HIV and hepatitis B warning after investigators raid cosmetic clinic
Patients are at risk of HIV and hepatitis B due to poor hygiene practices at a cosmetic clinic where unregistered staff allegedly performed cosmetic surgeries,…
Tag: HIV / AIDS
Patients to be given ‘cheat sheet’ for persuading their GP to prescribe doxy-PEP
Patients seeking doxycycline as a ‘morning-after pill’ are being turned away by GPs, says a patient sexual health organisation. ACON — formerly the AIDS Council…
‘Don’t panic’: On-demand dosing and overseas suppliers are options during PrEP shortage
A shortage of tenofovir disoproxil–emtricitabine tablets for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis will mean careful planning with patients over upcoming months, the TGA says. Various brands of…
German patient is seventh person cured of HIV
A German man has become the seventh person to apparently be cured of HIV, researchers report. The 60-year-old man, referred to as the ‘next Berlin…
‘Risking their health for no reason’: Why some patients with HIV are using cheap, suboptimal therapies
People living with HIV are refusing optimal treatment in the mistaken belief that doing so will help their application for permanent residency in Australia, says…
Women develop HIV after ‘vampire facial’ microneedling treatments, report says
At least three women were diagnosed with HIV after undergoing a ‘vampire facial’ in a US spa, probably due to poorly cleaned instruments, the US…
Women missing out on HIV PrEP, doctors warn
Women are overlooked for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis under Australian guidelines and risk being left behind in the race to eliminate HIV transmission, according to sexual…
PBAC approves long-acting injectable PrEP for HIV
Patients with contraindications to daily oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis could soon access a PBS-subsidised long-acting injectable. Following its September meeting, the PBAC has recommended a…
Free HIV medicines now offered in all but two states
Victoria and Tasmania are now the only states where co-payments for HIV antiretrovirals remain after the Queensland Government announced it would waive fees from 1…
Swiss man may be just the sixth person to be ‘cured’ of HIV
Further details about a man who has become possibly the sixth case of a person with HIV to be considered ‘cured’ of the disease are…
