Widely available ART in rural South Africa has led to dramatic decreases in AIDS-related mortality over the last few years. A new qualitative study has revealed that HIV is now seen as a ‘preferred’ chronic illness when compared to cancer, diabetes and hypertension. However, this research also questions whether these shifts have led to a… Read More »
NAM aidsmap has teamed up with award-winning animation studio Animade to produce U=U for World AIDS Day 2020. The film fights stigma with knowledge by reinforcing the ‘Undetectable = Untransmittable’ consensus statement that people with HIV on effective treatment can’t pass on the virus. We are delighted to have been chosen by Animade to work… Read More »
A high-dose supplement and a diabetes drug could interact and cause dangerously low blood sugar. And with little research available on side effects and potential interactions with oral diabetes medications, insulin, and other drugs diabetes patients often use such as cholesterol- and blood pressure-lowering agents, not enough is known about long-term safety. Consider cinnamon, which… Read More »
It’s 2 a. Is it okay to take a nonprescription remedy? Lawrence Epstein, an instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School. But which option should you reach for? Drugstore shelves are lined with a dizzying array of products promising a good night’s sleep. They fall into two categories: nonprescription medications and dietary supplements. Sleep medications… Read More »
Ron Simmons, PhD, an accomplished academic based in Washington, DC, and exceptional AIDS advocate who championed Black gay men, has died. He was 70. The cause of death was not immediately disclosed among the outpourings and remembrances on social media. Simmons had lived with HIV for 30 years, having tested positive in 1990, according to… Read More »