- Dolutegravir is a powerful anti-HIV drug sold under the following brand names: . Tivicay – dolutegravir. Juluca – dolutegravir + rilpivirine. Triumeq – ...
- Integrase inhibitors are a class of anti-HIV drugs widely used as part of HIV combination therapy (ART) in Canada and other high-income countries. Integrase ...
- Most clinical trials testing HIV drugs enroll young and relatively healthy adults. Such studies do not capture the effects of a drug in different populations, ...
- Shortly after gaining entry to the body and infecting the cells of the immune system that it encounters, HIV causes profound changes to the immune system. The ...
- CATIE NewsResearchers studied survival of Canadians co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C. Cirrhosis-related deaths began to decline in 2013 with new hepatitis C ...
- CATIE NewsA new study followed 279 Canadian women with HIV vaccinated against HPV. Researchers compared HPV incidence to studies with other groups of women. The vaccine ...
- CATIE NewsBritish Columbia researchers say many cases of HIV are being diagnosed late. A new study reviewed health information of 2,119 people diagnosed with HIV. 14% had ...
- CATIE NewsResearchers studied health data of patients discharged from a Toronto HIV hospital. 90% of discharged patients did not fill their HIV prescriptions in a timely ...
- HIV is a virus that can weaken your immune system, your body’s built-in defence against disease. HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus.
- 1. Get a good doctor. If possible, find a doctor who has experience treating people living with HIV. If you can, find a doctor you can talk to openly and ...
- As part of your regular checkups, your doctor will recommend blood tests to monitor your health.
- Treatment helps you stay healthy by stopping HIV from making copies of itself in your body. With treatment, your immune system can get stronger.