Patients who do not think they need antiretroviral therapy have poorer adherence to such treatment, Dutch investigators report in the December 1st edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. The... more>

A quarter of Ugandan HIV-positive patients with active tuberculosis (TB) had a viral load below 10,000 copies/ml, investigators report in a letter published in the December 1st edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency... more>

Drug regulatory authorities in the US have approved a new 75mg darunavir (Prezista tablet for paediatric use. On December 18th the US Food and Drug Administration announced that it had approved the new 75mg darunavir... more>

today's news

• Lack of perceived need for HIV treatment associated with poor adherence
• TB doesn't always increase HIV viral load
• New 75mg darunavir tablet approved by FDA for use by HIV-positive children
• Thyroid checks recommended for people with HIV
• Gay men often not accessing PEP despite risk of HIV exposure
• Knighthood for head of UK HIV charity