Please note:  This page focuses on general information about HIV prevention.  For more detailed information and news about particular HIV prevention techniques and strategies, see the following Health Library web pages: Circumcision and HIV; Condoms and Condom Use; Disclosure; HIV Testing; HIV Transmission; HIV Treatment as Prevention; Microbicides and HIV; PEP – Post-Exposure Prophylaxis; PrEP – Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis; Vaccines to Prevent and Treat HIV Infection; Pregnancy, Family Planning, and Mother-to-Child Transmission; and Sexual Health and HIV

Additional information on HIV prevention in particular population groups, such as gay and bisexual men, persons who inject drugs, and others is available on Library web pages for those groups.

General Information

• The Basics of HIV Prevention (AIDSinfo)
• HIV Transmission (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – CDC) – web page with information about how HIV is and is not transmitted
• How HIV Is spread (San Francisco AIDS Foundation)
• Stopping the Spread of HIV (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version
• How Risky Is It? (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version
• HIV Transmission and Risks (Poz)
• Safer Sex Guidelines (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version
• Condoms (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version
• Drug Use and HIV (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version
• Reducing the Risk of Getting HIV from Injection Drug Use (San Francisco AIDS Foundation)
• Harm Reduction and HIV (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version
• Treatment to Prevent HIV Infection (PrEP) (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version
• Treatment After exposure to HIV (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version
• Microbicides (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version
• Preventive HIV Vaccines (AIDSinfo) and Spanish version
• Blood Safety Basics (CDC) – web page includes information about screening blood for HIV, viral hepatitis, and other disease organisms
• Charting the Course of Education and HIV: Education on the Move (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization)

Selected Recent Articles

• $150 million contract supports development of HIV-prevention products.  (December 2016, Hepmag)

   

• Efforts to Circumcise African Men to Prevent HIV Have Paid Off.  (December 2016, Poz)

   

• Gay and Bi Men Diagnosed with Syphilis May Be Good PrEP Candidates.  (December 2016, Poz)

   

• Multiple motivations for ‘transactional sex’ need to be taken into account when planning interventions for African women.  (December 2016, AIDSmap)

   

