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• Higher rates of HIV in US black gay men may be due to smaller choice of partners and more age mixing

  New Men who have sex with men (MSM)
  Gus Cairns | 4 hours ago

  Limited partner choice, wider age gaps between partners, and mistaken beliefs about HIV status in regular partners are all driving the substantially higher rates of HIV in US black gay men relative ...

• Dramatic improvements in HIV testing are possible – local leadership and multiple initiatives required

  Promoting HIV testing
  Roger Pebody | 16 May 2013

  In Brighton & Hove the proportion of new HIV diagnoses which are made outside of sexual health and antenatal clinics has increased from 25.7% in 2000 to 57.8% in 2012, driven by ...

• Triple therapy for hepatitis C is effective after liver transplantation, but side-effects are common

  Hepatitis C treatment
  Liz Highleyman | 16 May 2013

  Adding the approved HCV protease inhibitor telaprevir (Incivo or Incivek) to pegylated interferon and ribavirin can increase sustained viral response rates even for difficult-to-treat liver transplant recipients, but adverse events are common, researchers ...

• Engagement with health care leads to more prompt HIV diagnosis and higher rates of virological suppression among gay men

  Retention and linkage to care
  Michael Carter | 16 May 2013

  Pre-existing connection with primary health care is associated with more prompt diagnosis of HIV infection and an increased likelihood of virological suppression one year after diagnosis among gay men, investigators from the United ...

• Hepatitis E virus infection can cause rapid liver cirrhosis in people with HIV who have low CD4 cell counts

  Hepatitis and HIV
  Michael Carter | 15 May 2013

  Infection with hepatitis E virus (HEV) can cause rapid liver fibrosis in people with HIV who have low CD4 cell counts, case reports published in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases ...

• More drugs, more alcohol often means more risky sex for HIV-negative gay men

  Epidemiology and behaviour
  Michael Carter | 14 May 2013

  There is a highly significant relationship between frequency and intensity of drug and alcohol use and risky sex among American HIV-negative gay men, a study published in the online edition of the ...

• People more likely to keep HIV clinic appointments if they believe their care providers know them as a person

  Retention and linkage to care
  Michael Carter | 13 May 2013

  People who believe their care providers know them as a person are more likely to keep their HIV clinic appointments, research conducted in the United States and published in the online edition ...