you...

Published Thu, Mar 07 2013 8:16 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, HIV Policy & Programs, Women and Girls

Conversations from CROI 2013: The Case Study of a Toddler ‘Functionally Cured’ of HIV Infection

Read the statement about this study from NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Read the statement from Ambassador Eric Goosby, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator. The story that captured global headlines from the 20th Conference on Retroviruses...

Published Thu, Mar 07 2013 2:10 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, Conferences

HIV Among MSM Examined at CROI

The ongoing disproportionate burden of HIV/AIDS borne by gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States as well as around the world was the topic of a number of sessions and posters at the 20th Conference on Retroviruses...

Published Fri, Mar 08 2013 1:30 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, Communities of Color, Research Agenda, Testing, CDC

Prevention and Treatment of HIV Infection in Infants Born to Infected Mothers: Need for a Fresh Look

On Monday, March 4, 2013, at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Atlanta, Dr. Deborah Persaud of the Johns Hopkins University presented an intriguing case study of a child who by all measures seems to be cured of HIV...

Published Fri, Mar 08 2013 1:08 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, NIAID, Conferences, NIH

HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau Releases Preliminary Data on the Continuum of HIV Care among Ryan White Clients at CROI 2013

New data shows that the majority of patients receiving medical care funded by the Federal Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RW) are virally suppressed. The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) presented the data on the...

Published Mon, Mar 11 2013 11:17 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, Ryan White Program, People Living With HIV, HRSA, HIV Policy & Programs, Treatment

Conversations from CROI 2013: CDC’s Dr. John Ward

Viral hepatitis was among the topics receiving significant attention at the 2013 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Atlanta this week. Sessions and posters explored a spectrum of topics ranging from virology to new frontiers...

Published Mon, Mar 11 2013 1:00 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, CDC, Viral Hepatitis

Progress to Date: President’s Working Group on the Intersection of HIV/AIDS, Violence against Women and Girls, and Gender-Related Health Disparities

Violence is common in the lives of women and girls living with, and at risk for, HIV/AIDS, and the Obama Administration is working to address these intersecting issues. In March 2012, the President issued a Presidential Memorandum creating the “Intersection...

Published Tue, Mar 12 2013 5:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: National HIV/AIDS Strategy, HIV Policy & Programs, Women and Girls

Tracking Your Health

Whether it is getting your recommended daily intake of fruits and vegetables, or 8 hours of sleep per night, or taking your HIV medication, the majority of Americans track their health habits. Personal data collection of health information, or self-tracking...

Published Tue, Mar 12 2013 2:10 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Health Information Technology, New Media

One in Four Is Too Many

One in four new HIV infections in the United States occurs among young people ages 13-24. One in four! I don’t know about you, but this recently reported CDC finding gave me pause. That same report illuminated some other startling facts: About 1,000 youth...

Published Wed, Mar 13 2013 6:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Communities of Color, Youth, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, HIV Policy & Programs

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