Top 5 HIV Stories from CROI 2025: New Treatments, HIV Remission Insights, and More
March 21st 2025Studies presented included once-yearly lenacapavir formulations for PrEP, bictegravir outperforming darunavir in advanced HIV, Immunocore's IMC-M113V showing viral control and reservoir reduction, and more.
The COVID-19 Pandemic: Significance of Screening and Industry's Response
March 20th 2025This is the first in a series on the 5 year anniversary of the pandemic. We want to cover a variety of aspects around it, including lessons learned such as testing, vaccine development, and public health policy as well as some ongoing challenges that remain including vaccine hesitancy and an increase in antimicrobial resistant infections.
CDC: Hospitals Experiencing Inconsistent Declines in Resistant Infections
March 20th 2025A long-term study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows early success in the reduction of such infections followed by an increase again during the early pandemic years. Additionally, certain pathogens overall saw an increase, whereas other infections were stable or saw decreases.
Fear, Misconceptions Discourage International Hepatitis B and C Testing
March 18th 2025Despite a large number of new infections globally, an international survey shows real reservations by people to get screened and limited knowledge about the risks, thus preventing them from seeking needed treatment.
ViiV Healthcare Presents Potential Long-Acting HIV Therapies
March 17th 2025Phase 1 data on VH184, a third-generation integrase strand transfer inhibitor, and VH499, a novel HIV-1 capsid inhibitor, highlighting their antiviral potency, safety profiles, and potential for long-acting injectable formulations.
The Case for HIV Prevention and Screening: Pay Today or Pay Tomorrow
March 16th 2025Carl Schmid, executive director, HIV + Hepatitis Policy Institute, explains how a Supreme Court case could have far reaching implications for greater health screenings and preventative services beyond HIV and hepatitis.
Pandemic Disruptions in HIV Care Impacted on Early ART Initiation and Viral Suppression
March 13th 2025Sarita Shah, MD, MPH, reveals a decline in timely ART initiation from 86.5% in 2019 to 83.9% in 2020, with viral suppression rates dropping from 91.1% to 84.7%, before showing signs of recovery by 2021.
Doravirine and Islatravir Combination Shown to be Noninferior to Once-Daily ART
March 12th 2025In a blinded phase 3 study, doravirine and islatravir was compared to antiretroviral therapy, BIC/FTC/TAF (Biktarvy), and it was shown that there was no between-group differences in mean change in CD4 T-cell or total lymphocyte count at week 48.