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Drug checking services are offered within the supervised consumption site at Blood Ties Four Directions Centre.

Some people living with HIV are also co-infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). A Swiss program offered HCV testing and treatment to more than 4,000 gay and bisexual men with HIV. Monitoring several…

Laboratory-based syphilis testing takes time and can necessitate follow-up clinic visits for treatment. A study with more than 1,000 people found that rapid tests were highly accurate, with results…

Identifying cases of very early (acute) hepatitis C virus infection can be difficult. To help diagnose acute HCV, a high-tech test—polymerase chain reaction (PCR)—is necessary. Researchers in Ontario…

The SafeLink Alberta HIV peer support and navigation program connects people living with HIV to peer support groups and/or peer navigation services.

STIs, cancer, and sleep.

Before effective HIV treatment (ART) was available, people with HIV had weakened immune systems. As a result, they could develop injury to the brain or surrounding tissue and serious infections…

Some strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) are sexually transmitted and can cause abnormal development of cells in the following places:

Studies have found that people with HIV are at heightened risk for head and neck cancer. These cancers consist of tumours that can occur on the lips, mouth, throat and voice box; less commonly, the…

Cancer cells release chemical signals that can weaken the immune system and its ability to sense and attack tumours. For more than a decade, pharmaceutical companies have been developing a class of…

Some people develop difficulty breathing during sleep. That is, their breathing becomes intermittent and can stop for a time. When they wake up, people with sleep-disordered breathing (sleep apnea)…

A flexible and mobile approach to providing hepatitis C care for people who experience homelessness in South London, England.