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Fiji’s HIV outbreak is a public health emergency. Pacific neighbours must step up

Delegates attending the Pacific HIV Symposium in Fiji next week will be confronting one of the region’s most urgent health challenges: the fastest growing HIV outbreak in the world.

The Conversation

Eight Infant Monkeys Got a Triple HIV Regimen Within 72 Hours, and Researchers Could Not Find the Virus a Year Later

Eight infant macaques treated 72 hours after infection showed no trace of HIV a year on, even after their immune defenses were stripped away.

Medical Daily

Solidarity makes science accessible for all – this is the roadmap for ending the AIDS epidemic

COMMENT: The 26th International AIDS Conference in Rio painted two very different pictures of the fight against HIV and AIDS, Dan Glass writes

The Independent UK

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‘Reaching 50 is a success story’: how one trans woman survived HIV and stigma in Latin America

Erika Castellanos has beaten the life expectancy of 35 for a transgender woman in the region, but warns aid cuts and a rollback in human rights risk reversing efforts to end Aids

The Guardian - UK

Getting an HIV Test Is Easier Than Many Americans Think, Including Free Kits Mailed to Your Door

About one in eight Americans with HIV do not know it. Here is where to find free testing, how at-home kits work, and what a reactive result means.

Medical Daily

Weekly HIV Pill Held Viral Suppression as Well as Daily Therapy in Phase 3 Trial

A once-weekly HIV pill matched daily therapy for viral suppression in a phase 3 trial. It is not approved yet. Here is what the data show.

Medical Daily

Australian funds to help combat spiralling HIV crisis

One of the world's fastest-growing HIV outbreaks has prompted Australia's government to help fund health services and drug imports for its new Pacific ally.

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Extensively Drug Resistant Shigella Rose from Zero to 8.5 Percent of US Samples in CDC Surveillance Data

CDC found XDR Shigella climbed from 0% to 8.5% of tested samples through 2023. No FDA-approved oral antibiotic treats it.

Medical Daily

Once-weekly HIV pill as effective as daily dose, research shows

Around 78% of people who are living with HIV take a daily pill to manage their infection. These drugs work by preventing the HIV virus from multiplying.

The Conversation

Once-Weekly HIV Pill Matches Daily Treatment as Experts Explain Why Treatment Adherence Saves Lives

A Phase III study found a once-weekly HIV treatment matched daily Biktarvy, offering a promising new option for long-term HIV management.

Medical Daily

Once-Weekly HIV Pill Held Viral Suppression as Well as Daily Treatment in Two Phase 3 Trials

Two phase 3 trials found that a weekly islatravir and lenacapavir tablet matched daily HIV therapy at 48 weeks. Here is what the data show.

Medical Daily

California Supreme Court Rules Gilead Had No Legal Duty to Bring a Newer HIV Drug to Market Sooner

California's high court rejected a duty-to-innovate claim from about 24,000 HIV patients. Here is what the ruling does and does not decide.

Medical Daily

Federal 340B Rebate Pilot Set for January 1 Could Change How Safety-Net Hospitals Fund Patient Programs

HRSA revived its 340B rebate pilot for January 1, 2027. Here is how the payment change could affect safety-net hospital programs and patients.

Medical Daily

Hepatitis B Infection Is Spreading Through Indian Households and Most Carriers Skip Screening

India's hepatitis B numbers are larger than most people realiseThe World Health Organization estimates that India has approximately 40 million people living with chronic hepatitis B infection, roughly 3 to 4 percent of the population. That figure makes India one of the highest-burden countries in the world, sitting alongside sub-Saharan…

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Kenya, Uganda and South Africa to manufacture own next-generation HIV prevention medicines

African countries to receive support as part of efforts to allow in-country producers to play a larger role in making medicines for the continent’s own needs.

Euronews

HIV funding cuts risk 'unravelling decades of progress', global health experts warn

Without renewed commitment and action, the world risks a resurgence of the HIV epidemic as funding cuts threaten progress.

The Guardian - UK

Anti-LGBTQ+ laws are on the rise across west Africa, campaigners warn

Activists in the region say politicians regard LGBTQ+ people as ‘the easiest scapegoats to maintain their power’

The Guardian - US

Brazil’s HIV advocates say they predicted USAID funding cuts: ‘We would see the trends’

At the Aids 2026 conference, Brazilian advocates said health systems need to be more independent from foreign funding

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The Guardian - US

HIV prevention drug could reduce cases globally but USAID cuts prevent access, say experts

Injectable PrEP drug holds promise but investment in HIV prevention has declined dramatically worldwide

The Independent UK

Drag Race star’s PrEP ad has a conservative group raging — but it doesn’t even mention sex

The television campaign aims to increase understanding about medication that reduces the risk of HIV exposure

International Business Times UK

'Born of Ignorance': UNAIDS Boss Attacks Elon Musk Over Claim US HIV Aid Cuts Caused Zero Deaths

UNAIDS criticises Elon Musk's claim that US HIV aid cuts caused no deaths, warning of severe consequences for global HIV treatment and prevention efforts.

Bangkok Post

HIV progress in 'real danger' as global funding plummets

RIO DE JANEIRO (BRAZIL) - The science has never been better, but political will has reached a new low: AIDS experts warned Monday that the fight against HIV was in real danger as funding fell by a fifth last year.

The Independent UK

‘Deeply human cost’ of US aid cuts worse for women and girls, new study finds

The study’s authors said the findings point to the need for more diversified and reliable financing for health and humanitarian programmes

The Economic Times

In 2007, a last-resort cancer treatment led to an extraordinary HIV breakthrough that helped rewrite medical history

Cancer treatment received major breakthrough in 2007 and the findings remain one of the most remarkable chapters in modern medicine. A treatment undertaken as a last resort for an aggressive blood cancer unexpectedly revealed a pathway toward one of biomedical science's most ambitious goals. Although much work remains before a…

Bangkok Post

HIV cases continue to rise in Chiang Mai

HIV remains a significant public health concern in Chiang Mai, with health authorities reporting approximately 23,900 cumulative infections and about 700 new cases each year - almost two new infections a day on average.

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