• Study examines issues with enrolling teens at risk for HIV in prevention trials.  (December 2016, Hepmag)
• Beyond the Prevention and Treatment Binary: Leveraging Harm Reduction as a Critical Component of the Drug User Service Continuum.  (September 2016, NASTAD Blog)
• For Women Who Trade Sex, a Brief Intervention That Addresses Violence and Reduces HIV Risk.  (September 2016, TheBodyPro)
• PrEP, test-and-treat offer most cost-effective methods for HIV prevention.  (September 2016, Healio)
• Gay and Bi Men with More Partners Are More Likely to Use HIV Risk Reduction Methods.  (August 2016, Poz)
• Help! I got semen in my eye. What do I do?  (September 2016, Beta Blog)
• HIV Vaccine Research in Mice Shows Promise.  (August 2016, Poz)
• London gay men anticipate some pros and cons of different PrEP methods – but optimal efficacy is key to acceptability.  (September 2016, AIDSmap)
• Using both condoms, contraception recommended for HIV-infected youth.  (September 2016, Healio)
• Vaginal ring for HIV prevention effective and acceptable.  (September 2016, AIDSmap)
• $7.9M Grant to Develop a MyPEEPS HIV Prevention App.  (August 2016, Poz); related coverage from Healio
• Condomless Anal Sex Rising in U.S. MSM with or without HIV Infection.  (August 2016, TheBodyPro)
• What Passage of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) Means for HIV and Hepatitis Programs.  (August 2016, NASTAD Blog)
• Where did Durban leave HIV prevention? (August 2016, AVAC)
• Leveraging Social Media for HIV/AIDS Campaigns.  (August 2016, TheBodyPro)
• NIH awards $9 million grant for HIV prevention in gay, bisexual adolescent men.  (August 2016, Healio); related coverage from Poz
• A Community Statement on Access to HIV Treatment and Prevention.  (August 2016, Poz)
• Injectables and Implantables Are Next Generation of HIV Prevention.  (July 2016, TheBodyPro)
• While drop in medical circumcisions raises concerns, study shows impacts of targeted approaches for the HIV prevention measure.  (July 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
• AIDS United Calls for Supervised Injection Facilities as Part of Comprehensive HIV Prevention Strategy for People Who Use Drugs.  (July 2016, AIDS United)
• Alternatives to Public Injecting (2016, Harm Reduction Coalition)
• Safe Injection Facilities in the United States: The Next Step for Harm Reduction for People Who Use Drugs.  (July 2016, Project Inform)
• More confidence on zero risk: still no transmissions seen from people with an undetectable viral load in PARTNER study.  (July 2016, AIDSmap); related coverage from MedPage Today and Beta Blog
• North Carolina Lawmakers Legalize Syringe Exchanges.  (July 2016, Hepmag)
• English Gay Men Report Highly Diverse Sexual Risk Reduction Methods.  (July 2016, Poz)
• Focusing on the Legal, Social and Policy Barriers to HIV Services for Key Populations.  (July 2016, Global Forum on MSM and HIV)
• New! AVAC Report 2016 Big Data, Real People: The annual state of prevention advocacy.  (AVAC, July 2016)
• Sex Workers Speak Out: “I Feel Sexier Now That I’m Taking PrEP.”  (July 2016, Beta Blog)
• Tech Sex: The Role of Digital Technologies In Relation to the HIV Response.  (July 2016, Global Forum on MSM and HIV)
• With 20 Billion Condoms and 3 Million People on PrEP, Could We Reach the UNAIDS HIV Prevention Goal in 5 Years?  (July 2016, Beta Blog)
• Clark County, Indiana’s Syringe Exchange Still Ensnarled in Red Tape.  (July 2016, Poz)
• Experts call for England’s National Health Service to fund PrEP.  (July 2016, Healio)
• “We Neglect Primary HIV Prevention at Our Peril.”  (June 2016, AVAC)
• Five Exciting HIV Prevention Studies We’re Paying Attention to.  (June 2016, Beta Blog)
• Sex At Sex Parties, PrEP Takes HIV Disclosure Off the Table.  (June 2016, Beta Blog)
• USAID Reaffirms Commitment to HIV Vaccine and Biomedical Prevention Research and Advocacy.  (June 2016, AVAC)
• Physicians Are Increasingly Aware of and Willing to Prescribe PrEP.  (June 2016, Poz)
• Tenofovir Vaginal Ring Provides Protection Against HIV in Women.  (June 2016, TheBodyPro)
• Truvada Whores and HIV Prevention: The Queer Communication of PrEP.  (June 2016, Poz)
• Serosorting, HIV Treatment Do Not Explain Declines in Gay Men’s Condom Use.  (June 2016, Poz)
• American gay men’s use of condoms has been falling for a decade, regardless of serosorting or PrEP.  (May 2016, AIDSmap)
• Peer Support May Lower Sexual Risk Taking After HIV Diagnosis.  (May 2016, Poz)
