Daily Archives: April 20, 2009

Female Condom, the Sequel

By Guest Writer on April 20, 2009.

The first female condom was a flop. Now a second version is making its debut around the globe. It remains to be seen whether this new and improved protection–the FC2–will prove more successful at empowering women to ward off HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. Click here for an interesting AP story on […]

Second Report of TB Drug Shortages

By Antigone Barton on April 20, 2009.

Last week we posted an item about Burma facing a severe shortage of TB drugs next year unless emergency funding is secured. Today, there’s news that Uganda may be in an even worse situation. In northern Uganda, the lack of drugs—for HIV as well as TB—is already causing serious concern. Dr Paul Onek, director of […]

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U.S. drug costs lead to lapsed treatment adherence, less viral suppression, more ER, hospital visits for people with HIV, study finds

From 2016 to 2017, 14% of people living with HIV in the United States did something to save money on the out-of-pocket costs of their prescription […]