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Roger joined aidsmap in 2008 and was Managing Editor from 2018 to 2024. As a freelancer, he now edits aidsmap’s news and conference coverage, as well as working on updates to About HIV pages. He is also a contributing science editor for TheBodyPro, a freelance journalist for The Lancet HIV, and a medical writer helping researchers prepare articles for peer-reviewed journals. He began working on HIV at Gay Men Fighting AIDS in the mid-1990s.

TB diagnosis

Low cost, 25 min TB-test could help reduce tuberculosis death rate among patients with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa

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Science Daily
14 March 2016
Sex workers

South Africa rolls out ‘test and treat’ to sex workers

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Health-e
14 March 2016
Drug policy & policing

Diplomacy or denialism: World leaders heading towards monumental failure in tackling global drug problem at UN summit

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IDPC
14 March 2016
Vaginal rings & topical PrEP

NIAID to Fund Further Study of Dapivirine Vaginal Ring for HIV Prevention

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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
14 March 2016
Government, leadership & policy

On the Fight Against HIV and AIDS -- and on the People Who Really Started the Conversation

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Huffington Post
14 March 2016
Drug interactions & pharmacokinetics

Sofosbuvir/velpatasvir for hepatitis C can be administered with most antiretrovirals

News
14 March 2016
Bone & joint problems

HIV-infected young males have higher rates of bone loss than females

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Eurekalert Medicine & Health
11 March 2016
Hepatitis C treatment

US: VA expands hepatitis C treatment to all patients with the virus

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Military Times
11 March 2016
Ageing & HIV

Last Men Standing: The Forgotten Survivors Of AIDS

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San Francisco Chronicle
11 March 2016
How HIV works

Bacteria, viruses in gut linked to severity of HIV infection

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HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today
11 March 2016
Transgender people

Transgender people are at high risk for HIV, but too little is known about prevention and treatment for this population

News
11 March 2016
Tuberculosis & HIV

HIV patients in Africa with a specific genetic variant have much lower rate of TB

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Eurekalert Inf Dis
10 March 2016
PrEP programmes & uptake

Rapid rise in PrEP awareness in US gay men, but only 5% have used PrEP

News
10 March 2016
Condoms & lubricant

An important step toward increasing global access to next-generation female condom

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PATH
9 March 2016
Retention & linkage to care

UNAIDS to collaborate on new mobile technology platform to improve data collection and advance the response to HIV

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UNAIDS
9 March 2016
Pharmaceutical industry

Inside the $100 million ad blitz for a $1100-a-pill drug for hepatitis C

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STAT
9 March 2016
TB transmission & prevention

Screen High-Risk Adults for Tuberculosis, Experts Say

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U.S. News & World Report
9 March 2016
People who inject drugs

Indiana HIV epidemic among people who inject drugs is controlled, but ongoing vigilance is needed

News
9 March 2016
Hepatitis & HIV

More than 2 million people co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C

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Eurekalert Inf Dis
8 March 2016
Hepatitis C treatment

Hepatitis medicines: Warning concerning Harvoni® packs with counterfeit contents

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Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products
8 March 2016
PrEP

Updated Southern African guidelines on the safe use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in persons at risk of acquiring HIV-1 infection

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Anova Health Institute
8 March 2016
Infant feeding

A ‘formula for success’ to support mothers living with HIV

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NAT
8 March 2016
Hepatitis C treatment

20,000 Georgians to Receive Free Hepatitis C Treatment

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Georgia Today
8 March 2016
Pharmaceutical industry

Gilead Spars With Merck Over Hepatitis C $1000-Pill Royalties

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Bloomberg
8 March 2016