• Prevention Activism as PEPFAR Finalizes its Country Operational Plans.  (May 2016, AVAC)
• Women’s Prevention Works If Women’s Realities Are Appreciated and Prioritized.  (May 2016, AVAC)
• Yes, There’s Likely a Link Between Condom Use in Porn and in Real Life.  (May 2016, Poz)
• It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s the PrEP Superheroes!  (May 2016, Poz)
• Overview of Major PrEP Research Underlines Truvada’s Power to Prevent HIV.  (May 2016, Poz)
• New Film Series Captures Activists United by Urgency for HIV Prevention in Europe.  (May 2016, AVAC)
• Portland Nonprofit Distributes Free Meth Pipes to Combat Hepatitis C and HIV.  (May 2016, Hepmag)
• Study of HIV and STI risk is a “wake-up call” for health providers serving young gay men.  (May 2016, Beta Blog)
• How do gay men diagnosed with HIV change their risk behaviour?  (May 2016, AIDSmap)
• Recent meth use may indicate need for PrEP, study finds.  (April 2016, Beta Blog)
• Targeting Injection Drug Users with PrEP Is Not the Best Use of Funds.  (April 2016, Poz)
• Legal threat causes NHS England to rethink PrEP access to prevent HIV (April 2016, HIV i-base); related coverage from Poz
• Studies Begin to Test Long-Acting Antibody Infusions for HIV Prevention.  (April 2016, Poz)
• Antibody Research Advances to Prevention Efficacy Trial(s): An Advocates’ Perspective.  (April 2016, AVAC)
• Love, drugs and sex: Why teens take chances & risk trouble.  (April 2016, Beta Blog)
• Patients need safe environment to discuss sexual identity, potential risks.  (March 2016, Healio)
• The Railroad: From science to delivery, freeing young black gay men from a tragic trajectory.  (March 2016, AVAC)
• Women Need to Adhere Better to PrEP Than Men to Be Protected Against HIV.  (March 2016, Poz)
• England’s PrEP policy in disarray after NHS U-turn (March 2016, AIDSmap); related coverage from AVAC and Poz
• HOPE for the Vaginal Ring: Follow-Up Studies on New HIV-Prevention Method for Women Announced.  (March 2016, TheBodyPro)
• Tailored programmes encourage black gay men to start and stay on PrEP in US study.  (March 2016, AIDSmap)
• PrEP’s Arrival in San Francisco Coincided with Accelerated Increase in Sexual RiskTaking in Gay and Bi Men. (March 2016, Poz)
• U.S. Senate passes comprehensive bill to fight drug addiction. (March 2016, Poz)
• Enhancing HIV Prevention: The Need to Better Link and Integrate Services for Individuals at Highest Risk of HIV Infection. (Spring 2016, CATIE)
• From the Front Lines: Gay Men’s Knowledge of New Prevention Strategies.  (Spring 2016, CATIE)
• The Resonance Project: What Service Providers Are Saying About Biomedical Information on HIV Prevention.  (Spring 2016, CATIE)
• NIAID to Fund Further Study of Dapivirine Vaginal Ring for HIV Prevention Investment in HOPE Trial Augments Development of Next-Generation Prevention Tools.  (March 2016, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
• Why a new vaginal ring could be a game-changer in HIV prevention. (March 2016, TheBodyPro)
• A tale of two stem-cell transplantations in HIV+ patients: Clues to eradicate HIV.  (February 2016, Retrovirus Conference)
• Condom use in French PrEP trial: half only used PrEP, a quarter used condoms and PrEP, one in six used neither.  (February 2016, AIDSmap)
• Dose-finding trials of antibody-based drugs for HIV prevention will start soon.  (February 2016, AIDSmap)
• Option B+ cuts mother-to-child HIV transmission dramatically in Malawi.  (February 2016, AIDSmap); related coverage from AIDSmap and Healio; abstract from 2016 Retrovirus Conference.
• Partner notification feasible and effective in African settings.  (February 2016, AIDSmap)
• What do women want from a vaginal microbicide ring?  (February 2016, AIDSmap)
• Older men more likely to purchase sex, less likely to use condoms.  (February 2016, Healio)
• Testing insufficient to prevent HIV spread in adult film industry.  (February 2016, Healio)
• Vaccine Could Significantly Contribute to Reducing HIV Incidence.  (February 2016, Poz)
• Criminal laws on HIV transmission make little difference to sexual behaviour – or may make condomless sex more likely.  (February 2016, AIDSmap)
• Congress Ends the Federal Ban on Funding Needle Exchanges Sort of.  (January 2016, Hepmag)
• Older men more likely to purchase sex, less likely to use condoms.  (January 2016, Healio)
• Congress Eases Restrictions on Funding for Syringe Exchange.  (January 2016, amfAR)
