News Archive - San Francisco AIDS Foundation

Syringe access programs increase safe syringe disposal

Research shows higher syringe coverage and safe disposal options provided by syringe access programs reduce improperly discarded injection equipment.

CROI 2018: A roundup of the most exciting PrEP news & research

Liz Highleyman summarizes the PrEP and HIV prevention research presented recently at the domestic HIV conference, CROI, including a new possible PrEP drug, real world PrEP effectiveness, and more.

You told us: HIV stigma still exists

Status check: PrEP uptake & delivery

Dr. Kenneth Mayer discusses the state of PrEP uptake and delivery in the U.S., with an eye toward reducing barriers for people who may benefit from this method of HIV prevention.

What is AIDS Survivor Syndrome?

Here’s what you need to know about HIV drug resistance

Here’s a low-down on HIV drug resistance, including what it is and how you get tested for it. Also, get advice from HIV clinicians on prevention and what to do if you do develop HIV drug resistance.

Men on PrEP & HIV-positive men are getting hepatitis C during sex—here’s why

The hepatitis C virus can live in rectal fluid and semen, which is why it can be transmitted during sex.

Here are the results of the anal douching survey in San Francisco

Respondents said, “careful with that shower shot,” and gave other useful douching advice.

Anal douching safety tips

Anal douching isn't something we talk about much in our community.

Are serious heart problems inevitable for people with HIV? A conversation with cardiologist Priscilla Hsue

Cardiologist Priscilla Hsue answered questions about inflammation and cardiovascular disease among people living with HIV at a recent Positive Force event.

Straight women, here’s what you (and everyone) needs to know about PEP (and PrEP)

Did you know there’s something you can do to prevent HIV infection after exposure? Well, there is.

Raw sex: What the research says about risk when you’re undetectable

Read why one man living with HIV doesn’t use condoms with his HIV-negative partner—and about research showing that risk of transmitting HIV is minimal.

Second case of HIV infection on PrEP

PrEP researcher Dr. Robert Grant and PrEP Fact founder Damon Jacobs weigh in about what this case of HIV infection while on PrEP means for members of our community.

How well do condoms protect gay men from HIV?

8 things to know about lipodystrophy and HIV

HIV medications, and possibly inflammation caused by HIV itself, can cause some unwanted and undesirable changes in the bodies of people living with HIV.

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