SAMESH, SHINE SA, and Thorne Harbour Health are encouraging people living with HIV (PLHIV) to take additional precautions in the face of the changing landscape around 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). We want to ensure the ongoing health and wellbeing of all PLHIV who are more vulnerable to COVID-19. This means minimising the risk of exposure ... Read More
The number of gay and bisexual men using PrEP to prevent HIV infection has almost doubled in the last two years, according to the latest report from the PrEPARE Project. The national online survey of Australian gay and bisexual men found that 43% of gay and bisexual men had used the antiretroviral drug in 2019, ... Read More
February 4 ASHM welcomes the recent recommendation from the PBAC to endorse authorised Nurse Practitioners (NP) to prescribe hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV medicines under the Highly Specialised Drugs (HSD) program. The PBAC recommendation states: Prescriber eligibility requirements currently in place for the relevant medicines under the National Health (Highly specialised drugs program) Special ... Read More
January 14 There’s been a significant drop in HIV cases in Queensland in what’s being described as a “modern miracle”. New figures from Queensland Health show HIV cases have dropped by more than 37 per cent. Health experts credit an increase in sexual health tests, both in specialist clinics, and by GPs. There’s also been ... Read More
January 3 However, a global study co-led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Monash University in Australia, has shown that people who are seeking PrEP to prevent HIV are also at high risk of other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Supported by the World Health Organization, the study, published in JAMA Open ... Read More
December 19 Significantly more gay and bisexual men are using HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) due to increased confidence in the benefits of HIV treatment for prevention. The number of gay and bisexual men using PrEP to prevent HIV infection has almost doubled in the last two years. The number of gay and bisexual men using ... Read More
December 12 Sydney researchers are leading a study to discover more about the HIV reservoir. The TRESAX study seeks to find out where HIV rebounds from during treatment interruption and what impact vaccination has on virus rebound. The work is led by Kirby Institute Director Professor Tony Kelleher and research fellow Dr Mee Ling Munier. ... Read More
December 10 2019 Kirby Institute researchers have found that gay and bisexual men who use crystal methamphetamine during sex (a practice known as chemsex) are more likely to include biomedical HIV prevention strategies when engaging in condomless sex than those who do not use crystal methamphetamine. Chemsex has traditionally been linked with ‘risky’ sexual behaviours, ... Read More
December 1 2019 ‘Going somewhere?’ awareness campaign launched on World AIDS Day HIV notifications in heterosexual, middle-aged men increasing in Western Australia New campaign targets at-risk men travelling overseas 10 per cent of people with HIV are unaware of their infection Health Minister Roger Cook has launched WA Health’s new ‘Going somewhere?’ campaign on World ... Read More
November 28, 2019 The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) recognises the importance of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander HIV Awareness Week (ATSIHAW) and the 2019 World AIDS Day to draw attention to the increasing impact of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. In Australia, it has been ... Read More
