Today’s announcement that all participants in the PROUD pilot study, which investigates a number of questions surrounding the use of PrEP by gay men, will be offered PrEP is both a source of relief and concern. Relief, because we knew that PrEP works before the
A reflexion on Lord Fowlers’ AIDS Don’t Die of Prejudice. Whilst looking for an opening sentence for this musing, I wondered who could be interested in Lord Fowler’s book on Aids in the year 2014. I checked the Amazon website and found that Fowler’s travelogue was ranked
In a surprising move, the World Health Organisation has come out in support of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), recommending Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) to consider its use for HIV prevention alongside the use of condoms. It will be a huge challenge for countries
The New York Times started a debate on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for the prevention of HIV infection by asking five prominent researchers and HIV advocates to discuss whether promoting the use of antiviral drugs was a good public health strategy, or if it will encourage more
Home testing and home sampling are not one and the same and it is important for potential users and their providers to understand the key differences between the two. HIV home testing is coming. Not right now, because none of the non-clinical commercial testing kits