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HIV /channels/taxonomy/term/6311/all en Women experiencing intimate partner violence three times more likely to contract HIV /channels/channels/news/women-experiencing-intimate-partner-violence-three-times-more-likely-contract-hiv-344566  Women who experience recent intimate partner violence (IPV) are three times more likely to contract HIV, according to a new study led by ƻ��Ժ researchers. In regions like Sub-Saharan Africa, women face an intersecting epidemic of intimate partner violence and HIV. “Worldwide, more than one in four women experience intimate partner violence in their lifetime," says ƻ��Ժ Professor <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/mathieu-maheu-giroux">Mathieu Maheu-Giroux</a>, a Canada Research Chair in Population Health Modeling. Thu, 05 Jan 2023 14:13:22 +0000 webfull 185814 at /channels Men who paid for sex more likely to live with HIV /channels/channels/news/men-who-paid-sex-more-likely-live-hiv-337049 Twenty years’ worth of surveys suggest that nearly one in ten sexually active men in 35 countries in sub-Saharan Africa have been clients of sex workers. These men are about 50 percent more likely to be living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), according to a team of international researchers, including <a href="/epi-biostat-occh/mathieu-maheu-giroux">Professor Mathieu Maheu-Giroux</a> and Caroline Hodgins of ƻ��Ժ. Tue, 25 Jan 2022 19:02:38 +0000 webfull 177144 at /channels A tale of two pandemics: AIDS and COVID-19 - Globe & Mail, June 4, 2021 /channels/channels/news/tale-two-pandemics-aids-and-covid-19-globe-mail-june-4-2021-331394 Dr. Catherine Hankins, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and co-chair of Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force is quoted by the Globe and Mail. "…Dr. Catherine Hankins, a professor of public and population health at ƻ��Ժ in Montreal, distinctly remembers reading the now-iconic MMWR report 40 years ago. "It was one of those 'where were you when…' moments," she said. Mon, 07 Jun 2021 21:26:44 +0000 webfull 170982 at /channels Vitamin E effective, safe for fatty liver in HIV patients /channels/channels/news/vitamin-e-effective-safe-fatty-liver-hiv-patients-320432 By Gillian Woodford A type of fatty liver disease that commonly affects patients with HIV can be safely treated with vitamin E, a ƻ��Ժ-led study has found. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a severe form of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and is characterized by liver inflammation and cell damage. It is a potentially dangerous condition that can progress to cirrhosis or liver cancer. Fri, 14 Feb 2020 17:08:27 +0000 webfull 158755 at /channels UNAIDS likely not to meet its HIV targets among gay men in Africa /channels/channels/news/unaids-likely-not-meet-its-hiv-targets-among-gay-men-africa-301364 Despite improvements in HIV testing among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Africa, they are missing out on HIV treatment. This is the finding of research, published in The Lancet HIV, led by Imperial College London, which analysed data from 75 independent studies involving 44,993 MSM across 28 African countries, between 2004 and 2018. Mon, 07 Oct 2019 22:27:16 +0000 webfull 154073 at /channels Can a smart app encourage HIV-self testing in Canada? /channels/channels/news/can-smart-app-encourage-hiv-self-testing-canada-292259 HIV self-testing strategies have been recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) since 2016, as they empower people to find out HIV their status at their convenience. However, home-based testing kits have yet to be approved for sale in Canada. Fri, 30 Nov 2018 20:36:19 +0000 webfull 143848 at /channels Stigma impairs cognition in men living with HIV /channels/channels/news/stigma-impairs-cognition-men-living-hiv-292057 Reducing stigma may address cognitive impairment in this population A new study has drawn a direct link between the amount of stigma men with HIV report experiencing and their scores on cognitive tests, measuring abilities such as memory and attention. Tue, 27 Nov 2018 15:24:36 +0000 webfull 143683 at /channels AIDS and aging focus of research study /channels/channels/news/aids-and-aging-focus-research-study-287576 By Neuro Staff When the general public thinks of HIV, they do not think of a neurological disease, yet people living with HIV infection know they need to worry about their brain health. Untreated, HIV can cause severe dementia. Even with good control of the infection, a third or more of patients have problems with thinking or concentration, and many have mental health challenges. These issues are of particular concern in those over 50, a rapidly expanding group given the success of modern antiretroviral treatment. Fri, 08 Jun 2018 19:51:33 +0000 webfull 138447 at /channels Early HIV treatment key to avoiding brain atrophy /channels/channels/news/early-hiv-treatment-key-avoiding-brain-atrophy-287004 <h2>New study underlines importance of early screening and antiretroviral therapy</h2> While the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has largely dropped from news headlines since the 1990s, at the end of 2016 there were 36.7 million people living with the infection, and of those only 53 per cent had access to treatment. A new study underscores the neurological consequences of exposure to HIV without antiretroviral therapy. Thu, 03 May 2018 13:36:16 +0000 webfull 137776 at /channels Preventable deaths of children with HIV /channels/news/preventable-deaths-children-hiv-261780 <a href="/newsroom">ƻ��Ժ Newsroom</a> Reducing opportunistic infections such as TB in children with HIV could save both lives and money Tue, 19 Jul 2016 15:28:48 +0000 webfull 119971 at /channels World AIDS Day, December 1: ƻ��Ժ/MUHC experts /channels/news/world-aids-day-december-1-mcgillmuhc-experts-240448 Here is a list of experts from ƻ��Ժ, the ƻ��Ժ Health Centre (MUHC) and the Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital available for comment on your stories for World AIDS Day: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 19:05:27 +0000 webfull 106822 at /channels How HIV affects the brain /channels/channels/news/how-hiv-affects-brain-264537 Study tracks patients to better understand effects and possible treatments December 1 is World AIDS Day, a time to raise awareness about a disease that has afflicted 70 million people worldwide, 35 million of whom have died as a result. Thu, 01 Dec 2016 18:47:31 +0000 webfull 123482 at /channels Domestic violence deters contraception /channels/news/domestic-violence-deters-contraception-244528 Domestic violence takes many forms. The control of a woman’s reproductive choices by her partner is one of them. A major study published in PLOS One, led by ƻ��Ժ PhD student Lauren Maxwell, showed that women who are abused by their partner or ex-partner are much less likely to use contraception; this exposes them to sexually transmitted diseases and leads to more frequent unintended pregnancies and abortions. These findings could influence how physicians provide contraceptive counselling. Tue, 31 Mar 2015 14:22:42 +0000 webfull 109194 at /channels 2015 World Blood Donor Day - June 14 /channels/news/2015-world-blood-donor-day-june-14-253437 Fri, 12 Jun 2015 14:48:58 +0000 webfull 110694 at /channels HIV uses the immune system’s own tools to suppress it /channels/news/hiv-uses-immune-system%E2%80%99s-own-tools-suppress-it-253966 A Canadian research team at the IRCM in Montréal, led by molecular virologist Éric A. Cohen, PhD, made a significant discovery on how HIV escapes the body’s antiviral responses. The team uncovered how an HIV viral protein known as Vpu tricks the immune system by using its own regulatory process to evade the host’s first line of defence. This breakthrough was published yesterday in the scientific journal PLoS Pathogens and will be presented at the upcoming IAS 2015 conference in Vancouver. The findings pave the way for future HIV prevention or cure strategies. Wed, 15 Jul 2015 20:19:46 +0000 webfull 111158 at /channels