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Researchers say man may be cured of HIV using stem cells without mutation
A man dubbed the Geneva Patient may be the sixth person to be functionally cured of HIV after a stem cell transplant for cancer treatment, researchers reported ahead of the IAS Conference on HIV Science, taking place in Brisbane, Australia.
New global AIDS report shows uneven progress
There is a clear path to ending AIDS, and some countries have made great strides, according to the latest UNAIDS update released July 13 ahead of the International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science in Brisbane, Australia.
Report: Most people with hep C have not been cured
Most Americans diagnosed with hepatitis C have not been treated and cured despite the availability of well-tolerated antiviral therapy for a decade, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Don't let mpox be part of your Pride celebration
Mpox is at a low ebb in San Francisco, but public health experts caution that the virus has not gone away, and they urge gay and bisexual men to take precautions, including getting both doses of the vaccine.
New HIV cases decline, CDC report says
Annual new HIV infections in the U.S. fell by 12% in recent years, with the greatest declines seen among young gay and bisexual men and people in the South, according to the latest HIV surveillance report from the CDC.
New mpox cluster in Chicago prompts concern
Health officials in Chicago have reported a new cluster of 13 mpox cases among gay men, raising concern about a possible resurgence this summer, which unofficially kicks off during the upcoming International Mr. Leather contest over Memorial Day weekend.
HIV confab highlights SF research
The recent Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections featured the work of San Francisco experts, including studies of long-acting injectable HIV treatment and antibiotics to prevent sexually transmitted infections.
SFGH's Ward 86 commemorates 40 years
Ward 86, the first dedicated HIV clinic in the United States, recently marked its 40th anniversary with a commemoration at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.
Another HIV vaccine fails in large study
Another large trial has been halted after Johnson & Johnson's experimental HIV vaccine failed to prevent infection, according to a January 18 announcement from the National Institutes of Health.
FDA approves twice-yearly HIV treatment
There is a new long-acting drug for people with highly resistant HIV who have, until now, had limited medication options.
FDA may allow more gay men to donate blood
Gay and bisexual men may soon be allowed to donate blood without a fixed period of sexual abstinence, the federal Food and Drug Administration announced late last month in response to a Wall Street Journal report about the policy change.
Sex worker advocate Carol Leigh dies
Carol Leigh, a bisexual sex worker activist and artist also known as Scarlot Harlot, died November 16 at her home in San Francisco after a long battle with cancer.
SF pioneers rollout of new STI prevention tool
San Francisco is the first city to issue guidelines on the use of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis, or doxy-PEP, to prevent sexually transmitted infections, the Department of Public Health announced October 20.
Taking doxycycline after sex reduces STI risk, study finds
Taking the antibiotic doxycycline as post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) after sex can lower the risk of gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis, according to a study presented at the recent International AIDS Conference in Montreal.
In a 1st, gay & bi men account for less than half of new SF HIV cases
For the first time, gay and bisexual men who don't inject drugs accounted for less than half of new HIV cases in San Francisco last year.
FDA approves updated COVID-19 boosters
The federal Food and Drug Administration has authorized updated COVID-19 boosters that are a better match for the current circulating coronavirus strains.
SF expands MPX vaccine eligibility, will start second doses next week
SF officials have expanded eligibility for the monkeypox vaccine and starting next week, local providers will begin offering second doses of the MPX vaccine to those who've gotten the first dose.
SF sex worker clinic moves to Mission Street
St. James Infirmary – the nation's first occupational health and safety clinic run by and for sex workers – has new digs and held a grand opening party to celebrate its fifth home in its two-decade history.
Fauci to step down from public health positions in December
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden, will be stepping down from his current positions by the end of the year.
SF starts administering split doses of monkeypox vaccine
As of Thursday, San Francisco clinics are starting to administer monkeypox vaccines using a new split-dose technique intended to stretch the limited supply.