• Syringe Exchanges Often Lacking Where Needed Most.  (January 2016, Poz)
• Will the Condom of the Future Enhance Pleasure and Fight HIV?  (January 2016, Poz)
• HIV prevention fatigue: Program engages men who have heard it all before. (December 2015, Beta Blog)
• Single strategy not enough to curb HIV risk in young MSM. (December 2015, Healio)
• U.S. syringe funding ban impedes HIV and hepatitis C prevention. (December 2015, AIDSmap)
• Discussion of HIV prevention strategies generates ‘enthusiasm and excitement.’  (December 2015, Healio)
• U.S. Schools Get a Failing Grade for Sex Ed. (December 2015, Poz)
• National HIV Prevention Conference highlights progress and disparities. (December 2015, AIDSmap)
• Many more people could benefit from HIV PrEP but not enough doctors are aware, says CDC. (December 2015, AIDSmap)
• Having the Sex Talk With Teens Encourages Safer Sex. (November 2015, Poz)
• User-Driven Syringe Exchange is Best Model to Reduce HIV and Hepatitis C. (October 2015, Beta Blog)
• Strategies for hepatitis C ‘treatment as prevention’ must address the concerns of people who inject drugs. (October 2015, AIDSmap)
• Why Microbicides for HIV Prevention Are Still Necessary in the Treatment-as-Prevention Era. (October 2015, TheBodyPro)
• London clinic survey shows impact of chemsex on condom and PEP use. (October 2015, AIDSmap)
• Harm reduction conference calls for political leadership to reform drugs policy. (October 2015, AIDSmap)
• Emergency needle exchange in Indiana reduces HIV and HCV risk for people who inject drugs. (October 2015, AIDSmap)
• Vaginal Microbe Appears to Influence Women’s Risk of Contracting HIV. (October 2015, Poz)
• New York Times: San Francisco is a Model City of Innovative HIV Prevention & Care. (October 2015, Beta Blog)
• Recent infection and ART treatment interruptions are key periods for HIV transmission. (October 2015, AIDSmap)
• WHO Calls For HIV Treatment For All, Supports Broader PrEP Use. (September 2015, Poz)
• PEPFAR announces prevention, treatment targets, highlights “DREAMS” for young women. (September 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
• Preventing HIV With Limited Funds? Choose Treatment Over PrEP. (September 2015, Poz)
• No HIV infections seen in San Francisco PrEP users referred via primary care. (September 2015, AIDSmap)
• After 2.5 Years, No One in Large SF PrEP Group Contracts HIV. (September 2015, Poz)
• PrEP Care Continuum IDs Barriers to Effective HIV Prevention. (September 2015, Poz)
• Mitchell Warren on HIV Prevention Research.  (August 2015, TheBodyPro)
• Peer or community interventions improve outcomes for mothers with HIV. (August 2015, AIDSmap)
• How HIV Treatment and Prevention Programs Succeed Together. (July 2015, TheBodyPro)
• Vancouver’s treatment as prevention success is also due to harm reduction and addiction treatment. (July 2015, AIDSmap)
• Peer-led network intervention substantially lowers HIV infections in people who use drugs in Ukraine. (July 2015, AIDSmap)
• Some Western Gay Men Consider Viral Load in Safer-Sex Decisions. (July 2015, Poz)
• Giving people information about HIV treatment as prevention lessens stigma and increases testing rates. (July 2015, AIDSmap)
• Cash compensation encourages uptake of circumcision, PMTCT services. (July 2015, AIDSmap)
• Cash to stay in school doesn’t reduce HIV incidence in South African study – but school attendance protected young women against HIV. (July 2015, AIDSmap)
• ‘Nuanced’ sero-adaptive behaviours being used by Australian and American gay men. (July 2015, AIDSmap)
• HPTN 068 and CAPRISA 007 cash incentive studies show value of school, financial support, but also show more is needed to protect young people from HIV. (July 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
• Community-Based HIV Prevention Spending Reaps Huge Savings. (July 2015, Poz)
• CDC Awards $216M to 90 Community Groups to Prevent HIV. (July 2015, Poz)
• Greater Education Reduces HIV Risk. (June 2015, Poz)
• Depression strongly associated with risky sex in UK gay men. (June 2015, AIDSmap)
• Provision of PrEP in the UK will be cost-effective for gay men at high risk of HIV, model finds. (June 2015, AIDSmap)
• Treatment Cascade Researchers Make Case for HIV Care as Secondary Prevention for Both Sexual and Drug Behavior. (May 2015, TheBodyPro)
• High lifetime costs of treating HIV show importance of investing in prevention. (May 2015, AIDSmap)
