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Only 55% Of Latinos have been tested for HIV. HIV testing is the only way to know someone is HIV positive. There is no look, there is no one symptom that tells us if someone is HIV positive. Photo: iStock.

“Dear Colleague” letter released in advance of December 1, which is recognized as World AIDS Day, Dr. Robyn Neblett Fanfair — the captain of the U.S.

Truvada, or PrEP, is a medication that can reduce HIV infection by more than 90 percent. Health officials consider it an important HIV prevention tool. Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate have collaborated to reintroduce the PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2023 to help reduce HIV. One of the things that needs to be talked about is that many older people are living with HIV or are at risk of contracting the virus. In 2021, the latest year for which data is available, people over age 50 accounted for 53 percent of people living with HIV in the U.S. By 2030, that proportion may be as high as 70 percent. Also, contrary to stereotype, older people are sexual beings and therefore engage in sexual and other behaviors that put them at risk for the virus infection. In 2021, people 50 and older accounted for 16.4 percent of new HIV diagnoses among those aged 13 and older. Photo: Gilead Sciences.

report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).The CDC estimates that there were about 32,000 new HIV infections in 2021, representing a 12% drop from 2017.During that same timeframe, annual infections were reduced by more than twice as much — dropping 34% — among gay and bisexual men aged 13 to 24.The decrease in infections among that subgroup accounted for more than half of the overall drop in new infections.The decrease in new HIV infections was more prominent among young white gay and bisexual men, compared to their Black and Hispanic peers — underscoring continued disparities among various racial groups in prevention and treatment.Much of the decrease appears to be attributed to increased use of pre-exposure prophylaxis — PrEP, a daily pill that can prevent transmission of HIV.PrEP increased from being used by 13% of those eligible for it in 2017 to 30% of those eligible for it in 2021. However, the majority of that increase was driven by white people who were eligible for PrEP due to their sexual behavior, 78% of whom were written a prescription for the daily medicine in 2021, compared to only 11% of eligible Black people and 20.5% of eligible Latinos.The CDC estimates that about 1.2 million people in the United States have HIV, but about 1 in 8 are unaware of their status, usually due to reticence around getting tested or lack of access to health care services.Awareness of one’s status is especially low among young people, who represented about 15% of total new infections in 2021, reports CNN.

The FDA has ended its 40-year ban on gay and bisexual men from donating blood, a policy that numerous critics said was discriminatory, the agency announced. Instead, the Food and Drug Administration issued updated recommendations on Thursday that include a questionnaire for all donors, regardless of sexual orientation, sex, or gender identity, to help understand their recent sexual activity. Photo: iStock.

According to a Texas federal judge Reed O’Connor, insuring against HIV transmission violates the religious freedom of businesses that object to LGBTQ+ people, meaning insurance companies cannot be forced to cover the medicines. As a result of his ruling, a host of preventative services required to be covered by insurance providers under the Affordable Care Act are in doubt. Photo: Screen grab from Administrative Office of the United States Courts’ video.

Planning or scheduling an annual physical, here’s what to ask or expect from the doctor, according to leading gay gastroenterologist Dr. Carlton. Photo: Carlos Guillén Apezteguía

Since PrEP, the miracle pre-exposure prophylaxis, became readily available in Australia, initially as part of a medical trail in NSW called EPIC-NSW and then on the PBS, gays everywhere have rejoiced at the reacquaintance of being able to feel the kind of intimate skin-on-skin closeness that humans are supposed to be able to enjoy, you know, without that thin membrane of rubber, a barrier that has been cursed for the intimacy it robs!These historically low rates persisted after PrEP moved to the PBS in 2018 and with an estimated 50,000 people initiating PrEP, it’s made a real dent in Australia’s HIV diagnoses up to 2022, with a 37% reduction in new HIV notifications since 2016, though the impact of COVID-19 and the fact that people were getting less HIV testing has also contributed to that decline.But besides all of the technical details, the coming of PrEP just takes some anxiety out of being a sexually active gay man and the awkward mumbling and fumbling condoms induced. The amount of times I’ve screamed out “thank you PrEP!” mid-gravy stroke, far outnumber the times I’ve screamed out a man’s name so that’s a pretty good indication of just how great PrEP is!For informational purposes only.

See also: Biden recognizes World AIDS Day, highlights impact of HIV on LGBTQ community“There were mentions of LGBT focus, and transgender issues were mentioned but not highlighted as much as it should be. There was a mention of race [in the Trump plan].

PrEPARE we’ve also found that younger men (aged under 25), guys on lower incomes, or those not in full-time jobs are significantly less likely to use PrEP,” Professor Holt told Star Observer.“To me, that indicates the cost of going to the doctor (particularly if the doctor doesn’t bulk bill) and of getting a regular prescription are barriers to PrEP use.

HIV diagnosis among overseas-born gay and bisexual men, especially those who have come to Australia from Asia, has increased from 28 per cent in 2008 to 52 per cent in 2017, according to the Australian Annual Surveillance report.

Healio reports.PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, uses antiretroviral treatments for HIV to prevent an HIV-negative person from contracting the virus.The most widely known form of PrEP is currently the once-per-day pill known as Truvada, manufactured by Gilead Sciences.But that daily regimen could be transformed into just 12 pills per year if Merck’s trials continue to demonstrate the efficacy of islatravir.Sharon L.

achieved FDA approval for Cabenuva, a monthly injectable antiretroviral regimen to treat HIV.The monthly injections were touted for their ability to reduce treatment for the virus from a daily pill regimen to just 12 treatment days per year.Now, ViiV has announced that Cabenuva — a combination of two antiretrovirals, Viiv’s cabotegravir and Johnson & Johnson’s rilpivirine — can achieve similar levels of performance when administered every two months.“It provides an option that could change the

said in a statement.“Cabenuva reduces the treatment dosing days from 365 days to 12 days per year,” Baxter continued.

Truvada.But earlier this year GlaxoSmithKline announced that injections of the antiretroviral cabotegravir, administered every two months, were more effective at preventing transmission of HIV than Truvada.Read More: PrEP injection every two months proves more effective than daily TruvadaTruvada is already up to 99% effective at preventing transmission of the virus, but GSK’s injections were found to be even more effective — 69% more — so much so that clinical trials were stopped early, and

This month, Thorne Harbour have reached a significant milestone with Prepped Smart and Healthy having now contributing over $1 million towards eliminating HIV in Australia by creating greater access to cost effective PrEP. The program aims to reduce the cost of medication down to a third of the usual cost.  “Prepped Smart and Healthy has made a huge difference to the financial barrier for thousands of people in Victoria and beyond.” Ruth says“Plus, by embracing advances in the technology with

ColoradoPolitics.com. “We are grateful to our legislators and to all Coloradans who advocated to see these bills pass with bipartisan support.”The bill banning the gay and trans panic defense was previously killed in the Senate Judiciary Committee after the legislature resumed following a seven-week recess due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Metro Weekly in an interview. “Since I started serving in office two years ago, I’ve been approached by people who are interested in seeing bathhouses be allowed in San Francisco.

Australians will no longer be able to access Truvada, used for HIV treatment as well as for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). Truvada was delisted from the subsidy scheme from April 1, 2020. The Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations said that there were alternatives to Truvada for PrEP in Australia.

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Visitors at Long Beach Pride in 2017 showed their pride in many ways. Photo: Q Voice News file.