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Conservative nations objected to “sexual rights” in the WHA’s global plan to fight HIV, hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections.

Someone dies of an overdose about every 5 minutes, often as a result of fentanyl and meth. Drug use also spurs HIV and hepatitis outbreaks.

West Virginia’s lawsuit against Janssen and others arrives amid a rise in HIV, hepatitis and overdose rates linked to the opioid crisis.

AIDS United spearheads the rebranded Harm Reduction Futures Fund to also prevent HIV, viral hepatitis and overdoses.

The White House strategy embraces syringe services, access to housing and naloxone as three science-based approaches.

Several makers of hepatitis C drugs are limiting health care providers’ access to the 340B Drug Pricing Program’s discounts.

Novel therapies, improved technologies and a better understanding of the immune system could yield broad dividends.

Immunocompromised people ages 12 and older are also eligible for an additional shot.

HIV advocates cheer: “In many ways, this is a very bold budget.” But they also call for a strategic national PrEP program.

Protecting the immunocompromised is not only a matter of health equity, it’s critical to ending the pandemic.

Transplant recipients, people with advanced HIV and certain people with cancer or autoimmune diseases can get an additional vaccine dose.

Boosters reduced the risk of hospitalization and death by about 80% for people with HIV, cancer, autoimmune conditions or organ transplants.

A Georgia veterans medical center alerted nearly 4,600 patients of possible exposure to HIV and hepatitis B and C.

COVID-19 had an “immense impact” on HIV, hepatitis and STI screening, prevention and care.

Noninvasive imaging may be the best way to screen for NAFLD in this population.

Oklahoma ranks third in the nation for hepatitis C deaths. The state also has a high rate of rural HIV transmission.