Gus Cairns

Gus joined NAM's editorial team in 2009 and previously edited HIV Treatment Update and Preventing HIV. 

Hepatitis & HIV

Re-audit of hepatitis care in European HIV services finds improvement in most areas despite challenges

PrEP policies & guidelines

PrEP chaos: how central Europe is suffering from inconsistent guidelines, random access, and healthcare stigma

The search for an HIV prevention vaccine

What is a vaccine?

The search for an HIV prevention vaccine

Why is it so difficult to make an HIV prevention vaccine?

Injectable & long-acting HIV treatment

‘Real world’ injectable treatment halves patient dissatisfaction, with only two viral failures in first six months

Side effects

CD4 and white blood cell declines caused by islatravir are dose-related and reversible, but rule out using it for prevention

PrEP programmes & uptake

Rapid scale-up of PrEP in Ukraine this year, despite the war

Migrants, refugees & displaced people

So far, Poland has seen fewer Ukrainian refugees with HIV than expected

Experiences of stigma

Stigma and discrimination against people with HIV are as big an issue as ever

Coronavirus

‘Old style’ tenofovir really may protect against COVID, large US study finds

Antibody-based prevention

Giving antibodies to prevent vertical transmission in Africa would be cost-effective or even save money, study finds

The search for a cure

A cure must be a cure for all: why more HIV cure research in Africa is needed

The search for a cure

We still have no HIV cure. But we have a better strategy for finding one

Transgender people

Injectable PrEP is just as effective for transgender women as it is for gay men, study analysis finds

Injectable & long-acting PrEP

Injectable PrEP can only cost a little more than oral PrEP if it is to be cost-effective, South African study finds

The search for an HIV prevention vaccine

Minimal antibody response in Imbokodo compels change of course for HIV vaccine research

The search for a cure

Smart new single-cell assay shines a light on the HIV reservoir

Sexually transmitted infections prevention

Taking antibiotic after sex cuts STIs by two-thirds, ‘DoxyPEP’ study finds