#Australia

We will be at the Regional Botanic gardens for this very special night. there will be a free BBQ and candle light vigil with guest speakers.

Researchers found that Truvada as pre-exposure prophylaxis greatly reduced HIV cases in both people on PrEP and those not on it.

The vaccine, which is safe, was designed using bits of an HIV protein.

Hepatitis C commonly spreads through condomless sex and injection drug use among men who have sex with men.

Staff at the Australian quarantine hotel wrongly reused blood glucose tests on multiple individuals, but the contamination risk is very low.

A Campbell Foundation grant will help this scientist study lactic acid’s anti-inflammatory role in the female reproductive tract.

An Australian study also found that, overall, such anxiety was higher among younger gay and bisexual men.

Repeated cases of rectal gonorrhea were associated with an even higher risk of HIV.

A roundup of POZ’s reporting on studies presented at the Mexico City conference about HIV treatment, vaccines, PrEP and other concerns.

A report maps out four common factors that help these cities and countries beat the epidemic. [VIDEO]

Among nearly 10,000 gay and bisexual men followed for a cumulative 18,000 years, there have been only 16 new cases of the virus.

The decline was driven by lower infections among men who have sex with men, who have embraced the use of PrEP.

The circumstances of this case are so highly unique, the prospect of replicating it are quite uncertain.

Researchers suggest that using antiseptic mouthwash may mitigate this risk.

Researchers broke down the various strategies that the gay men in the Opposites Attract study used to prevent HIV transmission.

Steve Spencer—now on treatment with an undetectable viral load—says evidence of PrEP’s effectiveness is still clear.