Keith Alcorn Editorial Consultant

Keith joined the editorial team of the National AIDS Manual (NAM) in 1991, launched the aidsmap website in 1998 and was the Senior Editor of NAM and aidsmap until 2018. He now contributes news and conference reports as a freelancer.

Weight gain & lipodystrophy

Less weight gain with Dovato than Biktarvy

Cardiovascular disease

Too few people with HIV receiving statins despite guideline changes

Cancer

Tailored cancer screening strategies needed for people with HIV

Treatment guidelines

New European HIV guidelines address sleep, obesity and breastfeeding

Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B reactivation is rare after switching from tenofovir, two European studies show

Resistance

Resistance following failure of injectable cabotegravir/rilpivirine may limit future treatment options

Pregnancy and vertical transmission

U=U applies for some pregnancies, but breastfeeding questions remain

Finance & funding

US funding cuts cause immediate drops in numbers testing and on HIV treatment

Injectable & long-acting HIV treatment

Injectable HIV treatment works for people with poor HIV control in Africa

Treatment simplification strategies

Intermittent HIV treatment dosing may be a response to the funding crisis, but adolescent study raises concerns

Weight gain & lipodystrophy

Treatment changes do not reduce weight in people with HIV

Cardiovascular disease

Women with HIV have no cardiovascular advantage over men, unlike in the general population

Cardiovascular disease

Beyond cholesterol: statins may protect heart health in people with HIV through multiple mechanisms

Cardiovascular disease

Coronary artery disease uncommon in people with HIV in Uganda

Injectable & long-acting HIV treatment

New long-acting HIV drugs show promising early results

Retention & linkage to care

Positive interactions with healthcare workers improve HIV care retention in Malawi and Zambia

New & experimental HIV treatments

Studies confirm non-inferiority of doravirine / islatravir to standard HIV treatment

Retention & linkage to care

PEPFAR study shows the deadly impact of stopping children’s HIV treatment