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Dr. Ranj Singh underwent an HIV test live on This Morning on Tuesday following the upsurge in testing following Channel 4’s It’s A Sin. The TV doctor, 41, used a home-testing kit to perform the test on air as he showed how it is simply a case of pricking your finger and collecting blood in a vial. … Read more
It’s A Sin star Olly Alexander struggled to hold back tears as he discussed the impact the show has had during a Zoom reunion with the cast. Appearing on Friday’s BBC Breakfast, the 30-year-old singer was left overwhelmed as he learned that the show had inspired a record number of people to get tested for … Read more
Drug makers at forefront of post-Brexit UK: Glaxo and Astrazeneca get green lights for ground-breaking HIV and lung cancer drugs By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 21 December 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 21 December 2020 British drugs groups have won approval for ground-breaking treatments, as regulators hatch plans to put … Read more
HIV was nearly 50 percent less fattal in 2018 than it had been a decade prior in 2010, new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data reveal. The sexually transmitted infection was once treated as virtually a death sentence, but with the advent of better antiretrovirals, including Gilead’s blockbuster Truvada, and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), … Read more
One long-acting HIV shot every two months protects women from infection nearly twice as well as daily Truvada pills, study finds In a trial of more than 3,200 women, just 0.21% who were randomly assigned to get the shot caught HIV, compared to 1.79% who were on daily Truvada The injection, called cabotegravir, is given … Read more
Two antiviral drugs are set to begin early human trials in London-based coronavirus patients. A UCL-led study, dubbed the FLARE trial, will investigate the efficacy of favipiravir, which is used to treat the flu, and the cocktail of lopinavir/ritonavir which is given to HIV patients. Scientists are recruiting 240 participants between the ages of 18 … Read more
The HIV drug combination of lopinavir and ritonavir does not treat Covid-19, a major study has concluded. One of many experimental treatments being trialled around the world, scientists had hoped the antiviral therapy would be able to stop the coronavirus reproducing in the body, like it does for HIV. But one of the biggest trials … Read more
The vast majority of humans carry the gene CCR5. In many ways, it is incredibly unhelpful. It affects our odds of surviving and recovering from a stroke, according to recent research. And it is the main access point for HIV to overtake our immune systems. But some people carry a mutations that prevents CCR5 from … Read more
A woman diagnosed with HIV almost 30 years ago may have been cured of the virus — without taking drugs or having a bone marrow transplant. Scientists have studied Loreen Willenberg for decades, with the 66-year-old insisting she has never taken medication to keep the virus at bay. Doctors say her body fights the infection … Read more
A HIV drug combination used to treat some coronavirus patients could cause their hearts to slow down or stop completely, doctors have warned. A 67-year-old given lopinavir/ritonavir — which is being used experimentally around the world — needed a pacemaker to recover from his episode. The man, who had high blood pressure and coronary artery … Read more