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aidsmap (previously known as NAM aidsmap) is now hosted by Terrence Higgins Trust, an HIV charity based in the United Kingdom.
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Thanks to effective HIV treatment, the number of cases of Kaposi’s sarcoma has fallen dramatically. Nonetheless, it remains one of the most common cancers in people with HIV. https://t.co/slO1ubTw7U
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The number of cases of Kaposi’s sarcoma has fallen dramatically, however, it remains one of the most common cancers in people living with HIV
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News from the 20th European AIDS Conference: Chemsex use is changing in Europe @EACSociety #EACS2025
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The way gay and bisexual men are using drugs to enhance sex (chemsex) is changing in Europe, especially among younger men and those new to chemsex. They are turning to a new generation of drugs,...
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A heart attack is a medical emergency which happens when your heart can’t get enough oxygen. There's evidence that people living with HIV have an increased risk of having a heart attack. The risk is higher if you have a low CD4 count.
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A heart attack is a medical emergency which happens when your heart can’t get enough oxygen. People living with HIV are at higher risk of having a heart attack
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News from the 20th European AIDS Conference: Increased STI diagnoses in gay men with HIV are mainly due to more testing @EACSociety #EACS2025
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A study presented at the recent 20th European AIDS Conference (EACS 2025) has found that the apparent rise in sexually transmitted infections (STIs), at least in gay and bisexual men with HIV in...
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News from the 20th European AIDS Conference: STIs and doxyPEP at EACS: community effectiveness, gonorrhoea resistance and ‘blunted’ syphilis @EACSociety #EACS2025
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A significant number of presentations at last week’s 20th European AIDS Conference (EACS 2025) in Paris were concerned with the bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) syphilis, gonorrhoea...
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News from the 20th European AIDS Conference: Less weight gain with Dovato than Biktarvy @EACSociety
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Switching to a two-drug regimen of dolutegravir / lamivudine (Dovato) resulted in significantly less weight gain after 96 weeks compared to a switch to tenofovir alafenamide / emtricitabine /...
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Many of the causes of coronary heart disease are linked to people’s lifestyles. But some people are at higher risk for other reasons, including having other health conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.
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Coronary heart disease is a serious condition that affects your arteries and the blood supply to your heart. People living with HIV have an increased risk.
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Want to keep up to date with the latest HIV news? Subscribe to aidsmap bulletins and we'll share HIV research and developments from around the world in our monthly bulletin and news from international HIV conferences. https://t.co/5HtxaUz5ie
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News from the 20th European AIDS Conference: Tailored cancer screening strategies needed for people with HIV @EACSociety #EACS2025
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Studies presented last week at the 20th European AIDS Conference (EACS 2025) in Paris highlighted the need for tailored cancer screening strategies in people with HIV.
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News from the 20th European AIDS Conference: Too few people with HIV receiving statins despite guideline changes @EACSociety #EACS2025
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Progress towards wider use of statins in people with HIV has been modest and LDL cholesterol control remains suboptimal in people with HIV at higher risk of cardiovascular disease, studies presented...
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News from the 20th European AIDS Conference: Three ways Ukraine is using AI to improve HIV services @EACSociety #EACS2025
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Ukraine’s health services have been remarkably resilient in wartime, with technological innovations playing a key role in sustaining the delivery of care.
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Peripheral artery disease is a condition where the blood flow to your legs is affected by fatty substances building up in your arteries. People with HIV who have a low CD4 count (below 500) or a detectable viral load have a higher risk of developing PAD
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Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is caused when fatty deposits develop in your arteries, affecting the blood supply to your legs.
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News from the 20th European AIDS Conference: New European HIV guidelines address sleep, obesity and breastfeeding @EACSociety #EACS2025
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The European AIDS Clinical Society issued updated guidelines at its 20th European AIDS Conference (EACS 2025) in Paris last week, making new recommendations on infant feeding and diagnosis and...
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Our booklet 'Taking your HIV treatment' is now available to read or download from aidsmap. The booklet provides information on how HIV treatment works, what taking it involves and how to manage it in your life. https://t.co/GAqv4uZuE9
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This booklet provides basic information about how HIV treatment works, what taking it involves and how to manage it in your life. You’ll get the most benefit from your treatment if you take each dose...
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News from the 20th European AIDS Conference: Hepatitis B reactivation is rare after switching from tenofovir, two European studies show @EACSociety #EACS2025
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Two large studies of people switching to tenofovir-sparing regimens presented at the 20th European AIDS Conference (EACS 2025) in Paris show that hepatitis B reactivation is a rare event after the...
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News from the 20th European AIDS Conference: Second Berlin patient has unusual immune response that seems to have removed his HIV @EACSociety #EACS2025
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At the 20th European AIDS Conference (EACS 2025) in Paris last week, delegates received an update on a case of an apparent cure of HIV infection that was first presented at the 2024 International...
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People living with HIV are urged to have their flu vaccine each year. The vaccine only provides protection for about a year, so it is important you are revaccinated each year.
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The flu is a very common viral illness that affects the respiratory tract. People living with HIV are recommended to have the flu vaccine every year.
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News from the 20th European AIDS Conference: Resistance following failure of injectable cabotegravir/rilpivirine may limit future treatment options @EACSociety #EACS2025
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Although virological failure of injectable cabotegravir/rilpivirine is rare, viral rebound can lead to resistance mutations that may exclude future treatment with widely used antiretrovirals, studies...
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News from the 20th European AIDS Conference: More Europeans are dying from HIV now than 15 years ago @EACSociety #EACS2025
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Europe, taken as a whole, is losing some of the gains it has made in tackling the burden of HIV, the 20th European AIDS Conference (EACS 2025) heard in Paris. Teymur Noori of the European Centre for...
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News from the European AIDS Conference #EACS2025: People with HIV report little difference in quality of life compared with matched controls, but more depression @EACSociety
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A Dutch study presented at the 20th European AIDS Conference (EACS 2025) in Paris compared the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in around 500 older people with HIV with the same number of...
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