A San Francisco sexual health clinic significantly reduced rates of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among patients by preemptively prescribing the antibiotic doxycycline for use after unprotected sex (DoxyPEP). The study, which appeared in the August edition of the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections, focused on patients who take pre-exposure prophylaxis Read more…
UK health authorities are urging Gay and Bisexual men to get tested after a significant rise in drug-resistant Shigella cases. New data published by the UK Health Security Agency on 26 March shows 2,560 diagnoses of sexually transmitted Shigella in England in 2025 — up from 2,052 in 2023 and Read more…
We are proud that Golden Rule Services (GRS) has been a beneficiary of NCAC’s generosity for 14 years, receiving funding that directly supports rapid HIV, HCV, and STD testing, condom distribution, and PrEP/PEP navigation for high-risk populations. This support also fuels HIV navigation services for newly diagnosed individuals, strengthening GRS’s Read more…
Researchers say a new laboratory approach may offer a step toward finally eliminating hidden HIV in the body, rather than only suppressing it with medication. Scientists at the Houston Methodist Research Institute reported that they have found a way to expose and destroy dormant HIV hiding inside immune cells — Read more…
Scientists are making progress toward a future HIV vaccine by showing that multiple vaccine components can work together to trigger a strong immune response. A team from several leading research institutes tested a strategy that uses several “germline-targeting” vaccine pieces at the same time. These special vaccine components are designed Read more…
June 27 is National HIV Testing Day The only way to know your HIV status is to get tested. Knowing your status gives you powerful information to keep you and your partner healthy. CDC recommends that everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 get tested for HIV at least Read more…
New HIV Treatment and PrEP Guidelines The guidelines recommend starting treatment as soon as possible after an HIV diagnosis, since early treatment leads to better outcomes. Coinciding with World AIDS Day, the International Antiviral Society–USA released updated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral therapy for HIV treatment and pre-exposure prophylaxis Read more…
Did you know…? STIs impact young people the hardest. In the U.S., almost half of all new infections in 2018 were among people aged 15-24. If you are sexually active, you can lower your risk of getting an infection several ways, including by using a condom the right way from Read more…
New Monkeypox Vaccination Guidelines The CDC has highlighted a change to groups eligible and recommended for the (Monkeypox (MPX) vaccine Jynneos. Any man or transperson who has sex with men or transpersons; any man or transperson who is taking or is eligible for PrEP; anyone living with an unsuppressed HIV Read more…
Some Individuals may benefit from getting a two-dose Monkeypox vaccine as a method of prevention. ANYONE CAN GET MONKEYPOX. What is Monkeypox? Monkeypox is a rare illness caused by a virus that is related to the smallpox virus. While generally less severe and much less infectious than smallpox, monkeypox can Read more…