• Ineffective HIV fear-based ads may help someday in New York City. (May 2015, Healio)
• Interventions needed to reduce high-risk behaviors among HIV-infected youth. (May 2015, Healio)
• Backlash to New York City’s Fear-Based HIV Prevention Campaign. (May 2015, Poz)
• People Tend to Seek HIV Prevention and Testing Info at Week’s Outset. (May 2015, Poz)
• Injectable PrEP: The Next Order of the Day. (May 2015, Beta Blog)
• No Matter How You Slice It, PrEP Rollout Should Save Money. (April 2015, Poz)
• How Do We Overcome the Challenges of Accessing PrEP? (March 2015, TheBodyPro)
• Good mental health associated with excellent adherence among people taking ART for prevention. (March 2015, AIDSmap)
• Canada: PrEP use now could save considerable sums in the future. (March 2015, AIDSmap)
• U.S. Fails in Abstinence and Faithfulness Push in Sub-Saharan Africa. (March 2015, Poz)
• More Evidence That Circumcision Is Lowering African HIV Rates. (March 2015, Poz)
• WHO Calls for Universal Use of Smart Syringes by 2020. (March 2015, Poz)
• HIV prevention yields significant lifetime medical cost savings. (March 2015, Healio)
• HIV Prevention Cuts Medical Costs. (February 2015, MedPage Today)
• US PEPFAR abstinence and faithfulness funding had no impact on sexual behaviour in Africa. (February 2015, AIDSmap)
• Combining PrEP and ART could almost eliminate HIV infection, east African study finds. (February 2015, AIDSmap)
• Studies Cement Value of HIV Prophylaxis. (February 2015, MedPage Today)
• PrEP use rising in San Francisco, but scaling up could further cut new infections. (February 2015, AIDSmap)
• Partners PrEP Demo project: Near Elimination of HIV Transmission with ART and PrEP. (February 2015, Beta Blog)
• With strides in treatment, prevention, and cures, science meets realities. (February 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
• Preventing HIV in One High-Risk Person Saves up to $340,000. (February 2015, Poz)
• AVAC calls for rapid response to new ARV-based HIV prevention data presented at CROI, including expedited regulatory review, expanded rollout and updated research plans.  (February 2015, AVAC)
• Local spending on HIV prevention in England plunges to 70p per person, per year. (February 2015, AIDSmap)
• Critiquing UNAIDS HIV Prevention Goals, AVAC Calls For Honed Strategy. (February 2015, Poz)
• 10 HIV Prevention Developments to Watch in 2015. (February 2015, AVAC and TheBodyPro)
• What’s Next for HIV Prevention for Women: VOICE-ing the Need for FACTS.  (February 2015, AVAC)
• How Well Do Condoms and PrEP Prevent HIV Among Gay and Bi Men? (February 2015, Poz)
• Successful peer-recruited project shows it is possible to do prevention work with gay men in hostile environments. (January 2015, AIDSmap)
• Improved school attendance credited with reducing HIV infections among teenage girls in Uganda. (January 2015, AIDSmap)
• Gay men are better at predicting when they won’t have sex than when they will. (January 2015, AIDSmap)
• CDC Vastly Expands ‘Prevention With Positives’ Guidelines. (January 2015, Poz)
• U.S. guidelines on prevention with people living with HIV now emphasise engagement with care, HIV treatment and social factors. (January 2015, Poz)
• CDC Analysis Puts Numbers on Condom Effectiveness for Gay Men. (December 2014, TheBodyPro)
• CDC researchers publish estimate of effectiveness of condom use in anal sex. (December 2014, AIDSmap)
• Strategies to improve male partner involvement in microbicide research needed. (December 2014, AIDSmap)
• UK government halves the budget of HIV prevention programme for England. (December 2014, AIDSmap)
• Zero HIV Infections Among PrEP Users With 45% Reporting Less Condom Usage. (December 2014, TheBodyPro)
• Recommendations for HIV Prevention With Adults and Adolescents With HIV in the United States,2014. (December 2014, CDC)
• 6 Lessons for Health Departments Using PrEP as an HIV Prevention Tool. (December 2014, National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors)
• Safer injecting practices would be better promoted by focusing on pleasure and practical concerns – not the risk of infection. (December 2014, AIDSmap)
• NHS urgently needs to make PrEP available, say HIV prevention organisations. (November 2014, AIDSmap)
• Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Is Best Prevented With 3 Drugs. (November 2014, Poz)
• What Do HIV Clinicians Tell Their Patients About Prevention? (November 2014, TheBodyPro)
