HIV was nearly 50 percent less fattal in 2018 than it had been a decade prior in 2010, new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data reveal. The sexually transmitted infection was once treated as virtually a death sentence, but with the advent of better antiretrovirals, including Gilead’s blockbuster Truvada, and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), … Read more
One long-acting HIV shot every two months protects women from infection nearly twice as well as daily Truvada pills, study finds In a trial of more than 3,200 women, just 0.21% who were randomly assigned to get the shot caught HIV, compared to 1.79% who were on daily Truvada The injection, called cabotegravir, is given … Read more
Two antiviral drugs are set to begin early human trials in London-based coronavirus patients. A UCL-led study, dubbed the FLARE trial, will investigate the efficacy of favipiravir, which is used to treat the flu, and the cocktail of lopinavir/ritonavir which is given to HIV patients. Scientists are recruiting 240 participants between the ages of 18 … Read more
The HIV drug combination of lopinavir and ritonavir does not treat Covid-19, a major study has concluded. One of many experimental treatments being trialled around the world, scientists had hoped the antiviral therapy would be able to stop the coronavirus reproducing in the body, like it does for HIV. But one of the biggest trials … Read more
The HIV drug combination of lopinavir and ritonavir does not treat Covid-19, a major study has concluded. One of many experimental treatments being trialled around the world, scientists had hoped the antiviral therapy would be able to stop the coronavirus reproducing in the body, like it does for HIV. But one of the biggest trials … Read more
A HIV drug combination used to treat some coronavirus patients could cause their hearts to slow down or stop completely, doctors have warned. A 67-year-old given lopinavir/ritonavir — which is being used experimentally around the world — needed a pacemaker to recover from his episode. The man, who had high blood pressure and coronary artery … Read more
A 34-year-old male from Brazil with HIV has gone into long-term remission after treatment with drugs alone, boosting hope of a cure for millions living with the virus. Doctors report that the patient was prescribed an intense multi-drug cocktail of AIDS medicines, including antiretroviral therapy, or ART. It was also supplemented with additional antiretrovirals, plus a … Read more
Covid-19 treatment hopes dashed as trial of promising HIV drug given to infected patients reveals it does NOT work Oxford University scientists pull lopinavir/ritonavir from RECOVERY Trial today Head of trial said results ‘pretty clearly’ showed it didn’t work on any patients It has been used in hospitals around world to treat Covid despite no … Read more
Hopes are high for a new implant that could provide year-long protection against HIV for people who do not have the virus. The device, a new venture by Merck, has proven a success in rodents and monkeys, and safe for at least three months in 12 human volunteers. But researchers at the pharmaceutical company – … Read more