About four in every ten gay men in the UK who have HIV are undiagnosed, the British HIV Association’s Autumn Conference heard on 10 October, for the most part because they do not test often enough rather than because they refuse to test. The... more>

There was broad consensus at last week’s autumn conference of the British HIV Association that effective HIV treatment significantly reduces the risk of HIV transmission. But nobody – even a leading proponent of what has become known as the... more>

Small declines in viral load achieved without anti-HIV drugs by treating infections can reduce the risk of heterosexual HIV transmission and HIV disease progression, according to a review article published in the October edition of AIDS.... more>

today's news

• Up to half of gay men diagnosed with HIV in UK may have been infected in previous year
• UK conference discusses the `Swiss statement` on infectiousness of people on HIV treatment
• Treating co-infections can lower HIV viral load, reducing risk of transmission and improving prognosis