• What Does 2015 Hold in Store for HIV Research? (November 2014, TheBodyPro)
• What are the barriers that could stop HIV treatment becoming HIV prevention? (November 2014, AIDSmap)
• Gays May See Monogamy as Barrier to HIV, Even Without Testing. (November 2014, Poz)
• HIV testing and ongoing relationships are part of ‘safer sex’ for young gay men. (November 2014, AIDSmap)
• Research for Prevention conference opens with real hope for an HIV vaccine. (October 2014, AIDSmap)
• Second European PrEP study is closed early due to high effectiveness. (October 2014, AIDSmap)
• Calculating PrEP’s Capacity to Prevent HIV in the Real World. (October 2014, Poz)
• High effectiveness seen in English PrEP trial. (October 2014, AIDSmap)
• Condomless Hookups and the Political, Emotional Resistance of Black Gay Men. (October 2014, HIV Prevention Justice Alliance)
• Rebuilding Community as HIV Prevention. (October 2014, HIV Prevention Justice Alliance)
• Counselling during routine HIV care reduces rates of risky sex among people on ART in South Africa. (October 2014, AIDSmap)
• PrEP will need high adherence, high effectiveness and high coverage in specific populations to be affordable in the US, New York study finds. (October 2014, AIDSmap)
• Drug use strongly associated with sex, condomless sex and STIs in gay men living with HIV in England. (September 2014, AIDSmap)
• Learning about additional HIV prevention methods doesn’t undermine gay men’s intentions to use condoms. (September 2014, AIDSmap)
• Health Insurance Companies Are the Biggest Impediment to PEP and PrEP for HIV Prevention. (September 2014, TheBodyPro)
• Safer Crack Cocaine Smoking Equipment Distribution: Comprehensive Best Practice Guidelines.  (Fall 2014, CATIE)
• Single-session interventions to reduce HIV and STI risk behaviours: How well do they work?  (Fall 2014, CATIE)
• Health Navigation: A Review of the Evidence.  (Fall 2014, CATIE)
• A Tampon-Like HIV Prevention Method for Women? (August 2014, Poz)
• How Often Do Condoms Fail? Black Gay Men and Condom Problems. (August 2014, TheBody)
• Intimate partner violence intervention reduces HIV incidence and violence against women. (August 2014, AIDSmap)
• Donors Only Reaching 7% of Global Harm Reduction Needs. (August 2014, Poz)
• Those in Poorer Nations Don’t Drop Condoms When on HIV Meds. (August 2014, Poz)
• HIV Prevention Tops the News at AIDS 2014. (August 2014, Beta Blog)
• Condoms Aren’t the Only Way That Gay Men Reduce HIV Risk. (August 2014, Poz)
• Condom With Anti-HIV/STI Lube OK’d in Japan & Australia. (July 2014, Poz)
• NAM European HIV prevention survey: final results. (July 2014, AIDSmap)
• AIDS 2014: Adult Male Circumcision Also Protects Women from HIV Infection. (July 2014, HIVandhepatitis)
• A (Cyber) Space for Community for HIV prevention. (July 2014, Health Policy Project)
• Expert Panel’s Advice for HIV Prevention Includes PrEP. (July 2014, Poz)
• Tackling moral judgments about sex and sexuality is vital for HIV prevention. (July 2014, AIDSmap)
• When Science Meets HIV Prevention, Pleasure Cannot Be Left Behind. (July 2014, TheBodyPro)
• Addressing the Sexual Health and HIV Prevention Needs of Same-Sex Attracted Transgender Men. (July 2014, TheBodyPro)
• Most gay men who don’t use condoms are mindful of HIV and attempt to reduce their risk. (July 2014, AIDSmap)
• The more drugs gay men have taken, the more likely they are to have unprotected sex. (July 2014, AIDSmap)
• Harm reduction and drug policy – no one left behind. (July 2014, Science Speaks Blog)
• Harm reduction funding meeting only 7% of global need. (July 2014, AIDSmap)
• WHO Supports PrEP, Media Bungles The Story With Hyperbole. (July 2014, Poz)
• HIV prevention needs to support gay men to discuss HIV status and risk, especially in relationships. (July 2014, AIDSmap)
• HIV, Hep C Advocates Urge Congress to Lift Syringe Funding Ban. (July 2014, Hepmag)
• High prevalence of risk behaviour means there’s potential for worsening of HIV epidemic among people who inject drugs in Europe. (June 2014, AIDSmap)
• Health interventions in online cruising environments more acceptable when they take a ‘passive’ approach. (June 2014, AIDSmap)
• Three-quarters of women interviewed in Kenya’s highest prevalence province say they prefer circumcised partners. (June 2014, AIDSmap)
• Opioid Substitution Therapy Is Linked to Lowered HIV Risk. (May 2014, Poz)
