Drawing from 19 studies across sub-Saharan Africa and select global contexts, the review finds that RHIS remain largely ...

Hypertension, cigarette smoking, reduced high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and HIV viral load were modifiable risk factors for primary MACE in patients with HIV on ART.

Since a person’s HIV viral load spikes very high in the first weeks after infection, this can happen very quickly. Apart from ongoing vertical transmissions, another point of concern is the estimate ...

Eight million people living with HIV. Just over 6 million on treatment. Behind these big numbers lurk a universe of fascinating epidemiological dynamics. In this special briefing, Spotlight editor ...

Viral load – The amount of HIV in a person's blood. This is measured in terms of the number of HIV RNA molecules — the virus's genetic material — found in a milliliter of blood.

Next-Generation Molecular Test for Monitoring Viral Load and HIV-1 Infection. SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 4, 2025 /CNW/ -- Cepheid today announced that Health Canada has issued Cepheid a medical device ...

Cepheid today announced that Health Canada has issued Cepheid a medical device licence for Xpert® HIV-1 Viral Load XC, a next-generation extended-coverage (XC) test intended to aid in assessing ...

As confirmed HIV infections continue to climb, averaging 56 new cases daily as of April, the DOH has proposed declaring a national public health emergency.

Women (HIV negative) had an average age of 33 ± 2.21, while the HIV-negative men had an average age of 40.63 ± 1.73. The frequency of HIV testing was 1.60 times/year for women and 2.15 times/year for ...

Povshedna T, Swann SA, Silva MAP, et al. Self-reported HIV viral load is reliable and not affected by adverse lived experiences of women living with HIV in British Columbia. HIV Med . Published ...

HIV viral load tests look for RNA, the part of HIV that has the recipe for reproducing itself. They add an enzyme, a kind of protein, to make more copies of the RNA.

Keywords: viral load change, viral load pattern, time to death, HIV/AIDS, viral load rebound, survival analysis, Bayesian analysis Citation: Abeje ET, Agedew E, Endalew B and Alen GD (2025) Viral load ...