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QPP is continuously involved in research, projects and developing information that can help people live well with HIV in Queensland. Read the latest updates here.
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 …
Bictegravir matches dolutegravir for first-line treatment in Phase 2 studies Paul Sax at CROI 2017. Photo by Liz Highleyman, hivandhepatitis.com Bictegravir, an investigational new integrase inhibitor, was highly potent, well tolerated and worked as well as dolutegravir (Tivicay – an existing …
Kathleen Squires at CROI 2017. Photo by Liz Highleyman, hivandhepatitis.com Doravirine, an investigational next-generation non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) that reduced HIV viral load as well as boosted darunavir (a Protease Inhibitor) in a phase 3 clinical trial of people starting …
Treatment as prevention and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) provide new ways to safely avoid HIV, but this poses challenges to the ways in which communities understand and practice ‘safe sex’, Martin Holt of the University of New South Wales told a public …
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a new commonwealth support program for people under 65yo with a permanent disability impairment that affects activities of functional daily living. The program is now being progressively rolled out across Australian states and territories, …
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As the HIV-positive population ages through the life-extending benefits of HIV treatments, age-related illness will (and already have) become an increasing concern, such as heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease, bone density loss, and some cancers. Alongside of this medication and treatment …
We are pleased to provide an update regarding the commencement of RAPID’s revolutionary STI testing project using GeneXpert technology, as announced by QPP in November 2016. The research pilot, involving partners from QPP, the University of Queensland School of Public Health, …
On 01 January 2017 the annual increase to the cost of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) co-payments for medicines (treatments), and the PBS Safety Net Thresholds, came into effect, as follows: 2016 2017 PBS Co-payment Increase General Patients $38.30 $38.80 $0.50 cents …
QPP have been helping to coordinate monthly social events for People Living with HIV (PLHIV) across Queensland. We are expecting to extend social events to every region of the state in order to reach out to all people living with HIV. …
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.
