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The US FDA has approved a new once-daily version of Merck’s antiretroviral (ARV) Isentress, known as Isentress HD. Until now, Isentress (raltegravir) had been available only as a twice-daily treatment. Treatment with Isentress HD entails taking two 600 mg tablets once …
Queensland Positive People was invited by Health Consumers Queensland to showcase ‘Peer Navigation for People Living with HIV’ at their annual Forum in Townsville, Thursday May 18. The forum, tilted ‘Power and Passion: Culture change through consumer engagement and partnerships,’ showcased …
An unexpectedly high number of HIV-negative gay and bisexual men taking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in Amsterdam were found to have hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, suggesting HCV is being transmitted sexually between men with and without HIV, according to a presentation …
ODEFSEY – a new combination pill containing rilpivirine (Edurant – an existing NNRTI), TAF (tenofovir alafenamide), and FTC (Emtriva – emtricitabine) was registered in Australia by Gilead Sciences in October 2016, and has now become available (from 01 May 2017) on …
01 March, 2017 -The Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) has provided recommendations on new approaches to cervical screening in Australia. Following a comprehensive review of the current evidence for cervical screening, MSAC has recommended for both Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccinated …
Introduction: Long-acting antiretrovirals: Are they the future of HIV treatment or will the future pass them by? As research progresses on long-acting antiretroviral therapy (LA-ART) for HIV — also sometimes referred to as extended-release (ER) antiretroviral therapy — experts disagree about …
After 3 years, tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) for first-line HIV treatment was better at suppressing viral load and safer for the bones and kidneys than the older tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF), researchers reported at the 2017 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) …
Ageing with HIV, can be both a celebration and a concern. A celebration because effective HIV treatments have given life-years back to all people on effective treatment; but a concern since people are now moving into older age with HIV and …
Yes folks, it’s that time of year again to get flu vaccinated and build up our winter defences against the debilitating effects of influenza. The official flu season typically spans from May to October each year. Flu vaccination is available from …
Capsid assembly is the step in the HIV lifecycle where the virus develops a cone-shaped core (capsid) particle, which contains or encloses the viral genetic blueprint (genome), inside a maturing infectious virion. It consists of a protein envelop membrane which protects …
Queensland Positive People acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the many lands and waters upon which we work and live, paying particular respect to the Turrbal and Jagera peoples of Meanjin upon which our Manilla and Ann Street offices are based.
We recognise that this land is unceded and has always been under First Nations custodianship. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and to future community leaders. QPP also acknowledges the important role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people hold in the communities we work alongside, and also acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who access our service and website.
