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Andy is a freelance writer based in Denver in the United States with a MA in science writing. He enjoys covering all aspects of science but particularly the environment and public health issues that affect the LGBTQ community.

PrEP

Truvada or Descovy: which should I take for PrEP?

About HIV
May 2022
PrEP science

PrEP failures (breakthrough infections)

About HIV
May 2022
Antibody-based treatment

Repeated infusions of two antibodies delay viral rebound but don’t prevent it

News
13 May 2022
Access to healthcare

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted HIV prevention and care in Barcelona, but new cases and viral loads didn’t increase

News
28 April 2022
Clinical trials

Can HIV cure trials strike a balance between the need for meaningful data and participant safety?

News
18 April 2022
Kidney problems

PrEP and kidney function: who really needs screening and can event-based dosing reduce side-effects?

News
1 April 2022
Mental & emotional health & wellbeing

PrEP increases sexual pleasure, intimacy, and closeness

News
11 March 2022
Ethnic & cultural minorities

Higher risks of cancer for Black men with HIV suggest racial inequities in US health care

News
8 March 2022
People who inject drugs

Tele-harm reduction: a new approach in the US shows promise for people with HIV who inject drugs

News
2 February 2022
Coronavirus

Further evidence that COVID breakthrough infections are more common in people living with HIV

News
20 January 2022
Mental & emotional health problems

Integrating lay counsellors into routine HIV care improved mental health symptoms in Mozambique

News
19 January 2022
Treatment simplification strategies

History of drug resistance or virological failure warrants caution when switching to dolutegravir plus lamivudine

News
30 December 2021
Coronavirus

Headlines linking people with HIV to COVID variants are at best incomplete, at worst stigmatising

News
20 December 2021
Coronavirus

People living with HIV, regardless of CD4 count or viral load, more likely to experience COVID-19 breakthrough infections

News
8 December 2021
Treatment outcomes & life expectancy

High mortality of people living with HIV in Thailand highlights the need for early diagnosis and treatment

News
9 November 2021
Cancer

Anal warts increase the risk of developing pre-cancerous lesions and cancer, especially in people living with HIV

News
19 October 2021