[Viva] Fwd: aidsmap news: Risk of dying from COVID-19 doubled for people with HIV in England, 26 April 2021

Penny Bradford pbpennyb at gmail.com
Wed Apr 28 14:06:20 PDT 2021 

Thanks Margarite.
Cheers,
Penny

On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 9:05 AM Margarite Sanchez <
margaritesanchez at gmail.com> wrote:

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> aidsmap news   |   26 April 2021
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> Contents
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>    - News from the BHIVA & BASHH conference
>    <#m_2398681990592206102_m_-879402039810372684_section-1?utm_source=aidsmap+news-english&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-04-26>
>    - Other aidsmap news
>    <#m_2398681990592206102_m_-879402039810372684_section-2?utm_source=aidsmap+news-english&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-04-26>
>    - Podcast series: Tell Me About It
>    <#m_2398681990592206102_m_-879402039810372684_section-3?utm_source=aidsmap+news-english&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-04-26>
>    - Editors' picks from other sources
>    <#m_2398681990592206102_m_-879402039810372684_section-4?utm_source=aidsmap+news-english&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-04-26>
>    - Having a baby when you're living with HIV
>    <#m_2398681990592206102_m_-879402039810372684_section-5?utm_source=aidsmap+news-english&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-04-26>
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> News from the BHIVA & BASHH conference
> [image: Dr Sara Croxford presenting to the 2021 BHIVA/BASHH conference. Dr
> Sara Croxford presenting to the 2021 BHIVA/BASHH conference.]
> Dr Sara Croxford presenting to the 2021 BHIVA/BASHH conference.
> Risk of dying from COVID-19 doubled for people with HIV in England
> <https://www.aidsmap.com/news/apr-2021/risk-dying-covid-19-doubled-people-hiv-england?utm_source=aidsmap+news-english&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-04-26>
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> People with HIV in England had double the risk of dying compared to the
> rest of the population during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic up to
> 16 June 2020, Dr Sara Croxford of Public Health England reported at the
> joint British HIV Association (BHIVA) and British Association of Sexual
> Health and HIV (BASHH) conference.
> England's big PrEP implementation trial releases its enrolment data: young
> people under-represented
> <https://www.aidsmap.com/news/apr-2021/englands-big-prep-implementation-trial-releases-its-enrolment-data-young-people-under?utm_source=aidsmap+news-english&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-04-26>
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> The first data from the large implementation study of HIV PrEP in England,
> the IMPACT trial, were presented at the conference. Although there were a
> number of subtle differences in the recruitment figures for different risk
> groups and people of different ethnicities and nationalities, the clearest
> evidence of inequality of access to the trial was that younger people aged
> 16-25 were under-represented relative to their risk of HIV, compared with
> older people.
> What happened to people’s sex lives during lockdown in Britain?
> <https://www.aidsmap.com/news/apr-2021/what-happened-peoples-sex-lives-during-lockdown-britain?utm_source=aidsmap+news-english&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-04-26>
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> A large general population survey shows that the first wave of COVID-19
> had a considerable impact on the amount of sex some people had, with young
> people and those who were not living with a steady partner the most
> affected. Overall, nine in ten people did not have intimate physical
> contact with someone from outside their household, the conference heard.
> Testing homeless people during COVID-19 identifies several new HIV cases,
> especially in Black people
> <https://www.aidsmap.com/news/apr-2021/testing-homeless-people-during-covid-19-identifies-several-new-hiv-cases-especially?utm_source=aidsmap+news-english&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-04-26>
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> An innovative peer-centred outreach project, testing homeless and unstably
> housed people in London during the height of the COVID pandemic for HIV and
> viral hepatitis, has revealed a significant proportion with HIV who were
> either undiagnosed, or diagnosed but not in care.
