Keith Alcorn

Keith joined NAM’s staff team in 1991 and was our Senior Editor until 2018. He currently contributes news and conference reporting to aidsmap.com and edits infohep.org, our website covering hepatitis treatment news.

Economic & social inequality

One in five new cases of HIV and hepatitis C in people who inject drugs due to unstable housing in US and UK, modelling shows

Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B may increase cancer risk in people with HIV

Weight gain & lipodystrophy

Greater weight gain in pregnancy linked to TAF-and-integrase inhibitor combinations

Coronavirus

COVID-19 and coronavirus in people living with HIV

Coronavirus

COVID-19 vaccines for people with HIV

HIV treatment

Cabotegravir and rilpivirine injections

Elimination of hepatitis C

Europe far from achieving hepatitis C elimination targets

Coronavirus

Woman with HIV with low CD4 count remained positive on SARS-CoV-2 tests for over 5 months

Vaccinations & immunisations

People with HIV with CD4 counts below 200 show weaker responses to COVID-19 vaccines

Vaccinations & immunisations

Levels of COVID-19 vaccination in people with HIV in central and eastern Europe vary widely

Side effects

Large international study finds 40% higher risk of serious cardiovascular problems in people taking abacavir since 2012

Resistance

New cases of multi-drug resistant HIV becoming rarer in Europe

Elimination of hepatitis C

New cases of hepatitis C have fallen among gay and bisexual men with HIV in France

Coronavirus

Beta variant of COVID-19 may cause more severe illness in people with HIV

Coronavirus

People with HIV with suppressed viral load and higher CD4 counts unlikely to need a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Liver disease

People with HIV taking newer antiretrovirals at higher risk of fatty liver disease

Weight gain & lipodystrophy

Older version of tenofovir used as PrEP linked to weight loss

HIV treatment

Ritonavir