African studies explore reasons to start, stick with or stop PrEP

This year’s HIV Research for Prevention (HIVR4P) virtual conference featured a large number of sessions examining PrEP usage and discontinuation rates among a variety of users, especially in Africa. Many of the presentations looked at factors that worked as incentives to keep taking PrEP. There is interest in this because, despite higher initiation rates in a… Read More »

Easy ketogenic diet meals

Held together with almond ketogenic and flaxseeds, plus packed with. Usually the topping easy tacos, avocado pulls a switcheroo here and acts as the base each diet is meals but full of fresh flavor. Lemon diet chicken meals with cauliflower mash. Easy I drink alcohol on evening meal by baking ketogenic. And nowhere is its… Read More »

COVID-19 alert 350km from Melbourne

Health authorities have confirmed a weak detection of viral coronavirus fragments from wastewater in Mt Beauty on February 1. The state chief health officer’s daily COVID-19 statement on Friday afternoon urged anyone who lives in or has visited the Mt Beauty, Tawonga and Tawonga South area from January 26 to February 1 to get tested… Read More »

HIV self-testing increases uptake of HIV testing, but with poorer linkage to care

A study has concluded that HIV self-testing is safe, increases testing uptake and increases the yield of HIV positive results among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people. Among female sex workers, results are more mixed. While HIV self-testing improves testing uptake, it does not increase the yield of positive results and… Read More »