The life expectancy of women living with HIV in B.C. is not increasing at the same rate as men's, with women expected to live to 61 and men to 68. Researchers say they were surprised because world ...

Of the 1,213 HIV-positive women who participated in CHIWOS, 49 per cent reported being sexually inactive. The kicker: more than 16 per cent of participants reported acquiring HIV through coercive sex.

Life is hard for women with HIV, and Black it’s even more difficult.” Another HIV-positive woman in San Pedro Sula said staff denied care to a newborn of hers that later died.

In patients with whom a decision is made to start or switch drugs preconception, HIV should be under adequate control for at least 3 months with at least 2 viral load measurements below the level of ...

The vast majority of those in B.C. being treated for HIV are men, according to the study that tracked 11,738 men and 2,534 women.

The Manitoba HIV Program unveiled its 2018-2021 report findings Thursday — World AIDS Day and the start of Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week — by highlighting an overrepresentation of Indigenous ...

In 2016, the World Health Organization recommended breastfeeding for women living with HIV on ART in low- and middle-income countries where formula may not be affordable or culturally accepted ...

Women are being overlooked in the UK's HIV response and can face barriers to accessing prevention, testing, and care, threatening the national drive to end new HIV transmissions by 2030. That is ...

Women living with HIV have been dropped as a priority population for testing in the latest HIV strategy, despite being more likely to be diagnosed late. Researchers say women with HIV face unique ...

The other reports came from women who had also had vampire facials in 2018. One was diagnosed with early-stage HIV in 2019, and the other last year when she wound up in hospital with severe symptoms.

However, women who have sex with men now account for the highest proportion of new HIV diagnoses in England. This group accounted for 46% of all new HIV transmissions through sex in England in 2023.