>
> Other aidsmap news
> [image: fizkes/Shutterstock.com]
> fizkes/Shutterstock.com
> Bisexual men feel more HIV stigma, are lonelier and more socially isolated
> than gay men
> <https://www.aidsmap.com/news/apr-2021/bisexual-men-feel-more-hiv-stigma-are-lonelier-and-more-socially-isolated-gay-men?utm_source=aidsmap+news-english&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-04-26>
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> Bisexual men living with HIV in Australia reported greater levels of
> self-stigma, worse self-image and poorer emotional wellbeing compared to
> gay men. They also reported less social support and fewer connections to
> the LGBTQ community and to other people living with HIV. These men
> expressed feelings of social isolation and highlighted fears of rejection
> associated with their HIV diagnoses.
> A history of abuse has a lasting impact on HIV care engagement and health
> outcomes
> <https://www.aidsmap.com/news/apr-2021/history-abuse-has-lasting-impact-hiv-care-engagement-and-health-outcomes?utm_source=aidsmap+news-english&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-04-26>
>
> A Canadian study that followed people living with HIV for nine years found
> strong relationships between a history of abuse and long-term HIV care
> engagement and health outcomes. Participants with a history of violence or
> abuse, in particular childhood abuse, were more likely to discontinue care,
> have a detectable viral load, and be diagnosed with AIDS.
> Injectable HIV therapy would have to cost less than $131 a year to be
> cost-effective in Africa
> <https://www.aidsmap.com/news/apr-2021/injectable-hiv-therapy-would-have-cost-less-131-year-be-cost-effective-africa?utm_source=aidsmap+news-english&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-04-26>
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> A cost-effectiveness analysis has found that injectable, long-lasting
> antiretroviral therapy would need to cost no more than $131 a year in order
> to be cost-effective if used for patients who are not fully virally
> suppressed in lower-income settings in regions like sub-Saharan Africa.
> [image: one photo/Shutterstock.com]
> one photo/Shutterstock.com
> Pancreatic and colorectal cancer risk raised in people with hepatitis C
> and HIV
> <https://www.aidsmap.com/news/apr-2021/pancreatic-and-colorectal-cancer-risk-raised-people-hepatitis-c-and-hiv?utm_source=aidsmap+news-english&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-04-26>
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> Pancreatic cancer occurred more often in people with hepatitis C or HIV in
> Canada’s British Columbia Hepatitis Testers Cohort, and colorectal cancer
> was more likely to occur in people diagnosed with hepatitis B or C, or HIV,
> cohort investigators report in the journal *Therapeutic Advances in
> Medical Oncology.*
> HIV disclosure improves parent-child relationships
> <https://www.aidsmap.com/news/apr-2021/hiv-disclosure-improves-parent-child-relationships?utm_source=aidsmap+news-english&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-04-26>
>
> HIV-positive mothers who share their status with their HIV-negative
> children report greater communication and improved relationships, report Dr
> Nada Goodrum of Medical University of South Carolina and colleagues in *Child
> Development*. The US study shows that mothers who had disclosed saw
> greater decreases in parenting stress compared with those who did not. The
> study suggests that HIV disclosure enhances open communication and closer
> bonds within parent-child relationships.
> Development of children of HIV-positive mothers continues to be impaired,
> says Zimbabwe study
> <https://www.aidsmap.com/news/apr-2021/development-children-hiv-positive-mothers-continues-be-impaired-says-zimbabwe-study?utm_source=aidsmap+news-english&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-04-26>
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> Maternal HIV status is associated with the risks of having undernourished
> children, according to research conducted in Zimbabwe and published in *AIDS.
> *The prevalence of stunted growth, being underweight and wasting were
> compared between the children of HIV-positive and HIV-negative mothers in
> three surveys between 2005 and 2015.
>
>
> Podcast series: Tell Me About It [image: podcast series]
>
> All six episodes of our podcast 'Tell Me About It' are available to
> download from Apple and Spotify.
>
> The series features honest, funny and open conversations about what it
> really means to live with HIV today, and how much that’s changed.