• Booze and Many Sex Partners Don’t Click With HIV Prevention. (May 2014, Poz)
• Harm Reduction Programs for Injection Drug Users Curb HIV. (May 2014, Poz)
• Methadone and buprenorphine-naloxone both associated with reduced HIV risk among people who inject drugs. (April 2014, AIDSmap)
• Favoring ARVs for HIV Subgroups May Better Thwart Epidemic. (April 2014, Poz)
• HIV Prevention Interventions: A Big Turnoff for Youths? (April 2014, Poz)
• Giving treatment to specific high-risk people may bring down HIV faster than distributing it equally. (April 2014, AIDSmap)
• Two in Five Gay Men Serosort in an Attempt to Prevent HIV. (March 2014, Poz)
• HIV Prevention at CROI 2014. (March 2014, NATAP)
• Targeting HIV in Drug Injectors Can Lower AIDS in Heterosexuals. (March 2014, Poz)
• Two Studies Raise Hopes for Female-Empowered HIV Prevention. (March 2014, Poz)
• Only having sex with same-status partners is an HIV prevention strategy for 40% of gay men. (March 2014, AIDSmap)
• Multi-Pronged Prevention Tactics Could Slash HIV Rates in IDUs. (March 2014, Poz)
• Maternal deaths due to HIV not declining despite PMTCT successes in South Africa. (March 2014, AIDSmap)
• New Rings, Gels, and Films Show Promise in Microbicide Trials. (March 2014, Beta Blog)
• Reconnecting patients lost to follow-up with care can prevent new HIV transmissions. (February 2014, AIDSmap)
• Changes in Mood Affect Condom Use Among HIV-Positive Gay Men. (February 2014, Poz)
• Individual Responsibility HIV Prevention Message May Backfire. (February 2014, Poz)
• Taking one to tango: how restricting responsibility for safer sex to individuals hinders talking about safer sex. (January 2014, AIDSmap)
• Gay men’s HIV risk varies hugely between individuals and over time, cohort study finds. (January 2014, AIDSmap)
• Computerised counselling for patients taking HIV therapy can reduce viral load, improve treatment adherence and reduce rates of risky sex. (January 2014, AIDSmap)
• Should HIV-Serodiscordant Couples Always Take Preventive Measures? Experts Debate.  (December 2013, TheBodyPro)
• HIV Education, Risky Sex Not Linked to Testing in Urban Teens. (December 2013, Poz)
• Unprotected Sex on the Rise Among Gay Men. (December 2013, Poz)
• Syringe Exchanges Prevent HIV: Just Ask Australia. (December 2013, Poz)
• HIV Testing and Risk Behaviors Examined Among U.S. MSM. (November 2013, CDC)
• Condomless sex increasing in US gay men – especially in HIV-negative and untested men. (November 2013, AIDSmap)
• After diagnosis of hepatitis C, some gay men willing to consider risk-reduction practices. (November 2013, AIDSmap)
• Harm reduction works: extremely low HIV incidence over almost 20 years among people who inject drugs in Australia. (November 2013, AIDSmap)
• False Reports Say Bisexuals Have Same HIV Risk as Straights. (November 2013, Poz)
• Pre-test counselling does not reduce sexual risk taking – findings support streamlined HIV testing procedures. (October 2013, AIDSmap)
• Researchers and advocates discuss the microbicides pipeline in Europe. (October 2013, AIDSmap)
• European physicians condemn impact of Russian anti-gay law on HIV prevention and care. (October 2013, AIDSmap)
• Condoms in MSM Jail Likely Curb HIV Spread and Save Money. (October 2013, Poz)
• Many HIV-positive people not receiving recommended prevention counselling as part of their routine care. (October 2013, AIDSmap)
• Can Social Media Help Prevent the Spread of HIV? (September 2013, CATIE)
• Sexually Versatile Gay Men Likely Fueling HIV Spread. (September 2013, Poz)
• Gay men recall seeing mass media campaign, but impact on behaviour remains unclear. (September 2013, AIDSmap)
• Partner violence may undermine use of female-controlled forms of HIV prevention. (August 2013, AIDSmap)
• Combination Prevention Trial Shows Drop in HIV Incidence, Increase in Testing. (August 2013, HIVandhepatitis)
• Biomedical HIV prevention – the social complexities of achieving effectiveness. (July 2013, AIDSmap)
• First-ever community-randomised combination prevention trial produces modest drop in HIV incidence, big increase in testing in men. (July 2013, AIDSmap)
• Altered Testing Methods Can ID HIV Earlier, May Help in Prevention. (June 2013, Poz)
• New prevention strategies will only be implemented if they are tailored to local contexts and cultures. (June 2013, AIDSmap)
• Combination prevention could “eliminate” HIV transmissions in Vietnam, model projects. (June 2013, AIDSmap)