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Recent studies confirm PrEP benefits – and barriers to wider access
PrEP is highly effective as an HIV prevention tool, but barriers to wider access are limiting its full potential, according to recent studies.
Rare PrEP failure reported at confab
A San Francisco man is the sixth known case of PrEP failure despite consistent use of Truvada, researchers from the Department of Public Health and UCSF reported at the IDWeek conference held in San Francisco earlier this month.
Safe injection site backers vow to press on
Local elected officials, public health experts, and advocates expressed disappointment over Governor Jerry Brown's veto of the safe injection site pilot program bill, with some vowing to continue their efforts to open a supervised injection facility in SF
Brown vetoes supervised injection bill
California Governor Jerry Brown on Sunday vetoed a bill that would have allowed San Francisco to open a supervised injection drug pilot program.
Study: PrEP and HIV testing underused
Only 4 percent of sexually active gay and bisexual men in the United States are using PrEP, according to a recently published study, showing that more must be done to reach everyone who could benefit from it.
FDA approves new HIV meds
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved two new HIV treatment medications containing doravirine, a next-generation non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.
Annual HIV report highlights disparities, declining numbers
The latest San Francisco HIV epidemiology report shows that while the number of new infections continues to decline, African-Americans and homeless people have persistently higher infection rates and poorer outcomes.
Safe injection plan could face fed challenge
San Francisco Mayor London Breed and community advocates opened a realistic model safe injection site in the Tenderloin Wednesday, August 29.
HIV suppression improves, but gaps remain
The proportion of people with HIV who achieve viral suppression has risen dramatically across the United States over the past two decades, but young black men are not seeing the same gains, according to a new study.
Gay antiwar activist David McReynolds dies
Longtime peace and justice advocate David McReynolds, the first openly gay man to run for president of the United States, died August 17 in New York City.
Body arts pioneer Fakir Musafar dies
Fakir Musafar, an icon of the modern body modification culture, died at his home in Menlo Park August 1. He announced in May that he was fighting advanced lung cancer. He was 87.
Research suggests policies are barrier to ending HIV
Government policies can work against achieving an end to HIV by limiting access to prevention and treatment for the most heavily affected groups, according to research presented at the 22nd International AIDS Conference last week in Amsterdam.
Activists want next AIDS confab out of Bay Area
Activists kicked off this week's 22nd International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam with calls to move the next confab out of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Supervised injection demo to open in August
Mayor London Breed and members of Glide Memorial Methodist Church this week announced plans to open a supervised injection facility demonstration project in the Tenderloin in late August.
New ad campaign promotes PrEP use
Foster City-based Gilead Sciences last month launched a new multimedia ad campaign to promote the use of Truvada PrEP for HIV prevention for a range of communities at elevated risk for infection.
Leather cultural district cuts ribbon
Members of the Bay Area leather community gathered June 12 for a victory party celebrating the designation of San Francisco's new Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District in the South of Market neighborhood.
New campaign promotes PrEP for Latinos
A new Spanish-language PrEP campaign has launched to raise awareness about the HIV prevention pill in Latino communities.
FDA approves PrEP for adolescents
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week approved Truvada PrEP for adolescents, making the once-daily HIV prevention pill more widely available to a group with a disproportionately high risk of infection.
Advocates promote hepatitis testing at rally
In advance of Hepatitis Testing Day Saturday, May 19, public health officials and advocates will hold a rally Friday to raise awareness about hepatitis B and C and encourage people to get tested.
New federal law spurs online sex work crackdown
Bipartisan legislation targeting online sex trafficking could harm consensual adult sex workers and set a bad precedent for online censorship, according to opponents of the new law.