>
> The guests include: actor Jonathan Blake, one of the first people to be
> diagnosed with HIV; Dr Naomi Sutton, consultant physician in sexual health
> and star of E4's *The Sex Clinic*; Simon Blake, CEO of Mental Health
> First Aid and Deputy Chair of Stonewall; Dr Halima Begum, Director of the
> Runnymede Trust; and Susan Cole and Matthew Hodson from NAM aidsmap.
>
> If you've listened to the podcasts, we'd love to know what you think about
> them in our short survey.
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>    - *Listen to the series on Spotify
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>    - *Find out more in our blog post
>    <https://www.aidsmap.com/news/feb-2021/new-podcast-series-tell-me-about-it?utm_source=aidsmap+news-english&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-04-26>*
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>
> Editors' picks from other sources
> HIV drugs run short in Kenya as people say lives at risk
> <https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/hiv-drugs-run-short-in-kenya-as-people-say-lives-at-risk/2021/04/24/f2e3c0a0-a4b8-11eb-b314-2e993bd83e31_story.html?utm_source=aidsmap+news-english&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-04-26>
> | *Washington Post*
>
> Kenyans living with HIV say their lives are in danger due to a shortage of
> antiretroviral drugs donated by the United States amid a dispute between
> the US aid agency and the Kenyan government.
> The king of AIDS treatments is turning to COVID-19
> <https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/04/john-james-aids-treatments-covid-pandemic/618679/?utm_source=aidsmap+news-english&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-04-26>
> | *The Atlantic*
>
> There are few drugs proven to help people infected with the coronavirus,
> and it’s giving activist John James déjà vu.
> ‘Dramatic improvements’ as point-of-care HIV testing for infants rolls out
> in Africa
> <https://www.avert.org/news/%E2%80%98dramatic-improvements%E2%80%99-point-care-hiv-testing-infants-rolls-out-africa?utm_source=aidsmap+news-english&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-04-26>
> | *Avert*
>
> Data from six countries’ public health programmes suggests the
> introduction of new testing technologies have significantly increased
> same-day diagnosis for babies born with HIV and sped up treatment.
> Lost in transition: Bulgaria’s HIV fight
> <https://www.politico.eu/article/bulgaria-hiv-aids-lost-in-transition/?utm_source=aidsmap+news-english&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-04-26>
> | *Politico*
>
> Bulgaria is struggling to support HIV prevention services after the flow
> of cash from the Global Fund ended.
> HIV genetic data is tracked and shared. It’s creepy and dangerous
> <https://marksking.com/my-fabulous-disease/molecular-surveillance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=molecular-surveillance&utm_source=aidsmap+news-english&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-04-26>
> | *My Fabulous Disease*
>
> If you are a person living with HIV in the US, the Centers for Disease
> Control and Prevention and your local health department probably already
> have your HIV genetic profile. They have been examining it and comparing it
> to a genetic analysis of other people. People in your community. People you
> might know.
>
>
> Having a baby when you're living with HIV [image: Sasha Goodman]
>
> In our video series, Family Matters, three women who are living with HIV
> talk about having children. They share their experiences and talk about
> delivery options, support and care, feeding your baby, and the importance
> of taking HIV treatment during pregnancy.
>
> Family Matters is a project we are working on with the 4M Network of
> Mentor Mothers.
>
> You can watch all three videos on aidsmap.
>
>    - *Watch Sasha Goodman's video
>    <https://www.aidsmap.com/about-hiv/sasha-goodman-having-baby-when-youre-living-hiv-family-matters?utm_source=aidsmap+news-english&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-04-26>*
>    - *Watch Angelina Namiba's video
>    <https://www.aidsmap.com/about-hiv/angelina-namiba-having-baby-when-youre-living-hiv-family-matters?utm_source=aidsmap+news-english&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-04-26>*
>    - *Watch Neo Moepi's video
>    <https://www.aidsmap.com/about-hiv/neo-moepi-having-baby-when-youre-living-hiv-family-matters?utm_source=aidsmap+news-english&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-04-26>*
>    - *Find out more in our families and children pages
>    <https://www.aidsmap.com/topic/families-children?utm_source=aidsmap+news-english&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-04-26>*
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