Sexually Transmitted Diseases

This newly approved long-acting injectable PrEP offers 6 months of HIV protection, and represents a major scientific and policy breakthrough. However, its success will depend on ensuring equitable access, enforcing coverage requirements, and maintaining a robust, multi-faceted HIV prevention infrastructure amid political and systemic challenges.

Nimish Patel, PharmD, discusses UC San Diego’s care offerings in HIV, the challenges of getting care to marginalized populations, and what the addition of lenacapavir means to individuals looking to access PrEP.

Eloise Williams, MBBS, BMedSci, MPHTM, FRACP, FRCPA, details how an 8-criterion genomics-plus-clinical framework narrowed 5,881 isolates to 5 strains while prioritizing safety and contemporary relevance.

Up to 2 million people in low- and lower-middle-income countries may gain access to the long-acting PrEP option under a three-year, no-profit agreement.

David Margolis, MD discusses his team’s work at UNC looking at combination treatment that includes the cancer drug, vorinostat, and immunotherapy as a potential HIV cure.

WHO and HRP highlight new research on HIV communication, STI priorities, and inclusive strategies to strengthen sexual health worldwide.

UNC’s Sarah Rutstein, MD, PhD, discusses her research uncovering the inability of some people to receive HIV prevention medication in both the US and Africa and strategies to address it.

Joseph Eron, MD, provides insights on the unit's international reach as well as some of the important trials it has been involved in, notably the PURPOSE studies involving the landmark trials about lenacapavir for HIV prevention.

This review highlights how people living with HIV are living longer due to antiretroviral therapy but face unique age-related health challenges, including cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, renal dysfunction, neurocognitive decline, immunosenescence, bone loss, and frailty, requiring tailored screening and management strategies.

If this GSK antibiotic is approved, it will provide a new oral option to patients in the US who are currently relying on injectable treatments.

Gilead Sciences has partnered with the Global Fund to supply up to 2 million doses of its long-acting HIV prevention drug, lenacapavir, to low and lower-middle income countries.

This investigational two-drug regimen for treatment of adults with virologically suppressed HIV was given a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) date of April 28, 2026.

A coalition of over 100 US companies is supporting the federal initiative to end the HIV epidemic by 2030, but legal and funding threats now jeopardize this progress and the significant health and economic benefits it promises.

As the cohort of people living with HIV in the US ages, HIV care programs must rapidly adapt to the changing needs of older adults with HIV.

In a phase 3 study, GSK’s gepotidacin demonstrated 92% efficacy against the sexually transmitted infection.

To meet ambitious targets for ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic, governments must unite in a global effort to improve access to CD4 testing.

A new analysis raises concerns over the stoppage of funding for this long-standing program, which could have major impacts on global public health for years to come.

The 15th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act is overshadowed by threats to HIV prevention efforts, including a looming Supreme Court case that could eliminate no-cost access to preexposure prophylaxis and other preventive services. Simultaneously, deep federal cuts and restructuring have destabilized critical public health infrastructure, jeopardizing decades of progress in the fight against HIV.

Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine, Merck’s RSV antibody, and Innoviva’s gonorrhea antibiotic await regulatory decisions this quarter.

The Visby Medical Women’s Sexual Health Test can screen for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis.

Carl 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.

In a small study, investigators found they could reduce the antiretroviral therapy (ART) dosing to longer durations and the treatment remained safe and efficacious.

A recent study emphasizes the genetic diversity within the ompA-genotype L2b clade, enhancing our understanding of sexually transmitted infections and how they are transmitted.