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Stockpiling could cause localised shortages and supply chain delays, healthcare workers say
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Healthcare workers tell GPs to rein in HIV medication prescriptions amid coronavirus crisis Stockpiling could cause localised shortages and supply chain delays, healthcare workers say

Using a newly developed laboratory model of three types of brain cells, Penn and CHOP scientists reveal how HIV infection--as well as the drugs that treat it--can take a toll on the central nervous system.
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A new way to study HIV's impact on the brain Using a newly developed laboratory model of three types of brain cells, Penn and CHOP scientists reveal how HIV infection -- as well as the drugs that treat it -- can take a toll on the central nervous system.

Funding lags for LGBTQ+ tech entrepreneurs.
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Out in tech: LGBT+ entrepreneurs struggle for funding Venture capital (VC) investors tend to give funding to people who mirror those who have succeeded before, such as straight white men

New Hep C cases down among HIV-positive males in London and Brighton.
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New hepatitis C cases down by almost 70% in HIV positive men in London and Brighton New cases of hepatitis C amongst HIV positive men in London and Brighton have fallen by nearly 70% in recent years.

Sound advice from the UK, but no less applicable to PLHIV in Canada.
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COVID-19: Employment advice for people living with HIV | National AIDS Trust - NAT by Rosalie Hayes

Andorra, one of Europe's smallest nations, set to legalise same s*x marriage.
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Andorra set to become latest nation to legalise gay marriage With the tiny European country set to legalise same-s*x weddings, gay marriages are now legal in 27 United Nation member states

Health Canada approves long-acting HIV treatment Cabenuva
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Health Canada approves long-acting HIV treatment Cabenuva Health Canada has approved a long-acting injectable HIV treatment that the FDA recently declined to approve. Cabenuva is a once-monthly regimen that includes cabotegravir (ViiV Healthcare) and rilpivirine (Janssen). It is intended to take the place of a patient’s current antiretroviral regimen...

Trends in post-partum viral load among WLHIV w/ perinatal HIV infection.
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Trends in post-partum viral load among women living with perinatal HIV infection in the USA: a prospective cohort study Despite success achieving viral load suppression during pregnancy, women living with perinatal HIV infection have a high risk of post-partum viraemia. Younger age at conception, pre-conception viraemia, and pre-conception immune suppression could identify women in this population most likely to bene...

"Existing national guidelines should be followed in terms of reducing risk and managing symptoms."
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COVID-19 and HIV – EACSociety So far there is no evidence for a higher COVID-19 infection rate or different disease course in people with HIV than in HIV-negative people. Current evidence indicates that the risk of severe illness increases with age, male s*x and with certain chronic medical problems such as cardiovascular diseas...

"Ventilators will be pivotal to saving countless lives in this COVID pandemic."

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How and where to allocate stockpiled ventilators during a pandemic Key factors must be taken into account in determining the need for and allocation of scarce ventilators during a severe pandemic, especially one causing respiratory illness.

Don’t forget to smile during this difficult time !

Island Health and AVI joint statement on overdose prevention services in Comox Valley
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Island Health and AVI joint statement on overdose prevention services in Comox Valley | avi.org Island Health and AVI joint statement on overdose prevention services in Comox Valley COMOX VALLEY — Island Heath and AVI Health and Community Services (AVI) would like to inform service users and other Comox Valley community members that the overdose prevention service will continue to operate at...

RuPaul's Drag Race stars, including Gia Gunn and Latrice Royale, want to bolster fans and the LGBT+ community amid coronavirus lockdowns
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"The work is first study in the United States to look at the connection between identification documents and improvements in multiple measures of mental health, including suicidal thoughts."
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Transgender adults holding gender-affirming IDs have better mental health Having gender-affirming documents, such as a passport, driver's license, or birth certificate, may improve mental health among transgender adults, according to findings published today in The Lancet Public Health from researchers at Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health.

"But what do you do if you don’t have access to soap and water, and don’t have a home to stay in if you’re sick?"
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‘It’s just not possible’: How can B.C.’s homeless self-isolate, sanitize amid coronavirus pandemic? What do you do if you don't have access to soap and water, and don't have a home to stay in if you're sick?

Big PrEP news out of the UK this weekend.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/patrickstrudwick/prep-hiv-drug-nhs-full-rollout

PrEP, The Drug That Prevents HIV, Will Finally Be Fully Rolled Out In England Exclusive: The Department of Health has committed to funding PrEP after more than half a decade of fighting by s*xual health campaigners.

From February, but critically relevant today.
HIV drugs could lead to a fix for COVID-19
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HIV Drugmaker Tests a Possible Treatment for New Coronavirus Gilead Sciences is giving its antiviral remdesivir to nearly 1,000 people as part of two clinical trials.

LGBTQ+ events in Africa, Europe, and Asia are feeling the impact of COVID-19.
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Bucharest Pride, Pride of the Americas postponed over coronavirus Many LGBT+ events are likely to be affected by the outbreak of the deadly virus

In case you missed it: COVID-19 "not significant" risk for people with "well controlled" HIV.
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2020/03/09/coronavirus-risk-not-significantly-greater-for-those-with-well-controlled-hiv/?fbclid=IwAR2RaQpq_YVUcq2zKzoFnkCHrHlZ7z5W2aa82HCVYMNV1H7R6WOO-3bGuSc

Coronavirus risk not significantly greater for those with ‘well controlled’ HIV Whitman-Walker urges same precautions for all communities

It never hurts to be extra skeptical of your emails, especially during a time of heightened anxiety, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Watch Out for These Coronavirus and HIV Email Scams Don’t be lured by phishing messages claiming to be from the World Health Organization, FedEx and others.

Today's big news ... evidence of cure in London-based HIV-positive man. But much like the vaunted Berlin Patient, this news comes at a cost.

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The Lancet HIV: Study suggests a second patient has been cured of HIV A study of the second HIV patient to undergo successful stem cell transplantation from donors with a HIV-resistant gene, finds that there was no active viral infection in the patient's blood 30 months after they stopped anti-retroviral therapy, according to a case report published in The Lancet HIV....

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